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WORK YOUR BODY
Construction wise, the Trackvan has an
aluminium frame and aluminium composite
cladding. Dometic double glazed windows
aren’t a surprise, neither is the Camec
security door, except of course for the
keyless entry feature using a key fob. Will we
see the day when all external bin doors are
keyless, not a separate key for each one?
I digress, the van is built on 150mm x
50mm (6in x 2in) railed chassis with a 50mm
x 50mm (2in x 2in raiser). A look under the
van reveals most pipework and cabling
to be strapped up out of the way to avoid
damage. All the water tanks are protected
by alloy checkerplate, the two fresh ones
either side of the suspension mounts and the
grey towards the rear. Given the rough road
nature of this van, it’s not surprising that it’s
fitted with Cruisemaster XT coil suspension
with shock absorbers and a Cruisemaster
DO35 hitch up front.AT THE POINTY END
On the subject of up front, the drawbar is a
busy looking place with two gas cylinders,
a stone protector and alloy checkerplate
storage boxes with a jerry can holder on
both sides. The storage boxes are large
enough to accept both a generator and
something like a Weber BBQ for a bit of al
fresco living.
Given the storage capacity on the drawbar
and the front tunnel storage, it would be
prudent to do a ball weight check when fully
loaded. The standard triple fitting awning
lighting includes two LED fittings on the
front wall, a bar-style one for general use
and a floodlight for use with something
like a BBQ. The offside wall isn’t without its
features either, there being a mid-wall strip
light and a rear storage bin.STEPPING ABOARD
Inside the Trackvan, the colour scheme
matches the external colours, although
there is a bit less glossy grey and a bit more
glossy white in mostly the upper areas.
The red colouring is mostly restricted to
the manchester, including the bedspread
and pillows. Even by daylight it is obvious
there are multiple light fittings — ceiling
downlights, reading lights and LED strip
lighting fitted to the overhead lockers.
One of the design tricks for getting a
larger bathroom area is to have a forward
habitation door — it’s a space saver.
To separate the entry area from the 1.88m
x 1.52m (6ft 2in x 5ft) island bed, a 300mm
(1ft) partition has been built in. That is
also handy for a flatscreen TV mounting
point and also a small diagonal cupboard in
the corner. LEFT TO RIGHT Space-saving forward entry door allows a breezy layout; roomy shower at rear“A point of note
about my review
caravan is the
rather eye-
catching colours
of the body: the
glossy red and
grey certainly
stand out”