The bathroom has a separate shower cubicle and storage
in a cupboard in the rear wall, over the boot.accessible from the bathroom, but the position
of the cassette toilet does make it a tad
awkward to get into.
The Benimar’s electrics are fairly simple (a
relative term these days), with a single 100 AH
deep-cycle battery and a 150 W solar panel.
Like many a motorhome, the control panel is
located above the habitation door, along with
the water and space heater controls. Located
under the front rear passenger seat, the 12 V
fuses are a bit fiddly to get at because of the
adjacent heater ducting. Although 240 V power
points are fitted, they are single outlets and a
bit frugal in number.
What I think
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n a 7m/22’ 11” motorhome, taking out a
fixed bed does create a considerable amount
of space for other features. In times gone
by that would have meant a Luton bed over
the cab, but the advent of the drop-down bed
has solved a number of issues relating to that.
The end result in this case is three fold really: A
decent sized lounge area, practical kitchen and
generous storage capacity, both inside and out!
The lack of a fixed bed isn’t going to please
everyone, but for those who like a slightly
different motorhome setup it’s a case of Olé –
Benimar’s Euro design trickery works very well
in the new Tessoro 486.
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