RV REVIEW
Caravan storage. It’s one thing to have plenty
of places in a caravan to put things, but it’s
another for that storage space to be easily
accessible. Nothing will boil my blood faster
than having to dig through mountains of gear
just to get to something I need in a hurry.
I could try meditation. Or I could trade in my
camper for a van such as the Goldstream RV
Australis 2150 EWB RE…
INSIDE THE AUSTRALIS
Stepping inside I was struck by how different
the layout was to much of what’s on the
market at the moment.
Dinettes usually come in three variations:
club, cafe and L-shaped. This Australis,
however, has a nearside desk/storage unit,
complete with cupboards and a tri-fold table,
not to mention two reclining lounge chairs with
footstools. These chairs aren’t permanently
fixed to the floor, so you can position them
however you like. You could perhaps strap
them down when underway, but during our
time with the van, they did not move an inch.
I appreciated the fact that Goldstream had
fitted not only dual 240V powerpoints at the
‘desk’ unit but USB points, too.
This van has an east-west queen-size bed,
which has allowed Goldstream to fill the
entire front of the van with glossy cabinetry,
complete with large wardrobes and four large
drawers. Clothes storage is well and truly
taken care of.
The bed lifts on gas struts, and while the
storage space here is partially taken up by
a slide-out kitchen, what’s left over can be
accessed from inside and outside.
There’s a large, partitioned cabinet to the
rear of the entrance, an abundance of kitchen
cupboards and drawers, as well as overhead
lockers.