The Explorer 1760 has a decent storage system
mounted to the A-frame. Made of black
checkerplate, it also incorporates a couple of jerry
can holders and an offside slide-out tray to house
a small portable generator. Given the location of
the dual water tanks, it’d pay to keep an eye on the
ball weight when loading heavy items to the front
if those tanks are also full – much depends on the
capabilities of the tow vehicle.
Just behind the drawbar is a full-width tunnel
boot, with a nearby gas bayonet mounted to the
chassis on the nearside. The rear of the van sports
a reversing camera and dual spare wheels fitted to
the four-stay bumper bar, while a full-length awning
is fitted to the nearside, along with a 12V point for
charging phones and tablets, etc.
With its high waist of protective black checkerplate
and composite aluminium cladding (over an
aluminium frame), the Explorer 1760 certainly looks
the part.
The roof pops up in the usual way – simply undo
four over-centre external catches. It’s then just a
matter of lifting the roof from the inside. Because
Oz Cruiser has opted to fit an under-bed air-
conditioner, rather than a roof-mounted unit, the
roof is quite easy to lift.
INSIDE THE OZ CRUISER
Inside, the van somehow feels larger than it actually
is. In the nose of the van is the queen-size bed with
wardrobes either side; however, due to the tunnel
boot and the aforementioned air-con, storage
space beneath the bed is limited.
The kitchen, meanwhile, is quite well set-up. It has
a four-burner cooktop with a microwave below, a
sink with flick-mixer tap, some overhead lockers
and cupboards beneath the bench, not to mention
a swivel arm for the supplied flatscreen TV.
Bench space is, admittedly, limited to the hinged
bench section above the cooktop and the adjacent
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