OUTSIDE THE FEATHERTOP
The dinette, opposite the kitchen, had
optional leather upholstery. The best part,
though, is the fact the table can easily
be lowered to convert the dinette into a
second bed. Simply use your foot to press
the button at the base of the table leg and
apply gentle downward pressure to the
table. The table will lower into place, and
then you can fit the supplied infill.
Perhaps the biggest trade-off with this
Feathertop’s layout is the bathroom. It
is very stylish and the fitout is of a high
standard; however, it is small. This is, of
course, a function of the compact nature of
the van. And since you’ll only spend minutes
of the day in the bathroom, it makes sense
that the living quarters are prioritised over
the bathroom in terms of space.
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The Feathertop rides on a 4in chassis with
2in raiser and a 4in drawbar; however, our
review van had an optional 6in drawbar.
It uses conventional meranti timber for its
frame, which is clad with ribbed aluminium
on the sides and smooth composite
aluminium cladding at the front and rear,
not to mention a smattering of black
checkerplate all around.
Safety features include a reversing camera
and optional Dexter sway control (which
was fitted to our van). Interestingly, Hilltop
has used Dexter Torflex independent
suspension on this Feathertop, though it’s
not really an offroad van.
A gal-lined tunnel boot, with internal light,
is fitted at the front in lieu of a front boot,
which makes sense since a front boot would
only add to the overall length of the van.