RV REVIEW |
And then there’s the
separate front bedroom.
What a beauty. The bed
can be configured to suit
particularly tall people without
drastically diminishing the
walk-around space.
Like in the kids’ quarters,
there’s a healthy dose
of storage space in the
bedroom. Overhead lockers,
corner foot-of-the-bed
cupboards, deep wardrobes…
There’s a lot that this van
does well, and storage
options is one of them.
OUTSIDE ESCAPE
The tandem-axle Escape is
built with aluminium cladding
over a meranti timber frame.
The chassis comprises 4in
main members with a 2in
raiser, and a 6in drawbar.
The suspension is Al-Ko’s
venerable Roller-Rocker leaf-
spring variety fitted with one
shock absorber per wheel
to further soften the ride.
Up front, you’ll find a ball
coupling, an Anderson plug
so you can charge the
house battery as you tow,
a couple of 9kg gas cylinders,
and some room to fit that
aforementioned storage box,
should you choose to have
one fitted. Considering the
unladen ball weight of this
Escape, 150kg, not to mention
the 600kg payload capacity,
it would certainly be a
realistic addition.
Having said that, the crew
at Golden Eagle dealer
Canterbury Caravans, Vic,
from where I borrowed the
van, told me moves were
afoot to reduce the weight
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