Like the other vans in the CRV range , the Gladiator is built from composite fibreglass sandwich panels with a 30mm floor section .
There ’ s very little underneath that looks vulnerable . Crusader has even wrapped the PVC grey water plumbing in protective conduit . I noticed the dump valve on one of the water tanks protruded a little , but it is up quite high against a chassis rail .
There are two 95L water tanks fitted to this van as well as a grey water tank . A 120Ah lithium battery is mounted within a checkerplate box mounted to the offside chassis rail , and dual 190W solar panels are fitted to the roof . The Gladiator gets a Projecta PM200 battery management system , too .
Storage-wise , there ’ s a large box on the A-frame built from black checkerplate , with a slide-out tray on the nearside that would suit a portable barbecue . However , the offside of this box is reserved for the van ’ s dual 9kg gas cylinders . A tunnel boot is provided as the van ’ s main storage compartment . You ’ ll also find an LED light bar at the front and the rear .
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