WILD WEST TEST
WORDS: MAX TAYLOR | IMAGES: MAX TAYLOR AND JAMES MANSON
FROM PERTH TO KALBARRI, WA, ON THE
HIGHWAY AND OFF IT, WE TESTED JAYCO’S
OFFROAD WARRIOR, THE ADVENTURER.
In 2017, Jayco set the cat amongst the pigeons in
the offroad caravan segment when it announced
it was building a dedicated offroad caravan. And
now, with three caravan layouts available, and
also available in a pop-top variant, the Adventurer
is well-established among vanners. sandy tracks. The Adventurer
was unperturbed by each terrain
type. The Jayco-made JTech suspension,
an independent coil setup incorporating dual
shock absorbers, performed well, keeping the van
controlled as it traversed mild offroad conditions.
Our test included a mix of WA highway touring,
red gravel roads leading to pristine beaches, and The Adventurer uses Jayco’s ‘Tough Frame’. This
incorporates multi-layered, vacuum-bonded
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