LITTLE VAN,
BIG ADVENTURE
WORDS AND IMAGES: MAX TAYLOR
WE PUT THE SLIDE-OUT-FITTED, ON-ROAD
OPTIMISER SERIES 2 BY THE LITTLE
CARAVAN COMPANY THROUGH ITS PACES…
The Little Caravan Company has been on
the scene for about four years. As its name
suggests, this manufacturer, based in
Campbellfield, Vic, specialises in keeping things
as small as possible. This philosophy makes
sense. As a general rule, the smaller the van,
the more manoeuvrable it will be.
The company’s Optimiser Series 2 is a case in
point. With its overall travel length of 6m and
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Tare weight of 1650kg as standard, it balances
size and weight against a suitable amount of
living space.
OFFROAD WITH THE ON-ROAD
This van comes in both on-road and offroad
variants. We hitched up the on-road rig and
headed north on the Hume Highway in search
of a testing ground. Ordinarily, a van such