FAMILY TIES
THE 21FT FAMILY MARATHON BY OLYMPIC CARAVANS IS A RELATIVELY
LIGHT VAN THAT CAN BE TOWED BY A MID-RANGE 4WD EVEN WHEN
LOADED UP FOR A TRIP WITH THE WHOLE TRIBE.
WORDS AND IMAGES: MAX TAYLOR
Olympic Caravans has been building caravans
for many years. In fact, ‘many years’ doesn’t
do the manufacturer’s longevity justice – this
well-regarded company is celebrating 30 years
of manufacturing. That’s right: as Australia
celebrated its bi-centennial in 1988, an idea
between family members was taking shape.
Olympic Caravans was being established.
On a cold, windy autumn day, we hitched up an
Olympic Marathon and headed north out of the
Victorian suburb of Campbellfield, Australia’s
caravan manufacturing capital,
for a closer look at the van
Olympic considers its
flagship.
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RUNNING THE MARATHON
The Marathon is available in a range of sizes
and layouts. The layout of our review 21ft
Family Marathon is relatively new and, by all
accounts, it’s proving to be quite popular.
The layout is comprised of a forward north-
south bed, an offside kitchen, nearside
L-shaped dinette, and a rear kids’ bedroom.
This bedroom, for my money, is the highlight of
this caravan. It has three bunks (two bunks can
be fitted instead) on the offside, a bathroom
door on the nearside,