RV REVIEW
“OUR ADVENTURE INCLUDED
A MIX OF HIGHWAY TOURING
AND RED GRAVEL ROADS.”
Unending red dirt, unfolding like a blanket
towards the horizon. Saltbush inching towards the
bitumen, which rolls on. And on. That’s the coast
of Western Australia. We were pushing north
from Perth towards Kalbarri, a Jayco Adventurer
hitched to the BMPRO Discovery 4. We’d hitched
a ride with BMPRO’s chief roamer, David Bayliss,
to see this offroad rig in action.
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.
TOWING THE ADVENTURER
Our adventure included a mix of highway touring,
red gravel roads leading to pristine beaches, and
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.
The Adventurer uses Jayco’s ‘Tough Frame’. This
incorporates multi-layered, vacuum-bonded
walls that Jayco says provide greater thermal and
acoustic insulation compared to a standard ‘stick
and tin’ rig. The Tough Frame is comprised of a
hail and dent-resistant fibreglass exterior (with a
gel coat finish); external 3mm ply for increased
structural integrity; an aluminium frame; high-
density polystyrene foam, and 3mm internal ply.
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