RV FEATURE
They have a diesel heater to keep warm on chilly
nights, and they say it's one of the best things
they have fitted. the bonnet fits under the huge storage bin that
they restock when they are travelling down south
where there are Aldi stores.
SUSPENSION AND COSTS Nowadays, the Balfours have no fixed address,
but they did spend four years on Bribie Island,
Qld. While in Brisbane, Russell plied his plumbing
trade as Valerie worked as a personal assistant
to the chancellor of the Queensland University of
Technology.
The van rides an leaf springs and the tyres are
constantly overseen by a tyre pressure monitor.
All up, the outfit checks in at 11 tonnes loaded for
the road.
The costs come out around $135,000 for the van,
$108,000 for the truck and $11,000 for the little
Mitsubishi, for a total of about $254,000.
LOTS OF EXPERIENCE
The Balfours have had plenty of RVing experience,
having had a motorhome, a fifth wheeler and
caravans before settling on their current outfit.
Russell used this experience and his trade as
a plumber to design the Roma van. The little
Mitsubishi Mirage rides on the truck tray and
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