GORV - Digital Magazine Issue #23 | Page 22

The dinette, meanwhile, is straightforward but comfortable. While ours came with cafe seating, customers can opt for an L-shaped lounge instead which, for a family of five, might be the better option. The front bedroom gets wardrobes either side of the queen-size bed, each with USB charging points, overhead lockers, reading lights and more. The 22in flatscreen TV is mounted on a swivel arm on the offside, at the foot of the bed. Personally, I’d prefer the TV was mounted at either the forward end of the kitchen, or at the rear end of the kitchen. In its current position, anybody seated on the front dinette lounge wouldn’t be able to watch. Other features of the Mossman C include a Fusion Bluetooth-enable marine sound system with two 5in speakers, a 190L three-way fridge, a microwave, and an Ibis 3 reverse-cycle air- conditioner. 22 \ WEIGHTS AND MEASURES The Winnebago Mossman C is built on a hot- dipped-galvanised box section chassis. The one-piece walls and roof are a gel-coat-finished fibreglass sandwich panel incorporating a high- density foam core. The walls sit on top of extruded aluminium running the length of the van, with more aluminium extrusion ‘locking’ the side and front/ roof/rear panel together. It certainly appears to be sturdy. As standard, it comes with Al-Ko IRS suspension; however, the ‘X-Country’ in the van’s name refers to the fact it has been fitted out with some gear for rough-road touring. This includes Al-Ko Enduro Cross Country suspension and 3.5-tonne offroad pin coupling, a second 150W solar panel (providing a total of 300W), and a 1000W inverter. A word on weights. This van has a Tare of 2305kg and an ATM of 2950kg, giving it a payload capacity of 645kg. Now, given the stated GTM of 2762kg, you’ll need to ensure you have at least 188kg (an