GORV - Digital Magazine Issue #34 | Page 24

LIMITED EDITION FEATURES The kitchen is what you’d expect in an 18ft 6in van. There’s a range of cupboards and drawers, filtered drinking water at the sink, a four-burner cooktop and griller (no oven), a microwave neatly recessed into the overhead cabinetry, and a couple of overhead lockers. However, one of these lockers is taken up by the electrical switches and controls, as well as the BMPRO Genius battery management system and sound system.This is a worthwhile compromise. Centralising all the switches and other unsightly equipment in a locker has left the interior looking uncluttered and elegant. The bathroom, with its offside cassette toilet, central vanity, washing machine and nearside fibreglass shower, is not particularly mould- breaking; however, the fitout is very good. 24 \ But what do you get as part of the Limited Edition package that you wouldn’t get in a standard Knight of the same size? Most of these features can be found outside the van. These include 16in wheels, a 300mm A-frame extension, a checkerplate-fabricated toolbox on the A-frame, 600mm-high side checkerplate, a gas bayonet, external speakers, insect lights and an offside light. An external shower, nearside TV entertainment locker and 12V point and shock absorbers on the leaf-spring roller-rocker suspension are also part of the package. The Knight rides on a 4in SupaGal chassis (with 6in drawbar). Its self-sufficiency situation is quite good: dual 95L water tanks, a 95L grey water tank, a 150W solar panel and a 100Ah deep-cycle battery mounted to the offside chassis rail behind a piece of protective checkerplate.