8/25/2023 0 Comments Lifestyle camper x line![]() Adjacent are two 240V outlets, a pair of USB ports and a 12V cigarette plug. There is an LED light bar under the lift-up panel and two downlights, above the sink and cooktop. Beneath are two roomy slide-out drawers which are accessible at any time without opening the kitchen. There isn’t a lot of bench space but that is aided by a small fold-down table between the kitchen and the entry door. Above are three cupboards and at the rear end a vertical cupboard for all your taller kitchen items. Unlatching and lifting the side panel reveals a gaping kitchen bench, with a three-burner Dometic stove and large stainless steel sink with mixer tap. The body’s similarities to campers of other brands are self-evident from the beginning, most notably in the large passenger-side kitchen. The body is finished in an attractive black and ash grey, with black and red highlights.Īll fairly conventional up to this point. There are four windows with mesh blinds and block-out screens in the actual body panels. The body is made of aluminium sandwich panels on an aluminium frame. Both are protected by checkerplate guards. Water tanks are stainless steel, with 150L for fresh and 130L for grey water. At the rear are two stabilisers and tow points. There are two rear mounted spares, at just above waist height, making them reasonably comfortable to remove and attach.īelow the body both in front of and behind the axle are rock sliders which would help protect the lower extremities of the body. ![]() The hitch is an AL-KO 3500kg rated offroad ball and the jockey wheel a clone version of a dual-wheel Ark. The brakes are 12in electric drums, the rims 16in steel and the rubber 265/75R16 light truck mud terrains. The XH15 rides on a sturdy hot dipped galvanised 100 x 50mm chassis and 150 x 50mm drawbar, with a dual shock trailing arm suspension, though the low angle of the shocks must limit their effectiveness. ![]() But its biggest selling point is going to be its price point. ![]() This is a big camper - 6.3 metres long overall and weighing up to 2700kg when loaded, with a pop-top design and lotsa features. The result is now here, and it’s called the XH15. He’s spent the intervening time pursuing something that was going to be a break-away from the usual import hybrid. This has meant a regular move from factory to factory overseas, but always in the pursuit of a better product.Ī year ago, Blue Tongue’s CEO Karl Geddes recognised his brand was lacking a hybrid. The imports soon squeezed out the locally made campers and the business became a wholly import-based business about five years ago.Īnd while the basic rolling campers come in in containers, it’s always been on the basis of a lot of local additions and fit-out to sustain the quality and standards that Blue Tongue felt were necessary. It began by manufacturing its own side-fold soft-floors, but moved to importing rear-folds and then forward-folds when the market trends were moving in that direction and the space wasn’t available at the time to make them all themselves. The latest to join the hybrid ranks is Sydney’s Blue Tongue Campers.īlue Tongue is a brand that’s been around for more than a decade. If, as a manufacturer, you haven’t got one in your range of products, you’re missing a big chunk of the current market. Even forward-folds, which dominated not that long ago, are slipping in favour of double-folds.īut hybrids - that is, RVs that blend the comfort and convenience of a caravan with the outdoor lifestyle of a camper trailer - are still on the up. Side-fold soft-floors, rear-fold hard-floors and pull-out bed pop-tops are all now out of favour. Consumer tastes have moved rapidly through preferred paradigms and fit-outs. A spacious, air-conditioned interior with an ensuite combines with offroad pre-requisites in Blue Tongue’s first foray into hybrid campers, the XH15.Įver since the turn of the century, 19 years ago, the Australian camper trailer industry has been in a state of flux.
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