Day Test: Xcentrix Campervans’ Autarky 4X4 | 43 basin. Surprisingly, a shaving cabinet and mirror is optional and while I didn’t shower in it I did stand inside and go through the motions (don’t laugh – research is a serious business!). It’s quite doable! There’s no roof hatch, just a small, clever solar exhaust fan, but there is an LED light and an opaque door to brighten it up.
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here's a remarkable amount of usable and useful storage in this vehicle. A tall storage unit at the rear end of the bathroom has a small panel at the very top that’s home to the electrical switches, slide-out bed switch, battery indicator, tank gauges and cooker and hot water controls. Below it are two doors; the top one revealing two deep shelves and a mirror inside the door, and the bottom one a slide-out three-shelf pantry.
against the cooker and tall storage unit. Dining takes place in a very compact area, the likes of which I haven’t seen before. When the bed is extended it reveals a small inwards-facing chair on either side wall. The bases fold down but have no legs; your weight supported by substantial machined arms and hefty brackets. They are small, upright and not what you’d want to sit on for a long time, but for a meal or while using your iPad at the dining table they are fine. To aid in this there are 12 V sockets and
The centre and rear of the Autarky 4X4 is occupied by the combined dining and sleeping area. When travelling, the slide-out bed butts up
Top: Seats are wall mounted and fine for a meal but not meant for long hours relaxing. Bottom: Dining table mounts off bed-base end and can be swivelled back over the bed when not in use and when driving.