Touring Test | 31
Kitchen space is limited but it still works quite well, although the power point location needs a rethink. Highpositioned microwave is a stretch for most cooks, but at least it – and the entertain-ment system – are nicely concealed when not required. This was especially evident in the kitchen, where the location above the gas cooktop was particularly poorly thought out.
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peaking of the kitchen, it sits opposite the entry door on the driver’s side wall and is a compact L-shape. It fits nicely between the back of the main dinette seat and a tall wardrobe unit ahead of the bathroom. There’s little bench space although Mrs iM still found the kitchen worked quite well. She especially liked the round stainless steel drainer in the corner of the bench’s L-shape, between the equally round sink and rectangular threeburner gas cooktop. There’s a stainless steel range hood over the cooktop, plus a drawer and a single cupboard below it. The cupboard houses the Truma hot water switch in a rather
inconvenient position, which took quite a bit of hunting to locate. Despite limited bench and cupboard space, a full oven/grill is provided. Cleverly, it’s set low in the end panel of the bench-return, beneath the sink and directly opposite the entry door. You can actually reach the oven while standing outside, which proved useful when heating a pizza for lunch on the Sunday! The fridge is a generous 175-litre 2-door Dometic unit that runs on mains and 12-volt power, plus LPG. Unfortunately it only runs on 12-volt when driving and requires manual switching to LPG whenever you stop. Our test unit proved finicky and refused to operate on LPG after the first time we stopped, but of course worked perfectly when returned to the depot. Technology! The fridge sits in a tall unit