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TEST<br />
EVERYTHING<br />
“DON’T KNOCK IT TILL<br />
YOU’VE TRIED IT”<br />
Having your<br />
changeroom and<br />
board storage on the<br />
beach doesn’t hurt<br />
at all<br />
A HOME ON WHEELS<br />
WORDS: DAVE SWAN<br />
We could go on about specific specs and features, but we gather what you’re really<br />
after is a general lowdown on the Britz Navigator itself. Here goes:<br />
There’s plenty of space inside - even enough for<br />
romantic a nachos and beer dinner for three<br />
On the road<br />
Was superb. It handled like a car, was easy to drive<br />
and felt unbelievably compact as opposed to some<br />
motorhomes where you feel like you are driving a big<br />
truck. Plenty of guts for New Zealand’s steep inclines<br />
and good traction when tackling winding cliff-top<br />
roads. We never had a heart-in-mouth moment and<br />
we did a lot of driving.<br />
Storage<br />
We decided to use the bathroom as storage for<br />
our wetsuits and shortboards – there are plenty of<br />
clean public toilets in NZ anyhow. Aside from that<br />
we had room for our bags, a closet and enough<br />
storage compartments to house a full pallet of<br />
smorgasboarder magazines – 64 boxes. There was<br />
plenty of storage!<br />
A motorhome is the<br />
perfect way to keep your<br />
travelling plans flexible,<br />
making a perfect holiday<br />
even better.<br />
Seating arrangements<br />
On the move you had the driver up front and one<br />
passenger. The other passenger seats were at the<br />
rear of the motorhome. It meant the person down the<br />
back could take in the scenery or grab a nap but was<br />
removed from the banter up front.<br />
Inside - sleeping<br />
Whilst compact on the outside it was spacious<br />
on the inside. It comfortably slept the three of us<br />
without any need for spooning. Mark and Ben were<br />
up on the top sleeping compartment with enough<br />
room between the two of them to fit bags and I was<br />
down the back, far enough to shield the boys from<br />
my snoring.<br />
It would comfortably sleep kids and even two<br />
couples, as long as you were good friends and there<br />
were no intimate moments. Four big guys or girls<br />
may be a squeeze and entail some spooning. Thank<br />
goodness Helmet* didn’t end up coming along.<br />
Cooking facilities<br />
We had a microwave, gas stove, toaster, kettle, sink,<br />
hot/cold water, plates, knives, forks.. all you needed<br />
along with a fridge to keep the beers cold.<br />
Other facilities<br />
• TV, DVD, CD<br />
• Linen, pillows, towels & cleaning products<br />
• Lockable safe for valuables<br />
• Dimensions: Length 6.22m, Width 2.30m,<br />
Height 3.30m, Interior Height 2.10m<br />
The people at Britz were incredibly helpful and they<br />
even provide an instructional DVD to take along for<br />
the ride, so you know how to work everything.<br />
There are plenty of other motorhomes in the Britz fleet<br />
to suit you travelling group. Visit www.britz.co.nz or<br />
for travelling in Oz go to www.britz.com.au<br />
148 may/jun <strong>2012</strong><br />
Helmet* is a smorgasboarder contributor and mate better know as<br />
Pat Quirk, who dodged the trip at the last minute. Next time, Pat.
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