FAMILYFRIENDLY TOURER

THIS big girl sleeps up to six in the main body of the camper. There’s a quality pocket-coil queen-sized main bed at the front over the drawbar, a double medium-density foam mattress at the rear, and a U-shaped dinette between that converts to a third bed, more than adequate for a couple of tuckeredout little kiddos.

In its lounge form, the latter is the ideal place for board games or cards with the crew; the central, wind-up table pivoting with ease to whatever position you require it. Handy, too, for those dinner times when it ain’t just scud in the sky.

This rather palatial interior is topped off with under-seat storage, quick-access storage hidey holes beneath the main bed, bedside reading lights, USB charging outlets and privacy curtains sectioning off the beds at either end.

There’s great airflow thanks to twin roofline vents and oversized windows on all sides. Three of these are protected from rain by Cub’s ingenious, easy-as-pie two-pole window awning system. Wonderful news for anyone who has ever spat expletives at those godforsaken three-pole arrangements, which require the exact amount of tension and a foot rub to do what you want them to.

However, my favourite feature in this style of camper trailer is the roll-up café blind that opens up the whole middle panel beneath the awning, creating what real estate agents like to call a ‘seamless indoor/outdoor living space’. Simply put, your husband can offer you tasting rights to whatever he’s cooking without you having to move from your comfy reading nook in the lounge area.