To the right, in front, and on top

The Lion’s Cub doesn’t have a nosecone. To save on weight and curb length, there’s a small shelf with a full-size 14” spare tyre and two gas cylinders. The cylinder on the left feeds the shower at the back of the Cub, and the bottle on the right is for the gas stove in the fold-out kitchen. The spade above the spare wheel is not for when you get an unexpected urge to do some gardening. There’s an electricity socket on the right-hand side panel, in front of the axle. Behind a panel that stretches across basically the entire length of the right-hand side is a slideout bed. By unclipping it and pulling on its handles, the slide-out appears effortlessly from the Cub’s body. The slideout also has a window that slides open as well as a foldaway washing line. A 120 W solar panel on top of the roof supplies electricity to the battery system. Behind the solar panel is a rack that is large enough for at least four huge bags of firewood or a battery of jerry cans. The roof pops up easily with the help of gas struts – but closing the roof requires quite a bit more elbow grease. With one hand you need to pull on a strap which lowers the roof half way down and with the other hand you have to push against the window frame so that the entire structure collapses inward and down. It’s easy for tall guys, but if you’re built like Danny DeVito, you’re going to struggle. Behind the roof is a long toolbox made of aluminium chequer plate – perfect for hammers, extra tent poles, and random spares. >