MOUNTAINS OF FUN
We have reviewed several Snowy River caravans over the last couple of years. Their great value SR20 won its class at 2019’s BLA CZone Best Aussie Vans event in October, so they have had their fair share of coverage. Even so, I’m not convinced we have given full credit for their innovative and determined approach to changing the face of the local caravan landscape.
When the monster RV Daide Group bought Regent Caravans six years ago, they purchased one of our better-known brands and decades of local caravanning knowhow. Based on a 130ha site 100km out of Shanghai in China’s east, RV Daide was already building cars and motorhomes. They began a multimillion-dollar, four-year program of development for a totally new range of caravans for the world market.
When introducing the Snowy River brand, RV Daide borrowed from the European, American and Australian caravan industries and added the experience and wish list of the Regent team. Unlike several half-baked attempts to import caravans from China and Europe that we have seen
