HYBRID ADVENTURER

With a tare of 2130kg, the Stoney Creek Scout 14 is a reasonably heavy package, and that could reflect on its offroad capabilities in steep country or on soft ground — though the dual shock trailing arm suspension and solid hot dip galvanised chassis would at least provide assurance that if your tow vehicle was up to it, so was the camper. There were some exposed water lines underneath which might be prone to snagging, and the use of poly pipe to plumb around the tanks was questionable given the capacity of large stones to be able to smash shock absorbers into surrender.

I was also concerned about the spare mounted at the front, protruding well above the minimalist stone