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    FAMILY GENESIS

    Dec 01, 2021 6 minutes
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    MALCOLM STREET

    In the RV industry, Apollo is a name usually associated with the rental motorhome business. However, the manufacturer does have several other strings in its bow, one of which is the Windsor range of caravans, manufactured in north Brisbane, unlike a fair chunk of the caravan manufacturers who hail from Melbourne.

    Currently, Windsor only has a small range of caravans in its stable — something slightly notable because two of them are rear door entry vans for couples, while two are mid door vans, both designed for families.

    For this review, I opted for the larger of the family vans — the 220MD. It has an external length of 6.88m (22ft 7in), a width of 2.44m (8ft) and a tare of 2278kg. This, together with the ATM of 2950kg, means a respectable payload of 672kg.

    COMPOSITE PANELLING

    The build of the Genesis 220MD bodywork is a little different to the usual. It has frameless construction, the roof and walls being single structural composite panels

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