Caravan World

GOING FOR A SPIN

SPINIFEX NOMADIX PREMIER 25 REVIEWS

We run dozens of caravan reviews every year here in Caravan World, and on most occasions, the vans are stock models from the dealer yard or straight off the production line. So, it's rare that we meet the buyers for an idea of why they chose a particular van. But with this impressive big Spinifex, we spent a day with the owners in southern Queensland to discover what led them to Spinifex and their travel plans.

Spinifex is a dedicated custom offroad builder based in Deception Bay, north of Brisbane. It has manufactured vans since 2007, and the one on review is number 468, so it has a vast knowledge of what works in rough conditions. This low-volume builder takes pride in getting things right so that warranty issues are minimised. Instead, Spinifex will do it once and do it right, and the number of repeat customers trading up to a new van is a testament to the quality ethos. Its vans are built on heavy-duty chassis with a robust frame in the best tradition of Queensland offroaders.

The owners of our review van, Carol and Tom, are on their fifth van and their third Spinifex. Their loyalty to the brand started in 2011 with Spinifex build number 32, when they

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Caravan World

Caravan World8 min read
Primed For Excellence
MALCOLM STREET CARAVAN WORLD FIELD EDITOR Prime Edge Caravans’ Odyssey is a van with much to offer. Its external body length of 6.3m (20ft 8in) is well suited to the front bedroom and rear bathroom layout. As a couples van, there's plenty of room to
Caravan World5 min read
Power To The People
Increasingly, Aussies are preferring to camp off-grid, away from the crowds, to enjoy the solitude and remoteness of the many great open spaces. And while we love to ‘go bush’, we like to do so with many of the creature comforts that we enjoy at home
Caravan World7 min read
Valley Of Gold
‘Q uaint’ doesn't really do Walhalla justice. The tiny town appears frozen in the late 1800s, its one main road lined with old weatherboard and brick buildings - a corner store, pub, fire station, post office and cutesy cottages among them. Forested

Related Books & Audiobooks