VISION RV VH-14 REVIEWS
IN BRIEF
⃗ Offroad pop-top van
⃗ Body length of 4.27m (14ft)
⃗ Single axle fitted with airbag suspension
Back in time, when the major oil producers in the world were causing severe economic problems with high oil prices and everybody was downsizing their tow vehicle sizes, pop-top caravans were very popular.
Since then, the market for pop-top caravans has waxed and waned somewhat. Of course, there's still a demand, particularly among hybrid caravan travellers, and Queensland-based Vision RV is one manufacturer with pop-tops in its range. I was able to take a typical example, a VH-14 hybrid, out for a run in the hinterland area behind the Sunshine Coast — an excellent location for finding plenty of rough road tracks to give any van a workout.
MONOCOQUE CONSTRUCTION
Vision RV designs its own hot-dipped galvanised chassis. It is made from Australian steel and has 3.5mm thick 150 × 50mm (6in × 2in) rails and a drawbar. Built for serious offroad travel, the pop-top has a Cruisemaster DO35 hitch and Vision's independent trailing arm suspension with airbags and ARB dualof standard drum brakes, hydraulic disc brakes provide the stopping power.
