BUSHMASTER ULTIMATE OUTBACK 20FT 10IN REVIEWS
IN BRIEF
→ The Ultimate Outback 20ft 10in is well engineered for rough road travel and will suit a couple looking for comfort and room to move
→ Designed for extended off-grid camping with an excellent electronics package and a 335L fresh and drinking water capacity
MEASURING UP
PROS
→ Engineered to last
→ Lots of standard features and great value
→ Extended off-grid capability
CONS
→ Not everyone likes a door near the bed, but a rear entry is an option
Two quotes on the Bushmaster Offroad Caravans website say a lot about the vans. First, if your thing is an all-electric Hollywood caravan park style, then a Bushmaster isn’t for you because they are more about camping down by a river with a fire and a bit of silence.
The second thing is that if you want to know anything about the van, call the owner, Terry Ryan, “any time” — his number is there for all to see. I guess that includes anyone with a warranty problem, and it’s refreshing to see that sort of dedication to customer service. I guess Terry isn’t often woken in the middle of the night with breakdowns, as they reckon on more than 90 per cent of vans going through the fiveyear warranty period without any issues.
In an age when the internet is clogged with owners complaining about unresolvedissues with their new vans, Bushmaster is an outlier. Its warranty is for five years on everything in the van except the chassis and suspension, covering offroad use. Oh yeah, the chassis and suspension have a lifetime warranty. When we were running the review of the Ultimate Outback 20ft 10in on show here, there was a customer’s 10-year-old van in the workshop for a minor issue that Bushmaster was fixing for free.
