The Great Escape & the Spirit of Adventure
Blur once sang of the need to ‘get out of cities’ – and by doing so it seemed that this Britpop band truly understood the importance of escaping an urban environment to embrace the great outdoors. They even named an album after the idea of removing yourself from the rat race completely, even if just for a holiday or weekend break – 1995’s The Great Escape.
More than quarter of a century on, the music may be gone but one particular way you can still ‘get out of cities’ remains: investing in a campervan or motorhome. This home-from-home vehicle can take you right out of the routine of normal life into a space where your mental and physical wellbeing can be subtly recharged.
In this edition of our blog we’re going to focus on Auto-Trail campervans, specifically one tailored to suit outdoor adventurer types. People who like to get out into the wilds and make the most of what the countryside has to offer. Action-oriented families who like to take off on spontaneous trips to the beach or anywhere else far from the concrete jungle. It’s not just about functionality and utility, though – it’s also packed with enough comfort to keep everyone happy at the end of each day’s adventures…
Exterior of the Adventure, plus other features
From the outset, the Auto-Trail Adventure wows. Built on the Fiat Ducato, the Adventure range is available in a choice of five different Fiat colours, featuring exclusive stylish decals for a truly eye-catching look. Diamond cut alloy 16” wheels and a black coded front grille top off the cool image, with a 140bhp engine fitted as standard (with options available). Both models are fitted with a solar panel as standard (wattage dependant on the model), so power during those spontaneous wild camping getaways will be no problem.
Sleeping and socialising in the Auto-Trail Adventure
The Auto-Trail Adventure is a great camping crossover, and there are a number of key features which make life on the road that little bit more luxurious.
Pop-top roof
The range includes a pop-top roof, which is an ultra-convenient gas strut assisted elevating roof you can raise to provide some all-important extra headroom height in the ceiling space. It also gives the vehicle four berths, as it provides an additional area for an elevated bed with comfort springing, ventilation, reading lights and USB charge points.
Additional sleeping
Down below is another bed – the spacious rear lounge converts when it’s time to sleep, creating a convenient bunk bed layout. A good night’s rest is guaranteed in these comfortable beds.
Swivel cab seats
There are also four travelling seats (including the two in the cab, which swivel when the vehicle is parked up) to face the campervan’s interior, with a side table offering convenience for crockery to finish off the cosy social space. The two models in the Adventure range – the 55 and 65 – come in at slightly different lengths, with the 65 at 6.36m providing an extra bit of space for a comfortable rear lounge.
Kitchen and washroom
The kitchen area features a camper-style two-ring hob and stainless steel sink combo along with a grill / oven (up to 180). The Dometic 8-series absorption fridge features a removable freezer box (should you want the 85-litre capacity for chilling only). There’s also a worktop extension, cutlery drawer, an overhead locker and a pair of floor lockers (one of these is handily shelved out).
The washroom space is used cleverly and provides more than you might reasonably come to expect from a campervan. There’s a hand-held shower, swivel-bowl toilet on a pedestal, and a mirrored vanity unit below which has a panel that opens to the wash basin. There’s also storage in the form of shelving, hooks, towel and toilet roll holders.
More luxury features
- The 55 and 65 both have the Media Pack fitted as standard. This means that your evenings spent relaxing after a hard day’s adventuring are more than catered for.
- The whole family can chill in comfort watching the 21.5” Avtex widescreen TV / DVD, which incorporates digital and satellite tuner (omnidirectional TV aerial with digital signal finder). Never miss a second of your favourite show, even when you’re away from home, or take a couple of your favourite discs with you!
- In the cab, to make time on the road as comfortable as possible for the driver, the Zenec LCD head unit features a ‘motorhome specific’ sat nav as standard, which makes navigation a whole lot easier.
- A digital radio with integrated microphone plus steering wheel radio controls mean you’re always in command of what you’re listening to.
- The colour reversing camera makes parking a really simple task.
As ever with Auto-Trail campervans the quality is in the detail, and the Adventure is a really well-kitted and capable beast that will see you make the most of your time in the wild! Imagine finding somewhere great to base yourself, and going off for a day of activity, and returning to this really special vehicle for your evening of chill time.
You might be looking at Auto-Trail coachbuilt motorhomes or Auto-Trail A-class motorhomes or thinking about which one could be your next leisure vehicle – but it all depends on what you want it for. If you’re looking for a campervan to elevate those leisure moments, and that valuable time ‘away from it all’ when fun is the frontier to which you’re headed, then the Auto-Trail Adventure is the range for you. Make your great escape and find your nearest stockist today!
