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Win a luxury Vacationer Caravan Rough Rider
Vacationer Caravans have been building class-leading caravans since 2010 and have a van to suit every budget. With interest rates, rental prices and fuel spikes, budget is important these days, but forget budget if you win a Vacationer Caravans Rough Rider worth nearly $180,000.
There’s nothing like getting out and seeing Australia. I have to admit, I was never into caravanning until I bought a 48-year-old pop-top a couple of years ago. It’s a cute van in good condition but takes a lot of set up. And let’s not talk about last Christmas when I had to fold it all back together in the pouring rain. Of course, while I was getting drenched and feeling unseasonably cold, my thoughts wandered to how my lot could be improved. Then I realised why I bought the pop-top. It was six grand; the most I could afford at the time.
The owner of Vacationer Caravans, Matthew Simpson, has been working on caravans since he was a teenager. He knows the pitfalls and the workarounds, things he considers with every new van to leave Vacationer’s Melbourne factory. They’re 100% Aussie-made, and the Rough Rider is as well-appointed as any house. Unlike my vintage van, it’s not a budget caravan – well, not my budget anyway—and if it doesn’t suit yours, then fear not; a ticket in Mater Cars for Cancer lottery No. 119 might be all you need.
The Vacationer Rough Rider 209CS sits on a rugged off-road X-Treme truss chassis that will certainly take anything the F-150 can throw under it; the Ford F-150 Lariat that you could also win, by the way. Running fully independent, self-levelling, dual-shocker trailing arm Cruisemaster XT Freestyle suspension, it’ll tow as well off-road as on, taking you as far from the grid as you want.
A lightweight aluminium frame is a must to reduce weight, because less weight in the structure means you can load up on amenities! I wouldn’t worry about the overall weight; the big Ford F-150 can tow 4.5 tonnes without breaking a sweat, so naturally, Mater Cars for Cancer have ensured this van is fully loaded.
Chassis and frames and blah blah blah are super important, and of interest to those who are scientific about their purchases, but let’s face it, the interior is where you’re going to spend your time when you’re not outside soaking up the Australianess, so let’s check some things off.
Layout is essential to comfort; no point tripping over each other, or your stuff. The Vacationer Caravans Rough Rider features a king-sized bed at the pointy end, bigger than most people have in their homes. Next is a full-length couch which, with the kitchen table retracted, easily sleeps another body or two. The kitchen itself is across from that, fully stacked with a full-sized fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop and rangehood for easy meal preps in the middle of nowhere.
Down the far end, smack-bang in the middle of the rear wall, there’s a 3.2kg front-loading washing machine, with a shower and bathroom/toilet to the right and a pair of quality single bunks stacked to the left. All the manchester is supplied by Meanderwild, so you don’t even have to raid the linen cupboard at home.
As a father of two young kids, let me tell you my favourite part: there’s a sliding cavity door sealing off the whole back end. After a typical day of parenting, I’d hazard that the door is worth the $179,990 by itself, and I’d consider the rest of the caravan a bonus. I jest, because my bank account doesn’t stretch that far – for a door or a caravan – but it doesn’t have to. All I have to do is buy a ticket…although I think I’m precluded, so you buy the ticket and tell them I sent you.
Affording yourself the power to explore is not a given in this economy, but to win the power to explore is within reach. Every $30 ticket sold goes into the draw to win this remarkable, $179,990 holidaying device with $6,574 Meanderwild styling package, as well as the $154,415 Ford F-150 Lariat and, crucially, $70k in cashable gold bullion to help finance your adventures.
Each ticket is your chance to win, and each ticket helps fund essential research projects and life-changing support programs for those living with cancer. Every Mater Cars for Cancer lottery in recent memory has sold out before the due date, so grab a ticket; the power to explore could just be a win away.
