by Holly Tribe
Specialist caravan manufacturer Fifth Wheel Company is preparing to launch the UK’s first ever caravan with a slide-out section.
The slide-out technology has been used in their existing ranges of fifth wheelers for nearly a decade, but it will be the first time it has been seen in a ‘traditional’ touring caravan. The launch will take place on Tuesday 22nd February, the first day of Boat and Caravan Show 2011 at the NEC in Birmingham.
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Caravan designers often have to battle with the age old problem of creating a decent living space whilst still adhering to legal towing limits. This extra compartment offers an innovative solution by increasing the internal floor space by a whopping three squared metres once it has been pitched.
Operations director Adrian Parry-Jones explained that the firm has been approached on numerous occasions about incorporating the slide-out design seen in their fifth wheelers on a conventional caravan.
“We are constantly asked why a slide-out hasn’t been introduced before on an UK caravan model. With our experience in manufacturing fifth wheel tourers we now have the technology to make this a feature for the caravan market.”
The firm initially imported American fifth-wheel type tourers and adapted them for the UK market, before they began to design and build their own models in 2002.
Details of internal finishes and the overall design are being kept a closely guarded secret until the launch at the Boat & Caravan Show next week, but the firm has revealed that ‘the new caravan will have a very high-specification finish both internally and externally. ‘
Check back soon for full details on this exciting new model from Fifth Wheel Company.
