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Jurgens gets naked
Victorian manufacturer spruiks lightweight, composite construction with cut-away show vanJurgens gave this year’s Melbourne Leisurefest a factory feel with the display of an eye-catching, cut-away version of one of its lightweight, single axle touring vans.
Ensuring a steady stream of visitors to the display of Seaford, Melbourne-based Jurgens dealer, Amazing RVs & Caravans, the “half built van” was designed to highlight the build quality of Jurgens' composite-clad caravans.
But it was also a stab at cross-town rivals using traditional, and in some eyes more primitive, ‘stick and tin’ methods of construction, with signs like “I’m not stapled together” as well one daring show-goers to “Take the factory tour challenge – we’ve got nothing to hide”.
As well as getting a good look at internal cabinetry, wiring and appliances, punters could also view cutaways of Jurgens' trademark vacuum-bonded, sandwich panel walls, which consist of an aluminium skin, timber, polystyrene, plywood and PVC “wallpaper”.
Also in full view was Jurgens' exhaustive five-step corner panel sealing process, which incorporates silicon sealing, 15mm and 25mm strips of butyl tape, corner mould rubbers and a metal insert, and among other things allows Jurgens to offer an above-average three-year factory warranty.
Also displayed separately was one of Jurgens’ own galvanized steel chassis, bolted together rather than welded, as is the industry norm. The range of Australian touring models are designed and built locally in Pakenham, Victoria, although the part South African owned company recently started importing a range of off-road vans.
While unusual it’s not the first time a cut-away model has been displayed at an Aussie caravan show, with a stripped-back, lightweight European-built Adria model displayed at the Queensland Caravan, Camping & Touring Holiday Show in 2012.
There are also whispers Jurgens is planning to take the ‘nothing to hide’ theme to the next level, with the idea to build a Jurgens caravan from scratch at the Melbourne Showgrounds during next year’s Melbourne Caravan Supershow.
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Written byChris Fincham
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