Top-12 creative Aussie caravans

It's not just painted grain silos in country towns that offer some relief for the eyeballs when travelling through Australia's often parched and monotone landscapes.

Many RV owners and retailers are not adverse to splashing some co-ordinated colouring on or inside a caravan or motorhome, for artistic, promotional or other reasons. Here are some of our favourite crafty campers...

Elite Feathertop

When it existed Melbourne's Elite Caravans produced quite a few interesting one-offs, including this vinyl-wrapped, towable 'booze bus' for Victorian winery Feathertop. The interior was just as quirky as the outside, featuring a small kitchen ‘splashback’ made from wine bottle corks.

Crusader Excalibur

Well before Crusader's range-topping Mad Max caravan went into battle, there was this 2015 Excalibur model complete with a fibreglass rear mould featuring two lockers and some stunning 'Game of Thrones' style graphics. If a bloodthirsty medieval battle scene wasn't your thing, the company was working on other imaging options at the time for the removable vinyl-wrap feature.

Vallery

The LDV-based 'Vallery' rental motorhome was dubbed the world's first art gallery in a campervan when revealed, not in Australia but across the ditch a couple of years ago. In the case of Vallery it's the interior make-over that really takes your breath away, jam-packed with more painted murals and bespoke pieces than a local council art exhibition.

Vision VX

The icing on the cake of this Vision VX hybrid from Queensland's Sunseeker Caravans, is the optional Aboriginal 'Waabiny (Play Time)' dreaming body wrap, with $1000 of its then $159,850 RRP going directly to Shoreline which helps indigenous children transition through school into the workplace.

Winnebago Burke

Winnebago and Adria caravan and motorhome importer Apollo tested the waters with a range of artfully patterned examples -- some more bold and bright than others -- displayed at shows in 2016. Buyer interest must have been little as they were pulled from the show-circuit not long after.

Royal Flair Raptor

Not content with offering a unique toy hauler hybrid caravan model, Melbourne's Royal Flair gave this Supershow special a dashing vinyl wrap treatment, with matching tinny on top...

New Age DJR special

With New Age sponsoring the Dick Johnson Racing team in 2103, it followed that a DJR-themed caravan would go on sale, complete with gold-painted chassis, jerry holders and wheels, DJR decals, blue checker plate, and, inside, a DJR-theme mural bedhead and DJR embossed leather cushions.

Jayco GemLife

The GemLife motorhomes are based on the Jayco Conquest DX model and available for hire by residents at GemLife resorts in Australia. To make them stand out, each features a commissioned illustration by international artist Owen Gatley promoting an iconic Australian destination, including the Great Ocean Road, Daintree Rainforest, Glass House Mountains and Nitmiluk National Park.

Crikey camper

This bespoke off-road 'Crikey' camper trailer decorated with wildlife-inspired decals was supplied by Austrack Campers to raise money for wildlife conservation.

Trakkadu

It's hard to take your eyes off this psychedelic art-inspired, vinyl-wrapped Trakkadu 540 S campervan, displayed at the Sydney Supershow a few years back.

Goldstream Rhino

A special mention goes to the Goldstream Rhino off-road caravan produced around 10 years ago, complete with a glass splashback ‘3D mural’ behind the double bed that buyers could option at the time with any picture they desired.

Finally, Jayco's CrossTrak has never looked so Australian...

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