Nayela Okapi
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 1:06 pm
Due to personal taste and features we did not like on the Mobi-Lodge and their owners, so we decided to cancel the deal after already waiting 9 months for delivery.
We lost some money due to "cancellation fees"
Di started looking around for something else that will suit our needs and came across the Okapi in Caravan and Outdoor Life.
She forced me to go look at this funny boat shaped caravan on a Wednesday afternoon all the way to Bethlehem.
My first impression was not good until Benny opened this small ugly upside down boat with the push of a button.
Wow! wow! wow!, we immediately fell in love and bought the van there and then.
The Okapi is an innovative design from top to bottom, front to back. The first aspects you’ll notice on this new caravan is the aerodynamic shape, the double axle, the lift-up roof, and the high departure angle at the back.
These interesting designs are continued on the luxurious interior, where the front area consists of a half-circle of seating, an island bed on a slide-out in the middle, and a bathroom at the back.
The Okapi is constructed from a fiberglass mono-hull body (meaning it’s one piece that comes from a mould), and fibreglass underside on an Al-Ko chassis. Most of the interior is also moulded shapes.
If I am correct Bennie said the four shocks on the suspension are Koni shocks.
“Speaking of the ride… when the Okapi’s roof is closed, the caravan is about as high as a Prado, so you know it fits into a standard garage. It’s also much more aerodynamic than some other caravans, because it’s the same height as your tow vehicle.
So it will be lower than the Amarok
The pop-up roof lifts with the push of a button – 22 seconds later, the roof sits 60 cm higher, giving a ceiling height of 2,4 m.
The outside kitchen cupboards are multipurpose, because everything in the cupboard that you can access from the outside can also be gotten from the inside.
Half of the bed pulls out of the hull like a drawer and creates instant space in the caravan. The bathroom, with its practical layout, is at the tail end. Comes with full flush electronic toilet, shower, and wash basin. Warm water is supplied electrically or with gas - you have a choice.
The door is also wonderfully wide and at 646 mm it is just narrower than a normal door in a house. The fridge (Dometico Upright fridge freezer) is next to the door (12V 220 V or gas) – Bennie has changed the fridge door to the “wrong” side, which means you can stand outside the caravan and open the fridge door.
Half of the bed pulls out of the hull like a drawer and creates instant space in the caravan.
The van is built with a double insulated sidewall and roof.
There is so many features in this van that I will have to update everyone as I go along
Our delivery is August and almost 1 year less waiting time we had on the Mobi
Click on the below link to walk through this van in 3D
https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=TKwDUQ9p3SN&help=1
We lost some money due to "cancellation fees"
Di started looking around for something else that will suit our needs and came across the Okapi in Caravan and Outdoor Life.
She forced me to go look at this funny boat shaped caravan on a Wednesday afternoon all the way to Bethlehem.
My first impression was not good until Benny opened this small ugly upside down boat with the push of a button.
Wow! wow! wow!, we immediately fell in love and bought the van there and then.
The Okapi is an innovative design from top to bottom, front to back. The first aspects you’ll notice on this new caravan is the aerodynamic shape, the double axle, the lift-up roof, and the high departure angle at the back.
These interesting designs are continued on the luxurious interior, where the front area consists of a half-circle of seating, an island bed on a slide-out in the middle, and a bathroom at the back.
The Okapi is constructed from a fiberglass mono-hull body (meaning it’s one piece that comes from a mould), and fibreglass underside on an Al-Ko chassis. Most of the interior is also moulded shapes.
If I am correct Bennie said the four shocks on the suspension are Koni shocks.
“Speaking of the ride… when the Okapi’s roof is closed, the caravan is about as high as a Prado, so you know it fits into a standard garage. It’s also much more aerodynamic than some other caravans, because it’s the same height as your tow vehicle.
So it will be lower than the Amarok
The pop-up roof lifts with the push of a button – 22 seconds later, the roof sits 60 cm higher, giving a ceiling height of 2,4 m.
The outside kitchen cupboards are multipurpose, because everything in the cupboard that you can access from the outside can also be gotten from the inside.
Half of the bed pulls out of the hull like a drawer and creates instant space in the caravan. The bathroom, with its practical layout, is at the tail end. Comes with full flush electronic toilet, shower, and wash basin. Warm water is supplied electrically or with gas - you have a choice.
The door is also wonderfully wide and at 646 mm it is just narrower than a normal door in a house. The fridge (Dometico Upright fridge freezer) is next to the door (12V 220 V or gas) – Bennie has changed the fridge door to the “wrong” side, which means you can stand outside the caravan and open the fridge door.
Half of the bed pulls out of the hull like a drawer and creates instant space in the caravan.
The van is built with a double insulated sidewall and roof.
There is so many features in this van that I will have to update everyone as I go along
Our delivery is August and almost 1 year less waiting time we had on the Mobi
Click on the below link to walk through this van in 3D
https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=TKwDUQ9p3SN&help=1