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alking intothe shed thatcomprises thefactory andoffices oftheCut Loose RVbusuress, thefirst thmg that.r-il,^o yOU iSthat this isn't

any ordrrary sales office.From the small sales area Youhave an uninterrupted view ofthe factory floor and can seelifth wheelers being born,This proximity lo the businessend ofRV construction is noaccident, Cut Loose ManagerNick Oliver says this transparencyis at the core of his philosophy ofmaking Cut Loose fifth-wheelers."lt's different to having afactory and a dealer's yard wheresalesmen are paid to sell the RVand whether the customer thinks

it's perfect or not is secondaryas the dealer rs there to sell it,"Nlck says,Nick isn't ilterested in separatesides to the busrress and likes to

take the approach of lettingpeople decide exactly whatthey want and then building ltfor them,"We sell it on paper and thenbuild it to sult," Ntck says,Gold Coast-based Cut Looseis all about producing frflh-wheelers large enough to liveand travel in continually but stilllight enough to be able to bepulted by a $40K ute straight offthe showroom floor,The interestingly named'lnvestigator RK' is the model weare looking at and it's differentfrom other Cut Loose modelsby having the kitchen situated atthe rear,The door is toward the back ofthe rrg with direct access to thehtchen with its dining nook,complete with fold-dornm table tocreate a singie bed,Opposite this is the internallYsupported slide-out withconvertibie sofa/'honeymoon'double bed.The four-burner stove top(three gas, one electric) and grill


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the Investigator it is easy to seethe 6-mch steel chassls ald'Equa-flex' leaf spring susPension thatgive the rig a sturdy ride, evenon unsealed roads,Nrck is only rrterested inmalcrtg a product that is safeand surted to Australian conditionsand his customer's expectatlons.

" TYaditionally fi ft h-wheelerswere seen as a prestigiiousproduct for the affluent oniY andthat doesn't seem right to mebecause there are a lot of ordlnarypeople, 1ke myself, out theretowinq caravans who wollldprobably be safer if they weretowing a fifth-wheeler."This idea of fifth-wheelersbeing more stable than caravanscomes back to the fact that aqreater amount of weight is setover the rear axle-line of the towvehicle, rather than at the towbar'' The reason we do fifth-wheelers, and nothrrg but iifth-wheelers, is safety" Nick saYs.

Cut Loose design all of theirfifth-wheelers to suit Australianconditions and only use iocalappliances in their vans, so thebrand can be relied upon if after-sales service is required.Added to thrs is the benefit ofCut Loose's 24-hour Phoneassistance service, wherebY acustomer can call the team atany time if they exPerience aproblem with any part of theirfrfth-wheeler.\fti]rile we were at the Cut Loosefacrory one such call came tnfrom a customer on the road witha problem,

It was edifying to see the CutLoose team handle the matter lnan expedient way bY cailing themanufacturer of the Probiematicappliance and making Plans tohave a new part shipped to thecustomer that dayThe ushering in of 20 I I modelssees a raft of changes over the2010 designs,

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TOP Dining table folds down to create osingle bed. ABOVE Stove top incorporatesthree gas burners and one electric burner.BELOW Full-length shower provides a bit ofcomfort away from home.

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Floor plans and models staythe same but the use of newmaterials and design featuresmark out the 2011 Cut LooseRV range.One of the most srgnrrficantchanges is the switch froma timber veneer: in the floorand waIl panels to a composltematerial that is both lighter andmore ngid.This has advantages for fueleconomy - as the RV is llghter- and aiso durability Accordingto Cut Loose this new material isvirtually impervious to water, afeature Cut Loose says "wiIlextend the life of the modei",Thls, coupled with 40mminsulation and a fu11y weldedalumrnium frame (including the'walk on'roof with aluminrumtrusses and a lOmm marine-grade p1y), make the Investigatora strong unit.The redesigred nose cone onthe front of the unit is now a lotmore aerodl,:-ramic ally effi cientthan the previously bluff faceand is better suited to dual-cabtow rigs.\\trile this new design helpsfuel economy - and looks quitestylish - it does impinge onspace in the bedroom, which forthose coming from a caravan ornon-'cab over' motorhome isalready a point of difference in afrfth-wheeler.Nick Oliver is keen to pointout that only some cupboardspace arolnd the queen sizebed has been affected by thestreamlined nose and that thebed area itself has remained asper previous models.

Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM)and Gross Combination Mass(GCM) are weights that Nick

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Oliver takes very seriously andne will not even consider sellinga fifth-wheeler to anyone whoor,r,ns with a ute that doesn't meetthe necessary requirements.Cut Loose is aiways keen tosupply correct information tocustomers and has developed adatabase that calculates the,.,arious G\/]\4 and GCM tota-]s ofevery combination in their range'.'nth every compatrble towvehicle to grve reai world weights,This system also takes intoaccount the amount of extra'.'reight that fuel, tools and generalgear stored in the tow vehicie:rd fifth-wheeler contribute toite two masses.

In the case ofthe lnvestrgatornodel there are several towi,ehicles that are capable ofculhng the van. These include::.e N'lazda 8T-50, Nissan Navara

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and Patrol models, IsuzuD-Max, Holden Colorado andRodeo (with diesel engrre), aswell as the Toyota LandCruiser,Cut Loose provides advice andcan usually arrange a better price

on your tow rig of choice. CutLoose also give a weighbridgecertlficate for the frfth-whee1er,along with engrneers' certificatesfor the ADR-compliant'Hrjacker'hitch - which Cut Loose fit in thecustomer's tow vehicle - and thefifth-wheeler itselfOther options on the exhaustiveCut Loose list include solar panelpacks, generators, reversmgcameras and the ever-popularsiide-out barbecue.Listening to Nick Oliver speakyou can see he has a genuineaffection for the people who walkin his door a:rd the products he isable to supply to them.

ABOVE Pairing thefifth-wheeler with asuitable tow vehtcle(like this lsuzu D-MAX)is one way Cut Laoseaim to please theircustomers.

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.ue yarns and adventures hisr.rstomers experience.A fact not lost on this boss rs.rat with his busy schedule heran only enjoy trips vicariously

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croduction is a passron for the.eam at Cut Loose.lJ.#:ffJi*r, ??ily;;:t a busuress' ;

ABOVE ANDRIGHT Theres noshart0ge of stor0gespace around thelnvestiqator.

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