Australia’s RV trade has actually grabbed maintain of the all-American artwork of teardropping and fired it off to new ranges of Outback-prepped dominance. The all-new 2026 Escape Pod that Goldfields Campers & Caravans launched this month is simply the newest piece of proof, bringing collectively a just about indestructible off-road construct with a completely loaded dwelling house that multiplies its footprint upon parking, mellowing razory, unwelcoming terrain from “sluggish, torturous demise within the desert” to “unforgettable vacation within the heat, rejuvenating solar.”
Based mostly in Victoria, Goldfields builds the complete spectrum of ruggedized campers specced fastidiously for exploring the roughest, remotest elements of Australia’s wraparound coast and arid inside, from family-size caravans to low-folding camper trailers. Whereas the Escape Pod is taller on the street than the fold-out soft-sided trailers, it is the smallest in the complete Goldfields’ lot primarily based on an general size of 5.1 m (16.7 ft) and a tare weight of 1,330 kg (2,932 lb). It is one among two squaredrop fashions in Goldfields “Pod” lineup, becoming a member of the Nomad.
The Escape Pod shouldn’t be a wholly new mannequin however an entire reimagining of an current mannequin that beforehand wore a unique look. The outgoing mannequin had a six-sided physique and confirmed as much as the occasion dressed like this:
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Fact be informed, we sort of favor the angular form of the outgoing Escape Pod, however whereas angular sides make for a flashy design, they minimize into usable house compared to easy straight partitions. So Goldfields has redesigned the Escape Pod for 2026 with its eye firmly on improved livability and a beneficiant commonplace options allotment.
The corporate simplifies the Escape form right into a fundamental squaredrop fashion we’ve seen before, with a vertical wall for a back-end and the one slope on the physique connecting the roof and the front-end. That entrance slope holds the 150-W photo voltaic panel in place.
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The vertical rear wall opens house for a taller galley beneath a big, flat lift-gate for shade and protection. The galley includes a related slide-out dual-burner range/sink because the outgoing Escape however provides extra space for storing with a row of slim horizontal cupboards above the tall cupboards within the heart. There’s additionally a row of drawers between the middle cupboards and cooktop slide-out and an influence and utility command heart within the decrease proper nook.
Many teardrop galleys embody a protracted countertop contained in the trailer, however Goldfields’ full storage stack leaves no room for such a floor. The sink does have a chopping board lid, however for actual work house, Goldfields features a drop-down worktop on the swing-out spare tire holder, making a kind of L-shaped kitchen with loads of house for prep, cleansing and cooking. The spare tire itself will be topped with an non-compulsory half-moon fireplace pit, good to be used in tenting areas that do not permit fires on the bottom.
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Transferring round to the front-end, Goldfields tacks on an outsized storage field specced to carry a 100-L fridge/freezer on a left-side slide. The suitable facet of the field includes a storage space of its personal, whereas the highest lifts up through a rear hinge to disclose a shallow full-width toolbox made for storing an out of doors desk and chair set.
Patrons may even prime that field with an non-compulsory dual-bike rack or go away it empty and benefit from the perimeter railing for tying down tenting containers, firewood or different cargo. The trailer additionally squeezes a pair of 20-L jerry cans and a diesel tank between that multi-box and the stone guard sitting out in entrance on the recent dipped galvanized drawbar.
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The Escape Pod’s inside is accessed by left and proper facet doorways, every with a locking doubled-up design with particular person display door and stable window door. Additionally built-in into every door is a roll-down shade.
The cabin house invitations campers in not solely by the restful promise of its near-queen-size 198 x 148-cm (78 x 58-in) double mattress or the heat of its diesel heating system, but additionally by the total leisure heart on the rear wall. It includes a 21-in sensible TV, Bluetooth radio and stereo audio system. The TV will also be eliminated and used exterior through the built-in mounting bracket on the left sidewall.
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The hard-bodied cabin house is restricted in any teardrop trailer, however Goldfields extends the general sheltered dwelling house with a deployable Darche privateness tent to be used with the outside bathe. The sprayer hooks as much as the water heater on the spare tire swing-out, fed by the dual-tank 200-L underbody recent water system. Goldfields doesn’t point out availability of a conveyable rest room, however with all that space for storing, it will be simple sufficient to hold one and use it within the tent.
The Escape Pod additionally comes with a 180-degree Darche awning. Goldfields can improve that to an non-compulsory 270-degree awning, however that nearly feels pointless if you couple the shade from the tailgate with the usual 180 awning.
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Goldfields would not shrink back from electrical energy, outfitting the Escape Pod with a full {hardware} suite saved within the rear right-side cupboard. The system features a 300-Ah lithium battery, Renogy 2,000-W inverter/charger, 50-A DC-DC charger, Renogy energy administration core and shore energy hookup. A full swap panel is positioned simply contained in the cabin entry door, making it simple to show completely different electrical elements on and off. Patrons also can improve whole battery capability as excessive as 600 Ah.
That comfortably overloaded camper bundle will not be of a lot worth if it will get shredded to bits on the path, so Goldfields equips the Escape Pod simply as robustly down underneath. A set of dual-shock unbiased trailing arms join the burly square-tube chassis with the all-terrain tire-ringed alloy wheels. The articulating Cruisemaster DO35 hitch, in the meantime, ensures the trailer can maneuver comfortably and higher observe behind the tow car on tough routes. Electrical brakes increase stopping functionality.
Whereas it is not low cost, the Escape Pod is priced decrease than we anticipated given all that textual content above. It is presently on provide for a sale value of AU$38,900 (approx. US$27,700), a $5,000 low cost off the AU$42,900 (US$30,550) retail value.
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