Little Palace 18'6
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- Price
- POA
- Max weight (ATM)
- 2,700kg
About the Little Palace 18'6
The Little Palace is an 18ft 6in single-axle van entered through a mid door. It suits a small family who want bunks without the heavier tow of a tandem-axle body.
Tare is 2,190kg and Highclere quotes ATM at 2.7 to 3.0 tonnes, a range that spans the three build tiers. Ball weight is 220kg. With bunks and a family aboard, check which tier a quoted weight covers.
Up front, the island queen carries a 6ft 2in pillow top mattress. Inside, double bunk beds and a road-side L-shaped lounge sit opposite the door-side kitchen. Highclere fits a full-height fibreglass shower, cassette toilet and 3.5kg top-loading washer in the rear ensuite.
Dynasty cooks on a gas and electric mini grill with a pot drawer. A full oven replaces it on Carnarvon and Grand Explorer XT. Reverse cycle air conditioning is standard at every tier. The fridge is 188 litres on Dynasty and Carnarvon, 224 litres on Grand Explorer XT.
Battery size climbs with the tier you choose. Dynasty runs one 100Ah AGM cell and 210W of solar; Carnarvon runs two 120Ah AGM cells and 420W with BMPro monitoring. Grand Explorer XT runs two 150Ah lithium cells, 630W of solar and a Victron 3000W inverter.
Every tier carries two 95 litre fresh tanks. Only Carnarvon adds a separate 100 litre grey tank. The hot water system uses gas and electric.
Australian Supagal steel forms the chassis, on a 6 inch main frame and A-frame. Dynasty gets semi off-road suspension, Carnarvon gets full off-road. Grand Explorer XT tops out with its own truss chassis and air bag suspension. Entry-level Dynasty gets ribbed aluminium sides and a fibre roof. The two higher tiers get composite aluminium sides and a composite roof.
Every tier of the Little Palace carries the same 5 year whole-of-caravan warranty. Six state dealers carry the Little Palace, sourced from Highclere's Epping, Victoria factory rather than a company showroom. Ask your dealer for a price; Northern Territory buyers can go straight to Epping.
Technical specifications
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Towing and weights
A guide from this van's ATM only. The numbers that decide it are your car's towing capacity, its GCM (Gross Combination Mass) and the compliance plates.Check your car properly
What towing this van needs
A brake controller in the car. Coupled up, the Highclere Caravans Little Palace 18'6 puts about 2,480kg on its wheels, and Australian law needs a controller above 2,000kg GTM (Gross Trailer Mass).
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Figures come from the maker's published specs.
Insurance for your Highclere Caravans Little Palace 18'6
Agreed value and market value pay out differently
Before you get quotes, find out what changes the amount a caravan policy pays out.
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Finance first, then the phone call, then the checks at the van.
1Walk in with the money already sorted
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2Ring ahead, then go see it
Highclere Caravans sells factory-direct - you deal with the factory, not a dealer network. Ring ahead to check what's on display.
When you call, ask:
- Have you got the Highclere Caravans Little Palace 18'6 in the yard now, or is it on order?
- Can I come and walk through it this week?
- What's your best drive-away price on it?
- Is it the same build I compared, with matching layout, weights and features?
3When you get there, check
- The compliance plate - check the tare and ATM against the specs you compared here. The plate carries the legal numbers.
Where the plate is and how to read it - Water damage - soft spots in the floor, stains on the walls, or a musty smell in the cupboards.
How to spot water damage - That everything works - lights, water pump, fridge, gas, and the brakes and hitch.
The full inspection checklist, system by system - Sort your finance before you hand over a deposit, so you are never committed to a van you cannot finance.
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Our guides for the day you go and look.
Delivery and freight
Highclere Caravans builds to order, so you collect from the factory or have it delivered to you. Interstate freight is a real cost, often a few thousand dollars, and it climbs with distance, so budget for it.
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