Two aspects of the Rimini grabbed our attention within five minutes of unhitching and lowering the corner steadies. In the chill-wind day at the start of our test week we were keen to make switching on the heating system the first task. The big, clear symbols on the Whale unit’s control panel by the door told us the caravan’s interior temperature was 10ºC. In less than five minutes it was 14ºC and in five more minutes it was 17ºC. That is efficiency by any standards.

All the ducting is inside the caravan, and the system takes its air intake from inside the caravan, so it’s not heating cold air, and pumps out warm air almost straight away. The volume and temperature of the air coming out from the outlets is impressive. Bailey Pegasus GT 65 Rimini 2015