T he interior of the TC Strato looks rather bare compared
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with, say, a premium Stratocruiser, but its mixture of grey and blue trim looks neat and modern.
Although the bulky plastic centre console extends quite a long way back from the dash over the broad engine cover, there is some carpeted space behind it, which means that moving around the cab is possible.
The bunk is a loose mattress which looks a bit lonely lying on the rear cab floor. It doesn't reach the full width, which isn't a problem in practice, but it is on the thin side, which is; we're told that the standard mattress is thicker than the one supplied with our vehicle, During the night we found that the mattress tended to slip about, with only the seat backs to restrain it. At least its light weight makes it easy to get to the only under-bunk stowage on the driver's side; this is pretty small, so despite the exterior locker on the other side, larger items will end up around the cab or on the bunk.
Although there's reasonable depth in front of the passenger seat it is not possible to stand upright so kneeling on the bunk is easier; to help this the Strato has easily the most headroom above the sleeping area.
Having threaded them past the grab handles we found the curtains were easy to use, but unfortunately they're not light-proof enough. Perhaps this is just as well, because the TC spec does away with the reading lamps over the bunk: only the lights over the seat remain, and the switches are up in the header rail, way out of reach from the bunk.
The TC doesn't get a heater either, so we borrowed a portable Redcat catalytic heater. Running off liquid fuel, but without a flame, it costs as little as 10p an hour to run. Even without a fan it managed to get the TC cab up to 21°C within the hour.