Iveco motorhome with trailer - comments please.

Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 17:15
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We are looking at getting away for 12-18 months at the end of next year so are in the planning stage. We want to go offroad and be self reliant.Cape York, Gibb River etc. I love the North.

We had been looking at a landcruiser and a 20 - 22 foot offroad van such as Kedron.

After drivng around some roads in NSW and the Otways in Victoria I realise that you are not going to be able to tow a van into a lot of areas.

After lengthy discussions with the wife I am wondering if the Iveco Daily 4*4 with a motor home setup is a better way of going.

I am attracted to the iveco because of its off road ability.

On the iveco we would have bed, seating and kitchen. We could then tow a much smaller trailer with toilet/shower setup, boat and spare room. Also somewhere for water etc. I dont know how big a trailer but was thinking 12-16'. There shouldn't be much weight in it.

This gives us about 50%+ more space than towing a van.

I don't know how much this would affect the off road ability of the iveco having living areas on the back but I doubt it would make much difference. Similarly with towing a trailer behind I hope it would not notice it being there and not lose any manoeuvrability.

Also when we are home, with this setup we can just go somewhere without needing to hitch up a caravan etc its always ready to go for a weekend/week.

Any comments on how sensible this is are welcome.

Mark

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