sick of covid
Submitted: Sunday, Jul 26, 2020 at 22:53
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charliethewonderdog
as soon as covid is over we want to finally do the lap of aus.. we are a family of 4 and are looking for an off road van but they dont pop up too often 2nd hand .. show us what you have and any opinions on what works for you guys. what wouldnt you leave
home with out?
Reply By: charliethewonderdog - Monday, Jul 27, 2020 at 22:33
Monday, Jul 27, 2020 at 22:33
thanks guys got a 200 cruiser looking at upgrading towing capacity currently getting quotes.
ideally we want a self sufficient van that would go off road looking at the lotus or something like that
we ideally want to do tracks like
gibb river and head up tip of aus like gove the cape etc..
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Follow Up By: Sigmund - Tuesday, Jul 28, 2020 at 03:47
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2020 at 03:47
The Gibb is a surfaced, corrugated and sometimes graded road.
Offroad in vans and camper trailers is a marketing term. Some so named fall to bits on roads like the Gibb.
You have to do a deep dive into trailer construction rather than relying on marketing bumpf.
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Follow Up By: charliethewonderdog - Tuesday, Jul 28, 2020 at 23:16
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2020 at 23:16
ive crossed out any van pretty much that says semi off road. we have a yr to plan this hopefully find something along the lines of a kendron, lotus 2nd hand but they dont pop up very often by the looks of what ive been looking at for the past 3 or 4 months
the search is on
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Reply By: splits - Saturday, Aug 08, 2020 at 22:29
Saturday, Aug 08, 2020 at 22:29
When you take any car onto unsealed roads or tracks you should reduce its towing capacity,
not increase it. The stress cars are subjected to in those conditions far exceeds sealed road conditions.
Land Rover specified a 2000 kg towing capacity reduction in off road conditions for its Defender ute when I checked about eight years ago. I emailed Toyota about off road towing when I bought my current car. They did not specify any reduction but they said do not tow at all in soft dry sand.
The net is full of photos of utes with bent chassis in the Outback . That does not apply to your type of car but I have seen photos of Landcruisers with steered wheel studs, broken axle housings and roof damage from overloaded roof racks
There is very little up and down
suspension movement on sealed roads but there is heaps of it off road. Every time your wheels rise suddenly on a high spot on the road, high forces go up into the axle etc and they increase by the square of the speed.
This is just one of the reasons why the Outback has become a car wrecking yard for so many tourists.
If you have never towed before then look up " RV Books" on the net. They have a lot of information on caravans. The one titled "Why Caravans Roll Over" could easily save your life.
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