tvan

our neighbours have one and they have taken it everywhere.
Big Kidz might be on later and will expouse the value also.

Did'nt they just go bust for the second time? i could be wrong!

Marion, Is that you Viv?

Leroy

A mate took his TVan down the Hay River (Simpson Desert) with us last year. Handled all the dunes very well - he was towing it behind a new TD Troopie.

Hi marion, you can try Track_Campertrailers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.au . I can't find the right link for this site.

Hi Marion, I took delivery of a Tvan Canning model (with a few extras) in May last year. Its a great unit and will go anywhere you can take a 4WD. I sleep better in the Tvan than I do at home.
I bought mine hoping my wife would come away on trips with me. (I am mainly a bushwalker)
Unfortunately on the second day out on our first trip she said "don't think that I am doing this again"!
So I have a little used Tvan sitting on blocks in a garage, that I will probably sell. You can purchase it if you wish. You can call me on 0427 375 775.
Regards, Steven

I shall follow this thread with much interest. I also have an Oztent and looking at a T-Van. Main reason is to be able to "sneak" a camp in some of the truck stops where putting up a tent is a bit obvious .. and more work if I get told to move on.

We (wife and I) have just done an around Oz trip of 37,500km and Oztented it everywhere very happily, but had to look a little harder for some unofficial campsites.

I saw plenty of T-VANS in places where I had to work hard to get an 80 series Landcruiser into (not towing anything). They had to work equally as hard, but were able to get the Tvan in there.

We travelled with some friends we made on the way who had a Tambo, and it also took a fair beating and handled it without any fuss. But he broke his car (busted chassis and other stuff).

Having looked at all the others, T-Van is my choice for what we want to do in the future.

Jack

I have a Track Desert Eagle camper trailer which has the same design chassis & suspension (MC2) as the Tvan & I couldn't be happier with it's off road performance, believe me, it goes anywhere!

We have a Tvan (2001 model) and have camped through the Pilbara ,Talawana Track, up part of the CSR (from Well 23 to Well 36) and across to the Alice a couple of times along the Gary Highway, Jenkins Track etc. Love it. It is being towed with a 2005 Nissan, turbo with a 60L engel on the back of the ute. After the CSR trip last year and on our arrival in Alice we replaced both shockies on the Tvan. One shockie was just weeping after the corrugations from Well 30 to Well 33 and the replacement was more precautionary rather than necessary to see us home. Love the space, the towability, the convenience of the kitchen facilities, the ease of making and pulling camp each day and the comprehensive dust seals. NO DUST gets inside! A big plus when you can go to bed each night without having to remake beds. Last year we travelled with 5 couples (and kids) and each day we stopped for cuppas, lunch and drinkies in late afternoon utilising the kitchen slideout for preparation of snacks, lunches, bar facilities for the whole group. Worked brilliantly.

When my wife and I went around OZ we originally wanted a CT .

Saw the tvan at the camping 4wd show . These are the ones that are around $35G ?.

I think all my camping gear would come in under $5000.

Our swag has been out at a few sly camp sites with no probs , dont have to remake the bed.

Would want to do some thing very special for the extra $30G

For that much you could almost buy a second hand tray back and set it up for touring !

Glenn.

Hi Marion
We owned a Group 1 Track trailer for 6yrs & took it eveywhere with no problems at all. Updated to a T-van in 04 this trailer has done a swag of work including the CSR back in august this year it also has been reliable & dust proof they are a great piece of gear.

Cheers Steve.

Hi Marion. We hired one for a month last year to go around the red centre. I have no reservations about the build quality or off-road ability. Only things we didnt like:
- couldnt open the rear door fully because the T-Van brake componenets were in the way (hydraulic cylinder & lever).
- we had 2 adults & 2 kids and we thought it was too much of a squeeze for the kids (enough room for sleeping but there were clothing bags & food boxes everywhere at times). For 2 adults only it would be fine
- the overall setup seemed to be for good-weather only with the kitchen fully exposed. we thought that even a simple pullout awning (with one side?) would be required so you could still use it on rainy/windy days
- we noticed that we used just so much more fuel than without a camper ... i know this is not specific to the T-Van

Marion, your thread has been a pleasure to follow, you have politely responded to & acknowledged each reply, unlike others who ask for help & never respond or offer thanks.

I hope you have as many great & troublefree trips with your new Tvan, as we have had with our Track Desert Eagle.

hi
we have just returned fom 3 months on the road with the Tvan and wouldnt have anything else. we camped out on the road and in camps. we travelled the gibb river road,cape leveque, simpson, tanami and every where else you can think. no problems with the van at all. we love it