Sunday, Aug 26, 2007 at 11:49
Hi Chris & Lindsay. We loved our
Penguin (and in fact have not sold it yet but it will be for sale - interested?), and have only upgraded as we will now be travelling with 2 dogs and needed a bit more living space. We have done quite a bit of all types of roads & tracks including the
Birdsville and
Oodnadatta, the
Gibb River Road, and numbers of dirt roads out to National Parks right around the country. It has 16" (Patrol/Cruiser)
wheels to match our Patrol, along with a TREG hitch. Went around Oz with it last year without any problems at all - literally none, as I had worked out all the 'new van' problems. I had also equipped it to our requirements with lots of upgrades re carrying capacity (3 jerrycans / 2 tyres with upgraded support members) as
well as full solar with long life gel batteries, and Wineguard
TV antenna, as
well as satTV plugs. Storage space for us was fine with lots of under-bed area beneath the double bed, plus normal kitchen and under
seat cupboard space, plus a small hanging wardrobe for non-foldables. The
water level gauge was very handy, as was the double-skin
water tank guard. We had a Porta-Potti hatch put in when it was built, but ended up using that space for footwear storage and washbags - just a lot handier. The front boot was also very good for all the other normal bits which we carried (hoses/chairs/table etc.). Let me know if you need anything further. Regards.
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