Poor Man's TVan???
Submitted: Friday, Jun 12, 2009 at 20:35
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Member - Phil G (SA)
Just browsing EBay and came across a Corolla Station Wagon which had been chopped and turned into a camping trailer.
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It got me thinking that this thing was identical to a TVan, but with extra side door access.
So, (assuming that you could get it engineered and registered) wouldn't a cut down station wagon or panel van (maybe LiteAce, Express etc) make a decent offroad camper??
It has reliable,
well engineered
suspension complete with shocks (might need a sping lift); a great lift up tailgate that seals out the dust; sliding doors each side (how speccy is that!) and lights etc are already there. You'd have to sort out the weight distibution - maybe put something heavy like a
water tank behind the rear axle.
And you end up with a basic shell that functions like a TVan!
Just thinking.................comments? Who's done this?
Reply By: Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) - Saturday, Jun 13, 2009 at 00:11
Saturday, Jun 13, 2009 at 00:11
Hi Phil,
By the looks of it the firewood is aleady inside ready to go!
It's an interesting concept and really quite clever!
As you say, a poor mans Tvan!
For the rest of us, it's in
Adelaide, you're in
Adelaide, it's cheap, let us know how it goes!
Geoff
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Saturday, Jun 13, 2009 at 00:24
Saturday, Jun 13, 2009 at 00:24
Hi Geoff,
I'd be putting the firewood on the roofrack and sleeping in the back!
I'm just thinking about the future - what will keep me occupied when I eventually retire and get sick of rolling out the swag. Might be a good project.
But I reckon I'd want a bigger wagon - a Mitsubishi Express or similar would have much more space in the back and has those nice sliding doors. You could have the
camp kitchen slide out from below the bed, or maybe slide out from the back under the cover of that lift-up tailgate. The side/rear windows with a bit of tint would be good to sleep behind. the twin sliding door models would allow each person to get out their own side in the middle of the night!
Cheers
Phil
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