Go! Drive & Camp – September 2019

CARAVAN TEST

88 | September 2019 go! Drive & Camp

The Tonga is a new option for those who prefer a smaller caravan.

This one also has some unique features you won’t

easily find anywhere else.

Words and photos Leon Botha

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maller caravans are becoming increasingly popular

• mainly because you don’t need a veritable
  locomotive to tow them. It’s mostly couples who buy
  them, so if you’re in the market for a new caravan and
  want to start small, or perhaps you want to scale down from
  your double-axle caravan, check out the Tonga.
  It is important for caravan manufacturers to stay current


• think of the familiar USB socket that was a novelty a year
  or so ago but is now standard in many caravans. The makers
  of the Tonga, Etienne van Zyl and his son Jean-Pierre, came
  up with a host of innovations. The “canopy”, for example, can
  be removed so you can use it as a trailer; the kitchen cabinet
  with its double doors slides out of the nose over the A-frame;
  and you can suspend a tent room beneath the rear hatch.

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