Caravan World – May 2019

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thesedayswhichislonger

6m(20ft)hasa bathroom,andit is

frequently full width acrosstherear.

I must confess that’s large enough for

me and I’m happy with something smaller —

but what if a large bathroom is desired?

Well, Sunshine Coast dealer, Caravan

World (great name that one, hey?) may

well have the solution in the form of an

Eden Caravans Trackvan 22. It has a fairly

standard layout in the form of a front island

bed, nearside kitchen, offside dinette and

rear bathroom. However, the bathroom is

larger than usual and therefore does have a

different layout.

Getting down to a few essentials, the

Trackvan has an external length of 6.75m

(22ft 2in) and a GVM of 3310kg. The Tare

mass of 2760kg gives a payload of 550kg,

which is good given the two 95L water tanks

will absorb a fair chunk of that.

TOWING WEIGHTS

The weight of this van puts it in the 3500kg

tow vehicle arena and it’s not a bad fit

for something such as the Ford Ranger

Wildtrack that I used as a tow vehicle. Even

with a fully loaded van, the Ranger will still

have a bit of carrying capacity of its own.

And there’s nothing wrong with the 3.2L

turbodiesel that certainly has plenty of grunt

(147kW/2500rpm) when needed, nor the

six-speed auto that shifts through the gears

very smoothly. Nothing makes for easier

towing than a vehicle that isn’t working at

the edge of its limits.

A point of note about my review caravan is

the rather eye-catching colours of the body:

the glossy red and grey certainly stand out,

and there is of course the obligatory black

alloy checkerplate along the lower waistline.

LEFT TO RIGHT Smooth riding thanks to Cruisemaster XT coil independent suspension; the

Trackvan's Tare of 2760kg and 550kg payload drops it neatly into the 3500kg tow vehicle category

PROS

CONS

Well

proportionedlayout

Spacious

bathroom

Generalstorage

insideandout

Wellsetupfor

remotecamping

Attractivecolour

scheme

Towballmass

shouldbe

monitoredwhen

loadingup

Tallerpeoplemay

findlimitedleg

spaceatthedinette

Some may find

the forward entry

door an issue

UP

MEASURING

manya caravan

TOILET SHOWER

QUEEN BED

ROBE

ROBE

SEAT TABLE SEAT FRIDGE PANTRY