RV FEATURE
Comparing the difference in fuel
consumption between a pop-top and full-
height caravan (see page 12) involved about
six hours of almost-constant driving. And
so, for reasons of occupational health and
safety, not to mention my own aching back, I
put off this third test until the next day.
This time, I hitched up my personal camper
trailer, which is coincidentally also a
Goldstream, behind the MU-X and repeated
the circumstances of the previous day. I
arrived at the same servo, trickle-filled the
diesel tank until it could take no more, and set
off for Traralgon.
The weather conditions were
similar, though not identical.
Ideally, I admit, this test would
have been better done the
previous day, in the same
weather. However, while the
results were potentially slightly
skewed, the outcome reflects
my best efforts to replicate the
circumstances of the previous
two tests.
My camper has a Tare of 1525kg – much
lighter than the other vans tested.
LIGHTER AND LOWER
With its overall height of 2m, my Goldstream
camper is significantly lower than the full-
height caravan (1.1m) and the pop-top
(600mm).
It’s also a lot lighter. It has a Tare of 1525kg,
though with both tanks full and some gear
inside, it weighed about 1825kg during this test.
According to the odometer, we
travelled 200m less in this test.
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