GORV - Digital Magazine Issue #42 | Page 13

RV REVIEW Our van was fitted with an optional slide-out Dometic kitchen. A gas bayonet is provided, along with a couple of plastic taps to hook into the water supply. I thought these taps looked a bit vulnerable and would seek to protect them somehow. Now, should you do without this outdoor kitchen, you’ll have one of the largest tunnelboot storage systems available in a van of this size. On the topic of storage, there’s a locker towards the front as well as a truly large front boot. Lastly, I found the Winton 18 to be a pleasure to tow. The van was reasonably manoeuvrable and showed no hint of instability as I hauled it on gravel tracks and in traffic. Furthermore, EzyTrail warrants this van to travel on any gazetted road in Australia. GORV’S VERDICT Our Winton 18, which was fully specced up with optional extras, weighed 2280kg Tare with an upgraded ATM of 2750kg (and upgraded GTM of 2450kg). However, as standard, the Winton 18 weighs 2100kg Tare and has an ATM of 2500kg, giving it a standard payload capacity of 400kg. Assuming the van was fully loaded to 2500kg, its Gross Trailer Mass of 2200kg means the loaded ball weight would need to be 300kg – a reasonable 60kg increase over its 240kg unladen ball weight. Our Winton 18 was only the second one off the production line, so while there were a few areas in need of refinement, I’d imagine these issues would be ironed out in future versions. As it is, though, the EzyTrail Winton 18 is a seriously interesting caravan. It is visually appealing, the layout offers features normally found in larger vans, and it is good thing to tow. / 13