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HIGH FIVE
TRACK TRAILER HAS LAUNCHED THE NEXT
GENERATION OF ITS RENOWNED TVAN…
The Track Trailer Tvan.
It’s one of Australia’s best
known offroad rigs. A legend
on wheels, some would say.
That’s high praise, indeed. But
whatever your background,
it’s simply not possible to
credibly claim that the Tvan
hasn’t had a major impact on
Australian offroad touring.
Over the years, there have
been three new iterations
of the original Tvan, each
designed to further fulfil this
camper’s commitment to open
the bush and outback to more
people. And now, Track Trailer
has lifted the curtain on a fifth
generation Tvan. But does it
live up to the promise made
by the first Tvan almost two
decades ago?
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COLD DAY IN…
If you knew anything about
Track Trailer, you’d know
it’d be a cold day in hell
before its flagship camper
gave up its offroad cred.
The fifth-gen Tvan is a
more refined version of
its predecessor. All of the
‘niggles’ – the things that
made you go ‘hmmm’ when
camping with it – seem
to have been addressed.
But there has also been an
underlying overhaul designed
to make the camper more
user-friendly than ever.
We got our hands on the
top-spec Murranji, and
quickly noticed the new
operation of the
rear hatch.
Whereas the earlier Tvans
required you to first lower
the deck to access the hatch,
both will lift at the same time,
making the camper completely
useable for quick stops or
overnighters. It is, literally,
as easy as accessing the boot
of a hatchback vehicle.
The tent, too, has undergone
some changes, namely in the
way it attaches to the deck.
Gone are the fiddly catches in
favour of magnetic ones on
adjustable straps. In fact, all
points of attachment are now
magnetised.
The previous bulkhead at
the entrance to the cabin has
been removed, too.
The old bulkhead