October 01, 2008
You want to see a real camper trailer?
With apologies to Paul Hogan, "Now that's a camper trailer!"
I have a pal who likes to take his Jeep off road -- and when I say "off," I mean extremely off road, then hike for a ludicrous distance before pitching camp, which usually means sleeping on the ground in an old sleeping bag.
But I think this trailer appears to be hardcore enough to handle his Rubicon Trail-lite excursions, and yet be civilized enough to convince his son -- who's more David Blaine than Grizzly Adams -- to tag along more often with his old man.
The Tvan model is specially engineered to eliminate the problems found with conventional flip-over type campers (which stow the tent on the bed). With the Tvan, the tent is stowed in the rear hatch allowing your bed to be kept clean and dry. Even better, a hard roof over your head ensures a better night sleep.
As Track is experienced building military trailers, much of their heavy-duty technology finds its way into the Tvan. Features such as an asymmetric link suspension with Koni shock absorbers, 10 inches of wheel travel, and a 30-degree departure angle allow the trailer to follow the tow vehicle over nearly every terrain. With a hot dip galvanized steel frame, it is also built to take abuse and last. Of course, the kitchen appointments are stainless steel with abundant power outlets, lights, and ventilation to take the edge off of roughing it. It even comes with a 70-liter "food grade" water tank as standard equipment.
Head on over to Autoblog for more pictures.
Posted by Mike Lief at October 1, 2008 09:27 PM
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