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.
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