This year , my husband Jared and I , and our kids Cooper , 13 , Billy , 9 , and Matilda , 7 , loaded the Windsor Genesis 220 and hooked it on to the Isuzu D-MAX X-Terrain for our winter getaway .
Jared , being the studious camper , jumped onto the Isuzu Ute Australia website and used its payload calculator to check out the towing and payload capacity prior to the trip .
His judgement was that there was “ heaps of room for our gear ”. Being a winter escape we had to pack for all conditions and be ready for a week of fishing , surfing , hiking , tennis , stand-up paddle boarding , swinging off ropes into the creek , kayaking , crabbing , beach cricket and let ’ s not forget the spontaneous mud and sand dune slides .
Needless to say , there was no shortage of gear to be packed and I can say that the D-MAX / Windsor combo towed like a dream . The less than three-hour drive down the Pacific Highway from the Gold Coast to Moonee Beach , which is located just 15 minutes ’ drive north of Coffs Harbour , was perfect car time for a family of five – no whinging and no need to stop for a meal break .
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