Our TVan

Launched in 2000, the Tvan Camper Trailer quickly became well known for its distinctive design and off-road capabilities.  It has evolved over the years to being widely acclaimed by journalists, owners and explorers alike.  Owners love them!

The Tvan® has earned these accolades through continual design improvements and option development; evolving to meet customer expectations.

The TVan has been awarded Camper Trailer of Millennium and Off-Road Camper of the Year in its category 2009, 2011 and 2015. 

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We started with a TVan MK2.  Our current van is a MK5 Murrunji.  No matter which model you see or have - they are equally adept in remote places.  Many owners claim that they are bullet proof!

Originally designed for the Australian Military way back in 1995, the unique suspension of the TVan is one of the very few that are rated at Military Grade with its Asymmetric Link chassis.  They are designed to be able to go anywhere that a Unimog goes and come back without damage!  It is robust with significant wheel travel and requires minimal need for service.

Track Trailer TVan Mark V Murranji

Length: 4900mm

Height (unladen): 2150mm

Width: 1920mm

ATM: 1800kg

Suspension Travel: 250mm

Wheel Track: 1650mm

Departure Angle: 30 degrees

Tent area: 1700 x 2100mm​

There are 2 water tanks onboard.  The main tank is 108 litres. The second tank is 70 Litres.  We have the capability to pump from an external source such as a stream, dam or jerry can without infecting our onboard tanks and have a mains pressure outlet.  Diesel powered hot water is available for both the kitchen and showering.  We average less than 10 litres of water use per day and tend to be 10-12 days off grid.

In addition to 240v (which we rarely use), there is a 120w fixed solar panel on the roof and a 350w Baintech solar blanket.  Charging is handled by a Redarc 40amp DCDC charger that apportions charge from the solar panel or the vehicle when hitched and being driven.  Batteries are 2x 100w high draw Revolution Lithium batteries monitored by a Victron management system and a 240v Victron charger. A 300W inverter powers/charges our devices.  An external Anderson plug allows connects the extra solar blanket.  All lockers have LED lights.  The external area has 2 switchable white/orange lights the orange colour apparently keeps the bugs away).  Internally there are bed head LED lights and internal LED lights.  There is a myriad of USB charge points and merit plug outlets.

The TVan comes with the premium kitchen which is a 3 burner Thetford gas unit.  We carry 2x 4kg gas bottles on board and travel with a Zigler and Brown gas BBQ.  A custom fitted (by Atlas RV) Dometic 75l fridge/freezer is in the front locker.  In the van area there is a further ARB 47 litre fridge/freezer.  A slide out pantry completes our food storage in the TVan.  Additional food and drinks are stored in the drawers in the Landcruiser

The tug is a 2023 VX Toyota Landcruiser, alloy bull bar with integrated lightbar.  A snorkel, long range diesel fuel tank (156lts) and ARB drawers are installed.  The drawers store tools, recovery gear (soft shackles, equaliser strap, snatch strap, shovels, chainsaw etc) and additional clothing and food.  Maxtrax are fitted on the TVan and another set inside the Landcruiser.  The Landcruiser runs on Falken Wildpeak AT3W (265/65/18) tyres.  The TVan is shod in the same tyre except that they are 265/65/17.  An ARK 750XL jockey wheel is used which gives us more lift at the drawbar.  Also fitted with VSR and 2 Anderson plugs to the tow bar and Redarc Tow Pro Elite Brake Controller. The TVan has a Savvy Level fitted.

The front locker has 2 slide out drawers which house  canvasses and BBQ. The side locker houses the solar blanket (350w), fire pit, fishing gear and rods, power cables and misc camping equipment (eg pegs and sand pegs, ropes and tensioners.)  Inside is a full size Queen bed with underbed built in lockable drawers as well as netting for our clothes. The wet lockers in the front of the TVan are used to store various levellers, hoses and water filter.  

We have paper maps for all areas that we travel and plan to travel.  We also use the OZExplorer app for more detailed routes and tracks which is available on our devices.  This will usually show tracks that don't appear on other methods/devices.  We travel with a Garmin Tread Overlander as well as the Landcruiser GPS (which we rarely use).  In cities we generally rely on the Waze app.  Interestingly, the outback is generally well signposted even in the most remote areas.

Our kit includes a Zoleo personal locator which we carry when out walking, Starlink mini for maintaining contact and keeping up to date, UHF hand held and a fixed radio in the Landcruiser.