Thanks John, seems a very high ball weight, I wonder if that might be because of the location of the wheels.
Nice vans though.
greynomad1953 said
04:07 PM Dec 14, 2013
Sorry for not getting back to you all re the ball weight of the Eco, I have had a very busy couple of weeks. My thanks to the members who went to the trouble of checking the Eco Tourer Specs. Re the comment about if the A Van was thought of after this, I couldn't answer that. I do however believe that from what I have seen, the Eco is the best fully fiberglass "collapsible" caravan on the market at the moment. It tows like a dream behind our Prado and except for when we are going up steep hills or driving into a strong north wind, we hardly know that we have 2 ton of caravan hanging off the back of the car. Also thanks for the welcome into the group, I have read some of the posts and have found them most interesting.
Vic41 said
07:05 PM Dec 14, 2013
This was an article about them in the age in 2003, I believe the early models were made in an Aussie garage.
http://www.ecotourer.com.au/The_Age_May_10_2003.htm (can't make this clickable).
Here is a 2005 article that says at that time they are now assembled in China;
http://www.ecotourer.com.au/Caravan_World_August_2005.pdf (again, lost the ability to make clickable, will need to copy and paste in your browser)
This 2006 article about the Eco Tourer refers to the Avan Aliner (folding caravan) and says they were first introduced to Australia in 1990 which is my understanding too having owned one at one time. The author of the article Tom Olthoff (spelling) is an engineer and guru who knows his stuff, I have met him on a couple of occasions
I saw in a group photo you posted GN53 that there were several vans there, are you in the Eco Tourer Group/Club?
PS: Would I have one? You Bet, as well as the tri fold table like the viewing window at the front, among other things.....
-- Edited by Vic41 on Saturday 14th of December 2013 09:55:44 PM
greynomad1953 said
10:30 AM Dec 15, 2013
Hi Vic, yes we are part of the Eco Tourer group. They really are a fabulous van. The photos that I posted were taken at the Eco Tourer group get together that was held in Nundle NSW on the weekend of October 12 & 13 of this year. We had a great time and met some really nice people. We had 49 vans on site that weekend and they expect even more next year.
Vic41 said
05:21 PM Dec 15, 2013
That's great GN53, some people don't like clubs, but the right club can be great.
The big advantage of belonging to a club with the same make of RV as you know is being able to swap tips and view what others have done to theirs.
-- Edited by greynomad1953 on Thursday 21st of November 2013 09:41:14 AM
Hi Graeme, we are averaging about 13.5 L/100 km. Our van weighs in at about 2 Ton when fully loaded.
-- Edited by greynomad1953 on Saturday 23rd of November 2013 08:14:27 PM
No the Avans were around for a long time before these, and the Avans were made under licence from those in the USA.
-- Edited by Vic41 on Friday 13th of December 2013 12:10:17 AM
from 150 kg to 180 kg depending on model
www.ecotourer.com.au/Specs_Pricing.htm
Cheers John
Thanks John, seems a very high ball weight, I wonder if that might be because of the location of the wheels.
Nice vans though.
http://www.ecotourer.com.au/The_Age_May_10_2003.htm (can't make this clickable).
Here is a 2005 article that says at that time they are now assembled in China;
http://www.ecotourer.com.au/Caravan_World_August_2005.pdf (again, lost the ability to make clickable, will need to copy and paste in your browser)
This 2006 article about the Eco Tourer refers to the Avan Aliner (folding caravan) and says they were first introduced to Australia in 1990 which is my understanding too having owned one at one time. The author of the article Tom Olthoff (spelling) is an engineer and guru who knows his stuff, I have met him on a couple of occasions
http://www.ecotourer.com.au/Eco-Tourer%20July%2006.pdf.
I saw in a group photo you posted GN53 that there were several vans there, are you in the Eco Tourer Group/Club? PS: Would I have one? You Bet, as well as the tri fold table like the viewing window at the front, among other things.....
-- Edited by Vic41 on Saturday 14th of December 2013 09:55:44 PM
The big advantage of belonging to a club with the same make of RV as you know is being able to swap tips and view what others have done to theirs.
Happy travels!