Whatever van you choose ensure you obtain an accurate Weighbridge Tare also ensure your choice can comply with Caravan Council Compliance checklist www.caravancouncil.com.au/compliance

The van you mention has had some mentions on Lemon Caravans www.facebook.com/groups/lemoncaravansinaus/
I would prefer the dual axle model for better road control on heavy van.
You did not mention your Tow vehicle - be aware of GCM of your vehicle including occupants and all your gear. All Jurisdictions are now doing roadside weight compliance testing

Go into it with eyes open and ensure your Dealer is reputable. Follow the guidelines and you will get a good unit.

Look forward to meeting you out there.
Possum.

HI Scoota,

 

We purchased a Supreme Executive 21 ft and picked it up in September this year.

We have done four small trips and all is good.  We are very pleased with it.

I have a high level of confidence in the van but would not like to do much off road (ie on gravel) because I don't think any long van can handle corrugations without some impact.

Weight is an issueas with most/all vans.  You don't get 400 kg to play with after you take into account awnings, water, etc so make sure you check weights carefully.  This is not a criticism of Supreme specifically, it seems that all manufacturers do it.  It would be nice if they gave you the weight without water, mattress, etc, etc.

We use the Andersen WDH and it works really well and saves a bit more weight over the other options.

Cheers

Tony

 

 

 

 

 

I have a nearly 3 year old Executive. The basic van has held together very well. There were a multitude of minor problems which Qld agent referred me to original supplier which mostly were nowhere near Brisbane. I ended up taking care of problems myself. I accidentely ended up on the road from Hells Gate and west to Booroolola. Worst road I have every been on and when we found out it would take about 600 km to go round we continued. The van survived it with no more than dust entry. Rear entry step is far too low, after bending it too many times I am now in the process of making a removable step.

Ask your agent about this.

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Ours is dual axle.   Worth mentioning however is that dual axle vans apparently do not get into the sway situation as easily as single axle vans.  Having towed single axle's and got into sway problems I would not go back to single again.  Scared the hell out of me.

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  Why? The main thing with sway is how the van is constructed. You need to concentrate your heavy items in the middle and not the ends. Dual axle do not contribute to more stable towing. People come to that conclusion because it is much harder to swing a van on its axle at rest. As soon as you get up to walking speed it is very easy to steer a van by hand. I have done it myself. In caravan yards it is not unusual to push vans around by hand if they have a good level hard surface. My 2 tonne van was pushed by two other blokes whilst I steered it. If the supposed stability of a dual axle disappears that much at walking speed, how much is left at normal travelling speeds - SFA.

Fifteen years ago a friend and I both changed our vans. He had a 19' Future Systems dual axle full van and changed it with the same size body with a similar model with minor internal changes with a single axle. In my case it was a 19' 6" Spaceland pop-top for exchanged for much the same layout 18' 6" single axle. Neither of us detected any change in the dynamics with our single axle vans. If you are going to compare changes in towing dynamics you need to have much the same thing with just a change of the number of axles.

If you don't have near identical vans you are not making a true assessment of the difference between twin and single axles.

-- Edited by PeterD on Tuesday 2nd of January 2018 11:45:04 PM