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Is your Load Killing your Ute?
How you organise your camper and layout is just as important as the total overall weight of your load. A poorly balanced and distributed load can place unnecessary pressure on your vehicle and will make your overall driving experience uncomfortable.
Benefits of Strategic Packing
Rules of Thumb
Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM): Is the maximum legal total weight of the entire vehicle. This includes all accessories such as bull bars, additional long-range fuel/ water tanks and Passengers.
Kerb Weight: The total weight of a stock vehicle including a full tank of fuel, oils and fluids.
Payload: The amount of weight that can be legally added /carried by the vehicle. Payload = GVM – Kerb Weight
harm/injury to yourself or other motorists.
Insurance Fallout: If you exceed the vehicles GVM you will void the terms of your insurance. You will be responsible financially and legally.
Canning Stock Route: The Canning Stock Route is a regional classic that is definitely not for the faint-hearted! Traverse the prolific sand dunes of the worlds longest stock route and see Australia’s purest and most rugged landscapes. Due to enforced towing restrictions on parts of the CSR, slide on campers/ ute campers are becoming a staple for vehicles touring this track.
Cape York: A trip to Cape York is nearly a mandatory requirement for Tong Camper owners. An adventure up The Old Tele Track with pitstops at iconic cape landmarks such as the Lions Den, Gunshot Creek on the Tip has tourers returning for multiple trips.
Fraser Island: The worlds largest sand island is on our doorstep and is home to some magnificent beach driving, surf fishing and camping. Tong Campers are regular visitors to the big three sand Islands: Moreton, Stradbroke and Fraser. This is where the aluminium material really comes into its own, the rust-free and light-weight properties make beach driving a sea breeze.
Victorian High Country: If our campers aren’t heading north to the Cape or Kimberly’s, the Victorian High Country is a likely southern destination. Stunning snow-topped mountains, pristine rivers and forests await.
Simpson Desert: Straddling three different states, the Simpson Desert is amongst Tong Metal customers favourite locations. Boasting the worlds largest parallel sand dunes, the wavey red landscape really get our customers torqued. Depending on summer rains will determine the landscapes you traverse across. A wet season will often provide an explosion of native vegetation with fields and fields of Australian wild flowers floating above the usually arid red terrain.
Can your vehicle Carry the weight?
Calculate your payload!
What is the Dry Weight of the camper?
What is the expected total loaded travel Weight?
How can you reduce weight to increase payload?
How much do your accessories weigh?
How long is the warranty valid?
What Does the warranty Cover?
Does it cover for off-road and four-wheel driving?
Where is the camper built and manufactured?
Australian Made or Imported?
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