When you think of stress-free towing.. Eternity Caravan Vigilante 166
Mar 24, 2025
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One of the problems that many caravan buyers are concerned about is that the caravan has the desired indoor convenience equipment and that it should not be too heavy for stress-free towing.
A popular caravan layout these days is one with a front bed and a bathroom at the back. Two ways to reduce weight are to reduce the length of the van and use a single axis. However, that doesn't make it easy to satisfy the internal layout.
Eternity Caravans is a manufacturer in northern Melbourne, Australia. Among the models, it produces a single-axis 5.03m caravan called Vigilante. The Vigilante is designed as a caravan dedicated to off-road and is heavier than a road-turrer of the same length, but weighs just 2160 kilograms in tolerance.
A tow ATM weighs 3000 kg. A Ford Ranger is enough for a tow vehicle. In fact, Vigilante can be towed very leisurely on the road and easily controlled. When traveling off-road, light vans have many advantages in towing.
Eternality Vigilante 16'6's exterior has quite a few eye-catching elements. The door folding stairs are stylish in design, but more convenient than expected, as they are suitable for rough unpaved roads.
The short length of the caravan has the advantage of towing. However, it affects the internal layout.Eternity chose the front bed and back bathroom theme. There is a front bed, a small kitchen, a side-facing lounge, and a back bathroom.
The main difference from competitors is that both separate toilets and shower rooms have doors facing the living room.It's a neat and space-saving idea. Similarly, side facing seats and tables can be seated for two people.
In addition, although the body size is small, a large window is applied. In particular, two-tier windows on both sides of the front bed are advantageous. It is safer than a single large window and can close the lower window at night and leave the upper window fully open, which is advantageous for ventilation and has excellent security. In addition, a dust reduction system (DRS) is installed on the right side of the roof.
The overall layout is slightly reduced compared to the traditional layout, but the advantage is that there is free space around the bed.
A 1.85m x 1.53m pillow top mattress was applied and a separate storage space was provided underneath when the bed was lifted. Despite its small size, the kitchen is perfectly equipped with all the necessary items.
It is equipped with Hawk 600 series cooktop/grill, sink/water tray, microwave oven and 188L refrigerator.The shower room is completely equipped with a mirror and a small sink with the existing translucent door.
The only disadvantage is that you have to go through the living room space to get from the shower room to the bed, so you have to keep the living room space door closed when using the shower room.
The external slide kitchen was also properly prepared. It has a stainless steel sink that provides both warm and cold water and a gas-powered barbecue grill. Equipped with two picnic tables, a sound system and two lights under the tarp.
Eternity offers two years of general warranty for caravans and five years of warranty for chassis. A large caravan is expected to be the best alternative for those who do not need it when traveling to remote areas such as open land.
Editor Song Moon-cheol happymotors@naver.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
