IN BRIEF
Italian built
3.75m (12ft 4in) external body length
1300kg ATM
Fibreglass moulded body
AL-KOTM chassis
“The bodywork is all one piece, a fibreglass monococque structure which has no joints”
There are any number of large (say over 7m/23ft) and heavy caravans travelling on the roads around Australia at the moment. There's no doubt that these spacious and well-specced caravans offer a very stylish lifestyle, but they do come at a cost. Everything adds up, from the initial purchase price, the cost of a tow vehicle and ongoing running costs; he latter being particularly of interest, given the current price of fuel.
In Europe, relative size works the other way around; smaller caravans, think 5m/16ft 4in or less, are very common and can be towed by a wide range of vehicles. In contrast, bigger vans are relatively rare.
Wingamm's Weekender, imported into Australia by John Burke, owner of Little Gem Caravans, is a very good example.
More compact in size, the Italian-built Weekender has an external length of just 3.75m/12ft 4in and has a tare
