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IN BRIEF
Entry level excellence
790kg payload
2.17m wide
The first thing you might experience reading this review is deja vu because in issue #622, I reviewed the sister of this van, another 19-Compact but that one was gasless. It was built around the idea of removing gas, and fossil fuels, as much as possible but this version is more traditional, more in line with Bushtrackers of the recent past and to me, that's a wonderful thing. Don't get me wrong, I am a technophile and love the direction of many high-end brands in removing gas from vans, but I am also a big fan of the KISS principle.
THE BASICS
Keep It Simple Stupid, or KISS as it's better known, is a solid mantra for Australian products that need to be relied upon in the outback. Although Bushtracker embraces new technologies that offer more comfort and more capability in our harshest environments, they do not do so lightly and will always choose simplicity over complex options.
“The end result is confidence, trust and a warranty that backs up Bushtracker's goals”
In a review of the indomitable Bushtracker 24 done in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges back in 2019 for Issue #595, co-owner Matthew Kurvink was using the trip and subsequent year of travel around the Australian show circuit to
