Here we were at historic Eldee Station in Silverton, a mere rocky outcrop or two from Broken Hill, for the AL-KO ‘Toughest Tow Test’—man, tow tug and, more importantly, a sextet of caravans pitted against a rugged, unforgiving terrain.
And among the caravan convoy, and rust-red landscape, was a ‘Wild Child’. Not surprisingly, the daunting scenario proved a ‘marriage made in heaven’. I, for one, was indelibly impressed with its offroad towing capability.
“It may appear an oxymoron, but the Wild Child is indeed Sunseeker Caravans’ golden-haired child!” Obviously greatly assisting in this department were the van’s SupaGal chassis made with 3mm-thick Australian RHS steel, 6in drawbar with 4in chassis and 4in chassis raiser, a T-piece strengthener underneath the extended A-frame, 285/75 R16 mud-terrain tyres with load rated alloy wheels,…
