The most powerful Tvan ever
The world is moving away from fossil fuels and focusing on renewable energy. This has led to the increased demand for onboard high-capacity battery systems that can run induction cooking and power other electrical appliances – removing gas altogether.
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To meet this demand the Tvan Lightning features significantly more battery capacity (500Ah up from 125Ah), dramatically increased solar capacity (200W roof and 160W hatch mounted/portable = 360W, up from 120W) and a large inverter (2000W up from 300W), enabling the inclusion of an induction cooktop and the ability for a customer to use a coffee machine, kettle, hair dryer, and other high draw 240V appliances.
The Tvan Lightning features a high output Safiery 2 hob induction cooker, seamlessly integrated into the Tvan premium kitchen, offering vastly better performance in poor weather conditions (wind, most air).
The Lightning offers two unique highlight colours, Gold or Desert.
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Tvan Lightning Kitchen
These days, all camper trailers feature a slide out kitchen, however, nobody does it quite like Track Trailer.
THE PREMIUM KITCHEN: The stainless steel benchtop utilises advanced sheetmetal techniques for a premium feel, including a rounded edge. The powder coated, predominantly aluminium body makes access to storage a breeze, incorporating many drawers for storage. A stainless steel sink features a flick mixer style tap, large draining board, and a cutlery drawer located below.
The kitchen utilises a lock in/lock out handle which facilitates a single handed operation and slides on Track Trailer’s own design of ball bearing runners. The integrated windshields are deployed by simply raising them into position. We’ve even fitted a bottle opener so you won’t have to go searching for your keys!
SAFIERY INDUCTION COOKTOP: A Safiery Induction Cooktop with 1800W and 1500W hobs is controlled for a max 2000W combined draw.
German IGBT control, German Schott Ceran High grade black crystal plate and touch Sensor controls features a timer, child lock, auto off, overheat and cookware detection.
RedVision & TVMS Rogue Power Control
With 500Ah of Lithium power on tap (400Ah usable), and 360W of solar on top, the Tvan Lightning is designed to power your off-grid adventure indefinitely.
Featuring Redarc’s RedVision TVMS (Total Vehicle Management System) Rogue power module, the Tvan Lightning will have you in control, harnessing its power to run up to 2000W of devices at 240V, including the built in Safiery induction cooktop.
DC DC INPUT: with a large battery capacity, the Tvan Lightning can pump up to 80 Amps per hour through its unique Redarc DC DC charging system. Two 50A Anderson plugs on the drawbar, feed the system 50A and 30A respectively. With a high rate of input, the Lightning offers short recharge times during touring holidays.
DRY WEIGHT, PAYLOAD: With a total dry weight of around 1200kg, the payload is an exceptional (600kg), and even with a full rear water tank (108L) you still have 492kg to play with.
This makes the Lightning capable of safely carrying everything you need to take with you, without being anywhere close to the maximum weight of the trailer.
360W OF SOLAR: Roof mounted 200W monocrystalline solar panel
160W rear hatch mounted (also portable) Redarc monocrystalline solar blanket
New Storage
To utilise every millimetre of space, Track has also designed sleek sheet-metal storage drawers, which are completely removable for easy packing and lockable for security.
The redistribution of the electrical system has opened up new cabin storage below the RedVision screen on the right hand side of the van and in lockable panniers (left and right) where the batteries were previously located.
FRONT BOOT CONFIGURATION: The Tvan Lightning comes standard with the Front Boot featuring two separately sealed compartments, one for generic storage and the other with a dedicated fridge slide and constant 12V power.
The fridge compartment also features filtered air vents on the side and rear of the box.
The boot accommodates a spare wheel and is already specified with a RHS slide out tray, a fridge slide swap (RHS to LHS) for longer fridges and a pull out pantry.
Mk5 Front Box Fridge Dimensions:
Small tray (LHS) H x W x L 570 x 456 x 760mm
Large tray (RHS) H x W x L 570 x 456 x 920mm
Diesel Heating and Hot Water
Track Trailer has used a proven system to provide reliable and efficient heating for the Tvan and hot water for the kitchen and shower. This popular system is comprised of a glycol heat pump, heat ex-changer (for heating), diesel tank and glycol storage unit. As you can appreciate, a system with all of these components takes up a fair bit of room and often the size of these components encroaches on useful storage space and takes up significantly more space than required. Not with the Tvan! Unwilling to compromise on valuable space, the Track Trailer team set about redesigning the plumbing, wiring and tanks (glycol and fuel) to repackage the entire combustion elements into 1 x jerry can sized unit. This design eliminates messy wiring or plumbing running the length of the van. Most competitor products fit the fuel tank behind the front stone guard and the other components wherever they can, leaving long runs of wiring and plumbing, meaning more holes and more potential for dust ingress. This is another example why the Tvan is a far superior product.
There are many benefits to designing this system into such a small space:
- It saves on space & weight
- The system can be assembled on a bench rather than fitted after construction, meaning it’s plug and play and tested prior to fitting, but also easier to troubleshoot if a customer has an issue
- It occupies a jerry can carrying position on the Tvan rear of the axle, aiding in better distribution.
- The unit’s shower output is directly alongside the shower tent.
Our Anne Beadell Lightning Trek
In May 2023, Mike and Anita Pavey from The Dirt Off Road Campers in South Australia, set out on a 17-day product test, to put the new Tvan Lightning through its paces in unhospitable red desert country.
The plan was to follow some of Len Beadell’s most popular remote outback tracks through Western Australia and Northern Territory, crossing three deserts and seven protected conservation parks.
The desert environment delivered unrelenting corrugations, washouts, and soft sand – perfect for the Tvan Lightning shakedown.
Beyond the Tvan’s compact and light-weight body which was perfect for navigating the soft dunes and sneaking through the mulga scrub that encroached the track, the new high capacity Lithium system added new comforts when at camp.
The induction stove produced instant heat regardless of the wind, helping us quickly reheat our pre-made meals, essential for long distance touring.
The big inverter not only ran the induction cooker but powered our 240V electric blanket, keeping us toasty warm and working hand in hand with the diesel space heater on those cool nights and early mornings.
The Redarc RedVision phone app allowed us to switch on the heater and electric blanket from around the campfire, without moving from our camp chairs, so our cocoon like environment was perfect come bed time.
All in all, the Tvan Lightning performed sublimely, tackling the relentless corrugations with ease and providing the ultimate comfort lodgings.
We are already planning the next product test for 2024, the epic Canning Stock Route.
Scroll through some of our photos from the trip here and keep an eye on our BLOG for a more detailed account of our Red Desert adventure and tips for fellow travellers.
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