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Coming soon: what we will stock
The Eyre Highway on the Nullarbor Plain, South Australia, 2023

Towing and van gear, opening soon

Know it tows before you hitch up

Pick your vehicle, enter the van, and see which of the four legal limits you hit first. Then read the guides we wrote for the gear we will stock.

Photo: the Eyre Highway across the Nullarbor. Chuq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Can it tow it?

Vehicle figures as tabulated by Loadmate for the variant shown, snapshot read 3 October 2026. Check your own compliance plate and handbook: limits differ by variant, year and fitted accessories. Measure the fully loaded setup and check your own ratings. This calculator does not check axle limits, brakes, stability or every approval condition.

Planned ranges

What we will stock, and the guide we wrote for each first.

A small black electric trailer brake controller head unit with a digital display and a slider knob
Planned rangeBrake controllersProportional and time-based, under-dash and wirelessRead the buying guide
Close-up of a rectangular black plastic Australian 7-pin flat trailer socket mounted on a steel towbar plate
Planned rangeTrailer wiring and plugs7-pin flat, large round and 12-pin, adaptorsRead the buying guide
A dual battery setup for a ute: a black deep-cycle battery in a metal tray with heavy red and black cables and a small generic DC-DC charger box beside it
Planned rangeDual battery and 12VDC-DC chargers, batteries, trays, Anderson plugsRead the buying guide
A steel weight distribution hitch for caravan towing: a hitch head with two long spring bars lying on a concrete floor
Planned rangeWeight distributionHitches, spring bars, tow ball scalesRead the buying guide
Inside an empty white cargo van
Planned rangeVan shelving and storageShelving bays, drawers, racks for HiAce and TransitRead the buying guide
A trailer coupled to a tow ball, with its safety chains attached
Planned rangeTowbars and tonguesVehicle-specific bars, tongues, balls, shacklesRead the buying guide
A generic black handheld UHF CB radio with a short antenna and a small digital channel display
Planned rangeUHF radiosIn-car and handheld UHF CB, antennasRead the buying guide
Heavy-duty upgraded coil springs and shock absorbers for a ute suspension laid out on a workshop floor
Planned rangeSuspension and GVMApproved GVM upgrade kits (fitted by approved installers only)Read the buying guide

Planned ranges for when we open. No prices or stock yet; pictures are illustrations.

Towing answers

GVM meaningThe two limits, the difference, and the mathsUHF channels AustraliaEmergency, road, caravan and repeater channelsTowbar installation cost, and what pushes it upBar, fitting, wiring and coding, priced