I am in Thailand waiting for a similar trailer to be finished. I have watched tons of videos on trailers and this is hands down the BEST overview I have ever seen. South Africa looks great..I have subscribed...Good job!
It is brilliant how much storage/space your trailer offers once it’s all set up with so many features. Gone are the days when one shoved as much as possible in the old venter trailer and the boot of the car for a weekend away camping. I have to say Edward I had such a chuckle when you said “this is where the magic happens”!
An idea for your light cables. In Builders you get thin little Velcro straps about 10mm x 5cm that are used for tidying up cables at home. Get some of those and Velcro the cables up to the awning’s Velcro.
What a great setup. One thing I’m adding to my Tacoma is a bed slide. Our last trip really showed that having to handle my storage boxes over and over was a real pain. With a bed slide I could leave them in the truck and still access the heavy boxes without removing them
Fantastic review Ed! If I was in the market for a camping trailer you would have sold me on the Echo. When I see all the gear you've got I can't believe I spent almost 5 years car camping around southern Africa with an Opel Corsa, a pup tent, a potje and some basic pots, pans and cutlery but I did and loved every minute of it - oh and a huge ice chest for the Castles! hahaha. I see some one has already suggested the velcro solution for your lighting cables - that was my 1st thought. Stay safe, stay well and watch the Delta variant if you are not yet double vaccinated. BTW - you really made me laugh when you said you were "a bit" OCD!
@@EdwardBath Yes, I am 76, and take my trusty old Corolla from PE, up to Kruger filled with supplies, and enjoy braaing every night, and watching the most beautiful animals, nature and sunrises and sunsets. If I could afford it, a Land Cruiser would be sheer magic. In the meantime, dream on!!
Great video! I have been waiting for such a review! As you know, I have the Echo Tec 2 and thoroughly enjoys it! There are not a lot of Echo reviews out there on TH-cam, making this a high quality and high value review! With me, having a RTT on my Tec 2, I still need to figure how to fit a 270 Degree Awning to the trailer. Next mods for me is permanently installing a gas burner as well as a power panel. I am awaiting the launch of National Luna's newest "all-in-one" power panel... Have fun and thanks for the detailed review!!
Howzit Ed maybe do what I did to my conqueror. Remove the tent. Replace with a clamshell tent, I mounted mine on a bracket so that I can store wood, table, chair or fishing gear on the trailer roof below the tent. Then add a 270 awning and finally to my point🤣 permanently run light cables on the awnings folding arms, they are permanent, only setup is to remove the hella plug and wrap the cable up to store in the awning and this cuts down on setup even further. Beer in hand sat in chair fully setup 90 seconds….mint! Now I just need to find a ladder that doesn’t hurt my feet Edit Just seen the end, guess I’m not such an original thinker👍
Very nice setup. So much packing space and clever solutions. Setting up such a big tent is too cumbersome especially when overlanding. I had a Metalian Maxi trailer and this was the reason I sold it. It just takes too much time and effort to unpack/pack everything. ..
Brilliant review. For the lights, the cable just use velcro straps but I will suggest for the light use LED strips with 5v sonoff relays switch that u can remote control using your smartphone even when sleeping. U can even run a wifi PTZ camera to view your surrounding you can at night, I did that and its cool
@@EdwardBath Dont forget to send us your contact details via our website - then we can send you an E- invite for our next tour ;) just remember to use the #EdwardBath on our contact form ;) from one legend to another ;)
Ed please share the link for the wild dog storm strap set. Their website is useless (or maybe I’m useless 😂) and doesn’t work on iPad or phone. Thx bud As a side note, I almost bought an Echo many years ago. After the way I was treated by the owner and sales team who were disinterested in my enquiries and made me feel like an unwelcome guest, when visiting them, I swore never to buy one. I’ve had 6 trailers since. Not one Echo product. Hope they have changed as their products look good
Thanks Bruce! Yeah their website doesn’t work, best to contact them on Facebook 🙌 sorry to hear your experience with them mate, I didn’t go into my experience with them in the video as it was more about the trailer but it’s generally been good with a couple of hiccups along the way
Thanks for the great review you made up my mind to buy one as well. Do you have more information about the Atlas Geyser you have in. Where you bought and price perhaps and who installed it for you.
A review on the 200 series please Ed- maybe next episode. Amazing Vehicle. Cant go wrong with Toyota in Africa. What is your opinion on the L.R Discovery HSE and VW Touareg. Thank you.
Awesome content. Thanks for sharing👍🏼 Is your "office space" area large enough for a camping stretcher? My Mrs wouldn't enjoy climbing up and down the ladder to use the loo in the evenings.
@@EdwardBath Thanks, that's what I'm doing at the moment, with the side walls it can get very tricky. I'm also using two telescopic painting poles from the inside corners to the trailer that works but not with high winds.
I removed the awnings that were supplied with the Echo 5. (MK 4 tent) They did not perform at all in the rain. Water pooled every time it rained. It was a huge problem when the side walls were attached as I could not drop/lift poles accordingly to help spool off the water. i did the following modifications. 1)Remove existing awnings 2)Had new gable awnings made up with zip attachment to the main tent 3)Squared off awning. No more splayed corner. This has given me more floor space 4) Modulated the side walls to individual panels. This allows me to set up as what is required for privacy or weather. Far easier to handle than 6meter panels as per what came with the tent 5)Side walls are attached to the awning with Zips. End result is a unit that is user friendly and will withstand the rain.
Make the lights a diy portable lithium battery compact project, Awning get someone to stitch a decent strap in line with awning poles from pole to roof top tent so when you pitch awning jou pull with storm wind straps on another strap and not on the canvas the strap incorporated in awning roof will straighten awning and strengthen awning and keep those dams of rainwater of awning. In stormy wheather anchor awning poles at foot of pole so wind doesn't lift pole and cause damage and chaos in camp
Hi Edward, I am buying the echotec2, we are only 2, I am not taking the echo tent, I have a hard top pop up tent I am going to put on, I hope I am buying the the Wright trailer. Expect delivery on 23 September, unfortunately they do not do the Cruiser color anymore 😢
You are certainly buying the right trailer, they are fantastic! I’m sure they still make the cruiser colour, you are talking about the beige colour right?
@@EdwardBath hi thanks for replying, yes beige, echo confirmed they will do it for me in beidge, I see you have added extra stabilizer on the rear of your trailer why? I like your setup now, this is what I am also doing easier set-up 😀
@@morrisdutoit850 okay awesome! I thought they still did the beige 😂 yeah I added two more stabilisers for the sand, it definitely helps! Yeah the new setup is much easier, 10 minutes up and 10 minutes down! 🙌
Brilliant channel, brilliant review! A question if I may: is the 200 still within its legal GVM when fully loaded, taking into account all of its weighty modifications + the added downward tow ball weight?
Thank you so much Paul! Yes it is well below the GVM, especially now that I’ve removed a lot of the weight by removing the drawer system and heavy batteries 🙌
@@EdwardBath thanks for the response Ed, really appreciate it. I think there's a lot of us 'Towers' out there that don't quite understand a vehicles limitations when modified & towing. Even a big vehicle like the 200 is easily overloaded considering it has a payload limit of 610Kg, assuming the tow ball weight is maxed out at 100Kg that only leaves 500 Kg for occupants, vehicle modifications & beer. Maybe a vehicle & trailer weighbridge review covering GVM & GCM would be an interesting video to make? I must add your video content & quality just gets better & better! Cheers Boet.
This was actually educational for me. I have always wondered how the trailer works, how its organized etc. Great video. Thanks!!!
I am in Thailand waiting for a similar trailer to be finished. I have watched tons of videos on trailers and this is hands down the BEST overview I have ever seen. South Africa looks great..I have subscribed...Good job!
Thank you Eddie, the video really helped. I will make a few changes to my trailer.
It is brilliant how much storage/space your trailer offers once it’s all set up with so many features. Gone are the days when one shoved as much as possible in the old venter trailer and the boot of the car for a weekend away camping. I have to say Edward I had such a chuckle when you said “this is where the magic happens”!
same!
An idea for your light cables. In Builders you get thin little Velcro straps about 10mm x 5cm that are used for tidying up cables at home. Get some of those and Velcro the cables up to the awning’s Velcro.
Awesome thank you Bruce!
Can't stop watching your videos
Fantastic review Ed, thank's for taking the time. You have a great set up!
Thank you Stephen!
nice one Ed looking forward to the next video ...send my greetings to Ryan we love you gyz all the best keep the videos coming we love it...
What a great setup. One thing I’m adding to my Tacoma is a bed slide. Our last trip really showed that having to handle my storage boxes over and over was a real pain. With a bed slide I could leave them in the truck and still access the heavy boxes without removing them
Thanks Robert!
awesome trailer, awesome vid... I always feel like travelling after I watch your vids 😎
Thank you David!
Great review. As are all your reviews. I am from PE, and never miss your videos. I admire the way you tow a trailer in the veld.
Thank you David! Really appreciate the kind words!
I'm not even a trailer fan, but I found that vid super informative and interesting...and the footage and editing absolutely top-notch!
Thanks Dave!
Absolutely awesome video Ed, everything you need on two wheels "AMAZING" 👍👌✌🐺🐾
Thank you so much Herbert!
Value for money, tough as nails, thanks for the video.
Thanks mate!
Your videos have inspired us to buy an Echo Kavango. Just love Echo products.
Awesome Gaynor! Enjoy the kavango
Yet again a very informative video. And very professionally done.Keep it up Ed
Man, I love these camping trailer / overlanding setup videos! Hoorie, is the 4x4ventures guy your brother? I always you guys in each others' videos.
My favorite channel in TH-cam I really enjoyed
Go forward legend greeting from Somalia
Thank you for the awesome support!
@@EdwardBath welcome legend
Great review mate, that trailer really has stood the test of time!
Thank you mate!
Great vid.. like this trailer! For the cables, get someone to stich short Velcro pieces around the tent. Then Velcro the cables in there,
Thank you so much Garth!
Brilliant setup - have the previous Echo 5 myself and its a great trailer. Please let us know when you have installed the ice machine
Thank you for the great presentation of your trailer. That's great. Many greetings.
Awesome review bud. Grab some crocodile clips from the stationary store to help with clipping the light wires on the tent brim.
Thanks bud! Thanks for the tip as well!
Fantastic review Ed! If I was in the market for a camping trailer you would have sold me on the Echo.
When I see all the gear you've got I can't believe I spent almost 5 years car camping around southern Africa with an Opel Corsa, a pup tent, a potje and some basic pots, pans and cutlery but I did and loved every minute of it - oh and a huge ice chest for the Castles! hahaha.
I see some one has already suggested the velcro solution for your lighting cables - that was my 1st thought.
Stay safe, stay well and watch the Delta variant if you are not yet double vaccinated.
BTW - you really made me laugh when you said you were "a bit" OCD!
Thank you Paul! Really appreciate the support and yes you certainly don’t need all of this to have a great time out there 🙌🙌
@@EdwardBath Yes, I am 76, and take my trusty old Corolla from PE, up to Kruger filled with supplies, and enjoy braaing every night, and watching the most beautiful animals, nature and sunrises and sunsets. If I could afford it, a Land Cruiser would be sheer magic. In the meantime, dream on!!
Great video! I have been waiting for such a review! As you know, I have the Echo Tec 2 and thoroughly enjoys it! There are not a lot of Echo reviews out there on TH-cam, making this a high quality and high value review!
With me, having a RTT on my Tec 2, I still need to figure how to fit a 270 Degree Awning to the trailer. Next mods for me is permanently installing a gas burner as well as a power panel. I am awaiting the launch of National Luna's newest "all-in-one" power panel...
Have fun and thanks for the detailed review!!
Thank you so much Jacobus! They are great trailers and your Tec 2 looks amazing!
Howzit Ed maybe do what I did to my conqueror. Remove the tent. Replace with a clamshell tent, I mounted mine on a bracket so that I can store wood, table, chair or fishing gear on the trailer roof below the tent. Then add a 270 awning and finally to my point🤣 permanently run light cables on the awnings folding arms, they are permanent, only setup is to remove the hella plug and wrap the cable up to store in the awning and this cuts down on setup even further.
Beer in hand sat in chair fully setup 90 seconds….mint!
Now I just need to find a ladder that doesn’t hurt my feet
Edit Just seen the end, guess I’m not such an original thinker👍
That Conqueror mod is👍
Hahah thanks Tom! Yeah I will be releasing a video on the clam shell conversion etc 🙌 thanks for the tip!
Hugely informative, once again thank you Edward.
Thank you Mike!
Excellent, comprehensive review on this trailer. Great content bud, considering the Echo Tec 2 in the near future.
Thanks mate! Echo 2 is also brilliant!
Very nice setup. So much packing space and clever solutions. Setting up such a big tent is too cumbersome especially when overlanding. I had a Metalian Maxi trailer and this was the reason I sold it. It just takes too much time and effort to unpack/pack everything. ..
Amazing content bud! Keep it up, 10K SUBS inbound!
Thank you Brother!
Brilliant review. For the lights, the cable just use velcro straps but I will suggest for the light use LED strips with 5v sonoff relays switch that u can remote control using your smartphone even when sleeping. U can even run a wifi PTZ camera to view your surrounding you can at night, I did that and its cool
Thanks Harold!!
Well done Ed, great review.
Thank you Grant!
This is a great video Edward - hopefully you can join us on our next cross border adventures! Well done!
Thank you Legends!
@@EdwardBath Dont forget to send us your contact details via our website - then we can send you an E- invite for our next tour ;) just remember to use the #EdwardBath on our contact form ;) from one legend to another ;)
Great video. I would like to see the actual work when you change the axial width for the Echo to follow the 200 series tires.
Thanks Mate!
Thank you for this review, we learn a lot on channel. Please include the prices
Thanks bud! Pricing always changes so thus I never include it
The filming and editing is superb 👌
Thank you so much Dennis!
awesome video, tip for the lights, use washing line pegs to tuck away the wire.
27:20
Thanks for watching and for the tip!
Yes def cool vid & small squeezy clamps for the wire. I’m checking this hot Echo out
Thanks Richard!
Such an awesome video, and I’m really jealous! 😁
Thanks mate!
Stunning video as always dude! Love it.
Thanks Marius!
Ed please share the link for the wild dog storm strap set. Their website is useless (or maybe I’m useless 😂) and doesn’t work on iPad or phone. Thx bud
As a side note, I almost bought an Echo many years ago. After the way I was treated by the owner and sales team who were disinterested in my enquiries and made me feel like an unwelcome guest, when visiting them, I swore never to buy one. I’ve had 6 trailers since. Not one Echo product. Hope they have changed as their products look good
Thanks Bruce! Yeah their website doesn’t work, best to contact them on Facebook 🙌 sorry to hear your experience with them mate, I didn’t go into my experience with them in the video as it was more about the trailer but it’s generally been good with a couple of hiccups along the way
@@EdwardBath thanks bud
Thanks for the great review you made up my mind to buy one as well. Do you have more information about the Atlas Geyser you have in. Where you bought and price perhaps and who installed it for you.
Thank you Wayne! Really appreciate the comment, you will love the echo 5. I got it fitted at echo, have a look at the dewhot brand as well!
A review on the 200 series please Ed- maybe next episode. Amazing Vehicle. Cant go wrong with Toyota in Africa. What is your opinion on the L.R Discovery HSE and VW Touareg. Thank you.
Hey Jonathan I will be doing one once the build is completely done if that ever happens 😂 love the LR and Touareg! They are all amazing vehicles!
Nice video and set-up. Did you add any support to your vehicle's suspension like air suspension or heavy duty coils?
Thanks Willem! Yes I’ve added constant 500-700kg Terrain Tamer Smart coils at the rear to cope with the Echo and it works a treat!
Awesome review!
Thanks mate!
Awesome content. Thanks for sharing👍🏼
Is your "office space" area large enough for a camping stretcher? My Mrs wouldn't enjoy climbing up and down the ladder to use the loo in the evenings.
You can comfortably fit 2 single stretcher beds or 1 double in the tent area
@@wicusolivier7663 thank you👍🏼
Are these trailers available in Australia Ed?
Only problem I have with Echo is the rainwater collecting on the roof. I have to set the poles way down to sort of manage it.
Pull the awnings really tight and then lower the corner poles, this solved my issue!
@@EdwardBath Thanks, that's what I'm doing at the moment, with the side walls it can get very tricky. I'm also using two telescopic painting poles from the inside corners to the trailer that works but not with high winds.
I removed the awnings that were supplied with the Echo 5. (MK 4 tent) They did not perform at all in the rain. Water pooled every time it rained. It was a huge problem when the side walls were attached as I could not drop/lift poles accordingly to help spool off the water.
i did the following modifications.
1)Remove existing awnings
2)Had new gable awnings made up with zip attachment to the main tent
3)Squared off awning. No more splayed corner. This has given me more floor space
4) Modulated the side walls to individual panels. This allows me to set up as what is required for privacy or weather. Far easier to handle than 6meter panels as per what came with the tent
5)Side walls are attached to the awning with Zips.
End result is a unit that is user friendly and will withstand the rain.
Make the lights a diy portable lithium battery compact project,
Awning get someone to stitch a decent strap in line with awning poles from pole to roof top tent so when you pitch awning jou pull with storm wind straps on another strap and not on the canvas the strap incorporated in awning roof will straighten awning and strengthen awning and keep those dams of rainwater of awning. In stormy wheather anchor awning poles at foot of pole so wind doesn't lift pole and cause damage and chaos in camp
Thanks for the great tips Markus!
Lekker tips 😀
Hi Edward, I am buying the echotec2, we are only 2, I am not taking the echo tent, I have a hard top pop up tent I am going to put on, I hope I am buying the the Wright trailer. Expect delivery on 23 September, unfortunately they do not do the Cruiser color anymore 😢
You are certainly buying the right trailer, they are fantastic! I’m sure they still make the cruiser colour, you are talking about the beige colour right?
@@EdwardBath hi thanks for replying, yes beige, echo confirmed they will do it for me in beidge, I see you have added extra stabilizer on the rear of your trailer why? I like your setup now, this is what I am also doing easier set-up 😀
@@morrisdutoit850 okay awesome! I thought they still did the beige 😂 yeah I added two more stabilisers for the sand, it definitely helps! Yeah the new setup is much easier, 10 minutes up and 10 minutes down! 🙌
@@EdwardBath who did the stabilizers for you
Hi sir, when to expect the new review on the trailer, would like to see how you fitted the awning
Hey Morris! In a long time unfortunately, I haven’t had the chance to get out and film it
Brilliant channel, brilliant review!
A question if I may: is the 200 still within its legal GVM when fully loaded, taking into account all of its weighty modifications + the added downward tow ball weight?
Thank you so much Paul! Yes it is well below the GVM, especially now that I’ve removed a lot of the weight by removing the drawer system and heavy batteries 🙌
@@EdwardBath thanks for the response Ed, really appreciate it.
I think there's a lot of us 'Towers' out there that don't quite understand a vehicles limitations when modified & towing. Even a big vehicle like the 200 is easily overloaded considering it has a payload limit of 610Kg, assuming the tow ball weight is maxed out at 100Kg that only leaves 500 Kg for occupants, vehicle modifications & beer.
Maybe a vehicle & trailer weighbridge review covering GVM & GCM would be an interesting video to make?
I must add your video content & quality just gets better & better!
Cheers Boet.
The best video ever
Thanks mate!
Good day, what model is your trailer?
Hi Edward, fantastic video! Can anyone recommend where I can have a trailer refurbished in Gauteng? Cheers
Thanks Lee! Try Loftus Caravan City 🙌
Edward, ☝️,,,, you are legend.... very informative thanks a million
cloths pegs the plastic ones for ur wires.
Did you sell your RTT?
Which RTT? 🙌 I have the ikamper SkyCamp Mini on the vehicle and the 2X on the trailer 🙌
👍👍👍
Wonder if you are related to ex Namibian Etienne Bath... also mad about safaris....
An ice maker…. Sigh..
Ek vat net wasgoedpennetjies saam en knyp die ligte se draad met dit vas
Dankie!