As we sort of expected…Supreme called up to let us know that our van was finished and ready to pick up a bit earlier than expected. We set our date for Tuesday, 11th February 2020. This meant a a quick trip down to Melbourne for hand-over on the Tuesday morning followed by towing back to Holbrook (half-way) in the afternoon, an overnight test sleep and then tow back home on the Wednesday.

The hand-over itself was quite comprehensive and also involved the fitting of a Weight Distribution
Hitch (WDH) to help take the load of the back axle of the Landcruiser. This isn’t mandatory but I’m convinced that this piece of extra kit helps keeps the van straighter and more level under tow.

The folks at Supreme were very happy and helpful, took their time and made us feel very comfortable before we took off on that first tow out of Melbourne.

We also bought a 12V TV and some leveling ramps at the dealership in anticipation of upcoming trips.

There was only one snag at hand-over, which was that the Annex company didn’t turn up the previous day to measure up and install the tracks for our annex. No big deal though, Supreme organised for them to do the measuring and tracking at our place when we return home.