Avan Camper
Submitted: Monday, Jan 26, 2004 at 14:19
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Kevin & Cath
Having now retired my wife and I are Looking for a camper for general touring and perhaps a little light non-bitumen work. (We have a 4WD but are not what you would call bush-bashers). Would appreciate any feed back for/against the Aliner by Avan with regards to reliability and convenience.
Reply By: Member - Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Monday, Jan 26, 2004 at 16:40
Monday, Jan 26, 2004 at 16:40
Hello Kevin and Cath
don't know a much about either camper...but there has been quite a bit written on them in the Caravan and Motorhome Mag, and in one issue they did a comparison.[and there wasn't much difference between the two]..there are a number of similar campers avail including one called an EcoVan [I think] it's a beauty...I have had a look at an Avan at a caravan and camping show and they seemed pretty roomy esp for 2, but I also know of a family of 5 who did quite a bit of outback touring in one and loved it [again the article was in the C&M magazine]
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Reply By: Member - Errol (York WA) - Monday, Jan 26, 2004 at 23:49
Monday, Jan 26, 2004 at 23:49
Ppears we are the only ones that have got one . We opted for one with the double bed at one end, permanatly made up . You can get it made in various combos , depending on what you like . My advice , get the adventure pack . It is 100mm higher than standed and has bigger wheels . Also , it,s made on the Cruiseliner shasy (can never spell that right ) witch is a lot heaver and longer , so will travel dirt roads better . Not a lot of cupboard space , so get the frount boot , this give,s a lot more storage space for things like gennies , anexes and the like . It is sooooo easy to put up , one person can do it in about 60 seconds ( i kid you not ) . Definately get the stereo put in as
well . Better to do it during construction than after . On trip to Qld , before we bought , I spoke to every one i saw with one , thay all said that thay were good , one said he had towed his down the
Gibb river rd , but i wou,nt recommend that . Thay tow quite good and are low enought to see over the top when towing if you are in a 4x4 . So far , we are very happy with ours , and would recommend them for two people only , any more and you will need to get a full anex and
camp them in there . Cheers Why go overseas when you can ExplorOz
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Follow Up By: 10 Para- Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 11:35
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 11:35
Hi Errol,
What the roof top camper like does it get hopt at night and is there a roof rack with it. Looks like its is shaped for the wind does in make a noise
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Follow Up By: Member - Errol (York WA) - Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 19:25
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 19:25
G,day 10 Para . Like all roof tops , it doe,s get warm , if it,s wound up as soon as you
camp ,with all windows open , it soon cools down . It is shaped to have less wind resistance and has no noise at all . You can get one with a roof rack built on top , but i dont think that one is shaped for the wind . It takes about 2 mints to unclip and wind up . Im about 5 f 10 in , and can only just lay out straight , so if you are taller than that , you would have to bend in the middle a bit . Apart from that , its very comfortable to sleep in . CheersWhy go overseas when you can ExplorOz
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Reply By: Steve - Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 11:35
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2004 at 11:35
Hi Kevin & Cath,
I have just returned from travelling South WA with my parents who came from over east towing an A-Van. They are in love with it as it is so quick & easy to set up with plenty of space inside for the two and easy to tow behind a mid-range 4WD. I wouldn't recommend the standard model for anything other than bituman as it is extremely low but the offroad looks better.
My old man is disabled so mostly instructs (read "sits with a beer and watches") so it really can't be too hard if an oldish lady can set it up/pack it up in under a minute.
My observation is the outside annexe is a weakness being pretty fiddly to set up, in the end they fitted a rollout annexe to the car for shelter if required rather than use the standard A-Van version. I have to admit to being a bit jeolous.
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