AOR ECLIPSE feedback wanted

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Pedro

Hi Outback Epicurean,

We have owned our AOR camper for three years now, after upgrading from our hard floor camper. We initially looked at the Eclipse, but ended up choosing the Quantum as we wanted an internal shower and dunny. We are extremely happy with our choice and have made some prolonged trips including SW Queensland, the Kimberley, Cape Leveque and the centre, as well as the Victorian High country. The build quality is excellent. We had a couple of small issues with components - eg our ctek battery charger failed - which were dealt with promptly.

It is a couple of years since I looked at the Complete Campsite Exodus. One comment would be that I believe that a true off-road van should not have a window on either the front or rear (opening or not) as it creates the possibility of water and dust ingress. I also prefer that the entire roof lifts up with plenty of windows in the pop top as it creates better airflow, without requiring a hatch in the roof.

The new Eclipse looks great, with lots of storage and an external shower pod. I cannot help with options (many of ours are now standard) except to say that we matched the wheels to our tow vehicle and we have found the firewood rack very handy! If you would like to discuss issues and options with other Eclipse owners, I suggest you ask AOR to give you access to their owners forum. They will be happy to organise that.

We have always found AOR a great company to deal with and their after service is second to none. If any issues do arise you can be confident that they will be resolved quickly and with as little hassle as possible. There is even an after hours emergency contact number, although we have been advised that running out of wine in a remote area does not constitute an emergency - go figure....

Good luck with the decision - all very exciting!
Cheers L&M

We've ordered an Eclipse for delivery in August, after this year's trip in our TVan (so we are making the same transition as outback epicurean, from hard floor camper to hybrid).
One of the telling factors in our decision was spending heaps of time with a fellow former TVan owner who changed over to an Eclipse, and was extremely positive. We also toured the AOR factory, spent plenty of time on their forum, and this week had a look at the latest specs the Melbourne caravan and camping show. We have found the design, fittings and the information available from AOR to be excellent. In my opinion the Eclipse layout is actually better than the AOR's Quantum, especially with the new shower pod.
We also seriously considered Track's Topaz, the RV Vista and North Coast Campers, also excellent units, but a combination of features and feedback put the Eclipse top of the list.
Good luck with your decision.