Ultimate camper trailers

Ohh , this should bring out some interesting replies.

Very Expensive piece of kit , especially as it only a Camper trailer.

EVERYONE that DOES buy one , seems to love them. Very well Built, good aftersales service, hold their value REALLY well.

For two People that want to take them offroad , they seem a really good thing. Bonus having the kitchen inside (for some). Makes roadside stops a PITA though.

Few people on here

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/campertrailers/

have them.

I think there is also an Ultimate's forum as well somewhere.

By far the best camper set up you can buy, with g'teed buy back price, limited supply, and price rise every year to protect resale, only bad word I hear about them is usually those who couldnt or wouldnt spend the extra.

Has to be the best thought out and executed camper available today, and have taken trips where they have come along, through the high country, and the only part of the design I would change would be a straight draw bar with the coupling underneath, to improve clearance.

If living in it day to day months at a time, cooking inside when mozzies or flies are around, or sitting in the shade, or out of the rain, are part of your criteria, spend the money, and sell ti when your done, and you get back what you spent + some normally.

Scotty we have had them on trips with us .
To date I cant fault them.
They are well built and thought out.

If I had the money I would buy one,

All the best
Eric

www.capeyorkconnections.com.au

Was looking at one today in it's natural environment at Newnes pub camp area, nice bit of gear bit pricey IMHO but having said that they are easy to erect and tow, this couple are retired and wanted something that was no hassle to put up, you know tired bones. They are on the campertrailers group on Yahoo as are a lot of camper owners me included. There are also a few on this site too Roachie to name one, as said above those that have them swear by them. The Ultimate forum was closed a while ago but the web site is still going there is a link on this forum under your post, just click on campers.

Baz.

G'day Scotty,
Mate, we've had ours since Feb 1999 and love it. It's been to Cape York (about to go again in a week and a half), the Gulf country around into NT, Vic High Country, Channel country etc.
About the only complaint we have is that with 3 young kids, it get's a bit cramped inside on a wet day. We do most of our cooking outside anyway & tend not to go camping if the weather is going to be crappy.
Overall, we are very happy with it. It has gone everywhere we've tried to take it. Ground clearance is brilliant. Suspension is also top notch. (Annette insists on "proper" crockery and we use "Correll" ..spell??. It is breakable stuff and yes we have broken a few items when ol' muggins here has hit large dips/potholes at Mk II etc.
As to whether you can justify the hefty price tag (they were only $20K when we bought ours), that is a call that only you can make.
Cya mate

what other campers are in competition with the ultimate?

and what are their costs?

cheers.

Don't own one but very nearly did.

Negatives:
It's a big mother (and looks wierd) and we found it a bit high so thought it would become a pain to reverse. Agree as said previously about the internal kitchen. We use our external more than we thought we would.

Also I think the bed was in 2/3 pieces so of course no inner spring mattress option avlb.

I think the internal bench heights were similar to the Avan's pop tops (very low) so that killed it for us. (crook back)

Seemed a bit more hassle than expected to setup for one night.

Price can be a consideration.

Positives:
A great in-between (offroad) caravan and camper setup though and would have probably leant towards it if it was for retirement. (you can eat/sleep etc totally inside if need arises, rain/cold)

Fridge inside convenient and no dust from vent with fridges in ext boxes!

King size sleeping.

Area under bed when open is great for having a lie down out of the sun or rain.

Research it throughly, it's worth being completely happy with your (expensive) purchase. We looked at everything worth looking at before making a logical decision to go with our beast. (see rig pic)

UTIMATEly it's up to you :)

Good luck.
John C

if you have kids its a pain for overnight stops to set it up to be comftable
you cant take a boat [strange that his background is boat building]
very high you cant see behind you
need to wait 6 months + to get one
cooking in side not the best option
[seems most people that have them cook outside any way & spend 40Kto do it]
watch your step gettig in & out
but each to there own

A most impressive rig I must say. Watched one being erected at Weipa recently. Shall I say it didn't happen in an instant. No doubt the diciples?? believe they're marvellous. For mine they're top end, but also over priced to a ridiculous degree, notwithstanding the promised buy-back policy.

I've admired them for years, just love the suspension. I see just one major difference between these and other designs and it's not the $$$$. It's the kitchen accessability if you want to stop for a bite to eat, everything for the Ultimate is inside.
Roachie can you enlighten us to your operations around lunch time ???

Well as for the $$$$, I see it that "if" you dropped say $5k over 5 years then it would be well worth the peace of mind and comfort it affords. If you get all your money back it's a real bonus.

Hi,

We have just returned from a trip to Cape York where some friends had a Kimberley Kamper. It was great and whenever we stopped they were able to pull out their kitchen and we had a bench to make our lunch.

We saw some ultimate campers along the way and they looked really nice but it's all on the inside.

We were off camping and wanted to enjoy the outdoors.

Cheers

We have one - we love it. Have slept 4 teenagers underneath in their own room - not long to set up - have eaten with 6 inside on cold wet nights. We prefer to cook outside like everybody else but it's great to have the option. Tows brilliantly, goes everywhere. Very comfortable to sleep in - king size bed etc - you would not get us in a motel bed now. Takes about 5 mins to set up in basic mode.
Only you can decide if it is worth the money for you - for us it is !

Another very happy Ultimate owner here. Ours is actually a very early one which we got 2nd hand. You won't find an owner that isn't very happy. They go anywhere, are completely dustproof, don't fall apart, have everything you need inside and believe me cooking outside in the rain is for the birds.

We have a lunchtime setup in the back of the car which is self sufficient and use a steel thermos for hot water.

A major advantage of the canvas top is ventilation when up north. The tropical roof really makes a difference.

Best way is to go to the factory and have a good look at how they are made. You won't be disappointed.

Peter

Hi,

I have the Trayon It is the equivlent of a Ultimate that sits on the back of a tray top. This way you don't have to tow. Only problem is it takes about 20 minutes to remove or refit, but can be used while the vehicle is away. The fridge can be accessed without opening. The price just more than half of the ultimate.

Open up in one minute to "boil the billy"

Dunedigger