New Tambo Camper

Romsey Jim....I have a couple of birthday's to celebrate....and there is a large area to practice reversing..lol.

Cheers

ROMSEY #$%^#

There's nothing there.........

Isnt there? That is not what I have been told...hahahaha

I'm here !!!...and if you call me nothing...there'll be trouble !

Seinfeld was a show about nothing, careful Lyn you may be the Next Big Thing

You could be right Bonz...Look out World....lol !

actually I found it a great way to meet people Bonz...though mostly they had this look of fear on their faces...not sure why ....

Who dya think will be the rest of the cast? You of course woule be Elaine, well educated, debonaire and carefree, Andrew would be Jerry I think. Not a care in the world, full of information and able to waer a tablecloth to perfection, hmmm Kramer......? and George....have to think on them.

I think Diamond needs a role somewhere...

Yes, He has the Kramer confidence and would bring an air of laiz-a-fairre to the experience. Now for George

George could be tricky..

and don't forget George's mum and dad......

George is easy...think about it......think....F250

You got me??

Not to worry Bonz, when I pack up the camper I will be able to manouvre it enough to get the truck out, then turn the trailer around and hitch it back up for a straight drive out....lol

Let me know Glenn and I can come give you a few backing lessons

Cheers mate, I am sure Al will teach me enough to get by next weekend, but if not I will let you know...hahahahaha

He'll still be busy wiring his spotties......must've been shamed into action at some recent event hahahahahah

You could be right Bonz, so maybe Lyn will have to teach me...lol

You'll be an expert in no time then mate

This has the possiblity of becoming a crap thread...

I am an expert in reversing trailers...I managed to get ours at 90 degrees when trying to get in the shed...LOL...

Lyn

90 degrees...what percentage does that work out to? 100% lol?

it was a 100% crap effort on my part..ahhaha..

I am sure that you will be able to teach Glenn a thing or two about backing Lynda, after all who else uses a swinging wheel carrier to touch park?

I doubt I'll be able to teach Glenn anything he already knows about swinging wheels hahahhaha.

Its not what you know but how you choose to apply it...

Member Glenn(VIC) gone mate...membership finally expired on Nov 1 and I won't be updating it again...lol especially seeing as I didn't get full value seeing as it was revoked months ago.

I am looking forward to testing it next weekend too...it is a rather high climb to get in...hahahahaha.

See you Saturday.

Cheers

we will have a few then try to get in if its possible we will have a few more then keep going till we cant get in.
i know i havnt been able to drink enough to not get into it lol.
YET
cheers and sorry to see you wont be rejoining this great site.

you just can't live without him can you Jimbo....lol

Lyn

come up if you like...beers & bourbys & red of some description will no doubt be flowing...

glenn and jimbo
sitting in a tree.
you know the rest hahahaha.

Jimbo, I purchased the Cooper with tool box, electric brakes, stoneguard, four jerry holders, gas lift base, provision for extra bedroom, fixed rear shelf, annex. It is a really good set up and very happy with the quality of engineering and tailoring. If you come up next weekend you can have a squiz...but you wont be sleeping in it...sorry

Bringing the wife this time are you?

No

Checking for competition Jimbo?

"rarely get away"....I think you need to see a doctor Andrew....or is that why some call you "Dr Holiday"....hahahahahahahahahahha.

You are right though. I have had the pleasure of watching you packup and it does seem quite quick...unless you cant find the pole bag of course. My only problem will be setting up and pulling down when it is only James and I on a trip...which is 90% of the time...and it does look good set up in the backyard.

Cheers

Talked to a guy at the OBC Glenn who had a similar worry re setting up single man (or with James like u intend). He hadnt tried it until this year and had had his O'Briens camper for 6 years. Being a good guy I offered to help but he declined wanting to do it himself.

Being an astute bargain hunter I deferred and watched, hoping I would be significantly required and then could encourage him to sell it as he was single now and didnt need something he couldnt put up by himself.

Damn thing went up easy and came down so also. Bugger, no bargain!

I reckon you'll find it easy to do.

Hi Bonz,

I am thinking of creating some form or hook type think that I could sling over the poles at two points and pull them up using that. I will have a few more goes before I do that though.

Bad luck on the bargain.

Cheers

HI Rob,

It was exciting getting it. As far as where the water got it, it was mainly around end seams, and just a couple of drops from the top roof seam. I was very impressed considering the amount of rain we have had. I wont be applying any sealer as when the weather improves, the seams will shrink.

Have fun with yours and say gooday to Keith for me.

Cheers

Hi Phil and Tracey,

Glad you are enjoying yours, I cannot agree more with the service provided by Keith and Amanda, many could learn from them.

Is the move permanent or just holidays? Are you going main roads or a bit offroad? I will be interested to hear how the Tambo travels when you reach Darwin.

Cheers

Hi Glenn

The moves permanent..well for at least a couple of years as its a army transfer. We are doing a bit main roads and a bit offroad depends on how the weather is going and how we are going for time, as well as how the kids and the dogs are handling the heat, as lets face it the weathers a fair bit different down here in Vic at the moment...

Will most certainly let you know how it goes along the way and if there were any problems or not.

We looked for a long time before settling on the Tambo and so far we are glad we did.

Take Care

Hi Bonz,

I looked at the Dingo, Outback and Tambo units before making a decision. The Dingo didnt stack up after viewing them at the factory and seeing them second hand, the Outback Birdsville camper was in my price range, but you had to pay for things the Tambo already had, and when I looked at the Tambo Cooper, the quality was much higher out of the three. For dollars spent, I got more options than I could have afforded with any of the three I looked at. What tipped the balance in a big way was the customer service offered by Keith and Amanda. They were a pleasure to deal with, and very professional.

So in my opinion, if you are looking for a reasonable entry price camper, go with Tambo.

Cheers

Glenn,

Just so I know where to look when I get my Cooper - where were the areas that needed touching up, and what did you use to do the job? I suspect that any unsealed road work is going to require some touching up anyway, unless the stone guard protects the drawbar as well (I'm hoping to fabricate something that will do this).

I agree with the comments made about Keith and Amanda's customer service - even happy to take care of my requests for extra welds where drawbar meets chassis and provide a higher travel cover to cope with an inner spring mattress.

Rob.

Sorry Blue, I called you Glenn - getting my Tambo folk confused!!!
Rob.

Thanks Blue....for the clue...does that make it Blues Clues?...hahahahaha

Unfortunatley it is too wet to get underneath for a look, but I will certainly do so asap.

Cheers

G'day guy's,
part 2 of Blue's clues...

The under the gaurds around the outside lip, welds around the shackles front and rear and there is usually very little paint getting in where the chequer plate meets the chassis... I usually seam seal with Butyl Mastic(selleys) which is flexible but also paintable. I use Wurth Bright Zinc to finish off. Don't know where to get the Wurth from, I get it from work... I presume a Galmet product would work just as well, and available from Bunnings.

Here is a link to a photo of the products:
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hi Baz,

I remember it well, that Fri was an absolute shocker in the forest and would have been a tad dangerous...esp after i saw the wrecked car slide down the road !...but the rest of the weekend was good.......

Lyn