Ladders

http://www.highwayhardware.com.au/new_product/2002_10/folding_ladder.htm

Just rang and told $168 but I'm in Qld and I think the transport would be high due to the length. Can't as yet find them here.

Austravel,

If you happen to find a supplier in Qld can you let us know, wouldn't mind one myself. Will let you know if I find one.

Kind regards

Will do.

No dramas.

Know what you mean, painted a house and certainly knew about it at the end of each day.

Might look at your idea for the ladder as well.

No luck with the camper yet, starting to get a bit frustrated at the time lines but I know that most of the trades are flat out in this region. The steel work is all but finished will be going in on Wednesday when they return to have the final work done for the lock down points to the vehicle. Pretty much it's a combination of the telstra style bodies, the one made in SA and some hints from others on this forum. Would rather have just got the one in SA and fitted it out but it's just to far away for a quick run. The passenger side has a fridge slide for a 60 litre engel, two _Affordable_Storage_Drawers.aspx and two tables that slide just under the _Affordable_Storage_Drawers.aspx. I've used kitchen runners, the heavy duty versions so hope they'll survive. Fingers crossed I'll have the unit by next Friday then I've got to decide on either painting or powder coating, get the canvas work done (they tell me a week for that) and the suspension lift with air bags. Then I've got to do the fit out. Probably getting one of those expensive foam mattresses from Clark Rubber, have that egg shell type foam on both sides at different grades. All up I expect the steel work to cost around $4k painting approx $1k, canvas $3.2k plus I paid for the jacks and runners so all up no more than $10k. Thats complete including the _Affordable_Storage_Drawers.aspx, fridge slide, rear wheel mounts and made to fit my large tray. Maybe even under $9k depending on the painting costs. Mine has quite a bit of alloy in to keep the weight down but also took the price up.

Will have to swap pictures when mines finished.

Forgot to ask, did you end up buying the Candy Camper version or get one built? If the Candy Camper is it painted inside as well?? If not did you paint or powder coat???

Thanks.

Hi Aus

The ladder we did works a treat. Make sure you get a good sturdy looking one, some look flimsy. Try to get the treads as big as you can get them. Our ladder isn't too bad, but will have to wait for a cold night to really test it out on the old feet.

We went to S.A. and got that one. We were gone for 12 days so it was not really a rush for us. We are very happy with it so far and can't wait to really test it out on a trip. The inside looks like it's sprayed painted. We also decided to get the 2 rear wheel carrier they made and the sleepout, for grandchildren. We used it in S.A and on the way home. We are just in the process of getting a fridge slide made for it, no definate price yet for that. The guy is using 2 heavy duty rollers that cost quite a bit for each. Why, you may ask, we have a 70lt Trailblaza and I'm not giving that up.
Would love to see a piccy when yours is completed.
By the way there is a good setup in the newest edition of 4WD Monthly, which looks real good.

Cya
Tripp'n
:)

Hi,

Sounds like your happy with your camper, I guess like us, only time will tell. I may in the end wish I'd taken the time off and gone to SA but again I'll need to see how it all pans out. I spent so much time designing it I want to see it finished. Funny how you can go through and work out a design on something and find latter on someone has already done it. While on our Gulf trip last year I sketched up a design for the camper and found out latter on that the guys in SA had a product almost the same as the one I'd worked out. I based mine on the telstra version but went for the straight sides (not two folds) to keep down costs. I've used Hafele draw runners, dear but I think should do the job.

I don't usually get 4WD Monthly might look at their web site and see if it's mentioned there.

Hi Aus

Yes, time will tell.
We got our 4by in late 1999 and we also designed something too along the lines of like what we finally got. But we found only the one place here in Brissy who had done something simialar and another that would do a proto type using our specs, no thanks. We also searched the internet and found the usual ones there, Heathslip, Trayon etc etc. So with not finding anything we liked we just stayed with the setup we had but the dust was getting in too much. It wasn't until March last year when a friend from hubby's work gave him the March 4WD monthly with info about the Cape in it, he didn't realize we had been ther twice before. That is when we saw the write up about the camper in S.A. We emailed them in S.A. heaps for 6 months after we had seen the one in Brissy and a few of them on holidays that we were finally going to get it.
It was a big decision but we bit the bullet and did it over the phone and everything worked out really well, no problems with it all at. Only when we really get to try it out in the outback will and if we find any problems.

Cya
Tripp'n
:)

Hi Tripp'n,

I'm about to get the canvas work done. Any chance you can tell me what the max height of the roof is above the top edge of the camper. So the height from the top edge up to the apex of the canvas. I'm guessing it has to be at least the sitting height of person.

Thanks

Hi Aus

The height I can't measure at moment as it's under house on jacks and hubby is not here.
I rang him and he said possibly 1200mm high as you can kneel comfortably inside at apex.
Also, it is similar to a normal trailer camper only up higher, if that helps.
Send me your email addy if possible.

Cya
Tripp'n
:)

Hi,

Thanks for that, the canvas guy wanted to go to a metre whichI thought was a little low, think I'll go to 1.2m as it'll give me a little more clearance. My email address is r.kearney@cqu.edu.au.

Thanks

I hear you brother...

Hi Chris

Was it a waku?
http://www.blythenterprises.com.au/waku.htm
Blyth Industries is a supplier in W.A for them expect to pay a fortune for it....like $600 + for the smaller one.
I think they are made overseas from memory.
We know where there is one in Brissy, if we finally decide to go with them.
But we'll see how our reinvention of the multifold goes first.

Cya
Tripp'n
:)

Hi Chris

Here is their website. Just checked out prices.......$690 one one website in Geelong.

Cya
Tripp'n
:)

geesh..slaps forehead
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http://www.wakuladders.com/prodA.htm