Sunday, May 01, 2005 at 13:55
hehe.. thanks Jimbo :)
Yeah - it HAS saved us a packet. We now have:
1) Rooftop for the car when we can't tow a trailer (high country in the wet)
2) Camper trailer that we can leave at a
campsite for the day and not have to pack up the rooftop tent just because we want to drive somewhere. The rear stabilisers mean theat the tent doesn't
rock around at all and you can really level out the trailer on sloping ground (which you can't if you have the tent on the car).
3) A trailer!
Total cost - $2,000 for the tent, $1,200 for the trailer (ex British Army). Cheap camping!
We intend to make up a full canvas top that sits right over the frame, and build shelving inside the frame to house a spare tyre, slide-in/slide-out boxes. internal battery (250A/h), 1000w PSW inverter,
water tank (underneath). All makes a very capable camper trailer without the weight.
Cheers
Chris
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