Caravaning forum
Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 28, 2005 at 20:09
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Member - Pezza (QLD)
I have googled and can't seem to find anything decent, maybe not doing it right.
Can anybody give me the address to a good caravaning
forum?
Avagoodn
Pezza
Reply By: Member - Pezza (QLD) - Wednesday, Sep 28, 2005 at 21:06
Wednesday, Sep 28, 2005 at 21:06
Thanks fella's,
My appologies, should have given a bit more info.
Was after information regarding different caravan construction, mainly, what will hang together on dirt roads and what won't, I realise the likes of "bushranger", "Phoenix", "trackmaster", "kedron", and "supreme", are all good but I was leaning away from these full on offroaders, and more towards the "roadstar", "jayco" and others, and was wondering what brands at 20' with shwr/ws are built tough enough for long distance dirt, ie. birdville track, etc.
The 'caravaners general' above seems like the sort of thing I was after.
Thanks again
Avagoodn
Pezza
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Follow Up By: Member - toohey - Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 07:27
Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 07:27
gid'ay pezza
corimal make a good "off roader",not as tough as bushranger etc.
cheers toohey
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Follow Up By: Member - Ross P (NSW) - Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 09:02
Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 09:02
I have a Coromal 505 Seka Pioneer XC. It's marketed as an Off-Road van but I prefer to call it and use it as a "Dirt Road Van".
I've towed this beast on lots of fairly rough trtacks and so far I've had no problems save more dust in than I would have expected.
Probably the roughest track I've taken it so far is
Birdsville to Inammincka via
Walkers Crossing but there have been many many others.
Mine is now 3 years old and I have been offered what I paid for it as trade-in on a new van.
Not as good as Bush Tracker and some others but also not near as heavy and also much less expensive.
The Seaka 505 is 16 ft, single axle (Independet leaf spring KNEE
Suspension), weighs about 1800 kg fully laden and a ball wieght of around 200 kg
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Reply By: Member - Rene (QLD) - Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 14:04
Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 14:04
Hi Pezza
We have a Windsor Rapid, with off-road kit, this included independent
suspension, heavier under carriage, the kit was and extra $5,000 but worth it, we have taken it to
birdsville-maree-
William Creek-Cooperpedie-
Port Augusta-
Kangaroo Island, Tasmania, also Morton Island both sides through the cutting - Frazer Island. We have had no major problems only minor repairs such as relocating pipes from shower and wc to the rear of front axel due to being smashed by rocks thrown up from cruiser, This was on our first major trip, so we now have rubber mats across all exposed parts, this has proved to have been a good exercise.
Cost around $55k when we bought and sleeps six by the way.
Hope this helps
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Reply By: Motherhen - Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 19:59
Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 19:59
I belong to the msn group caravaners
forum (address given in posts above) as
well as Exploroz and Bushtracker Owners Group, and this type of question is often discussed - particluarly on the caravaners
forum. Depends where you want to go. When you read the fine print on many of the so called
off road caravans, it says suitable for occasion trips off the bitumen - or similar. Although i was willing to try one of these to save money, my husband had visions of it falling apart in the middle of the never never, and once he saw under a Bushtracker and how strongly it was built when we met some Queenslanders in the
Pilbara, it was that or nothing. We don't go 4wd driving for the sake of it, but want to get out into isolated
places. All good reports on our 3rd hand or so BT sofar - looking forward to getting away for a bit longer next year. Feel free to member message me if you want anything more specific - a bit spasmodic and mail and forums at present as my computers (old PC and modern laptop) have mysteriously and tragically died on me. Motherhen
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