CAMPERTRAILERS

GDAY TOBY THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT BUT ALL YOUR INFO IS INCORRECT. I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED ON THE FLOOR AREA SIZE YOU WERE SAYING CASUARINA WERE TO SMALL IF I WANTED BIGGER I WOULD HAVE IT FOLD OF THE SIDE, WHICH THEY CAN DO FOR ME. BUT IM SITTING HERE READING THE FLOOR AREA SIZES OF THE CAMPERTRAILER YOU HAVE MENTIONED AND NOT ONE OFF THEM ARE BIGGER THAN THE CASUARINA CAMPERS AND ALSO ONE OF THEM DIDNT HAVE AN OFF THE BACK CAMPER ON DISPLAY. ALSO THE KITCHEN SEEMED TO BE GOOD VALUE AS YOU GET 12VOLT POWER 3 DRAWS AND A PANTRY 12V WATER PUMP AND A BLOODY GOOD STOVE. ONCE AGAIN IF I WANTED CHEAPER THEY HAD ONE CHEAPER. I ASKED FOR CORRECT AND TRUE ADVICE AND IT SEEMS YOU HAVE IT ALL WRONG. YES FAIR ENOUGH THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE GAME LONG BUT THEY CLAIM TO BEEN IN THE TRAILER INDUSTRY FOR 7 YEARS AND THERE CANVAS WORK IS DONE BY A WELL KNOW MANUFACTURER THAT HAS BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR 25 YEARS. ALSO OUT OF THOSE MANUFACTURERS YOU MENTIONED ONLY SOUTHERN CROSS AND CASUARINA WERE THE ONLY PLACES TO BUILD WHAT I WANTED. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF ANYONE HAS A CASUARINA CAMPER AND IF THEY DO I WANT TO KNOW IF ITS BEEN A GOOD UNIT FOR THEM CHEERS MACCA

Macca
I got a Casuarina Camper Nov last year. Mine is similiar to the one on display yesterday at Wandin with a les flashy kitchen and some less flashy bits. I have done nearly 4000km of touring along roads and thru the bush tracks and have not had any issues yet. I've also camped in pouring rain without any leaks and could not be happier. Check out http://s4.invisionfree.com/Vic_All_Terrain/index.php?showtopic=375&st=0 for the write up I did on my club forum.
Jonesy

ONCE AGAIN I WANT TO KNOW FROM SOMEONE THAT OWNS ONE. ALSO THEY ALL LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD WRINKLES. AND DONT THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME CHEERS MACCA

Indeed Sandy - he's not only yelling, but mixed case is actually easier to read - more shapely, like some women (but then again, they can be real hard to read...hmmmm new analogy required). Well ..... its true anyway - I saw it on the TV.

hey dazza what model did you buy. have you had problems with springs cheers macca

Hi macca77 we got the flinders model with the tailgate kitchen I have not done alot of km's at the moment. if you do a seach of the archives say for jayco or some other models you allways find somebody with a bad story or something went wrong (not picking on jayco my friend has one). it also depends on how much off road you are doing , the more off road the more of a beating it will get so you would think pay more and it should handle it better (in theory). it also depends on how much money you want sitting in the backyard doing nothing for most of the year. i am doing the big trip with a bit of off road and when i get back it will be going away about 3-4 times a year camping by a river, so that why i got a casuarina. hope this helps dazza

Cheers darren
There has been such a mixed response i really liked the casuarina i really only wanted to hear from people that owned them as there some places you look and it seems that other dealers seemed to bag other peoples product. i spose its hard to beleive what you read. what model camper was your i was looking at the flinders deluxe it was set up for the more serious off road cheers macca

was it just a flinders or flinders deluxe i was ment to ask

sorry macca

Hi macca its hard to buy a camper it took us 8 months of crap to get 1 it might not be the right 1 but as long as you r happy with your purchase thats all thats matters. we got the flinders i dont know if we got the deluxe or not. talk to locky from casuarina he is down to earth,it was this web site that led me to him. as i said before if you r going to do alot of off road maybe get one which is more $$$ i will take to u later as i have to go dazza

grif
Your facts dont line up it seems you have a problem with casuarina. in one sentance you said you were driving past and in another sentance you said you spoke to the owner ive been watching and reading your post and it seems your a oppisition with a problem or are you toby t. which are you. all i want is correct advice and i dont think im going to get it from here ill beleive what i see not read from now

Macca

I'm confused with your logic here.

Firstly you ask for an opinion about a camper and you receive a couple of positives then a couple of negatives. You arc up when I relate an experience I had that may help you in your decision.

To spell it out, I was driving, I stopped my 4by, opened the door, got out, asked some people in two vehicles what their problem was and did they need any help.

What are you on about re Toby ?? I don't understand

Am I an "opposition" ? What do you mean?

Something doesn't add up here, you ask for advice and come back accusing me of being a competitor, who to ??? you??? Was I promoting someone ???

Keep an open mind and go with what you want, I was trying to help....

Ron Griffin (full name mate)

Macca

In my view your responses have been a bit rich, mate. I've found that people here are generally out to help each other in good faith.

If you are looking for hidden agendas in every response, why ask in the first place?

Just take what you want from the responses and make your own decision re purchase. Bottom line is it's your hard-earned at stake and you are the one who will have to live with it!

Spliney

All i want is advice from people that own them. because what you see and what actually happened can be two different stories.

Why i say this if a spring has broken i want to know why cause if it is a common problem i dont want a camper with springs.

The next step is do i then go an alko.

Sorry ron i may have miss understood your text.

i really would love to hear from owners of campertrailers cheers

Apology accepted.

You didn't look too objective here and for a minute. I thought you were from Casuarina the way you carried on in last response.

By the way the correct springs is the way to go. Try replacing a part in those fancy independent suspension jobs when in the middle of know- where.

Grif

Cheers grif.
The correct springs is the way to go im now confussed. what do you mean by correct springs?

Macca

Since starting to look around I've talked to several companies who make camper trailers and they recommend springs that are fixed front and back and are rated to the expected weight. Some of course like independent suspension and some hate it. Again, personal choice.

They say parts are easier and springs are more durable if Aust made.

I like to keep it simple.

Grif

Hello grif.

We are a little concerned on your post as we have never had a failed suspension or complaints on leaky canvas.

All our camper trailers that are out there at the moment are still under warranty and we have had no phone calls or warrenty claims.

You may have a misunderstanding. you are free to give us a call at casuarina campers at anytime.

Apparantly it's Macca who is interested in buying so you two can have a chat.

I was only relaying an experience and I can assure you I saw a Casuarina. Anyway even the best crowds have issues, it's a tough environment out there. I dare say you will get a phone call from the owner if you haven't already.

Good luck with your trailers.

grif

Thanks grif

We at casuarina thrive on building a good product and if were got leaky canvas and broken spring we want to now.

I was that concerned on the issue that i have actually rang every customer and have personally spoken about the issue at hand and no problems.

kind regard locky