advice - which camper for a family of 6!
Submitted: Sunday, Apr 29, 2007 at 13:30
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davidjo
Hi all
I would appreciate any advice from experienced campers as to which camper would suit us best. Some background follows:
We would like to take the family to
the tip of
Cape York from
Melbourne for about 6-8 weeks. We have 2 teenagers & 2 younger kids. We have a 100 series Landcruiser. We are thinking the best thing is to buy a camper van for adults to sleep in and a tent for most of the kids, hopefully then everyone has a little of their own space when we stop for a longer breaks. This is important as my wife reckons the kids will drive me crazy & is not as enthusiastic as me! We also think the van needs to be real a offroader, strong & good resale.
I have looked around a reasonable amount but not sure there is a right solution for us yet. I like the TVan but think it only has a very small & wonder how to
cook for 6 on that and also where do people put all their food on that model, isnt it painful unloading everything from the bed each time you stop?
Any recommendations/advice would be appreciated
I am really looking forward to seeing this part of Aus
thanks
David
Reply By: 1arm - Sunday, Apr 29, 2007 at 15:58
Sunday, Apr 29, 2007 at 15:58
David
I did a trip from
Perth to
Canberra and back with a family of 6.
We have a older style camprite which the adults and the baby used and a tent for the other 3 kids.
We found this to be a good set up as there was separation from the kids. They had swags so if we only stopped for a night they didnt even set up the tent and just slept outside.
This had a small 2 burner gas stove and we didnt have any problems with the cooking at all.
I cant comment on what type of van would be best other than to say your idea of a van and tent worked for us when we travelled.
Evan
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Reply By: fishaholic - Sunday, Apr 29, 2007 at 20:53
Sunday, Apr 29, 2007 at 20:53
Hey David,
We too have four kids, boys for that matter, anyway I would recomend a trak
shack camper. We have a
yorke peninsula spirit camper, this is fine but alot of the time a couple of the kids sleep in tents. Also our kids are still only small, so in years to come they will probably not all fit on the floor in the camper for overnighters. Friends of ours have 5 kids and have a trak
shack, its like a #$#% house on wheels, the first time I saw it set up it was like a transformer, everytime i turned around another room was added or erected. Fully recomend them.
Crawf
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Follow Up By: Brew69(SA) - Monday, Apr 30, 2007 at 06:26
Monday, Apr 30, 2007 at 06:26
I love my spirit. Best value for $ around.
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