Any Kimberley Karavan owners ?

Hi
Don't have one, but have looked at them. First impession, very good. Could do with hand winch to put the roof up/down, if the winch die's you are stuffed. Loved the option of inside + outside kitchens. Loved the way the bed slid out, the only van i have ever seen with a really good size bed.
Have heard there was major issues with insects getting in once the top is up.
They may have fixed this by now.
We have a Tvan on order, may get a KK when we are a bit older and want the extra comfort :). We like to do some exteme stuff, can't see a KK being towed up the CSR.
Cheers and good luck.
Lyndon & Bernadette

Yep, Member JohnR(Vic) and Moses has one. He should be back on the site by the end of the week as he has been galavanting o'seas. Hopefully he will see this post and reply

Cheers

Dont have the Karavan, but have a Kamper - I think the chassis is the same - so it should tow really well - my opinion. I was at the Perth dealer last Saturday and had a really good look. Fully optioned it seems to be expensive, but certainly has quality - the bed looks good and there are some amazing electronics and technology on board. Hot water, toilet, electrics, air con, radio, TV, cooking etc all looks really good - not a lot of room inside - but how much room do two people need !!

Is it not this type of Kimberley your after

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THis place must be getting full of people who cant read , 4 replies to you question and the only 1 who even comes close to your request is Willem , not 1 owner reply ,only looked at /saw / have read the brochure and 1 site link to an inappropriate site for a family forum. , waste of electrons ,my reply included.

Chris, there are four of us frequenting EO that are Kavavan owners, I won't name them all but needless to say if you are interested and go that way we will keep in touch. I have an email address at my rig pic you could follow up. As Willem says I will be home over the weekend. Have a mobile there too.

The annex needs some thought the first time, probably best without "help"

I have the a/c and they are very useful and have been added by other owners who didn't get it up front. Innovations in the KK are still evolving

Hi ChrisO

Can't give you 1st hand experience HOWEVER we are about to take delivery of a new Karavan in 1-2 weeks from now. Should have actually received it last Monday (we won't talk about that at the moment).

We have had it on order since late November 2006 so hope you're not in a hurry?
We are confident it's worth the wait however its' a very looooooooooong time to wait.

Kimberley are doubling the size of their factory however I don't think that will be ready for a while.

If you were a member (there's a special on membership if you're quick enough) you could email some of the owners direct as I did. They are more than helpful.

If you wish to follow up on how we go in a week or so please raise a new post and I will happily supply further information.

PeteS

ChrisO,

I've got one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Annex isn't difficult just takes some time. I don't have the extra three walls.

Currently looking at a bag awning for the quick erection characteristics of these!
Especially good for the quick overnight stay me thinks.

I'm thinking of putting another piece of track on the other side to give me some more versatility and options.

Dust sealing when the carapice is up has been improved by a new seal so that is a good improvement.

Difficult to read the display on the radio in mine. Angle of viewing is to great for an LCD display.

I eventually may get air. But you can install that yourself whenever.

Tows well. Did 120km/h and it just started to sway. Not enough space on the a-frame for weight distrubution hitch pieces.

Electro hydraulic disc brakes are excellent.

So far so good. Still early days with me. I 've had mine since Nov last year. Only four short trips. Still in shakedown mode really.

I've started to add a few things like shelving in side hatch and maybe change external kitchen slide to one that can accomodate the BBQ.

Extra gas bottle carrier is probably a handy option to get.

Send me a message if you wish for some more info.

Basically but I'm pretty happy with the product and what it does. And it suits my situation for usage and storage as well as its offroad abilities.

Close to two tonne loaded so I'm starting to think I would like a nice diesel to pull it as with some of the other newer owners.

Cheers
Garth