Dingo Camper Trailers

I had one and had lots of discussions with other owners I met on the road. We all had tales to tell of quite bizarre experiences we had when making the actual purchase. Not sure who is doing the sales now, but some of the experiences then were decidedly odd. Not dishonest, just odd. Don't know what else I can say on that. The product itself is pretty good value and the design gave a lot of interior space because of the way the ends were designed to pop out.
The biggest problem the design used to have (and this may no longer be a problem) was that the canvas was stapled down underneath the wooden base. This made them almost impossible to repair if repairs were needed. I know a couple of canvas workers in Vic who simply wouldn't touch them. (I know, because I wanted to get some alterations done to it). All that said however, we used ours a lot and it was still going strong when we sold it for an off road trailer model. Never leaked any water inside. Bit more cumbersome than some to put up, take down, but this may also have changed. We bought ours about 20 years ago and had it for about 12 years. We had the model that was a tent/base that you then fitted to your own trailer, so I can't comment on the trailer performance. The trailer models I have seen however all had the staple to a base board issue. This was clearly a reason why they were quite a lot cheaper than most of the competition.

If you like Dingo, and they are a good camper, you'll love ours.

Very similar quality and construction at a better price.

We're just around the corner in Dandenong.

Give me a call on 9706 6527 for a chat if you're interested.

Jim.

G'day all,

Well after going down to Dingo Campers on the weekend, all i can say is that all the stories i have heard are true. He is still retiring apparently and also found that he didnt really want to sell any of his campers as he was putting the price up on monday (which i am going to check). The other thing which i found funny was i am looking in the $7000-8000 price bracket and he kept saying ohh you wont find one for that price, when he had about 4 of them, for less than that price. But he did seem like a nice enough of a guy, just not that concerned with the selling me a camper side of things

Its a shame as his campers looked alright for the price and seemed to have everything i need, but he is a little offputting. i also noticed that the canvas is still stapled on, but i dont know how concerned i am by that.

Sorry Jim, i will contact you to talk, but didnt have long to come over on the weekend.

Also went to O'briens as well, and that was totally different. he was more than willing to point out his campers and was really helpful, and although they are slightly more expensive as are the quality of the camper. its interesting to make the comparison.

Cheers