Ultimate camper

I agree- the quality looked superb, i especially liked the kitchen quaity.

The area under the bed when it is set up I thought looked too low, but sitting under it at the show it seemed quite satisfactory- and has the advantage of being a shaded area wihtout needing the awning for short stops.

The acccess to the bed also looked easy- a problem with a lot of campers.

I do hope someone who has used then responds too.

Bezza

Like JD, we were lucky to get our Ultimate second hand about 8 years ago. It's one of the early ones and is still going well. You will find Ultimate owners generally love their campers. They tow really well and will go anywhere your car will take you.

Cheers

Peter

We've had ours since Feb 1999 and have taken it to Cape York twice and many other great places.

They are great bit of kit and you won't be disappointed if you decide to go ahead with the purchase.

Ours was 6 months old when we bought it.

There have been a lot of refinements since the "old" days and we've considered upgrading to one of the newer models a few times.....but the existing one we own is like a member of the family and I can't see us parting with it anytime soon.

Roachie

Maaaaate!

You have resigned on as a member. Good on you Bill.

Bill.

Yeh, I missed the original opportunity to re-new, so had to set-up a visitor profile until it got sorted..... all good now.

Cheers Bill

Roachie

Where do the matresses go? Do you have to pack up the bedding? Is there storage for clothes etc under the lounge or is that all taken up with bedding?

The mattress is made up of 3 separate pieces and they sit on top of the lounge, we use fitted sheets that you buy through Ultimate and a wooll quilt that goes into a plastic bag and can be stored in the Ultimate or the car.

You still have access to the fridge and draws when it is folded up.

With clothes we use 2 large dufly bags (his and hers).

You would be able to make an area in the front nose cone to hang clothes if needed, John and Suzette who are on this forum have done it that way.

And the three matresses- aren't they uncomfortable? Is there room for storage under the lounge seats?

The 3 mattresses are a tight fit together and we've never had ANY issues with them over the 10+ years we've owned ours. It doesn't seem to matter much whether the mattresses are placed lengthwise or crossways..... we've always gone with lengthwise and we've never had that feeling (like you'd expect) of falling in between them.

Yes there is a goodly amount of storage under the lounge. We tend to use these (4 separate) areas for bulk food storage, PJs etc and sauspans/pots. We store our clothes in plastic Nally tubs and/or duffle bags, in the back of the 4x4. There is also storage under the drawers in the area that is partially taken-up by the wheel arch. We keep our bulk supply of long life milk under there...(we have 3 growing boys !!!!).

We don't worry about any hanging clothes when we travel. The flashiest place we are ever likely to visit when we travel would be a Macca's "restaurant".....

Roachie

Thanks a lot for your patience with my questions. That's very helpful.
Now I just have to persuade the one who holds the Netbank PIN.

Whats this gotta do with an Ultimate camper ??

Sorry Gronk, I thought they were a camper, an over priced one at that, but they are a camper with a dunny built in aren't they hahahahaha

Great- thanks for the pics. It looks pretty easy. How long did their first try take?

who gets the swag...the cook or the oldman?

Hi Bezza, their first try to setup took about 3 minutes - that part is straightforward. The pack up however they argued about!!! LOL When they picked up the trailer they were given "a lesson" and the folks both recalled the lesson about which end went in first a bit differently. That took a few days to resolve and when they'd sorted it out the pack up also took only a few minutes - so get the lesson right!

No 1 - the swag is MINE. No way was I going to sleep in the king size bed with my folks - at 41, this kid has outgrown that ;-) Actually, it rained every night I camped out with them and did not get wet once. I put a ground sheet down and tied the head of the swag tight up against the wheel (moreso that pictured) to ensure the base was fully covered by the roof. The only part of the setup that can't be used when a swag is beneath is an extra support pole.

From my experience with this camper, I found the cooking inside concept a little unusual (I still camp pretty basic, just swags and alll in the outdoors). Friends we often travel with have a Camprite and I've become familiar with their camper and like the kitchen outdoors. My parents did experience some issues with lights, cooking and bugs and made various adjustments to the screen door to the point that mum locked herself inside whilst cooking while we sat outside enjoying a lovely evening. I wasn't sure I liked that part of it. But on the flipside, this setup would be preferable during inclement weather.

MM

We try and not cook inside ours due to the smell it leaves now and in the future, you will find a lot of Ulti owners cook out side.

You can use a yellow filter on the light to stop bugs comming in when the light is on.

I think an outside slideout kitchen( similar to some of the hard floor's ) would sway a few more people towards an Ultimate....

Yeah probably... but I personally think it's good to have makes/models that are have major differences to give the buyer the most options. For my ma, she really wanted the inside kitchen so the Ulti is good for her. They have gone through quite a number of different setups over the many years of their camping history. They also own a yacht and the fitout is similar between the camper and the yacht. She really liked the upright fridge and inside table which is the big gain with the ultimate. From my observations I can see it best suits a couple without kids, that like the comforts of vanning but still want to go offroad. Whilst expensive new, its a lot less than the bigname serious offroad caravans so a good compromise to get the best of both worlds. It's like a hybrid caravan/camper trailer I guess. I'll pass on the tip about he yellow filter - thanks Olc...
MM