Ultimate Camper

Submitted: Saturday, Oct 25, 2003 at 11:21

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Member - Bob

I am seriously thinking of acquiring an Ultimate Camper. Does anyone have a comment (good or bad) to make?

Reply By: Member -BJ (Sydney) - Saturday, Oct 25, 2003 at 13:23

Saturday, Oct 25, 2003 at 13:23

Ultimate is an excellent camper a mate had one & loved it we love our Kimberley, wife dos'nt like to cook inside feels too clostrophobic. It will follow most places your 4by will go. We took ours across the gulf this year on it's maiden voyage in july & for the first time the boss didn't want to come home she wanted to turn left at Longreach & head to the Cape ( me to ) but the business called (poo) Regards Bob
Where to next

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Follow Up By: Wanderer - Tuesday, Oct 28, 2003 at 22:09

Tuesday, Oct 28, 2003 at 22:09

Hi Bob

If You Are Thinking On Spending That Much Money I Would Give Aventure Campers a Call In Adelaide Worth Checking Out
Comes With A Slide Out King Size Bed System 7 Foot Square In Fact
8 Foot Long Kitchen Bench Huge Storage Area And With A Loaded Pack Rack Or Tinnie You Never Unload Anything Day Or Night And Still Have Access To All Of The Camper At Anytime
There Website Is www.adventure@senet.com.au

Good Luck And Good Trips

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Reply By: Brad - Saturday, Oct 25, 2003 at 14:18

Saturday, Oct 25, 2003 at 14:18

Picked up our Ultimate in May and we love it.
For us the sleeping configuration and inside galley & dinette is perfect.
Build quality and after sales support has been great.
Probably like everything in life - you get what you pay for.
Regards,
Brad

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Reply By: Eric from Cape York Connections - Saturday, Oct 25, 2003 at 15:25

Saturday, Oct 25, 2003 at 15:25

Bob we have had one on a cape trip and it performed well . Peter has just had one across the canning with him and said no problems it will be in a video released soon . The same camper is on our current cape york video put out by life style video productions ph 03 9790 0656 its about 30$ .
All the best
Eric
4x4 tag along adventuresCape York Connections

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Reply By: Brett - Sunday, Oct 26, 2003 at 08:13

Sunday, Oct 26, 2003 at 08:13

30k is a lot for a camper.

Value for money ?........dont know

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Follow Up By: Eric from Cape York Connections - Sunday, Oct 26, 2003 at 10:19

Sunday, Oct 26, 2003 at 10:19

Brett I feel the same as you about the price BUT in some cases you aint going to get the cheese and kisses away with out the creacher comforts .
All the best
EricCape York Connections

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Follow Up By: Brett - Sunday, Oct 26, 2003 at 15:25

Sunday, Oct 26, 2003 at 15:25

I think that's because we tend to spoil them with hair-dryers microwaves and dishwashers etc and now that us guys want to get back to nature for a while we find that the provision of those formentioned luxuries tend to bite us in the butt.

Brett

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Follow Up By: Member -BJ (Sydney) - Wednesday, Oct 29, 2003 at 14:54

Wednesday, Oct 29, 2003 at 14:54

$39.000 at the Melbourne ShowRegards Bob
Where to next

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Reply By: Peter - Sunday, Oct 26, 2003 at 09:42

Sunday, Oct 26, 2003 at 09:42

Major drawbacks with the Ultimate:
Fiddly to erect, struts, pins ets.
Internal bench height is too low
you have to totally remake the bed EVERY time it is set up

Major plusses
Excellent build quality
Excellent off-road

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Follow Up By: STAN - Sunday, Oct 26, 2003 at 23:36

Sunday, Oct 26, 2003 at 23:36

Pick our Ultimate in one and a half months.Sold the swan and the benches are the same height! Look at it this way , never see any second hand ultimates do we. When you sell it it will be easy and the will be a higher percent of the purchase price than most. This will be our third camper in twenty years and we think it will be the ultimate

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Reply By: landie - Wednesday, Oct 29, 2003 at 16:54

Wednesday, Oct 29, 2003 at 16:54

I enquired about one, had to follow up the enquiry, finally received a video, looked at it, liked it, sent the video back and I have never heard from the company since.

I looked at it this way, if they couldn't follow me up to make a sale worth $30,000 plus, what was the after-sales service going to be like.

We looked at a couple of options and finally settled on a Kimberley Kamper and we are very happy with our choice.

Just our experience,
Cheers
Landie

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