camper trailer

Submitted: Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 18:19

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Buying a Camper Trailer

For many campers the decision over the 'living quarters' poses the greatest quandary in the pre-trip planning. Other than a wide range of trailers,

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i am looking at buying a hardfloor camper. Would really like an Aussie swag but they are too dear, so have settled on an offroad cub maybe. Any feedback would be great. Thanks

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Reply By: smokie - Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 18:57

Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 18:57

i have own my cub for 5 years and still very happy with it.

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Follow Up By: PradoMad - Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 19:26

Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 19:26

i'm looking for one too and thought that my mind was set on a cub (good value). however considering that every now and then one of the kids coming along i now think that a jayco finch is a much better option and BETTER value too. for about 12 - 15k i should get a good unit. more space, bigger water tank, battery pack and easy to tow. there are a lot on the market now.
let me know hoe you go
JS

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Follow Up By: p_marns - Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 20:55

Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 20:55

yea prado i agree you do get more with the jayco but i hired one for a week and got the feeling that it wasn t going to last all that long. They are also a bit heavier and go a few less places.

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Follow Up By: Member - Geoff H (QLD) - Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 21:08

Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 21:08

We were looking at a Modcon forwards fold Hardfloor which was good value, but went with a Goldstream offroad camper van for the extra comfort.

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Geoff

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Follow Up By: PradoMad - Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 23:36

Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 23:36

I hired a jayco eagle (2009 off road model) last july and found it rather heavy, but very comfy. however a jayco finch is a lot lighter and still plenty of storage. I was very impressed how well the fridge worked. 11hours on the road on the first day and the ice cream was still frozen!
I guess it takes a bit longer to set it up but then i like the extra space and you are well above ground if it should get wet.
As for off road towing i think if you adjust the speed to the conditions I don't see to many problems, chassis seems quit strong.
JS

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Reply By: kingswoodwagon - Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 23:01

Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 23:01

One difference between a hard floor camper and the jayco/golstream option is with the hard floor camper youll need a good size roof rack and cargo barrier in the car - have a look around, hard floor campers and a car full of gear go hand in hand.

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Follow Up By: Member - Ed C (QLD) - Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 23:27

Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 23:27

Not necessarily..........................

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Follow Up By: kingswoodwagon - Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 23:36

Monday, Sep 27, 2010 at 23:36

clever
i stand corrected

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Follow Up By: Member - Tony (ACT) - Tuesday, Sep 28, 2010 at 09:54

Tuesday, Sep 28, 2010 at 09:54

I tend to agree.

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Follow Up By: Gronk - Tuesday, Sep 28, 2010 at 22:01

Tuesday, Sep 28, 2010 at 22:01

I have had a hard floor for 5+ yrs and the only thing I carry in the 4x4 is the fridge and a couple pair of shoes !!

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Reply By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010 at 09:30

Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010 at 09:30

During the Australasia Safari I hired a Pioneer camper trailer and it was fantastic, big advantage was that it had the same wheel track as my Terracan. Another chap in our team had a Jayco Penguin towed by his 70 series Yota ute. Nice C/T but it had a wider track than the vehicle and it couldn't get into some of the places we could go without damage with the Pioneer.

They love their Jayco but it is heavy, but on the flip side they had it setup and the kettle on in a flash.

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Reply By: AlanTH - Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010 at 13:15

Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010 at 13:15

We've had our hard floor Pioneer Argyle for about 5 years now and although it doesn't have quite the space of our mates Cub, we're sure the chassis will last a lot longer as his has surface rust after not much more than a year.
If I was him I'd have taken it back to the retailers but for some reason he hasn't and is trying to fix it himself. It looks like it's just been sprayed with a light cover of galvanising paint instead of being properly galvanised like the Pioneer.
We've also had a Goldstream and it was superior in every way to the Jaycos especially as the wires which erect the thing are much heavier guage wire and they've been known to break. Interior fit and finish was also better.
We still need to fill the car up though as our kit seems to expand with every trip!
Alan.

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