Roswal slideon camper
Submitted: Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 10:17
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Grace W
Hi everyone,
We are looking for a slideon camper mainly for shortish fishing trips not around Australia touring and have been quite impressed with the look of the Roswal slideons, and would like to hear your thoughts as to whether another brand might be better for us.
Also we have a single cab Hilux trayback ute what weight limit would you suggest for worry free travelling.
Thanking you,
Grace
Reply By: Member - DereelGirl - Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 12:44
Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 12:44
Hi Grace,
I've just checked out their website but alas they didn't have any pics of a slideon with a tray or a price for that matter. Don't know what they are asking but I know that my dream would be to have a Travelander, have you looked at those?
Robyn
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Follow Up By: Member - Serendipity(WA) - Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 13:43
Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 13:43
We have the travelander and love it. It is camping with a the of luxury of a caravan but all loaded on the back allowing you to go down any goat track.
I would recommend a heavier duty vehicle as it is heavy when you load all the gear and water etc.
Saying that the Roswal slideon looks very heavy as
well. Especially since you can stack a lot more gear inside that sort of slide on.
When camping with smaller type campers it is my preference to
cook outdoors. I just would find it suffocating to try and
cook in such a small enclosed space. I know caravans have enough issues with their smoke alarms going off all the time when cooking.
Cheers
Serendipity
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Follow Up By: Member - DereelGirl - Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 16:28
Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 16:28
Yeah that's what I liked about the Travelander websit, everything there that you would want to know about. Price and dry weight of 400kg (std) & 670kg for the premium.
Robyn
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Follow Up By: Member - DereelGirl - Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 16:33
Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 16:33
oh and I've just noticed that Serendipity has gone for the "Premium". I can only dream. You lucky thing.
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Reply By: Mick O - Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 13:13
Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 13:13
Hi Grace,
I just had a look at the site and their units GREAT. I couldn't see anything for a flat tray model though. I'd hate to see the price of
the tub tray slide-ins although they are very comfortable looking units and
well equipped.
You can get all the specs from a downloaded PDF at this
Toyota Hilux Specs site. It lists the Gross vehicle Mass as 2780kgs and rear axle limit of 1750kgs. It shows a Kerb weight of 1530kgs or thereabouts. A bit hard to assess what’s appropriate without weights of the actual unit you're looking at.
You should always aim to be
well below your GVM otherwise your rear may sag and drag. If you're getting close to the GVM, you may be wise to consider a
suspension upgrade which will allow you a greater GVM.
Good Luck with it all. Mick
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Reply By: Puma1 - Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 17:25
Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 17:25
Puma RV have got 3 floor plans for slide ons
http://pumarv.com.au/
I bought a 28.5ft 5th wheeler from them a few months ago (picked it up 4 weeks ago & still not used it yet) and I have seen their slide ons, they look
well fitted out and larger inside than out (Tardists).
They (Ann-Marie and Warrick) do both the flat tray and
the tub models.
They are located in Wyong NSW (central coast nr Gosford) I noticed the first slide on link does not open the pics when you click on the floor plan but the other 2 do.
Good for a comparison - say G'day from me if you contact them!
Cheers Nigel
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Reply By: Member - Geoff M (VIC) - Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 21:54
Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 21:54
Hi Grace,
I haven't seen the Roswal slideon's in the flesh, my comment would be to carefully research the market and especially watch the weight. There are plenty of
well-known brands of slideon's on market that are very heavy and when fully laden (water, food etc) may even exceed your GVM.
On their website they look as if they would'nt travel too
well off-road - hard to tell without seeing one in the flesh and getting more details.
I find it a bit strange that the slideon's are not required to have a compliance plate - if they were then many people may have avoided vehicle problems.
Good luck with your deliberations.
Cheers, Geoff
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Follow Up By: Grace W - Monday, May 30, 2011 at 20:37
Monday, May 30, 2011 at 20:37
Thanks everyone for your thoughts and suggestions, its all very helpful for us beginner would be slideon owners. We are coming to the conclusion that perhaps weight should be first priority before all the other you beaut features like showers and toilets etc. Then of course we have the pop top or not dilemma - I have been reading quite a bit on the pros and cons on this site but we still havent decided about that yet either!!
Kind Regards,
Grace
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Follow Up By: sewerologist - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 20:31
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 20:31
hi Grace you should check out aussieeagle campers for a quick setup and hassle
free camping. I have been using it for a couple of years and they go anyhere and have had no problems
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