Which is Better?

[RichardK]

Am thinking about updating my camper, the short list is Ultimate Gold or Oddessy Export signature, anyone had any experience with them to help me make a decision?

[PaulGOz]

This sub-forum seems a bit quiet!

I had a goo look t the campers atthe Sydny show and hav narrowed to the Ultimate and the Kimberly. Iam leaning more to the Kimberley and had a brief look at the Odysey but do notlike the way they sre setup it seemed a btclunky in the demo I saw.

Sorry i do not hav any xperience ith either to offer. I plan to cha sortly with sveral ownrs to see hy hey choe what they hav chosen to get ete understanding before making the investment. It is an invstment right.

[Redback]

This sub-forum seems a bit quiet!

I had a goo look t the campers atthe Sydny show and hav narrowed to the Ultimate and the Kimberly. Iam leaning more to the Kimberley and had a brief look at the Odysey but do notlike the way they sre setup it seemed a btclunky in the demo I saw.

Sorry i do not hav any xperience ith either to offer. I plan to cha sortly with sveral ownrs to see hy hey choe what they hav chosen to get ete understanding before making the investment. It is an invstment right.

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[Graz]

My experience is that you very quickly tire of a camper that takes more than five minutes to set up. Particularly if traveling long distance and camping every night.
Don't know if the two you mention come into that category

[Dungie]

I agree a small off road van is a better option. And the cost difference between them and some of the up spec hard floors is not that great when you concider what you are getting. You will lose some off road abilty but in my opinion a small price for the extra comfort and easy set up.

Dungie

[TerryO]

I agree with Graz and Dungie both said, the best thing we ever did was buy an off road 18' pop top caravan and park our off road soft floor camper. The ludicrous thing is many of the smaller off road caravans new are cheapr to buy then many of the more expensive campers we considered.

We use the caravan all the time in the bush, no it won't go where our off road camper will but it does go most places we want to go and it provides a level of comfort and ease of set up that puts a massive smile on our faces everytime we use it. :D

cheers,
Terry

[ADMIRAL]

Try a tent, and that will cure you of any time issues. Almost any camper is going to be better. Think a bit about what are the most important features for you. Is having a bed ready in 3 minutes flat from the time you have pulled over critical, or having more room once you are set up ? How do you feel about setting up your chosen camper in the rain ? Where are you most likely to take it ? As others have suggested, maybe a camper is not the best compromise.

[Magic]

We have owned our Ultimate for nearly three years now and can't say a bad thing about it.
It's level of build quality and comfort are amazing and it will go anywhere you can tow it. It can be set up in 10 minutes from pulling up to cracking the first can and offers huge storage space, an internal kitchen for when the weather is lousy, a kingsize bed and it packs up small so when you're towing, you don't know it's there.
It is an investment, but they hold their value extremely well, in fact, a good second-hand one is hard to find.
Hope this helps.

[Tombie]

I'd suggest considering the Conqueror range as well...

Either of the top 2 units ...

IME I'd suggest they are better than the 2 options you quoted...

(Have experienced Ultimate etc... with friends owning them)

Impressive, but IMO the Conqueror product offers more value and better performance/features...

[VladTepes]

I OVE those TVan, Ultimate, Kimberley etc but can't gt over how DEAR they are !

[ADMIRAL]

I'd suggest considering the Conqueror range as well...

Either of the top 2 units ...

IME I'd suggest they are better than the 2 options you quoted...

(Have experienced Ultimate etc... with friends owning them)

Impressive, but IMO the Conqueror product offers more value and better performance/features...

Form over function ? They do have a very utilitarian look ( army ) My other half crossed them off my list pretty quickly.

[Tombie]

Food for thought on the Ultimate...
No easy access to kitchen etc for quick lunch stops is a PITA...

The benefits of the others is a roadside lunch is easier!

On the Conqueror - have you seen one in the flesh? Definitely not utilitarian inside!!!!
Outside reminds me of Tvan styling.
And the kitchen, food prep, sealed clothing areas and hot water service are brilliant!
I'd suggest taking the better half for a look ;)

[Drover]

Hey Guy’s,

I started with a Coromal camper a few years ago and found it to be tops, but it wasn’t long before the set up / pack up / canvas was a pain. We were doing trips into the centre and staying a max of 2 night in any one place.

We wanted quicker-easier -smaller - lighter so stared looking a hard floor campers, considered Ultimates, Kimberley’s etc….Ended up purchasing a CUB Drover XTD.

Don’t be put off buy the much smaller cost, we towed that thing to Cape York along the CREB and OTL, gave it heaps, it was unstoppable and not one problem. At nearly ½ the cost of the others and all the features it must be considered.

After 2 years sold it on RV Point lost $2000.00. Took less than a couple of weeks.

One thing with all of these campers is the CANVAS. Set up no problem, but the major problem is the pack up – wet canvas is a pain, (canvas gets wet all the time, condensation on the inside, dew and rain on the outside) all of the campers require the canvas to go to the inside at the pack up stage and will later need to be set up again to be dried out. What a pain.

Just bought a Coromal pop-top full off road van, it has independant suspension, treg hitch, air-con, hot water, shower - weight is 1.75T loaded. I am sue that it will go any where that it will fit. Set up is less that 3 mins (that is awning, chairs, beer..) Don’t care if it rains…No wet canvas…Happy wife.

Also have an Oz-Tent RV4/roof rack with awning for full off road camping –Best of Both Worlds
Just my thoughts…

[VladTepes]

which Coromal model ?

[vogue]

for more help go to myswag.org

[TerryO]

I know there are various extremes how one can go camping, from a swag to one of those massive 3.5 ton 21' + monster Kedron off road caravans that cost well over 100k each.

This is our van sure its not small like a camper nor will it go where a off road camper would but it is surprizing where it will go and how easy the Disco tows it in the rough when in low range. It has a massive amount of ground clearance, independant suspension and a Trig hitch which all helps greatly off road. The photos show how much ground clearance the van has which in this case is much more than the Disco.

This set up is not for everyone but as we intend to do some decent travelling up through the centre at some time we decided we wanted something comfortable, capable and easy to travel with especially off road. After checking out many different options we settled on this 18' van because it seemed to us anyway to be the best all round compromise and best of all, it only takes minutes to set up.
With the amount of water it carrys (240 litres) and with a combined 230 litres of refrigeration it has, if careful we should be able to stay out camping away from shops etc for a couple of weeks if we want to. The only thing missing for long term camping is a decent sustainable power supply which it will have once we get solar fitted in the next month.

As I have said previously it is quite surprising how affordabel these reasonably capable off road vans are compared to the flasher off road campers. At some stage we will get a roof top tent as well, just like Drover, and then if we want to go somewhere beyond where this size van can go then we can park it somewhere safe and continue on.

cheers,
Terry

[Graeme]

Just bought a Coromal pop-top full off road van, it has independant suspension, treg hitch, air-con, hot water, shower - weight is 1.75T loaded. I am sue that it will go any where that it will fit. Set up is less that 3 mins (that is awning, chairs, beer..) Don’t care if it rains…No wet canvas…Happy wife.
My preference but wife not a camper or traveller - not yet anyway.

[Drover]

which Coromal model ?


Hey VladTepes,

It is a '05 Pioneers Seka XC. 5.0m

Picked it up on Caravan Sales . com.

Was owned by an old couple from Victoria, came with heaps of extras and has lived most of its life in the shed.

Cheers

[catch-22]

I'd suggest considering the Conqueror range as well...

Either of the top 2 units ...

IME I'd suggest they are better than the 2 options you quoted...

(Have experienced Ultimate etc... with friends owning them)

Impressive, but IMO the Conqueror product offers more value and better performance/features...

Whoa!! just had a look at their site.....they are the real deal that's for sure.

I didn't see any pricing but did notice they offer finance :lol2: