Thread: Bris Caravan and Camping show

Yep, went along last Monday....with the Missus...we went by train rather than pay $6 for parking BECAUSE...last time I went to the showgrounds BY MYSELF WITH CAR...I came home with a new car fridge... so a 2 km walk + 3 stop train ride it was (free ride in Anna's Qld )... too bloody far to carry home a new generator... !

Observations:
1. All I bought was a 3 pack of "rescue tape" and collected a bag full of brochures.
2. Great display of 300+ different ways to put a tent on a trailer AND charge lotza dollars
3. Gotta luv the $635K+ mobile home built on a bus chassis with the electrohydraulic slide out part in the middle (sold sign on the window) Don't try parking it @ Woollies! ...anyone for a 2nd mortgage!?
4. Most "bargains" were equal to or more expensive than day to day prices
5. Must admit to being somewhat surprised (understatement) at the disproportionately high prices being asked especially for camper trailers and smaller caravans once they had "off road" tags applied for seemingly a few more cm of welding seam...
6. there was a wide range of manufacturers and resellers so the chance to compare was pretty good.
7. Am still convinced that most campers have "me too" fatal flaws in their designs...though I was impressed with some of the thoughtful engineering which has gone into improved suspension systems
8. I reckon there's a real market opening for a cheap and cheerful teardrop camper.. missed any that may have been on display...

well that 's it for another year or two... $30 k for a caravan buys a decent tent/swag + a lot of country pub /motel nights!!!

Ozpigs are good... a couple of us have one... i know i grabbed one at Cooma which Cooee brought back up for me and Incisor grabbed one down there