Thread: Picked this beauty up today

Looks like you're going to be busy for a little while - should keep you out of trouble

The brakes on it already are a bonus

stand that spare up and youll have room for a large box up front!

I'd think about matching your car re: colour. - or as said BRG, something easy to match we had hammertone and all touch ups look like crap!

Good work mate.

the ebay ad has disappeared by now , and I gather from your post that it didn't include the canvas?

but it seems like you've done well.... you could get some LR stickers to put on it ?

The cheapest new camper tents ready to install (that I found) are oztrail (from China) ranging from $1700 up.

OZtrail Leisure Products - Outdoor, Camping and Leisure Products

if it's afforable, I reckon the oztrail 8 because it folds over to the rear - not the side. That would be the go if you can be happy with non-Oz made.

As a comparison, I asked a Kangaroo Canvas over in Tamworth what they would charge to replace a simple fold-over canvas on a campomatic camper-trailer with Bradmill & they said for that for a simple foldover with awning it would be about $4k+ & 6 weeks!

I could go on for ages but I have observed that that you should be very careful buying an older camper-trailer with canvas - all the ones I looked at had not been stored correctly, and had mildew & odour (so I went the build-up route).

whatever you buy, buy quality, you want good canvas thats not going to soak through in a down pour, good stitching that won't leak, i think they are the most important things. From the ones i've owned/used i've learnt that you have to spend the dollars for quality. When i build my next one i think i'll be looking a $5k and up, but i plan on being comfortable in the rain and everything staying dry.

So Treads and Tulip you are ditching the swags and awning camp set up

make sure when you order the canvas tent there is room for the cot

Mrs hh