Thread: Jayco style pop up campers

Lifestyle Campers appear to be good value for money for Aussie built.....I checked them out at the last caravan show, they seems more than willing to change things around.......not sure their weight are accurate as their are a couple of owners on my swag indicating there are heavier than advertised.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Stop messing around Andy...

Jurgens Australia - TuffTRAX

We checked these out, nice units .... however were bemused that they would not entertain any changes/mods........

Another idea Andy, particularly if you are constrained by budget would be a pop top caravan. Less canvas and complexity compared to the jayco camper style.

Lots of choice in layouts, features, prices and off road bling.

Cheers

Steve

Originally Posted by Rok_Dr

Another idea Andy, particularly if you are constrained by budget would be a pop top caravan. Less canvas and complexity compared to the jayco camper style.

Lots of choice in layouts, features, prices and off road bling.

Cheers

Steve

Thanks Steve.
If anybody can reccomend any brand of these,please do so.Must be able to do some off-road,not extreme.If there are older models worth looking out for I dont mind re-furbishment/modifying.
Thanks
Andrew

Originally Posted by weeds

Lifestyle Campers appear to be good value for money for Aussie built.....I checked them out at the last caravan show, they seems more than willing to change things around.......not sure their weight are accurate as their are a couple of owners on my swag indicating there are heavier than advertised.

I was going to buy a Lifestyle C/T, wanted a few minor changes, no way would they make any changes, said I wasn't worried about the extra cost, "No we don't make variations of our design" and rude about it as well. Told him to stick his Lifestyle up his arse, glad I did now, happy with my POS Chinese, better build, design anyway, regards frank.

Originally Posted by LRD414

Andrew,

We have a foward-fold camper trailer and are very happy with it.
It is a chinese fabricated and australian assembled unit of which you can now find many examples, some better than others.
The photo below is not the best but gives you an idea. It is far, far easier to set up and pack up than the more traditional style of camper trailer.
It also has a relatively small footprint when setup because it folds forward over the drawbar (good for small sites).
Properly designed ones do not require you to unhitch at all and on single night stays we often remain hitched (eg overnight stop when on a longer trip).
And we can still get into the tailgate no problems.
Also comes with a full room type annex and simple awning so you can do the full setup if staying in one place for a week or more.



Having said that, a pop-up will always be easier than a canvas-top.
When we were looking/researching all the pop-tops were quite expensive with nothing under $50k that seemed any good (that we could find anyway).
However, have a look at this pop-up by Lifestyle, called the Breakaway.
Breakaway 'Two Plus'

This is all australian and looks pretty amazing, if a bit on the small side with less storage than ours. But very light too (~1.1t).
We've had a look through their place and were impressed.
I reckon if such a product was around when we were buying we'd have got one. Their bigger products look good too.

There are other excellent products around; Jurgens, AOR and Complete Campsite come to mind. But these are all next level for cost too. So depends on your priorities.
http://www.completecampsite.com.au/h...-exodus11.html
Quantum Plus

Cheers,
Scott

T he forward fold C/T is made by the same mob that made mine, almost bought one, but I got a better deal with the one that I bought, Regards frank.

I haven't had a Jayco but my parents have owned a couple of caravans as well as several other brands (they change their van about every 18months) They all break. Jayco will honour the warranty and even fix things once the warranty has expired.

Depending on your budget I would recommend Follow me campers in Wangara. We're on our second unit from them because we traded up. We have the Fitzroy model and everything slides in and out, previously we had the Frankland version. They also do a side fold hard floor model. George over engineers so the trailers are strong. Whilst we have had a few issues with the current camper I don't hesitate to recommend them because they have a great product. You can modify any of their models to suit what you want within reason and we made changes to ours whilst it was being built.

In terms of the tent, we can pull up somewhere for an overnight stop and even with the boat loader on can have the tent up and bed ready within 10 minutes. Same in the morning pack up is easy.

In terms of the kitchen, the kitchen slides out and the gas and water are plumbed so all you have to do is plug in the gas and water, turn on the gas and your ready to cook. We keep our fridge and freezer in the step at the front and take them out if we set up for a few days.

If Wangara is too far and hard to get too and your travelling anywhere near us outside of work hours your welcome to come and have a look.

http://www.followmecampers.com.au/

Looking to move away from camper trailers.The mrs wont do camping.Trying to avoid going a full blown van,I dont think its me.I like the breeze thru canvas.
Andrew