Thread: Jayco style pop up campers

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Only problem with a Penguin is the bed is sideways, so whoever wants to go to the toilet at night may have to crawl over the other.
I was also talking to someone recently who found the bed too short.

Re Kimberley Karavan.
Friend bought a second hand one for 50K plus a couple of years ago. Nothing but trouble with the electrics. I haven't spoken to them recently but the owner suspected that it may have been dunked, but this is a suspicion only.
They have now sold it and bought a new one , so they liked the concept, but beware of stories about too old to travel etc.

I will stick with my 97 Campomatic hard floor, but they are no good for multiple kids.
Regards Philip A

Have you seen an "undressed" kimberly ? I ask because my father bought a modern 'van .... bloody lovely looking 'van it is. It has a small dent in the back corner where it had been backed into something.

We just replaced all the cladding with brand new stuff for a way better than new repair. Why better than new ??





This is a quality build "Proudly Made In Australia" caravan. It's "FULLY INSULATED" ... even states this on the sides.



The reason it's repaired better than new. Is every bit of wiring I could get too with the cladding we replaced ( it's amazing how much cladding you have to replace with brand new for a little dent in the back corner).... Anyway, the whole 'van is 12volts ... "Proudly Built In Australia" by twisting all of the wiring together and taping it with insulation tape. So I unwraped all of the wiring I could get to and soldered it, then re-wrapped it with tape. Note: the reading lights screwed straight to the interior plywood. So say you kids bump the reading lights. They break out of the plywood. The twisted together wiring would pull apart, and the wiring would fall to the bottom of the wall meaning you would have to strip all of the exterior cladding off to plug the light back in after repairing the plywood (otherwise you wouldn't be able to feed the wiring back up the length of the wall).

It's a shame .... lovely looking caravan with huge seperate ensuite.

seeya,
Shane L.

somoen managed to grab a couple of pics of that custom made 'van I mentioned a few comments back. Amazing right ?





you can see how it folds down into a small caravan with no canvas. there is a small ensuite between the bunk pods at the back wall.

Its like a Tardis, i bet all that folding gizmo adds some weight to the van.

When looking at camper trailers i originally liked the idea of the Jayco style wind ups but didnt like the bed situation, no way i could get my girls to share one end without bitching and moaning at each other and sleeping on a converted table would be a pain.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

somoen managed to grab a couple of pics of that custom made 'van I mentioned a few comments back. Amazing right ? you can see how it folds down into a small caravan with no canvas. there is a small ensuite between the bunk pods at the back wall.

That's very clever.

google cache is your friend .... lol

;ast few they only wanted $16,000 for it ... sold within hours of it being listed.

looks wonderful,
where do the other 4 sit when its raining?

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

looks wonderful,
where do the other 4 sit when its raining?

Kids belong outside ........ There's an awning right? Actually I was thinking storage space would be the issue. Where do you put the luggage for 6 given the van folds into itself. I'm guessing you use a twin cab ute as a towcar and put all the luggage in the back of the ute.

Everything is a compromise ... but I still reckon that thing is brilliant

seeya,
Shane L.