Thread: SUV Traveller Deluxe

So we bought another camper trailer, an SUV Traveller Deluxe.
It's three years old and we paid $16k, which is about $10k under the new price. The owners, from Bribie Island, had used it for one Victorian trip, so it looks almost new. It had been sitting unused in their driveway for a while.
It's a forward fold, which means there is an internal lounge room, which converts to a second double bed.
It is a genuine off road camper with double shocks and a strong suspension.
Features include 65 litres of twin fridge-freezers and a four burner gas stove. There is a Joolca gas hot water system and a shower tent, fed from the 100 litre tank, plus 2 x 20 litre drums.
The most surprising feature is it has reverse cycle air-con, which needs 230 volts or a generator. Very decadent.
The canvas is good quality with a canvas tropical roof. Internally two arms just push out to set it up, so that is simple, although I had to oil the slides to make them move easily.
There are 2 x 120 ah AGMs which are new.
It's 5.4 metres long, which is more than a metre longer than our Aussie Swag, although as a rear fold it folds out to be longer. So I have to be careful not to cut corners with the extra length of the SUV.
Despite its extra height and length it only weighs about 1400kg, which is important to us.
It has both a touring awning and an unused full annex, which looks rather complicated to erect.
It doesn't have any chargers as the previous owners only used it in caravan parks, so I am pricing 25amp chargers.
I also need to get an Anderson plug running to the rear bumper to charge while driving. Meanwhile I am just using a 5 metre solar lead with Anderson plugs from the second battery for charging.
Another option I want added is a boat rack, which is optional, so I will talk to SUV at Caboolture about that in the New Year.
Had a hiccup this morning when I disconnected the 230 volt running the fridge only to have the fridge stop, even though the 12 volt was plugged in.
When I pulled out the cigarette plug bits of plastic came out, never a good sign. So I found a spare cigarette plug, one with the twist collar which makes it fit right, plugged it in and it still didn't work! Helped by the youngest son who arrived for breakfast, we discovered the circuit breaker had tripped. Why?
Eventually we found the power lead had slipped off the terminal on the back of the socket. Now fixed. Was a worry as we are taking it to Straddie this arvo and certainly
wanted the fridge working.
So, all good now. Here are some pics.

Dead battery on the ground in front.