Thread: Caravan & Camping show in Caulfield

oh the joys of spending money

what to get what not to get

it goes around and around


good luck mate with your choice

You will be like a kid in a lolly shop Rob...

ahhhh but what good fun it is. One thing that seems to make a lot of sense to me is the weight of these units, most of the hard floor models are around that 900kg mark dry, add water and gear I'm guessing up around 1100-1200 kg wouldn't be unreasonable. The soft floor campers are more around the 500 kg mark dry. From a towing point of view the soft floor one would be easier on the truck and the fuel bill.

Taking the day off....I'm going back in, told the wife its purely research

I guess if I really get hooked on one, I could hire it for a week and see if I really like it.

Originally Posted by RR5L

ahhhh but what good fun it is. One thing that seems to make a lot of sense to me is the weight of these units, most of the hard floor models are around that 900kg mark dry, add water and gear I'm guessing up around 1100-1200 kg wouldn't be unreasonable. The soft floor campers are more around the 500 kg mark dry. From a towing point of view the soft floor one would be easier on the truck and the fuel bill.

Taking the day off....I'm going back in, told the wife its purely research

I guess if I really get hooked on one, I could hire it for a week and see if I really like it.

welllllllllllllllllll what happened ???

what did you decide on

Originally Posted by RR5L

We had always dismissed the hard floor type as they looked like they could only be big enough for two people. I think I was wrong, too a look at the Pioneer Camper Oynx with I think there is more than enough room with a bunk on the floor across the end or some swags for the kids. It seemed a bit wider than the Kimberly kamper which was a bonus I thought.

i toured tassie with a CUB hard floor camper with two kids, it worked well with two swags for the boys

well i have a basic cheap (compaired to Tivan and Kimberly) soft floor camper. Loads of room inside for me and the misses but could take two kids inside as well. We lived in it for 7 months with no problem. Putting up and down every night. It also had loads of room for all our stuff which was good because the 90 does not have much room in it at all. The triler also has all the mod cons, water tank , kitchen and very large awning with three sides which became out lounge
It is on Parabollic leaf springs and handle the main rough tracks (great central track, Tamini, Suvannah way, Gibb river road , And up to the cape, plus many others ) of aus well and did not lets us down once on the trip.

We went to the Brisbane 4x4 show Last weekend and saw the Tivan and others like it and me and the misses we just more than ever please with the choice that we made as ours was considerbly cheaper (which is nice to know you have not got 30,000 sat on the drive doing nothing for most of the year) , Had alot more room for us and storage than the Tivan and others.

we are all waiting Mr RR5L

your going to have to wait a little longer, but the front runner is the new unit from Camerons canvas in SA. the tent is so easy to put up my wife can do it. its only 500 kg dry which as said earlier is a good point, and the trailer is solidly built. Things I dislike about it is the kitchen tailgate arrangement, but over time I could change that. Still like the Pioneer Oynx for over all package but its a bit rich at 30K.