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Hi all
My folks have an Ultimate which I have borowed from time to time:D A really good camper, easy to tow, super easy to set up, superbly comfortable and you can cook/sit and eat out of the fly's, weather etc. As some one previously has mentioned, a quick meals break is a little more difficult as the fridge/cooker is covered by the canvas. We have found that if we are going to be pushed for time we just make something in the morning and store it in the car fridge. We have also just stopped and folded out the lid and only setup the galley area (2 spreader bars) which takes about 1 minute.
I tow it with my 300TDi Defer and my folks have an auto disco 2, neith car has any problems in general towing, my Defer needs low range sometimes in tight hilly areas but nothing different to just about any other 2.5L vehicle.
Good luck in the desicion making process, if I had the money I would buy an Ultimate.
Cheers;)
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I don't have a camper, but did the research awhile ago.
My preference would have been the T-Van. I know people say the suspension is complicated, but no more complicated than a Land Rover - and you take that anywhere. Besides, the military trailers are made by the T-Van people, including the large satellite dish trailers.
I would have considered hiring my camper out to get some return on it, and that's another reason I short listed the T-Van, the suspension would better preserve the trailer in the hands of a renter. The weight was also in the T-Vans favour, though I would have opted for the extended draw bar.
In the end, I opted for an almost instant setup blackwolf tent. It doesn't have a kitchen, but I don't need to tow it either. Plus, it's $30K cheaper. In the end it was weight & cost that made be decide against a trailer for now.
Having said all this, a work collegue bought a T-van recently and a suspension bracket cracked off before it even went off road. T-Van were apologetic and made good on the repair, but it did upset his holiday.
Now I think, that if I was going to get a trailer, I'd use a D1 chassis & Suspension (durable, proven - and identical to the Defender) and build an alloy camper ontop of that.
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FWIW I just camped next to an Ultimate Camper at a site in Kiama. Looked pretty schmick and towed by a Range Rover to boot. (Especially compared to my little 2 man dome!) However a little post on the bottom of the steps broke off when someone walked up them (a regular sized bloke as well not a real fatty!) and having the steps propped up on bricks spoilt the image somewhat...
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I don't have either but have seen both, probably more ultimates. One thing that's always occurred to me re the Ultimate is how sleeping feels? the bed bit sticks out sideways and because of this it always looks like the whole thing is leaning sideways? Interested to know what users feel?
Andy
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G'day,
We have a T-Van, Very happy with it, and after all the research we did it was the right choice. If you want the pros and cons of the T Van then send me a PM I am not far from you.
Jake:)
