Thread: Cub camper

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Dont get me wrong Lou,,
Hard floors are great!

A drover with 5 occupants will make good video!!

Yeah I suppose this will probably be the first and last time we buy a camper so want it to be the right choice.....

Just becasue its the only one I have seen and liked doesn't mean I suppose its the right one.

Has anyone who has owned one ever taken it to places such as the Cape, Simpson, High country, Kimberley or anywhere else that's off the beaten track?
I have asked people would they pull it anywhere in my last thread I did and it was answered YES! but it would be good to get the experiences of people that may of done it

There was a test about the drover in one of the last Campertrailer magazines. I've got it somewhere just can't find it right now. I think it's April/May.
I can scan it and sent it to you if you like.

Matt

yeah thanks that would be good

Hey DB,

Have you looked at this one......it caught my attention in a write up in either a 4by or camper magazine of recent times. I still have the mag somewhere. Got a pretty good review and I believe "new" is under $20k....

Cub Campers | (02) 9896 3550

Regards

Stevo

Camp-o-matic were in QLD for years and made a galvanised welded chasis and had a very good build quality and reputation. I think they were one of the first with the clam shell design and built trailers in agreement with CUB and Kangaroo and others. They had money troubles a few years back and solt to Trak Shak in Adelaide and have moved business there. The original staff moved too for a while at least. They support all the older campers.

CUB I believe built campers in an agreement with Camp-o-matic for a while then stole the designs. I looked at CUB campers and thought the build quality was a bit cheap. Using wood screws as pivot points, cheap chipboard instead of marine grade ply, really light wire etc etc Try looking at ones a few years old at the wear and tear of the fittings.

I own a 1995 Camp-o-matic and it is really well built. Mine has the AL-KO rubber IRS axle, later thay designed their own coil based system. I would drag mine almost anywhere I can get the defender 130 to go. My only issue is the 1.5t bearing set on the axle. Just cant get the LR hubs for it. I have 3 kids and they love the camper and give it a beating but it stands up very well.


Just mu 20c worth

James

who is confusing the cub with the camp o matic?....

belive it or not I have looked at a good poportion of the hard floor trailers for what we want the cub is the only one that is in our price range second hand...the other really nice ones like the pioneer dont seem to be available second hand.

thanks for the comparison between the two

OK So we have found another trailer that we don't mind the look of doesn't have an internal kitchen which is what we liked the most about the cub but it looks sturdy...well from the pictures anyway.

Its a Pioneer prospector Anyone got one of these can tell me what the build quality is like?

I have never seen one or been in one so opinions would be greatly appreciated