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Title: hows it goin
Post by: MudRat on March 19, 2011, 01:21:53 PM: in the market for a camper any suggestion on what brands to look at and which ones aren't worth the time of day
Title: Re: hows it goin
Post by: D4D on March 19, 2011, 01:36:47 PM: Welcome to MySwag. The answer to you question is simple, how long is a piece of string? You need to give us some more details before we can give you suggestions.
Title: Re: hows it goin
Post by: Ray-C on March 19, 2011, 01:39:34 PM: Welcome to Myswag MudRat . :cheers:
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Post by: hutchie62 on March 19, 2011, 01:42:15 PM: Hi Mudrat & welcome to Myswag.
Title: Re: hows it goin
Post by: MudRat on March 19, 2011, 01:50:59 PM: Quote from: MudRat on March 19, 2011, 01:21:53 PM
in the market for a camper any suggestion on what brands to look at and which ones aren't worth the time of day
lookin for a CT that sleeps 5, 2 Adults 3 kids aged between 3mths to 12yrs built to with stand Xtream 4X4ing
Title: Re: hows it goin
Post by: Old Croc + plus one on March 19, 2011, 05:10:27 PM: hi Mudrat Welcome to My Swag

Happy Trails

Cheers
Title: Re: hows it goin
Post by: GGV8Cruza on March 19, 2011, 07:10:58 PM: Welcome to the forum Mudrat, an extreme camper for 5, lots of them out there, do you have a budget in mind??

I have a tambo and am very happy with it, trackabout are good as well as a heap of others. Dont dismiss the second hand market either as a well set up bargain can be found, enjoy the forum and ask away

GG
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Post by: skmaint on March 19, 2011, 07:56:29 PM: Hi Mudrat.
Welcome to MySwag

Cheers
Simon.
Title: Re: hows it goin
Post by: waz65 on March 19, 2011, 09:11:48 PM: Hi Mudrat & welcome to Myswag , there is heaps of great info on here when you get a CT
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Post by: davo69 and the Nurse on March 19, 2011, 09:51:25 PM: Welcome to MySwag Mudrat!

Where about's are you based? It might help to narrow your search, and allow you to see and feel a few camper trailers.

the Nurse
Title: Re: hows it goin
Post by: Heiny on March 20, 2011, 09:11:22 AM: Hi Mudrat and welcome to My Swag :cheers:
Title: Re: hows it goin
Post by: Hairs on March 21, 2011, 06:41:48 PM: Hi Mudrat and welcome.
Are you planning a trip to the top, an extended trip or do you go 4wdriving and camping when ever you can kinda thing?
You've got a young family like us, so you'll probably have to take a ton of crap with you.
There are plenty of good brands out there and there are also a lot that are crap.
Get ya self to a 4wd/camping shows and have a look at whats out there, and ask questions of them that are selling them. Even go to a caravan park and ask people what they have and why.
Weights a big thing as well, what is your tug? No point in having something like ours which weighs 1300Kg empty and you have a small 4wd, God knows what it weighs fully packed traveling, 200lt water, two batteries, 2x9 kg gas bottles, 2xspare wheels, the list goes on, Just have a look at the crap we take with us in my signature link(http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-shocked003.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
Good luck with it all Mudrat and happy travels.
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Post by: Wandering Tassie on March 21, 2011, 11:38:23 PM: Hi Mudrat and welcome to My Swag. Good luck in your search for a CT.

Trevor
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Post by: Snow on March 22, 2011, 07:53:10 PM: G'day Mudrat and welcome to Myswag. :cheers:
Title: Re: hows it goin
Post by: timneva on March 22, 2011, 08:49:39 PM: Hi Mudrat,

As hairs mentions, get yourself along to some of the camping and 4x4 shows. We picked up a Cub camper a couple of months back and likewise have 3 kids, but spent the best part of 12 months looking at different CT's / Configurations / Hard and soft floors etc. That way, you can get a feel for what you might be after and the price range. Also a good idea to keep an eye on the second hand market as there are some great deals from time to time