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Help which pop top !
« on: April 14, 2011, 08:20:45 PM »
Need some help from the MY SWAG brains trust the wife and I want to up grade from our soft floor Customline camper to a good off road pop top.

I wouldn't mind a Conqueror off road camper but I think the bride would faint if I told her the price ha ha. Ive been looking and reading on the net and to be honest ill be staying away from Jayco read alot of bad reviews on the build quality (please Jayco owners I don't want to up set you guys but I've read some bad stories from owners and quite a few) so I'm hoping you guys can point me in the right direction on what is a good quality buy for our family wife myself and two billy lids some thing that will last us for years to see this big country.

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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2011, 08:21:42 PM »
Goldstream :)
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2011, 09:02:14 PM »
Yes if i had my time again ( and a few extra dollars) i would have gone down the Goldstream path. They are certainly finished off a lot better.
You get what you pay for i suppose  ;D

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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2011, 09:08:36 PM »
thanks D4D
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2011, 09:10:18 PM »
If the dollars were no object a goldstream would be in the driveway. The corimal family van seems to offer reasonable value. My father is on his second corimal now and both have been well built.
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« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2011, 09:15:53 PM »
I was being flippant when I said Goldstream. Whilst I am very happy with my Goldstream, when it comes time to upgrade I don’t think it will sell as quickly or hold its value as well as a Jayco. Jaycos are built to a price and do a good job for what they are. I wouldn't discount them in your search because you read a few bad reports on the net.
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2011, 09:29:26 PM »
Well said D4  :cheers:
Im pretty happy with mine. Must be a lucky.
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2011, 09:34:24 PM »
That's great for you but no matter what you buy there is always a lemon lurking about
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2011, 09:57:13 PM »
Goldstream x4
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2011, 06:56:18 AM »
Modcon Quattro which is a front fold hard floor with a fixed queen size and 2 x single beds.
Alternatively if you are handy you could get an older Jayco/Goldstream/Corimal and do an extensive refit like internal furniture upgrade and winch/hoist overhaul.
We looked at getting a Jayco Eagle outback but cant come at 25-30k when our soft floor has more room for a third of the coin.
Was tempted though ;D
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2011, 09:17:58 AM »
Thankyou for your help the Sydney camping show is coming up and I have a list of brands to look at now.
we love our soft floor camper but the down side to it is the type of holidaying we do we do a lot of traveling and setting it up every night and packing it up each morning is a lot of work so we need to look at another option.
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2011, 10:07:16 AM »
Quote from: linmac on April 18, 2011, 09:17:58 AM
Thankyou for your help the Sydney camping show is coming up and I have a list of brands to look at now.
we love our soft floor camper but the down side to it is the type of holidaying we do we do a lot of traveling and setting it up every night and packing it up each morning is a lot of work so we need to look at another option.
Recently we watched a family of 4 take 2 hours to pack up a Jayco.
Not sure whether this is representative though.
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2011, 11:26:18 AM »
We take from handbrake to beer at the longest 45min and that is taking it easy this includes
Leveling
Bag flies
Awnings
Connecting power water
Making the bed
Transferring food from fridge to frridge if needed
Setting up table chairs outside
Moving cloths from car to camper if needed
Setting up outside matting


And that's 2 of us in a jayco swan
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2011, 11:57:14 AM »
G'day macca we like most campers have been through most forms of camping,everything from tents,an old external scissor arm poptop,jayco swan and a couple of vans last one being a dual axle 18ft job.
we now have gone back to a 12ft soft floor and after trips with both jayco and soft floor i would take the soft floor over jayco for setup  any day.
Not knowing what size or style of soft floor you had as there are many different configurations,some harder to put up than others.
We went back to the camper just so as we have something to take no matter where we are going.
Like everything to do with camping it's all about compromise.
You will probably find that either way you go it will take between 15 to 30mins for an overnight setup so as long as you are using what ever you buy and travelling it doesn't really matter.
So for what it was worth that's my opinion,happy camping.
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2011, 07:43:53 PM »
Thanks gq I'm starting to think i mite just keep the 25-30k in the bank and keep the soft floor buggered if I know what to do now ha ha.
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #15 on: April 18, 2011, 07:52:48 PM »
Give me the 25-30K and I'll give you my Goldstream :)
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #16 on: April 19, 2011, 05:38:06 PM »
Be careful D4D that's one on my list ill be looking at.
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Re: Help which pop top !
« Reply #17 on: April 19, 2011, 05:46:00 PM »
I mite take you up on that offer I'm so over looking and reading at the moment and I haven't got to the Camping show yet ha ha
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