Which Camper and Tow vehicle

[weeds]

Clarkey, hopefully your mate has signed up and started this thread and cruised around this site......

Seeing land rover hasn't been mention.......they must be a good rig, can't go wrong

[Mobi]

For the tug there are a number of good options which will depend on what is available when the buy time comes. For the camper I would recommend hiring some before to see what they like and don't like we found it a great investment.

[Brad_m]

Clarkey, hopefully your mate has signed up and started this thread and cruised around this site......

Seeing land rover hasn't been mention.......they must be a good rig, can't go wrong

Not mentioned because it isn't worth stating the obvious.    Most people trust Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi is a safe buy, but it's not really the case.       Land rover, jeep etc,  most people know not to. Those that don't,  still buy one and spend their days in denial.

[weeds]

Not mentioned because it isn't worth stating the obvious.    Most people trust Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi is a safe buy, but it's not really the case.       Land rover, jeep etc,  most people know not to. Those that don't,  still buy one and spend their days in denial.

i trust my rig........very confident it will get me where i need to go, touch wood i have never been flatbedded in the 13 years of owning landies.......

all makes have there issues, preventative maintenance is you best friend

[Bird]

9 out of 10 landrovers are still on the road today..








the other one made it home

[Taz64]

9 out of 10 landrovers are still on the road today..








the other one made it home

Lol ... I have to tell my son that one ...

[wholehog]

Hilux's have injector problems.

Apparently some pre 09 hilux's where prone to this problem....

[BLKWDW]

I'd be looking at a 100 series turbo diesel. great tourer and a lokka in the front will overcome the ifs. next would be a gu td42t.

[Brad_m]

Apparently some pre 09 hilux's where prone to this problem....

Was a problem then, still is a problem now. Unless you ask Toyota, they'll say there is no problem.
Next question you ask them is how many injectors they are STILL replacing under warranty. 

[Brad_m]

i trust my rig........very confident it will get me where i need to go, touch wood i have never been flatbedded in the 13 years of owning landies.......

all makes have there issues, preventative maintenance is you best friend

I like to get home again too.     

[lilstookie]

We left Melbourne a year ago and hit the road.
We have an off road Aussie Jays Camper (big red) It Cost us $10k but we added a few options like a full Drifta kitchen and storage.
We also invested in batteries and solar.

We drive a 1995 Holden Jackaroo 3.2 V6 Petrol. We planned on taking main roads and a few easy offroad tracks and did not plan on doing the OTL or the simpson in the current vehicle.
It tows our 1.5t camper but a bit sluggish on the hills, Fuel economy was about 18ltr/100km towing.
We had a major mechanical issue when we hit Cairns which was down to the Major service and belt replacement at Holden before we left. Not the cars fault at all.
Now that we have been on the road a while we want to go to the "out there" places like the simpson and the Cape.
After towing our CT all over the west side of the cape and the terrible roads we are replacing the car as its the weakest link and just doesnt have the power to tow through sand or out of Mud. We upgraded suspension and tyres but we just cant get anymore out the engine.
We have now got a 2002 Landcruiser 105 series (petrol) with a Part time 4wd conversion so its not All time 4wd and chewing the juice.
We got it for $16k with 200,000km on the clock. The RACV inspected it and said it was in great nick and a very good car.

We now feel more confident in the ability of the car but we still will need to add a few mods like a winch, suspension upgrade, Radio and a few other bits.

All up we are in a rig of about $30k with all the bits for self sufficient camping and we also have 2 kids under 4 and a big dog.
Our fuel economy is great in the LC and its running the same figures as the Jackaroo was.

We are very surprised at how well our CT has held up and if it wasnt for the gravel rash on the paintwork it looks as new and has not busted any bits ......YET.
We are looking to get more offroad and hope to get a few others involved along the way but we would likely set up camp and do day trips without taking the CT through serious off road like the cape trips. We dont have the ability and McGirr is a very competent driver with lots of experience. We would like to tag along on future trips but build up to the hardcore stuff.

You dont NEED to spend the earth.........but you can if you want.

[Claws]

We are packing up at the moment and leaving Melbourne for a "work our way around Aus" trip, basically following in the footsteps of Stookie and Lil... LOL

Our original budget for a off road van was $25000 but that changed when I went to re-register our faithful old 90 model 80 series after sitting unused in the front yard for nearly two years. too much deterioration and $$$$ to rectify so we picked up a 97 80 series petrol auto on gas for $7000 instead and swapped all the accessories from the old one to the new one. We sold the old 80 for $3000 which is paying for a new OME suspension kit on the new one so we should have no problems on the trip.

We had found a nice 18" Jayco outback for $24000 but after spending money on another car it was a bit out of our budget now and after reading on how they fall apart on corrugated roads we opted not to go for a outback Hawk either so a hard floor camper was then decided as our best option.

Thanks to this site, a thread I was reading had a link to campers for sale and I found a Supreme Getaway off road caravan advertised for $21000.... I called the owner and a deal was struck..... we now have exactly the  touring setup we were originally after for only a few grand more than our original budget.....

Can't wait to pick up the van and get on the road now..... 

[GeeTee]

< Clarkey, what about one of these?   

[Wortho]

Was a problem then, still is a problem now. Unless you ask Toyota, they'll say there is no problem.
Next question you ask them is how many injectors they are STILL replacing under warranty.

Same with the earlier Prado's. A pensioner couple I know just had major issues while travelling Oz and are now $10k out of pocket. They had reported the 'death rattle' at service time but Toyota said they fixed it via software to alter fuel map. A few thousand km's later the engine went bang due to overfuelling (known injector issue) and cracked a piston. Toyota just blame Aussie fuel and that the cetane levels are not high enough 
They have done recalls in NZ but refuse to acknowledge the issue over here. Loads of threads on Pradopoint etc  regarding this issue.

[Barry G]

We left Melbourne a year ago and hit the road.
We have an off road Aussie Jays Camper (big red) It Cost us $10k but we added a few options like a full Drifta kitchen and storage.
We also invested in batteries and solar.

We drive a 1995 Holden Jackaroo 3.2 V6 Petrol. We planned on taking main roads and a few easy offroad tracks and did not plan on doing the OTL or the simpson in the current vehicle.
It tows our 1.5t camper but a bit sluggish on the hills, Fuel economy was about 18ltr/100km towing.
We had a major mechanical issue when we hit Cairns which was down to the Major service and belt replacement at Holden before we left. Not the cars fault at all.
Now that we have been on the road a while we want to go to the "out there" places like the simpson and the Cape.
After towing our CT all over the west side of the cape and the terrible roads we are replacing the car as its the weakest link and just doesnt have the power to tow through sand or out of Mud. We upgraded suspension and tyres but we just cant get anymore out the engine.
We have now got a 2002 Landcruiser 105 series (petrol) with a Part time 4wd conversion so its not All time 4wd and chewing the juice.
We got it for $16k with 200,000km on the clock. The RACV inspected it and said it was in great nick and a very good car.

We now feel more confident in the ability of the car but we still will need to add a few mods like a winch, suspension upgrade, Radio and a few other bits.

All up we are in a rig of about $30k with all the bits for self sufficient camping and we also have 2 kids under 4 and a big dog.
Our fuel economy is great in the LC and its running the same figures as the Jackaroo was.

We are very surprised at how well our CT has held up and if it wasnt for the gravel rash on the paintwork it looks as new and has not busted any bits ......YET.
We are looking to get more offroad and hope to get a few others involved along the way but we would likely set up camp and do day trips without taking the CT through serious off road like the cape trips. We dont have the ability and McGirr is a very competent driver with lots of experience. We would like to tag along on future trips but build up to the hardcore stuff.

You dont NEED to spend the earth.........but you can if you want.

About sums it up IMO.  A number of tugs, like the Jackaroo, can go a lot further than many would credit them, however there are probably some circumstances - e.g. mud - if not places that would stop most vehicles.