We found the matress hard and didn't like it now have a better one than at home...
...ditch the poxy (swingaway) screw latches on the door and have 2 of the lockable latches to hold the kitchen door closed.
extended draw bar - recommend it for getting into the back of your pootrol due to barn doors
Plumbing is average the hose to the kitchen kinks can be fixed... the pump is noisy and can be be made quite with better mounting and location
They use cheap slides for kitchen and fridge that need adjusting/ fixing to get them to work correctly.
I have ditched the kitchen feet as they take up too much space in the front locker and have made a set which fold under the kitchen itself
Jason
Wow Jason - thanks for being frank with your experience. That's really bad luck.
I've had totally the opposite experience... mattress more confortable than home (seriously - maybe I'm overdue to replace home mattress!), swing-away wheel carrier (screw) latches on previous Kakadu were robust and worked securely, slides on both my CC campers all functioned perfectly with never an issue - including the 5yo swinging off the kitchen and fridge when he shouldn't be, plumbing never kinked on either camper, wiring/electrics appear among industry-leading (albeit I'm no sparky) and moreover Christian their electrician was really helpful in custom (ignition) wiring of a (non standard) LV DC-DC charger that I had them supply/install (due to vehicle alternator output).
Agree re pump noise as both pumps on my Kakadu were noisy - could have rubber mounted them but I guess I didn't care as it was oddly useful to know when a pump was operating (kids leaving a tap on etc). They're quieter in the Fraser, so perhaps something's changed already since my SF build.
With the kitchen feet - any particular reason you were putting it in front toolbox, as opposed to the gap designed for it down the side of the fridge? Though sounds like your solution for folding feet is a good idea (post pics?)
One thing I found was that Grant and Jodie were open to new ways of doing things - I got anal about a lid-top bike rack (on our Fraser) that could remain on the lid/floor when flipping the lid & deploying the tent - they discussed with specialists and made some lid fabrication changes to adapt some standard car-topper racks which work perfectly... all at a fair price compared to the traditional hanger-type bike rack that would normally require extended draw bar.
Noted your point to those with tugs with barn doors... I have a ute with kaymar carrier - and despite the room needed for carrier to swing-out and tailgate to be let down - I find there's still enough space (no fouling of stone guard), provided ute/camper not jack-knifed, and room enough to access the ute's tub & drawers, all with a standard drawbar (this on a Fraser HF). Of course always worth backing up tug to a sample camper and checking door clearance when considering drawbar options.
Hope your ownership experience is all positive now that you've got the gremlins sorted.
- Finners
