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Offline THREEPOINT

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Rob and family from Melb
« on: December 19, 2016, 11:27:21 AM »
Hi all

After many years of tenting it, I have convinced the Minister of Finance that we should upgrade to a Camper trailer. It is currently the two of us, our 3yo son and George the dog, with potentially another one on the way - kid that it is  :D

We still haven't quite decided which way we are going to go, but we aren't looking to spend a fortune (10-15K tops) - the tug is a 2010 X Trail, so it's not like we need outstanding off road capabilities.

Just to make things difficult, we are leaning more towards a hard floor as well, mainly for speed and cleanliness of pack up - either a second hand Cub or one of the imports.

We were leaning towards a Lumberjack Currawong, but aside from one bad review on here and a couple of good ones in Camper trailer Australia, I can't find out much about their trailers quality wise. I'm not expecting top of the line quality in that price range but I don't want the thing falling apart on me either....

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated :)

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Re: Rob and family from Melb
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2016, 03:33:42 PM »
Welcome3. and then have a look at this http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=50199.0

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Re: Rob and family from Melb
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2016, 03:55:26 PM »
G'Day and welcome Three......Good luck with your choice........It won't be easy.... ;D ;D ;D ;D.....Just sort out what you requirements and where you wish to go.....and what your tug is able to tow......Safe and happy camping.

                                 Cheers Tracker.
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Re: Rob and family from Melb
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2016, 03:58:28 PM »
Hi 3point  and welcome to mysway
10-15 g will buy you a pretty good camper
i started off owning 2x hard floor and they are pretty good never thought i would have a soft floor.
but i sold the two i had and now have a soft floor

both have there pros and cons
-hard floors and uneven ground is a PITA
-sort floor a bit extra set up time
both options you normally need to then fit the awning after setup

i have also had a wind up camper and my revisit them again down the track
but at the moment i do like my soft floor
weight was the deciding factor and the reason i bought a soft floor

 :cheers:
Adam
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Re: Rob and family from Melb
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2016, 08:50:37 PM »
Welcome Rob & Family,

Do your home work and you will be able to get a pretty good CT for your budget.
Happy camping,

Rob
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Re: Rob and family from Melb
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2016, 09:30:56 PM »
Welcome to myswag Rob.

Happy camping
KB
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Re: Rob and family from Melb
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2016, 05:52:10 AM »
Welcome to MySwag  3point . Enjoy your search but remember to ask if you want to know something               :cheers:
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Re: Rob and family from Melb
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2016, 11:36:24 AM »
thank you all - very excited :)
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Re: Rob and family from Melb
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2016, 11:40:41 AM »
My advice - go hire a couple of trailers for a weekend... see what works for you, what doesn't and what you like/don't like... then plan.
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Re: Rob and family from Melb
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2017, 10:09:29 PM »
Welcome to the Forum, good luck on the camper hunt. Ask away if you need any advice

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