Author Topic: Heaslip Camper Trailers - CLOSED DOWN (Read 18356 times)

Jardry · « **on:** December 20, 2011, 04:43:37 PM »

http://www.mgs.net.au/auctions/heaslip06_12/details.html

Was driving down Port Wakefield Road, BOLIVAR the other day and noticed a "FOR LEASE" sign at the front of Heaslip Camper Trailers and wondered what was going on!

From the link provided above it appears that the owners have retired and have closed down the business.

Heaslip made a very good product and I for one am disappointed that thier campers will no longer be available new.

One can only speculate as to why they decided to retire without selling the business as a going concern - no interest, realised more liquidating rather than selling as a going concern.

R.I.P. Heaslip Camper Trailers.

P.S. - DIY'ers better download images of their website before it disappears into the Ethernet.

Sixtys Guy · « **Reply #1 on:** December 20, 2011, 06:28:08 PM »

Thats a real shame. We had a look at their campers in the last few years as they displayed at Agfest. It was obvious that they were a quality product.

Bird · « **Reply #2 on:** December 20, 2011, 07:28:20 PM »

its a growing trend... obriens trailers earlier this year too...

celibaterifle · « **Reply #3 on:** December 20, 2011, 07:56:09 PM »

I thought I read somewhere that Challenge Campers have bought/merged with Heaslip.

alnjan · « **Reply #4 on:** December 20, 2011, 08:06:14 PM »

Nothing on their website

http://www.heaslipcampers.com/

Heiny · « **Reply #5 on:** December 20, 2011, 08:18:58 PM »

Quote from: celibaterifle on December 20, 2011, 07:56:09 PM

I thought I read somewhere that Challenge Campers have bought/merged with Heaslip.

Challenge bought out Cavalier Camper Trailers

bubba

dazzler · « **Reply #6 on:** December 20, 2011, 10:45:59 PM »

Australians can only blame ourselves by buying cheap crap from China MOST of the time. No wonder our aussie brands are going under.

I might think about that next time I buy.

Crosslander · « **Reply #7 on:** December 20, 2011, 11:25:16 PM »

Quote from: dazzler on December 20, 2011, 10:45:59 PM

Australians can only blame ourselves by buying cheap crap from China MOST of the time. No wonder our aussie brands are going under.

I might think about that next time I buy.

Errrr didn't they retire??

Heiny · « **Reply #8 on:** December 21, 2011, 04:52:03 AM »

Quote from: Mark@Port on December 20, 2011, 11:25:16 PM

Errrr didn't they retire??

Yes they did, but it's easier to blame everything on China

bubba

celibaterifle · « **Reply #9 on:** December 21, 2011, 04:59:15 PM »

Quote from: 73bubba on December 20, 2011, 08:18:58 PM

Challenge bought out Cavalier Camper Trailers

bubba

Thanks Bubba, I knew that I'd read that they had bought someone - just got the wrong South Oz manufacturer.

Fred Bear · « **Reply #10 on:** December 21, 2011, 07:59:26 PM »

You get a bit tired of China being blamed for the closure of Australian manufacturing it's been going on long before China come on the scene, I think Massey Ferguson tractors had a plant at Ballarat many years ago and didn't Upton tractors have a plant at Shepparton I don't think there is any whitegoods manufactured in Australia anymore all these factories closed years ago before China became a manufacturing force.

I have a Chinese camper that I'm very happy with it is true that the quality is down on the Australian equivalent but paid a hell of a lot less for it, I don't think the Australians workers should be expected to work for the same as their Asian counterparts but I'm not going to throw my hard earned away just to buy Australian, the money I save on these purchases I will spend somewhere so Í figure I'm supporting jobs in the retail sector.

Fred

alnjan · « **Reply #11 on:** December 21, 2011, 08:41:35 PM »

And thus our (I can't think of a more appropriate word) leader wants fair trade with other countries which will mean Our Jobs and Our Salary will have to fall to match the overseas prices, cause sure as anything the more Chinese products we buy, they wont be putting up the salaries or prices to match ours

Janbo · « **Reply #12 on:** December 21, 2011, 08:47:34 PM »

Why not blame the North Koreans, they seem to be copping a lot of flak lately!!

stockyjack · « **Reply #13 on:** December 21, 2011, 08:59:08 PM »

I have a china made tent on a aussie trailer called a Southern Star. Cost about 5,500.00 had no trouble with it and had some great times. I could never have afforded the 15,000 bucks aussie manufacturers were selling for at the time. I think there are lots like me who would not have a camper if not for the china tents and trailers

jeeps · « **Reply #14 on:** December 21, 2011, 09:44:12 PM »

Quote from: stockyjack on December 21, 2011, 08:59:08 PM

I think there are lots like me who would not have a camper if not for the china tents and trailers

Same, i have an aussie made trailer but a chinese tent top ($2k ea) and if i had to spend $8-10k or more i'd still be tenting it.

If anything is to blame for busineses closing atm it's the recession we're in. The boom is over.

cheers

swamprat · « **Reply #15 on:** December 22, 2011, 07:32:10 AM »

Let's not forget what we are towing our C/T's with. A nice imported vehicle. How many members tow a Camper with a Commodore or Falcon? Not many I'll bet.
Pity about Heaslip, nice gear.

Benduro · « **Reply #16 on:** January 12, 2012, 12:19:02 PM »

Bugger :'(

Bird · « **Reply #17 on:** January 12, 2012, 12:50:30 PM »

quite a few gone over recent times.. its a tough market out there...

http://www.campertrailers.org/manufacturers2.htm

dazzler · « **Reply #18 on:** January 12, 2012, 02:00:28 PM »

Hey fellas, no need to feel bad for buying chinese, your money do what you like.

My comment was broader than just camper trailers though. Cheap ass crap from China that last 1/10 of the time that quality non chinese stuff does just irks me.

I lived in canberra when a huge hardware chain arrived with its cheap prices mainly driven by cheap crap chinese stuff. GMC gear anyone? We lost two canberra based hardware chains and a lot of local independent hardware stores.

Now there is virtually no place that has any reasonable knowledge base when it comes to hardware but you can buy all manner of $50 gazebos and Ryobi trimmers.

We brought it on ourselves.

Rant over.

Bird · « **Reply #19 on:** January 12, 2012, 02:05:29 PM »

Quote from: dazzler

I lived in canberra when a huge hardware chain arrived with its cheap prices mainly driven by cheap crap chinese stuff. GMC gear anyone? We lost two canberra based hardware chains and a lot of local independent hardware stores.

Yep, same happened in the Shire... we had several SMALL hardware stores but they sold quality gear.. hardwarehouse turned up, and they all shut within 6mths.

Quote

We brought it on ourselves.
Rant over.

agree.

snakehips · « **Reply #20 on:** January 12, 2012, 03:08:04 PM »

I'm not sure you can blame a business (or country!) for killing other businesses.

It is purely you and me, the buyers, that decide who will and who won't survive, not manufacturers or importers of Chinese trailers. Doesn't matter whether the Chinese import salesman convinces a gumby to buy a $3k trailer with a 3 month warranty, if the schmuck buying it thinks it's a better deal than a $20k camper with a 2 year warranty, it is a good deal. Over time if people come to realise the imports are rubbish and stop buying them, the sellers of these things will go the way of O'Briens et al.

People whinge all the time about the Woolies and Coles monopoly but I see way more people shopping at those places than I do in the local bakery & butcher. Guess who's going to survive.

Chinese imports simply offer an alternative to Aussie made (i.e. expensive) campers. It's us that will make or break a business - if a business doesn't have a product I want at a price that I think is reasonable, I won't buy.

That, unfortunately today, is business.

Garry H · « **Reply #21 on:** January 12, 2012, 03:50:44 PM »

Quote from: Fred Bear on December 21, 2011, 07:59:26 PM

, I think Massey Ferguson tractors had a plant at Ballarat many years ago and didn't Upton tractors have a plant at Shepparton I don't think there is any whitegoods manufactured in Australia anymore all these factories closed years ago before China became a manufacturing force.

I believe the Ford foundry in Geelong is the old Massey factory/foundry , could be wrong...

Electrolux still have a cookers (ovens etc) division here in Adelaide, and whitegoods (fridge/freezer) division in Orange,

dazzler · « **Reply #22 on:** January 12, 2012, 04:21:46 PM »

Hi all

Just wanted to add that I am not having a go at anyone in particular or their choices. More just rambling on a bit.

cheers

Heiny · « **Reply #23 on:** January 13, 2012, 05:28:55 AM »

Quote from: snakehips on January 12, 2012, 03:08:04 PM

I'm not sure you can blame a business (or country!) for killing other businesses.

It is purely you and me, the buyers, that decide who will and who won't survive, not manufacturers or importers of Chinese trailers. Doesn't matter whether the Chinese import salesman convinces a gumby to buy a $3k trailer with a 3 month warranty, if the schmuck buying it thinks it's a better deal than a $20k camper with a 2 year warranty, it is a good deal. Over time if people come to realise the imports are rubbish and stop buying them, the sellers of these things will go the way of O'Briens et al.

People whinge all the time about the Woolies and Coles monopoly but I see way more people shopping at those places than I do in the local bakery & butcher. Guess who's going to survive.

Chinese imports simply offer an alternative to Aussie made (i.e. expensive) campers. It's us that will make or break a business - if a business doesn't have a product I want at a price that I think is reasonable, I won't buy.

That, unfortunately today, is business.

No it's our great Governments that wanted Australia to compete on the world stage that has caused all this, you cannot blame the buyer or the importer.

Australian business was in trouble the very minute it had to compete in a free for all with OS business

bubba

theflyingbadger · « **Reply #24 on:** January 13, 2012, 05:40:04 AM »

http://www.heaslipcampers.com/page.asp?parentid=25&parent2id=93&parent3id=25

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