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Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« on: July 05, 2012, 08:15:48 PM »
G.day from me.
Titch here (Tom)currently we own a Galaxy 2006 poptop and are looking at replacing it with a Camper trailer.
We do own, a basic on road trailer with a Oz trail tent and shall be selling it off.
I have oodles of Questions to ask you members and I hope your experiences will help us along.
We are looking at a Sturt off road, or a on road model same layout, from Outback campers in Carrum Downs Victoria.
They look the goods and seem pretty proud of their product.
Any Thoughts?
Cheers.
Titch
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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2012, 08:17:55 PM »
Hey Tom welcome to myswag. There are a few members with Sturts, have a search in the 'my camper' section.
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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2012, 08:18:45 PM »
welcome.. another SE Mexican :)

Outback have a great reputation, you could do much worse than their gear.

Also have a look at Tambo, and Tru Blu in Mordiallic. Also top quality gear

Even more, look in the trader section for top used items, and save 1000's..
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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2012, 08:42:08 PM »
Welcome titch, enjoy...
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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2012, 08:52:23 PM »
Welcom aboard titch.
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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2012, 09:10:29 PM »
Thanks for the welcome.
forgot about Tru Blu,must check them out,never heard of Tambo so thanks for the Name.
Now ,where does one ask Questions to start discussions ,like To tarp or not,Why Side tents and not back tents.
Things you all probably know,but we don't.
Cheers.
Titch
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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2012, 09:11:58 PM »
G'day Titch and welcome to Myswag.  :cheers:
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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2012, 09:26:37 PM »
welcome, enjoy, ask away!
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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2012, 09:49:28 PM »
Quote from: Tom
forgot about Tru Blu,must check them out,never heard of Tambo so thanks for the Name.
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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2012, 10:10:20 PM »
Hi Tom and welcome to My Swag

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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2012, 05:18:56 AM »
G'day Titch and welcome.
Ask away heaps of helpful guys and gals here.  :cup:
Good luck with the camper search mate

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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2012, 08:38:04 AM »
G'day Titch,

To MySwag.
Plenty of great info here to help you.
Hope you enjoy your time here.
Happy & Safe travels.
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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2012, 09:41:58 AM »
Welcome to the Forum Tom, a good choice of campers available down here, have a look at all the ones you and others have mentioned. The search function on the main page is the best place to start before starting a new topic as a lot of questions have already been asked.

Enjoy your stay and post up anything you cannot find the answer too.

As Lost pointed out I am a little biased towards Tambo, a great trailer with great service as well

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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2012, 09:51:28 AM »
Yep, plenty choose from
http://www.campertrailers.org/manufacturers.htm

If you buy new, I recommend buying local so if you have issues, you can go back personally.
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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2012, 07:27:59 AM »
Thanks all.
Just been reading some of the post's here and I must say,wow heaps of information.
Some of the home made kitchen setups put our home one to shame.
Great site
Cheers.
Titch
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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2012, 09:36:27 PM »
Hi Tom
My wifes boss is good mates withe owner of Outback. He makes a quality camper and I nearly bought one. I like the Tanami. Welcome to MySwag
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Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #16 on: July 08, 2012, 09:45:07 PM »
Welcome aboard mate and another advocate for local stuff :cheers:
I'm in the process of selling my Jayco and upgrading ;D to a soft floor. Very keen on the local stuff as well with the obove mentioned campers at the top of the list and another to add are the Trackabouts. There are many on here too :cheers:

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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #17 on: July 11, 2012, 02:59:10 PM »
G'day & Welcome.

I had an Outback Camper, they're well built, especially the tents though I think their styling is dated. If you're considering 2nd hand there are also some great buys out there. I noticed a gal Trackabout on here today that seemed like an excellent buy for someone.
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Re: Howdy from Sth East Melbourne
« Reply #18 on: July 11, 2012, 04:36:58 PM »
G'day titch. Welcome to Myswag mate.  Another one to consider is Aussie Jays in Williamstown. Great quality camper, but again, I am a little biased ;D Also X-trail in Kilsyth. As others have said, there are some excellent local manufacturers around here.
Good luck with the search, I reckon it's half the fun!!
Cheers
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