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Offline Alan Loy

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Heaslip Campers -any info?
« on: September 29, 2014, 08:16:34 AM »
Are Heaslip Campers still operating?  What is the general impression of their quality?  I,m looking at a 2000 model so any opinions would be helpful.

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Re: Heaslip Campers -any info?
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2014, 08:27:59 AM »
Heaslip had a great name for quality - i doubt you'll find a bad word about them. No I haven't owned one but I remember reading various reports on them and they were certainly seen as a quality product.

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Re: Heaslip Campers -any info?
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2014, 11:24:18 AM »
Are Heaslip Campers still operating? 

I think they sold up a couple of years ago, and I don't think any one bought the business, they just closed the doors.

They have a pretty good reputation for quality.
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Re: Heaslip Campers -any info?
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2014, 03:40:50 PM »
Yes, Rob and Judy finished trading and are currently enjoying travelling around this fine land of ours.
We had a Heaslip trailer in our convoy to the Cape a few years ago, only thing that got damaged was the pole storage box underneath.
With a few "Personalised" mods the a Heaslip trailer park they would be a fine bit of gear.
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« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2014, 05:21:24 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2014, 11:58:43 PM »
Bloke at work has one, he loves it. He loves the idea of a rear fold soft floor mostly and the canvas quality.

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Re: Heaslip Campers -any info?
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2014, 05:38:02 AM »
Thanks for the info guys  :cheers:

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Re: Heaslip Campers -any info?
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2014, 08:38:54 PM »
Awesome bit of kit and if it weren't for kids, we would still have one.

Likes:
Quality engineering and canvas work
Well balanced towing
Super quick and easy to set-up and pack-up
Rear drop-down tailgate becomes step to bed/bench seat/table etc
Terrific internal storage in the form of plastic stackable tubs on a roll out trey
Easy to pack/unpack
Gear can be accessed from inside the tent and also locked away if required
Highly practical/functional kitchen

Dislikes:
Limited water capacity
1x9lt gas (prefer 2x4.5l)
No boot/tool box
The fact that we no longer have a Heaslip

Hope this helps Alan, ours was a 98/99 man' year.