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From: Garry Beattie on 12 Nov 2006 15:18 "just us" <kilpatsnojunk(a)tpg.com.au> wrote in message news:4556bf94$1(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au... > OOOOPs i think I gave you the wrong link! Try this one > http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555497757Bwhozq > Kathy Both links worked for me. Garry
From: Kev on 12 Nov 2006 21:02 > > > Thanks for the run down Kathy. > > Cub was one of the brands I am looking at and I have asked them to send out > a brochure and price list. > > One thing though. On the model you have their web site says the front bed is > a "lift up" bed. What do they mean by that?? > > Best regards > > Garry > > it is hinged at the front so you can access the storage area under the bed, usually with gas struts to hold it and ease of lifting Kev
From: Rocatanski on 13 Nov 2006 03:21 Take a look at these, http://www.exploroz.com/Trader/Campers_Trailers.asp?Type=For%20Sale&id=4160 http://www.challengecampers.com.au/ http://www.kangacampertrailers.com.au/
From: Jim on 13 Nov 2006 03:54 "just us" <kilpatsnojunk(a)tpg.com.au> wrote in message news:4556bf51(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au... > Hello Garry > We bought a Cub offroad camper in 2004. New it cost us $17000 and so far > we have taken it through the Territory across the Roper Bar road, up into > the Gulf, Kowanyama, Coen, through Lakefield, back of Laura, Mitchell > River area,etc etc etc and LOVE it. It tows well, sets up in under > 10minutes if you want the annexe on it, otherwise it is about 2mins. It > is the Supermatic Escape model and there are just a couple of things you > need to be aware of with them. Hubby is 5ft 10 and I am 5ft 8 and the bed > is great for us but if he was over 6foot the bed would be too short as it > is across the trailer not length ways. The foam mattress was a bit on the > hard side so we put a padded "thing" on the top and now this bed is made > in heavan. When we go to Cairns for a night out we actually take it and > set it up in the van park as it has electricity sockets for the hot > weather etc. It is very very spacey inside - storage under the bed is as > big as the bed. On the top floor there are 2 fitted boxes which allows you > to load extra gear in. There is room on the bottom floor when opened to > have table and chairs in the wet/cold weather. We loook at folks in their > $40000+ campers and most of them are just a bed on wheels with not a great > deal of storage space. > The other reason we settled on a Cub was the weight factor. Most campers > are a tonne empty, ours is 650kgs. We have altered the kitchen as I just > wanted a better kitchen. We also got the annexe but not a front wall as > with only 2 of us it is way big enough. I have taken this bush by myself > and have no problems winding it up and down, attaching the towhitch, > towing or backing. We did a weekend trip with 2 other adults, they slept > "downstairs" and us upstairs and it was not a problem. The nightcap may > have helped in that department because there was some snoring going on. > I would be a little careful if you buy it from the Brisbane dealer. He did > a couple of things which really peed us off. One of them was when we > arrived to pick up the camper he said "oh great you have your own hitch". > Stupid us didnt think to take off our Treg Hitch before going there so in > actual fact we didnt get the hitch with the Treg. We carried on about it, > got home and rang him and he just didnt want to know about it so I > threatened him with Cub Sydney and straight away he got our hitch and sent > it to us! Other slightly sleazy thing he did was he added a toolbox to the > front and then wanted payment for it, it ended up an extra $100 which we > gave him cash for - stupud us again! The same box was in overflow for > about $30! #@%#@%$ > Then to top it all off we had decided not to get the outside plug for the > electricity as Hubby is an electrician and could do it cheaper but it came > with the power ready to plug in.. When he tried to hit us for that we told > him "nope, take it out and give us one without the hole in the side of it > from where the plug was mounted. "LOL we got that for nothing. But we did > think he was a bit on the sleaze side with that sort of thing. > Only other thing which really pees us off is the tap - it seems that it is > a common problem with that sort of pump tap. We have had to replace it > twice and both times the shops have told us that they are not a good > design and even if you pay for a dear one they stuff up. At present we are > sourcing a better tap set up. The other thing we did do was put 2 lengths > of steel down into the front stone guard so that we can just hang the > front window from it so that you have shade and protection in the rain. > http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2178829990063293615IKrRPQ are some > pics of our camper. > Kathy > Hi Kathy. Couple of questions if I may. How does it handle the corregations and rough stuff ? I can't seem to find a web page for cub ? Cheers Jim
From: Gerrit 't Hart on 13 Nov 2006 04:45
"Jim" <someone(a)bigpond.com> wrote in message news:jpW5h.63899$rP1.22129(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > > > Hi Kathy. Couple of questions if I may. How does it handle the corregations > and rough stuff ? > I can't seem to find a web page for cub ? > > Cheers > Jim > > Try this: http://www.cubcampers.com.au/ |