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dawa


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Nelly wrote:

Hey Milo did you have more questions about a slide on camper? I think the original post went a bit haywire!!

 Maybe it did but nothing wrong with a bit of fun as well

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Nelly wrote:

Tied in Bent Axle Bob not tied up. lol

 Tied in.......hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Could be interesting   LOL

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No, that's for sure dawa - a bit of fun doesn't hurt and I am sure the person in question (stilettos and flatties) would agree!!! Yes I am not sure of my wording - tied in tied up - what would you suggest? Nelly

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No, that's for sure dawa - a bit of fun doesn't hurt and I am sure the person in question (stilettos and flatties) would agree!!! Yes I am not sure of my wording - tied in tied up - what would you suggest? Nelly

 Maybe 'related to'    ya gotta watch this lot.

like most nomads we tend to get side-tracked..........but that is where the good places are

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OK dawa - yes that is a good suggestion but not literally surely!! lol

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OK dawa - yes that is a good suggestion but not literally surely!! lol

 OH YES !  some of my best camps have been down a side track.....by a pond

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what are slide on units like to handle on windy weather ie when on the ute ?
and how are they when on the ground in wild weather,
ie i guess you can lower them right down

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Like any high-sided vehicle, slide-ons get blown around a bit by cross winds. My old Kombi pop-top was a bugger to drive in strong winds. Best not to travel in windy weather if you can avoid it. Either that or slow down. But as you say, Milo, slide-ons on jacks (legs) and be lowered to just a foot or so off the ground. No worries. But even on the ute tray when parked, they would be okay.

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With my active camper the advice is to park your vehicle into the wind and that helps. I don't carry the legs around as it is extra weight - camper legs that is!!!

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Nelly how difficult do you find it to remove the camper from the vehicle and put it back on? Not carrying the legs suggests you don't do it much on the road?



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Nelly wrote:

With my active camper the advice is to park your vehicle into the wind and that helps. I don't carry the legs around as it is extra weight - camper legs that is!!!

 You re  quick learner LOL

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Have to be Dawa to keep up with everyone!! Janette - I have hubby to help at home but it really is not that hard (if I had to I could but being a 'non-mechanically minded female' hubby feels sorry for me and does it). I carried the legs for the first couple of trips then after that I thought it was carrying extra unnecessary weight.

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Have to be Dawa to keep up with everyone!! Janette - I have hubby to help at home but it really is not that hard (if I had to I could but being a 'non-mechanically minded female' hubby feels sorry for me and does it). I carried the legs for the first couple of trips then after that I thought it was carrying extra unnecessary weight.

 I looked at slide-ons and they are just too small for me.

Also the price of the ones i looked at were too high.

If I had one it would never come off.   

Same with towing a van ......it would stay hitched.

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I sometimes wish I'd gone with a slide on, and I still look a them occasionally. I would probably prefer the pop top though, mainly because of wind resistance ie: fuel economy.

It appeals to me because I'm a partime nomad, so I like to have a vehicle that does me around town when not travelling. Then when I'm camped at a spot where I'd like to have a look around, I could just unload, lock her up and drive off.

It's all a dream anyway, I can't afford to change unless I rob a bank or win lotto. biggrin



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If your going to get a slide on, get a ute with a low tray. I find it hard , but not impossible, to load mine as the 4wd courier has a high tray.2WD s have lower trays, and styleside utes have even lower. Love my Freeway, and find it very comfortable. Only thing missing is a shower, and I have an outside one. Bill

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Pluses and minuses for me. Height to access the slide on with dicky knees and ankle, wind resistance, whether I can or cannot unload and load myself,  inability to go from slide into cabin and drive off if scared are minuses

Pluses, size, easy to drive vehicle without camper, cooler environment for dogs than metal van, 4 wh drive possible. Lots to consider.



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Bill's right about the higher trays on 4WDs. I was parked next to a Holden Rodeo yesterday and its tray was considerably higher than mine. I also have an outside shower - no scrubbing tiles!

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snip........2WD s have lower trays, and styleside utes have even lower.......

 What are styleside utes please Bill confuse



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Vic I think styleside utes are the wellback utes, not the tray tops. I have been looking at the heights of utes lately and some are just too high for a camper and to access. Even the 2 wheel drives seem very high as well.

I know there are some that the tray might be ok. If you have trouble centring a tray to load the camper, not too back, with the wellback, you could do some bad damage quite easily I think.



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Just take your time, and take it easy.Look twice ,before moving once.A wellback ute will be easier to load the camper on as its lower, and its easier to centre between the wheel arches.You will get better at it with time.You only have to try. Bill

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do the utes with the trays offer more storage space than a full ute ie with sides ?

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No. the other way round. The flat tray utes have more room, but the wellback ones seem to be lowerand easier to load the camper.Its all what you can afford. and are able to load your self.You can spend BIG money if you want to. Bill

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Vic I think styleside utes are the wellback utes, not the tray tops. I have been looking at the heights of utes lately and some are just too high for a camper and to access. Even the 2 wheel drives seem very high as well.

I know there are some that the tray might be ok. If you have trouble centring a tray to load the camper, not too back, with the wellback, you could do some bad damage quite easily I think.

 Thanks Janette smile



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i know its not a slide on but i like the look of these too!!

http://www.suncamper.com.au/motorhomes/sherwood-4x4/index.html

 

the other thing i would love to do is something like the birdsville track for instance

or go with some relies  of mine who go way out bush , 4x4 driving and do bird watching!

if i could set it up  so that i coulld live in the unite, ie free camp  for weeks on end 

like they do, i prefer the bush to the city

the pic  of the white ute with the extra cab, i think thats what they call it would be something i would 

really love, how off road can i go with a set up like this?

 

http://www.freedomoffroad.com.au/product/14/northstar_igloo_to_suit_trayback/photo_gallery

 

 

 



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