SUPREME "GETAWAY" OFF ROAD CARAVAV

thanks for the offer rolands but i guess what i am after is someone who has belted the supremes up a bit and they have stayed intact
my best greg

G'Day Greg,

didn't see your follow up so I asked the question anyway, F.W.I.W

Me: Will that range handle to Gibb River Road and be warrantied?

Him: Yes, anywhere in Australia, full warranty, even the Gibb River Road.

I can give you the guy's name off list if you like

UHUFORREST at YAHOO dot COM dot AU

Hope this helps

Rolande

kim thanks but not a big fan of the kedron i know the shop that welds up their chassis in brisbane and dont have a lot of time for that particular trailer maker and alledgedly one or two or more of the kedrons have broken on the cape trip in the past
good luck and see you greg

OK Kim, I am also going through this same exercise (and by the looks of this post I am one of many). What made you settle on the Kedron? And I notice you didn't have Pheonix on your list?

G'day Greg, intersting info! So can you give us a hint on the trailer maker?

Kedron are/were on my list so I would be interested to either firm them up or cross them off. They seemed the goods.

Kind regards

thanks derek
appreciate the feed back - can i ask where have you taken the supreme in the past and it looks like the bigger 16.6 ft one is that so and what does it weigh - i will send you my email on your business address email site
certainly appreciate the advice re the aluminium base and the ac on the roof any other hints would be appreciated
yes warranty repairs can be an issue for a lot of van and ct makers but i guess if eventually they do the right things then thats sort of ok - its the old story of the squeaky wheel
my best regards greg

Hi Greg

It is 14.8 x 6.0 1700KG (You can save around 300kg with the alloy tub).

Regards

Derek.

I throught you had the bigger unit Bilbo?

thanks bilbo did not know they built an 11.5 ft one mate
the miranti frame has not been a problem then with the internal furniture falling to bits on rough roads and doors coming off etc etc and the cladding coming away as happens to some of the others on real rough tracks
the 11.5 ft van is not a bit small for 2 mate ?
maybe they use the 2 pack epoxy boat building glue to glue up the van and if they do then that will last for decades - i built a hartley 18 trailer sailer with 2 pack epoxy glue and its 20 years old and still going strong
yes mate agree that weight is a hell of a problem off road and partivular on the sand - thats my main worry with the bushtrackers apart from the $ price and why we continue to look at the kimberly karavan and other options
see you and my thanks greg

Richard 'n Greg,

No mate, I've got the smallest one with the door at the back. We got the smallest one because of the weight and manouverability, but more importantly, when we're out bippin', we spend most of our time out walking, 99% of cooking is on a campfire and we sit outside unless it's raining or to windy. So we don't need "accommodation" or a place to set up a TV!

So all we really needed was something that could get down tracks and around obstacles such as trees and overhangs without smashing the sides in, a place to get out of the wind and rain until it passes and a place to sleep at night - and it cannot be canvas, I've had enough of sleeping under canvas, thank you..

"Not big enough for 2?" -I'm 5 foot 4 inches and my missus is 5 foot!! We're just a couple of hobbits. We don't need much room. There are advantages in being small ;) I just wish they'd consider that when I'm buying air tickets and luggage allowances!!

Bilbo - The "original" Hobbit!

Thanks Bilbo

So that would be the same as the one on the back of the Troopy in the rig pix,

That was on the old Eyre Hwy (first Trip) I'm 6' and the wife is shorter and a bit wider but we both fit in OK,

Cheers

Richard

I just thought you mentioned a problem with the shower and George Day

A SHOWER!! A SHOWER!!

I'm a prospector Richard!! Prospectors don't shower. We may stand in the rain occasionally perhaps, but we never shower,,,

I did have a "few" issues with Supreme Caravans ( who hasn't had issues with van makers??), but George Day were very good about puttiing things right - except for the fridge which was a stuff up of biblical proportions. All OK now though.

and yes - the van behind your troopy in the pics is the same as mine.

Bilbo