insuring a slide on camper

Hi Greg,

We have a slide on camper with a general appearance as yours, but it has a brand name. Never the less we easily got insurance with RACV.

Might help, good luck,

Regards,

Mike.

Hi Greg,

you do not indicate what area of OZ you are in or if you are/aren't a 4WD club member.

You could try T.C.I.S. for coverage throughout most of Australia and they do have a separate policy for 4WD Club members, or if you are in Victoria, 4WD Victoria has its own insurance provider.

Hope this helps a little.

Cheers,
Wayne & Sally.

A slide-on qualifies as mobile home and you can become a member of the cmca
and qualify for Lumley. Ken Tame represents the insurer for CMCA members.
You most likely need an evaluation, but thats easy too. A guy in Queensland does that for Lumley all the time over the net. Google it ..
They insure the vehicle and the camper and will be a lot cheaper.
We have an American truck and a slide-on truck camper and are insured for over 200K fully comprehensive with contents and the insurance is cheaper than the truck alone with others. If you "Toolbox" qualifies for a slide-on camper needs the be seen, but it should by definition.

good luck
gmd

we tried TCIS and had to wait over a week for a quote on the caravan and cruiser. both quotes basically told us the insurer and the price which was way over the quotes of other insurers plus we had requested prices on contents and on both occasions was never given a price. so gave up. all the other insurers it was instant price over the phone with tcis had to download forms and email them back then wait, so decided to go with another company and had the pds etc back by snail mail before we even got there quote. so gave up, reported it to our 4wd club at the time as well. in the end we went cil and cgu at about 200 bucks cheaper.

ok just a up date....CIL wont insure it because it does not have a kitchen and sleeping quaters
So go figure,,,the slide on has a slide out kitchen and a maggiolina roof top that sleeps two.....
so who like insurance companies??

Be very careful when listing items as an accessory to the vehicle, because if you have an accident & the vehicle is a "write off" the accessories belong to the insurance company, even if the accessory is not damaged or are recoverable and repairable.
My son recently had his vehicle written off when the front of the vehicle was hit.
He is ok but he was not able to recover a replacement sound system, even though we offered to put the original back in. Because the sub woofer was only attached to the cargo barrier with an okky strap he was able to have it as it was not permanently attached to the vehicle. He could not have the amp which was bolted the the cargo barrier!. ( We kept the stereo face & the remote, so it was of no value to them!!! )
Whilst you may save in insurance costs, you may not save in replacement costs.
Also, if an item is no longer available & you REALLY WANT THE ITEM you could loose it.
If an item is not PERMANENTLY attached to the vehicle and/or you "take it" out of the vehicle, you may be able to insure the item under a different policy, EG a household policy extension.
A GPS is used in a vehicle and is attached, usually via a suction mount. The GPS could also be removed from the vehicle to be used whilst on a walk or hike.
This would probably not be considered to be a permanent vehicle fixture.
If your fridge is used in the vehicle and also used out side of the vehicle at home or in a camp, it may not be considered to be a permanent fixture.
The amount of time an item is in and out of the vehicle may have a bearing on the definition of "permanent"
Confirm all definitions with your insurer before making a decision on price alone.
Hope this helps with this complicated subject