A week at Neurum Creek with kids has cured me of tents!! LOL
Got my loan approved yesterday and we're off next week to pick up my 2011 Armadillo Camper from Caloundra - soooooooo excited !! :) :)
Sharen
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A week at Neurum Creek with kids has cured me of tents!! LOL
Got my loan approved yesterday and we're off next week to pick up my 2011 Armadillo Camper from Caloundra - soooooooo excited !! :) :)
Sharen
Have you paid for it yet? We're selling our Armadillo ... if you're interested ...
quick as a flash lol
LOL yeah cheque has been drawn up all ready to go. Would've gone today cept I'm stuck at work.
Got a few grand off their asking price & it's practically brand new - doesn't look like its even been used (but it has) so I'm happy .... Actually I'm over the moon :)
Having a camper trailer makes camping so much easier and more comfortable especially with kids.
Don't forget to show us the photo's
Pics to come ...
Need to organise an electric brake controller for my car - any suggestions?
I use the redarc one with remote head. hide the controler out of site. The led and dial I put into a spare dash point. Works well
I am also a fan of the Redarc products, although they can be more expensive.
You might be better off getting a trailer mounted controller, that way either of your vehicles could tow it.
X 2 with Redarc products, always coming up with new stuff too.
Isn't it always the way just after you pay for something someone you know
is selling elsewhere. Need a pic now to see what these units look like, Hard floor. side or rear flip open?
Makes life a lot easier, but at the end of the day its a trailer and a tent, That some crooks are asking $35k plus for
now thats stupid IMO. Only downside is well there is none. nice dry nights, plenty of storage, comfy bed.
ive got a Tekonsha Brake Controller in my car nice and easy to set up i think they are much the same personaly i wouldnt bother getting wraped up in brand names just made in diffrent countries
Don't even know brand of my one, works I'm happy.
Just want one that works - gonna cheat @ wire up both the Patrol & Navara but not hard mount controller so we can swap it between cars.
These are pics of a new one - mines the same but last years model
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Got the boat rack thingy & extra room as pictured ... Have to buy a tent thingy for the shower. Has hot water system, dual batteries, solar panels, inverter, couple of LED strip lights & basic stereo
Brads gonna work on em to throw in their waeco fridge but I want an engel so if he succeeds ill sell the waeco LOL
Nice........the campers have come along way since I purchased mine.
Sooooooo jealous.
Very nice thingy too, Boy we must be getting soft {old}
gotta love solar panels when away,
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Just got text from guy selling trailer
"Hi Sharen - picture of 7pin plug & Anderson Plug for electric brakes"
Isn't the Anderson plug something to do with the batteries??
best to purchase the type of plug you use with your vehicle now (super cheap) and just replace the one on the trailer. You are correct in most guys set up the 12v power for the trailer through Anderson plugs. Although they may have used an Anderson plug. You will need to have that checked.
You can still tow the trailer with out a brake controller though,,,,,,
Yeah think ill risk it & bring it home then go sort out all that stuff... that way ill know 100% what I need to buy.
Just go get an adapter for now cuz Frank has a round plug
What I was told today (right or wrong) was that you, as the driver don't have any control over the braking pressure like you do with one mounted in your car???
Makes sense but can't remember ever "adjusting" the one we had years ago when ex & I had a big arse dog trailer ..
It could be right, I have been out of the game for so long now.
Mine is a trailer mounted unit and it is fully adjustable, yes you have to get out of the drivers seat to adjust it.
You quickly work out what setting you need for your camper trailer when it it's fully loaded as against when it is empty.
Looks like my setup is now illegal.
in car is good, mines got a lever that you can activate the brakes as little or as much as you want with out the car applying brakes its good for hill decents and pulling the trailer inline when offroad
the Authorities up here h made that decision a few years back now. We used to sell trailers with our Dingo Mini Diggers and coming from QLD most were set up with trailer mounted control units. The problem is as Amelia has stated, the driver has no control over the braking pressure or the amount of braking applied to the trailer.
Also you then lose the ability to use the emergency override option on most controllers if or when needed.
I fitted a remote Red Arc as mentioned in here earlier buy someone else, they are small look smart and work extremely well.
As brake controllers go the Tekonsha P3 is the bees knees, auto leveling, totally sdjustable, boost voltage variable, brake force using a LED guage that you can set the level of voltage, total automatic brake force depending on the amount of brake you are using in the tow vehicle meaning in a panic stop it bumps up the trailer brakes at stand still no voltage is applied at all. There is a readout telling you whats happening. We have them in our work vans and they are so good.
BUT in the Patrol there is no room to mount one so I went for the redarc remote, much more driver input needed for varying road condition, easy to use but no where as good as the P3.
It applies what ever voltage you have set in any braking condition, so in a panic stop you have to wind up the trailer brake force manually. A bit hard when its hitting the fan!!!
Our work trailer wieghs about 1.2tonne and our crew all know which vehicles they prefer to use and its not the Patrol!!!!
Amelia why change fridges both very good, is it the size or lay out.
My controller is Hayman reese mounted lower left of steering,
more or less set and forget.
The Tekonsha brand had a lot of problems in the early years with brake lights coming on over night and flattering batteries and could possible be related to the problems that some CRD's are having with intermittent power loss.
I personally believe in brand names (so to speak) they are the companies that have invested in the R&D.
It's a bit like saying, I shouldn't buy my recovery mounts from 3dogs, (even though he has done R&D and had his products tested), because his competition maybe cheaper.
I believe in the old saying "you get what you pay for".
Don't take me the wrong way Sharen, you need to keep your setup legal with regards to QLD legislation.
You bring up a good point Yendor, Best people make sure these won't interfere with 4x4 electronics.
EG one brand of VHF radio cut the ABS off on some brand 4x4 if talking on radio whislt braking.
great fun ey. no names , brands given or makes of 4x4, but it didn't effect Nissan's
The aim is to make sure everything is legal - cant afford for it not to be. Plus need something that "shouldn't" break which is why I went a newer one even tho I've been told I'm mad for spending that much coin on a "trailer" LOL
Fridge - his is only 40ltrs and I want bigger for when kids are with us. Had a surf today at work at some cheaper brands same size but ...... Dunno, guess I'm a brand girl & I also want the separate fridge/freezer.
Companion & Primus make ones the size & layout I want but don't know anyone whose had them so are they reliable for the $1000+ you gotta fork out?? Probably be ok and save a truckload on comparable Engel which is nearly $2k new
Brads gonna have a good look at trailer electrical setup once we get it home & take it from there ... Appreciate everyone's opinions & ideas!!!
!00% stick with the brand names with fridges, Can get 3 section fridges from waeco fridge/freeze and Dairy. You can also buy a product called twozone ,
which will turn your 40ltr Engel into twice the size approx with crisper/dairy on top and fridge underneath, just throwing it out there, get getting new toys hey
Saw that twozone thing today as well - looks like a decent idea ... will have to do alittle more research
You might save a few $$$ for important things like wine to put in fridge LOL