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    Quote Originally Posted by growlers71gq View Post
    Cool mate cant wait to see it. Ive got my tube and just need to get out to a mates w/shop to get it bent up and welded
    I ended up buying straight tube and separate pre-fab bends - they are a lot tighter radius than I could get them, and no press marks on the metal (looks like a good mandrel bend). Going to weld these onto the straight tube which will also reduce chance of bending improperly and having both sides slightly different ... I wanted to do the bends, but I want it as symmetrical as possible also, so erred on the side of caution for this one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roofy View Post
    now you will have to watch the extra wieght +fuel
    Too right mate - lucky I kept those poly air bags in the rear suspension when I swapped it over ... they'll be a saviour - barwork, fuel, and the towball weight of the camper itself ...

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    The camper shouldnt be to much of a worry but then i guess you need more gear than we would

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    Quote Originally Posted by roofy View Post
    The camper shouldnt be to much of a worry but then i guess you need more gear than we would
    About 25kgs down weight on the tow tongue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigrig View Post
    about 25kgs down weight on the tow tongue.
    you can change that by reassesing what you realy need to take
    but takes a lot of humming and harring

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigrig View Post
    Bloody oath they look the goods, what size pipe are ya using ie the larger one. I was gunna hire a bender but 1 dont trust myself and 2 the contractor on site i get on well with and has offered to bend n weld for me so just gotta find the time to get out there!

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    Quote Originally Posted by roofy View Post
    you can change that by reassesing what you realy need to take
    but takes a lot of humming and harring
    Not really - it's just a heavy front end due to having the second tyre, second gas bottle, storage box, etc on the front. As well as the long draw bar .... packed pretty well, but would only make a few kilos difference no matter how it was packed as I can't put a lot of weight behind the wheels due to the kitchenette.

    So sad ... lol ... love that camper though!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by growlers71gq View Post
    Bloody oath they look the goods, what size pipe are ya using ie the larger one. I was gunna hire a bender but 1 dont trust myself and 2 the contractor on site i get on well with and has offered to bend n weld for me so just gotta find the time to get out there!
    The larger outer measurement is 60mm - I think the smaller one is about 48mm ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigrig View Post
    not really - it's just a heavy front end due to having the second tyre, second gas bottle, storage box, etc on the front. As well as the long draw bar .... Packed pretty well, but would only make a few kilos difference no matter how it was packed as i can't put a lot of weight behind the wheels due to the kitchenette.

    So sad ... Lol ... Love that camper though!!!!
    there tops mate love ours to but havnt got the slide out kitchen
    jane didnt want one so that was a bonus forme

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