Hello!
After the last 4 years starting with a 9 person tent, we then built our own camper trailer, then bought a 2001 Jayco Swan which did 2 big trips - a 2 week trip through outback Queensland - and last year a 2 week trip to Cape Tribulation and back, we then decided to look into an Expanda.
A fair bit of research was done and we decided to look for and buy a late model 16.49-3b. We found one of only a few that were around in Newcastle! It had everything we wanted - solar and dual batteries, ensuite and canvas annexe walls all ready to go. When we checked it over it looked like it had not done many trips - everything was like brand new.
Jayco Newcastle were great and we did the deal. Only catch was we had to drive to Newcastle from Brisbane to pick the new rig up. This worked out great because on the way back we stopped at Port Macquarie for the night which allowed us to have a good look at the van.
So far it is the best thing we have done!
Anyway there are 7 of us in total including 5 kids ages ranging from 6 to 13.
I have found this forum an excellent source of information and will share anything we come across.
Hopefully one day we will meet some of our fellow Expanda owners!
Sean & Julie Drury.
After the last 4 years starting with a 9 person tent, we then built our own camper trailer, then bought a 2001 Jayco Swan which did 2 big trips - a 2 week trip through outback Queensland - and last year a 2 week trip to Cape Tribulation and back, we then decided to look into an Expanda.
A fair bit of research was done and we decided to look for and buy a late model 16.49-3b. We found one of only a few that were around in Newcastle! It had everything we wanted - solar and dual batteries, ensuite and canvas annexe walls all ready to go. When we checked it over it looked like it had not done many trips - everything was like brand new.
Jayco Newcastle were great and we did the deal. Only catch was we had to drive to Newcastle from Brisbane to pick the new rig up. This worked out great because on the way back we stopped at Port Macquarie for the night which allowed us to have a good look at the van.
So far it is the best thing we have done!
Anyway there are 7 of us in total including 5 kids ages ranging from 6 to 13.
I have found this forum an excellent source of information and will share anything we come across.
Hopefully one day we will meet some of our fellow Expanda owners!
Sean & Julie Drury.
