Surfingbirds 2005 18.5 Expanda

[surfingbird]

2005 18.5
Slide out lounge
Tool Boxes on the back
Full Annex
Extra Pump - seems be plumbed into the pressure intake, so you can draw water from a source (bucket, creek ect)
Wind up TV antenna + Booster.
Coleman Rooftop Aircon
Axles have been reversed, so its higher off the ground.

Mods done by me-
Riveted the bed clamps in, as the screws on 2 of the clamps were stuffed, and you could pull the clamp straight off.

Thermometer on fridge

Mods to come - LEDs (on order, should be waiting when i get home)
Bed overlay (on order from gympie, should arrive tomorrow to see us out the rest of the holiday here)

 

[surfingbird]

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[Greg]

Looks huge compared to my 16ft'er.

Greg

 

[chartrock]

It IS huge compared to our 14'

 

[expanda]

WOW.....

I love the slide out models!!!!

 

[Xpandafan]

Just looks normal to me! Amazing the difference the slide-out lounge makes, isn't it? Check my album for some ideas you may like to borrow. Enjoy.

 

[Brad]

Lookin good surfingbird.

 

[Bank of Dad]

Looks great.

What does it weigh out of interest?

 

[surfingbird]

just under 2500kg (with water, gas and loaded up)

 

[surfingbird]

tows well.. i still cant figure out why its so heavy though...

i was going to take out the batteries and weigh them and anything else i can find to see why it is already at its max atm with only what i would consider to be a medium load onboard.

 

[Bank of Dad]

That weight looks about right actually.

Our 17.56-2 tares at 1808kg. Loaded up with food, clothes, water and so on for 4 people I reckon we are at 2100kg to 2200 kg depending on how much water we take.

Remember yours is a full van, not a pop top plus it has a slide out. They add a lot of weight as the slide mechanism is heavy.