Hello ,
We purchased our 2014 20 OB and took delivery last week before Xmas .This was close to the line as we had booked a weeks holiday for Xmas at South West Rocks Holiday Village. We have never owned a caravan before and as we live just west of Kempsey NSW this was a short half hour trip for the noobies.
Extreme wet weather for a couple of days tested our abilities but was also a great confirmation our spontaneous decision to get an Expanda was correct. Three grandkids on average in the van each night vying for a berth with their cousins, and wet weather did not detract from the fun.
We are in our 60's and I am still working 4 days a week in my business with a view to retirement in about 5 years.
This month we decided to give the van and ourselves a good workout so we tagged along with my wife's brother and wife who have done about 3 laps and run caravan parks on the Mid North Coast on a round trip over 3 weeks Kempsey NSW Port Hughes SA 4388 klms.
A great trip and we learned a lot about our van and our own ability as complete novices to join in the fun and adventures we have read about on expandasdownunder.
This is a great site and we have been keen observers since October last year.We have learned more from reading the forums than our dealer( who are very helpful ) and certainly Jayco manual and ridiculously short video gave us.
We look forward to seeing you on the track.
We are towing with a new 2014 White Ford Ranger Wildtrak as our old petrol Pajero would not safely tow a van of this size unless we took no food and only stopped at nudist sites as our clothes would have been too heavy! My wife Darien was not keen on this option so new u beaut ute it was.
I hope this post is not too long But thought I'd give you all our thanks for the posts you have given that really help nobodies and introduce ourselves.
Chris and Darien
We purchased our 2014 20 OB and took delivery last week before Xmas .This was close to the line as we had booked a weeks holiday for Xmas at South West Rocks Holiday Village. We have never owned a caravan before and as we live just west of Kempsey NSW this was a short half hour trip for the noobies.
Extreme wet weather for a couple of days tested our abilities but was also a great confirmation our spontaneous decision to get an Expanda was correct. Three grandkids on average in the van each night vying for a berth with their cousins, and wet weather did not detract from the fun.
We are in our 60's and I am still working 4 days a week in my business with a view to retirement in about 5 years.
This month we decided to give the van and ourselves a good workout so we tagged along with my wife's brother and wife who have done about 3 laps and run caravan parks on the Mid North Coast on a round trip over 3 weeks Kempsey NSW Port Hughes SA 4388 klms.
A great trip and we learned a lot about our van and our own ability as complete novices to join in the fun and adventures we have read about on expandasdownunder.
This is a great site and we have been keen observers since October last year.We have learned more from reading the forums than our dealer( who are very helpful ) and certainly Jayco manual and ridiculously short video gave us.
We look forward to seeing you on the track.
We are towing with a new 2014 White Ford Ranger Wildtrak as our old petrol Pajero would not safely tow a van of this size unless we took no food and only stopped at nudist sites as our clothes would have been too heavy! My wife Darien was not keen on this option so new u beaut ute it was.
I hope this post is not too long But thought I'd give you all our thanks for the posts you have given that really help nobodies and introduce ourselves.
Chris and Darien
