Just a quick G,day !

[HairBearBunch]

been lurking ....onto my second van - neither a jayco ......
First one was a 1969 10foot viscount , took it all over new and vic . Mostly to places it was not suited too ! Over about 7 years it wore out , we loved it as it was very cosy and didn't cost a lot .
Last year bought a new Coronet Prince - again didn't want a big van ,so it's a 15 footer light at 1250kg dry and appears to be huge compared to a 10 footer !
Also have an Outback Sturt camper trailer which is 10 years old - works like a champ tho .

Have used a couple of the recommendations for trips away - Barwon Head cp and Marengo , hope to do a flinders ranges and inland trip in March , so busy searching for ideas at present .

This was our Lil Mavis .

First trip to Barwon Heads

 

[HairBearBunch]

Ahhhh oppppps , here's a couple more

Barwon Heads

Camping at Echuca with my parents

 

[Bellbirdweb]

G'day @HairBearBunch and welcome.

Love the 10 footer, reminds me how much vans have changed over the years

 

[Bushman]

G'day:welcome:

 

[crackacoldie]

Welcome @HairBearBunch

 

[chartrock]

Welcome to one from the dark side. :spy: Good to have you aboard @HairBearBunch, it's always great to hear from people with different vans.

 

[relgate]

Welcome @HairBearBunch
that was one cut van. Makes my 22fter look a little oversized?!

Glad you've joined
How did you find the forum?

 

[dagree]

Hello and :welcome: to the forum @HairBearBunch !

 

[HairBearBunch]

Been lurking for a long while .....was looking for a jayco pop top a couple of years ago - still like them ( although the new colours are a bit 'vegemite' ) So we kept our old girl and used it some more !
The crunch came when we wanted to reinsure last year and it was not accepted due to age and no gas / electrical cert . So we started searching and found one at the Bendigo show , I really liked the Jurgens wallaroo but not the making of the bed each day , Starcrafts are nice also .

Found the forum searching for jayco reviews , I am of the opinion that jayco makes a great product ,well built , well promoted , well backed and all for a reasonable price - they are not cheap , however they are affordable and do have good resale . Any company that has a three month waiting list and manufactures a minimum of 100 vans a week has the right recipe !

 

[Soaring]

Welcome. One thing for certain is even if you don't have an Expanda, we will all still help you spend your money!!

 

[DRW]

Hi @HairBearBunch love your tow vehicle. I am a closet Volvo fan from the 70's, any chance you have some pics of the internals of the 10'er? I am helping a mate restore a 10' Karapark (spelling??) built in 1953, cheers

 

[HairBearBunch]

 

[HairBearBunch]

 

[HairBearBunch]

And yes , I love my Volvo
-AWD 180killawasps / 400nm of torque pulls like a fifteen yr old schoolboy with a stick book .
It is the most comfortable couch to tour in !

 

[Moto Moto]

Welocme to the forum @HairBearBunch love the décor

 

[peterg]

Welcome and enjoy your travels. Many useful tips here that translate to all vans.

 

[Bluey]

hey @HairBearBunch and @peterg @Soaring few of us going to lake Nagambie in may check it out in the vic meet thread should come for the weekend ????

 

[peterg]

@Bluey by May we'll be up near Kununurra on month 2 of our 9 month NT & WA tour. So I thinks we'll give it a miss.