New second hand Expanda owner :)

[Dave_B]

Hi everyone. Like most it seems , I have been a 'silent' member for a few months, and am now the proud owner of a second hand 2006 12 ft expanda.....our first foray into 'hard walled campers' after 6 years in a soft floor camper trailer. LOVE it!! My partner is sick of hearing 'have I told you recently how much I love the Expanda!!' Lol. I chastise my friends who suggest we have bought a caravan (I sleep under canvas how can it be a caravan?), but I know they are secretly jealous of our few minute setup and pack up! Have been to King Lake for the June long weekend free camping, a weekend stopover in Canberra after a week in Newcastle, and parked in our friends' front yard a few times for weekends away. I've attached a few pictures of the new toy. Happy travels all and if you see the Expanda out camping, come say hi!!

 

[chartrock]

Welcome aboard @Dave_B, nice to see another of the "little" vans. I am sure your friends will soon follow you into the 'canvas' vans. Enjoy the forum and the new van.

 

[Colsar]

Welcome dave, enjoy the purchase.

 

[crackacoldie]

Welcome to a fellow Hard Walled camper owner!

 

[skippy]

Enjoy the freedom that your Expanda brings you and enjoy.

 

[Stan53]

G'day Dave. Yep, I also could have been tempted to get a 12 ft Expanda if it had sleeping for 5.
Welcome. Don't forget Cameron's Corner.

 

[Moore Family]

:welcome: @Dave_B
Love the photos of the 12 series, they are an awesome van.
I look forward to seeing many more pics of your travels

 

[17triton]

Welcome to the forum @Dave_B good to see you came out but not like Thorpey!!!!

 

[Smergen]

Nice one and welcome to the forum!

 

[dagree]

Welcome to the forum and the world of expandas @Dave_B
Keep following ideas on this forum and you'll be modifying or upgrading again soon

 

[Expanda12]

Welcome to the 12ft Family, we love ours.

 

[jvp]

Hi everyone. Like most it seems , I have been a 'silent' member for a few months, and am now the proud owner of a second hand 2006 12 ft expanda.....our first foray into 'hard walled campers' after 6 years in a soft floor camper trailer. LOVE it!! My partner is sick of hearing 'have I told you recently how much I love the Expanda!!' Lol. I chastise my friends who suggest we have bought a caravan (I sleep under canvas how can it be a caravan?), but I know they are secretly jealous of our few minute setup and pack up! Have been to King Lake for the June long weekend free camping, a weekend stopover in Canberra after a week in Newcastle, and parked in our friends' front yard a few times for weekends away. I've attached a few pictures of the new toy. Happy travels all and if you see the Expanda out camping, come say hi!!

G'day Dave_B
I'll keep an eye on your travel's mate. I think the 12 ft'ers are great with the large boot area too. I've just replaced my wheel bearings & impressed how heavy duty the suspension is for the size of van. All good. I love being able to cook inside in comfort on icy nights with a quiet red or two.
jvp

 

[jacbaz]

We love our 12 footer as well - did look at Starcraft's recently but have ours so well set up now we're reluctant to change! Should do us for our 'big' trip next May!

 

[jvp]

We love our 12 footer as well - did look at Starcraft's recently but have ours so well set up now we're reluctant to change! Should do us for our 'big' trip next May!

Gd'ay jacbaz
Do you get much condensation under top bed canvas & how to reduce it?
Thanks
jvp

 

[jacbaz]

Hi @jvp
We have the hard lid on ours with privacy screens and don't have problems with condensation at all. Ours does not have the hockey stick at the bed end and does pool a bit of water after large downpours but nothing a quick flick of the canvas doesn't fix! Will get Baz to look at ?resealing this or adding some silicone to prevent it.
We have never had wet beds from rain, however do have a fair bit of condensation under the mattress - I have bought aeromesh for this and this seems to have helped a fair bit - still gets condensation but doesn't wet the mattress.
The best mod we did was to raise the bed so that it is even - bought a new inner spring mattress which folds in the middle, got rid of the triple fold mattress and have the best nights sleep now. It never concerned Baz too much with the old mattress, because I slept on the seam - as soon as we swapped sides, miraculously the mod was done!
Heading off to Mallacoota next weekend for a few days - should be a nice 'cold camp'! Thank god for open fires :flame:

 

[Bushman]

:welcome:

 

[Dave_B]

Thanks everyone. Have to give Jayco at Ballarat a call tomorrow. Gas fridge does not want to run...works great on Electricity but just won't stay lit on Gas. Seems to be plenty of gas in bottle (stove still works) so will get them to sort it out. Might have sold the soft floor camper trailer to friends upgrading from a tent, so no going back now (not that I could or would!!)