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Title: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: dazzler on January 15, 2011, 03:50:10 PM

(Sorry if this has been asked before)

Hi all

Was wondering what successful remote/hard trips people have taken their Jayco off road campers on?

We did the east coast of oz but that was 90% blacktop with some dirt and national parks.

Has the simpson been done with one? Flinders Ranges? The cape?

cheers

Title: Re: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: Gunna Do on January 15, 2011, 04:04:39 PM

Plenty up the Cape when we were there last year.  Plenty with panel damage as well.  There were 23-24ft semi-offroad vans doing the Developement Road up there as well.  

Title: Re: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: speewa158 on January 15, 2011, 04:32:06 PM

I saw a jayco off road bogged , somebody had left the sprinkler on the lawn at a Big4 Park , very sad  >:D

Title: Re: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: dazzler on January 15, 2011, 05:07:23 PM

And of course the toffs in their 'caramels' and 'bronzestreams'

Title: Re: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: dazzler on January 15, 2011, 05:09:09 PM

Quote from: speewa158 on January 15, 2011, 04:32:06 PM

I saw a jayco off road bogged , somebody had left the sprinkler on the lawn at a Big4 Park , very sad  >:D

That was the one hooked up to the Pajero.  Not enough suspension travel and got hung up on some grass.  ;D

Title: Re: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: AJC2 on April 03, 2011, 10:57:26 PM

Quote from: dazzler on January 15, 2011, 05:09:09 PM

That was the one hooked up to the Pajero.  Not enough suspension travel and got hung up on some grass.  ;D

jealous!

Title: Re: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: cruza driver on April 04, 2011, 01:01:46 AM

We took our 07 Hawk to Arkaroola on one of our two trips there without any issues except for a little bit of dust inside.

Title: Re: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: Teabag on April 04, 2011, 06:21:54 AM

Obviously this thread has the sole purpose of fishing for a bite. Has already indicated, jealousy.  ;D......Not very witty you lot... ;D

Title: Re: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: coffs camping on April 04, 2011, 09:07:54 AM

We took our Eagle OB thorough Flinders Ranges, along the Oodnadatta track, the length of Merinee Loop Road, into Palm Valley along the river bed and then across the Plenty / Donohue Highways. We broke a weld on a mount somewhere along the Plenty / Donohue and lost a clamp on a hose from our water tank in the same area. Otherwise there were no issues.

J

Title: Re: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: briann532 on April 04, 2011, 05:00:47 PM

About to do 5 weeks through the centre.

Oodnadatta, Flinders, Centre, Macdonnell ranges etc............
Fingers crossed all goes well.

Some people choose to rough it others like to go in comfort............... :-* :-* :-*

We did a trip last September with 4 camper trailers. Only one that had any grief was an ultimate!!!!  :-[ >:( :-[

Biting----yes.......Only cos I have a Jayco and have high hopes for it!

Brian

Title: Re: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: rossbarb on April 04, 2011, 07:46:05 PM

Hi everyone,
we did lawn hill, kingfisher camp, bourketown, normanton, friends have done the birdsville, strezlecki and nymoydia national park, the junction
Barb

Title: Re: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: GOLDIE on April 04, 2011, 09:51:42 PM

Quote from: AJC2 on April 03, 2011, 10:57:26 PM

jealous!

Exactly what I was going to say  :cheers:

Title: Re: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: buildermidwife on April 05, 2011, 07:47:24 AM

We did the Strezlicki track to Innaminka a couple of years ago .This was our first trip in new jayco hawk OB .
Probably not a good idea at the time but by the end of the trip the only damage was to the watertank guard
and shock mounts .
With the mods we have done since from things learnt on that trip we would have no hesitation going there again.
cheers Paul

Title: Re: Jayco's - what trips have they done?
Post by: ddr on April 05, 2011, 08:33:24 AM

Dad took his to the cape,  Only issues were 2 torn shocks out of the chassis & HEAPS of dust inside  :-[