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Hi all
Getting sick of not having a camper and also not enough cash to get me a nice crossover.
So as a stopgap am considering oldish rear folds until my $$$'s improve.
This 1995 model came up in a Gumtree and may consider having a looksee at it. It is cheap enough I think and as a basic camper would tick a few boxes.
Has newish canvas and most of the essentials look OK.
Anyone had any experience with older Camp-o-matics? I know of the later models being shipped in on a slow boat but this one being 1995 would have (or should have) been built in Yatala by good Aussie pie eaters.
Won't be a "be all and end all" camper, just one to get out and about in.
Any feedback, be it good or bad is welcomed.

I don't think you could to wrong with that Noel..

They have a good following for a reason!

Quote from: Bird on August 15, 2017, 01:08:57 PM
I don't think you could to wrong with that Noel..

They have a good following for a reason!

Thanks Bird
I haven't really heard much about them till I hit up Mr. Google. He seems to think the older ones are pretty good. Being 1995 I thought it may be a bit long in the tooth until I saw a few newer ones that weren't in as good a condition. I suppose they have never been on my radar until I came across this one.

Quote from: noel_w on August 15, 2017, 01:24:42 PM
Thanks Bird
I haven't really heard much about them till I hit up Mr. Google. He seems to think the older ones are pretty good. Being 1995 I thought it may be a bit long in the tooth until I saw a few newer ones that weren't in as good a condition. I suppose they have never been on my radar until I came across this one.

You'll never know how good until you go and see and touch it :)

Quote from: noel_w on August 15, 2017, 01:04:09 PM
Getting sick of not having a camper and also not enough cash to get me a nice crossover.

Get what you can afford that allows you to get out and about, anything on top of that I don't really think it adds to the experience of getting away, just makes it a bit easier/more comfortable.

For that price - grab it.
Sounds like its ready to hook up and drive to Melbourne for a test camping weekend ;) Im sure we can arrange something..

or this one
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/samsonvale/camper-trailers/campomatic-heavy-duty-off-road-camper-trailer/1152536226 (https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/samsonvale/camper-trailers/campomatic-heavy-duty-off-road-camper-trailer/1152536226)

We had an older Camp o matic, tough as nails. We rolled it 50m over a cliff and it was rebuilt because the chassis was still straight and square from corner to corner !!!  Very good bang for your buck IMHO !

It certainly deserves a serious look Noel.

Thanks all. Have texted seller and am waiting to see when I can have a look. If no text reply by 5pm will ring him. 
Here is the ad for those interested to see how much I am getting ripped off by if I go ahead  ;D ;D
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/coorparoo/camper-trailers/campomatic-wanderer-off-road-camper/1156199134 (https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/coorparoo/camper-trailers/campomatic-wanderer-off-road-camper/1156199134)

Quote from: noel_wNoels New Trailer (https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/coorparoo/camper-trailers/campomatic-wanderer-off-road-camper/1156199134)

Your slow, most of us had already looked the ad up ;)

Quote from: Bird on August 15, 2017, 02:27:29 PM
Your slow, most of us had already looked the ad up ;)

Yeah I knew you would, just thought I would be nice for once. The price is a bit up there I think but he said it is negotiable. Just looks like an old honest trailer.
Booked in for a looksee tomorrow at 4PM. Is about 4 blocks away from where I bought my old Trackabout.

Quote from: noel_wBooked in for a looksee tomorrow at 4PM. Is about 4 blocks away from where I bought my old Trackabout.

... and 18 hours later you'll be in Mansfield ;D
https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Mansfield,+Victoria+3722/South+MacLean+QLD+4280/ (https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Mansfield,+Victoria+3722/South+MacLean+QLD+4280/)

Quote from: Bird on August 15, 2017, 02:43:28 PM
... and 18 hours later you'll be in Mansfield ;D
https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Mansfield,+Victoria+3722/South+MacLean+QLD+4280/ (https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Mansfield,+Victoria+3722/South+MacLean+QLD+4280/)

https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Mansfield,+Queensland+4122/South+MacLean,+Queensland+4280/@-27.6389416,152.9090097,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b915b17b5515155:0x502a35af3de8fe0!2m2!1d153.1!2d-27.533333!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b91374095862917:0x502a35af3de98d0!2m2!1d152.992222!2d-27.793611 (https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Mansfield,+Queensland+4122/South+MacLean,+Queensland+4280/@-27.6389416,152.9090097,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b915b17b5515155:0x502a35af3de8fe0!2m2!1d153.1!2d-27.533333!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b91374095862917:0x502a35af3de98d0!2m2!1d152.992222!2d-27.793611)


This Mansfield is a lot closer  ;D ;D

Not only closer but there is this as well

Mansfield QLD (https://www.google.com.au/search?q=mansfield+qld+temp&oq=mansfield+qld+temp&aqs=chrome..69i57.6847j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)

Mansfield VIC (https://www.google.com.au/search?q=mansfield+vic+temp&oq=mansfield+vic+temp&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i8i30k1.28405.29435.0.30023.3.3.0.0.0.0.291.835.2-3.3.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.2.564...0i8i13i30k1.pSetR5miHWE)

I have a 98 model. Tough as nails. It will go anywhere your 4x4 will go AND come back in one piece. Less than 30 seconds to set up, and 5 mins to pack up. Grab it while it is there . A bargain with new canvas. Once you get it you wont want a $20000-30000  camper that does exactly the same but is heavier to tow and takes longer to set up.

We had an m3. Most old campomatics will be cosmetically poor because they got used so much. You'd want to be quick getting money down on that one, it looks a few grand under where it should be.

Quote from: GBC on August 16, 2017, 05:32:37 AM
You'd want to be quick getting money down on that one, it looks a few grand under where it should be.

From a quick compare it looked like it was priced about right to me, and then I think it is very much a buyer's market ontop of that. I'd be negotiating pretty hard.

Quote from: jk on August 15, 2017, 01:43:06 PM
We rolled it 50m over a cliff

was that at Neuram Creek ????

We've got 2004 model. Great tough camper. Has been to the Cape twice up the length of the tele track. They tow great and are easy to live with. Only work I have ever done to it is new bearings and brakes.

You won't be disappointed.

So when do you treg up & make dust  ??? ???

Quote from: Spada on August 16, 2017, 06:46:06 AM
was that at Neuram Creek ????

On the Jimna Range !

Just buy it.

I'll help you spend your money.

Was too late to grab this one, I continued looking and found one right under my nose.
http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=53005.0 (http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=53005.0)

A former work mate had one, It sheared a swing arm from the torsion bar suspension once, on a trip up North,  Skull dragged it upside down a few hundred meters, had the whole lot sent back to the Yatala factory  under insurance and had it returned as good as new .. Tuff units .