Old Campomatic Wanderer Yes or No

[noel_w]

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.

[Bird]

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

They have a good following for a reason!

[noel_w]

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.

[Bird]

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

[tryagain]

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.

[Bird]

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

[jk]

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 !

[GeoffA]

It certainly deserves a serious look Noel.

[noel_w]

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 
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/coorparoo/camper-trailers/campomatic-wanderer-off-road-camper/1156199134

[Bird]

Noels New Trailer

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

[noel_w]

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.

[Bird]

Booked 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
https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Mansfield,+Victoria+3722/South+MacLean+QLD+4280/

[noel_w]

... and 18 hours later you'll be in Mansfield
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


This Mansfield is a lot closer 

[tryagain]

Not only closer but there is this as well

Mansfield QLD

Mansfield VIC

[404pug]

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.

[GBC]

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.

[tryagain]

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.

[Spada]

We rolled it 50m over a cliff

was that at Neuram Creek ?

[Watty2975]

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.

[speewa158]

So when do you treg up & make dust 

[jk]

was that at Neuram Creek ?

On the Jimna Range !

[Fathom]

Just buy it.

I'll help you spend your money.

[noel_w]

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

[edz]

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 .