New Camper Arrival

Lobster · September 07, 2016, 08:07:46 AM

We took possession of a new Mountain Trail Camper and al I can say is perfect, perfect, perfect. We took it out for a long weekend maiden voyage. With the electric open/close it is so much easier than our old camper.

Looking forward to some good camping in the future.

HEM19X · September 07, 2016, 09:00:41 AM

Nice, hope you have many happy times tripping around.

Hem

db · September 07, 2016, 01:18:08 PM

They are a seriously nice bit of gear.

b1 · September 07, 2016, 01:24:23 PM

Bewdifuuuul. Great pics too. Enjoy

JCOJ · September 07, 2016, 02:44:33 PM

Awesome purchase - enjoy!!!

briann532 · September 07, 2016, 03:45:45 PM

Certainly looks the goods!!!

Hope you use it heaps and enjoy it....
Brian

sol · September 07, 2016, 03:52:06 PM

Hey congrats Lobster. Great looking camper

Jeepers Creepers · September 07, 2016, 05:51:02 PM

Flash as a rat with a gold tooth.

tryagain · September 07, 2016, 06:25:37 PM

I do seriously like their campers, enjoy.

McTavish · September 10, 2016, 12:48:09 AM

Bootiful... How does it tow? And did it set up as fast as the videos show? Nick and co have it down to a fine art form...

The quality of the MT Campers are amazing...

MarkVS · September 10, 2016, 01:19:10 AM

Looks VERY nice.......VERY clean though too......

Well done. Enjoy.

Lobster · September 12, 2016, 08:51:15 AM

Quote from: McTavish on September 10, 2016, 12:48:09 AM
Bootiful... How does it tow? And did it set up as fast as the videos show? Nick and co have it down to a fine art form...

The quality of the MT Campers are amazing...

It tows great behind the Patrol. Our first and second attempt was not as fast as the 4min in the videos, but certainly a lot faster than our previous camper and the fact we were reading the manual step by step. It was definitely better as we felt that we didn't exert much effort in setting it up.

I certainly got my first beer quicker.

wilson79 · September 12, 2016, 09:12:00 AM

very nice..

McTavish · September 12, 2016, 09:30:19 AM

It looks like this is a quick set up awning. Is the awning wide enough for longer stays? i.e. do you have another set up with a wider awning and walls?

What are your favourite features so far?

Sorry - lots of questions...

Lobster · September 13, 2016, 07:27:52 AM

Quote from: McTavish on September 12, 2016, 09:30:19 AM
It looks like this is a quick set up awning. Is the awning wide enough for longer stays? i.e. do you have another set up with a wider awning and walls?

What are your favourite features so far?

Sorry - lots of questions...

yes the awing is ok for longer stays n my opinion, wife has a different opinion. And Yes we do have another awning that has the walls. This would take a little longer to set-up as it has more poles. but the awning still stays attached when closing it up. We brought both awnings at the wife insistence. she wanted the ability to have the walls when we stay in areas longer. Personally I don't see it and it will in all most probability live in the garage on top go the cupboard.

The touring awning is fast setup with 2 poles and a brace pole in the center. I like the idea of no center poles and ropes to trip over.

The whole camper is my favorite feature; there is nothing to dislike about anything.

I test the batteries over 4 days without solar charging and we were using one compartment on high freeze most of the time and the other on very cold. The Redarc management said at the end of the days we still had 5 days of power. Not sure how accurate this would be but I was impressed that over the four days I still had plenty of power without charging.

As for water, I think we were still frugal as our previous camper had a 60lt tank. This one has the 120lt and 60lt. We used about 1/4 of the 120lt. The wife commented that now when we are camping on long weekends she can have 20 minute showers.

The only thing the wife does not like about the camper is the shower nozzle. It one of those that you have to hold the button down for water flow. We will change it to one MTC recommended for continuous flow that turns off at the nozzle.

McTavish · September 13, 2016, 08:53:52 AM

Brilliant report.

You've probably seen this before - but this may help you with the battery voltage scenario. The aim is to not allow the batteries to go below 50% State of Charge. i.e. a touch higher than 12volts.

Looking forward to more photos and adventures.

McT

Valley Tourer55 · September 22, 2016, 01:28:22 PM

Very good Lobster we also picked our EDX same as yours from Albury on the 1/9/16, did first maiden trip last weekend was great.

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Julian Kaye · September 22, 2016, 01:52:24 PM

Hey Lobster, I had a close look at one of these at the Newcastle show last year and they are a seriously good bit of gear, beautifully made in every way. Let me ask you a serious question, when I had a look they were north of $53k, did you have any doubts about laying out that sort of money and still having to sleep under canvas?

Lobster · September 22, 2016, 11:37:05 PM

Quote from: Julian Kaye on September 22, 2016, 01:52:24 PM
Hey Lobster, I had a close look at one of these at the Newcastle show last year and they are a seriously good bit of gear, beautifully made in every way. Let me ask you a serious question, when I had a look they were north of $53k, did you have any doubts about laying out that sort of money and still having to sleep under canvas?

As ours is fully options with all the bells and whistles it was well north of $53K. We had our previous Heavy Duty Cape York hard floor camper for 15years and as we are getting long in the tooth, the opening and closing of the old camper was becoming a chore. We looked and some caravans and even though some were very nice and cheaper than our new camper they didn't suit our needs for camping and storage. We still wanted to camp in areas where it would be difficult, but not impossible, for a caravan to get too. And after talking to her Aunty and Uncle who had a new caravan that flipped on the highway due to cross winds, she was somewhat skeptical to caravans. We even looked at some hybrid's but they were really far too expensive for our taste. Then the wife read about the Mountain Trail Camper (MTC) winning the camper of the year in the magazine and we went to the Brisbane Camping Show to mainly look at the MTC. After seeing how easy it opens and closes and the quality of the finish, my WHMBO was putting the deposit down and organizing delivery before I even finished looking it over. She had made up her mind so fast it even surprised me.

As this will our final camper we chose to have all the options, extra annex with wall, dual 100amp lithium batteries with solar charging, extra water tank and hot water heater.

So in all to answer your question about any doubts about laying out that sort of money and still having to sleep under canvas? the answer would have to be no. Some people may question the price but you get what you pay for. If you compared some of the campers at the show close to that range and when you pressed your finger against the side and the metal flexes, you can understand the difference.

Julian Kaye · September 23, 2016, 08:29:35 AM

Quote from: Lobster on September 22, 2016, 11:37:05 PM
As ours is fully options with all the bells and whistles it was well north of $53K. We had our previous Heavy Duty Cape York hard floor camper for 15years and as we are getting long in the tooth, the opening and closing of the old camper was becoming a chore. We looked and some caravans and even though some were very nice and cheaper than our new camper they didn't suit our needs for camping and storage. We still wanted to camp in areas where it would be difficult, but not impossible, for a caravan to get too. And after talking to her Aunty and Uncle who had a new caravan that flipped on the highway due to cross winds, she was somewhat skeptical to caravans. We even looked at some hybrid's but they were really far too expensive for our taste. Then the wife read about the Mountain Trail Camper (MTC) winning the camper of the year in the magazine and we went to the Brisbane Camping Show to mainly look at the MTC. After seeing how easy it opens and closes and the quality of the finish, my WHMBO was putting the deposit down and organizing delivery before I even finished looking it over. She had made up her mind so fast it even surprised me.

As this will our final camper we chose to have all the options, extra annex with wall, dual 100amp lithium batteries with solar charging, extra water tank and hot water heater.

So in all to answer your question about any doubts about laying out that sort of money and still having to sleep under canvas? the answer would have to be no. Some people may question the price but you get what you pay for. If you compared some of the campers at the show close to that range and when you pressed your finger against the side and the metal flexes, you can understand the difference.

Fair points Lobster, I guess if you have to deal with the canvas factor then the auto fold up helps ease the hassle in a big way. I was interested to hear what your thoughts were because on my last trip I had half a dozen owners of high end hard floor campers approach me for a look through my hybrid. All said the same thing, their campers were brilliant but they were sick of dealing with the cold nights and damp canvas pack ups. Fact is we all compromise in some way, hybrids aren't perfect by a long shot. Hope you get many years of enjoyment from your new toy.

tryagain · October 16, 2016, 01:14:59 AM

Just reading this and thought I would add that I think this bit.

Quote from: Lobster on September 22, 2016, 11:37:05 PM
dual 100amp lithium batteries

Would make this bit incorrect.

Quote from: McTavish on September 13, 2016, 08:53:52 AM
You've probably seen this before - but this may help you with the battery voltage scenario. The aim is to not allow the batteries to go below 50% State of Charge. i.e. a touch higher than 12volts.

McTavish · October 16, 2016, 02:38:07 PM

Actually - good point - What is the 'acceptable range' for the State of Charge for Lithium? Does it differ that much from AGM Deep Cycle Batts?

JungleJohn · October 16, 2016, 04:50:44 PM

Very nice, I am sure you will enjoy many adventures with your set up.

richee · October 16, 2016, 07:27:49 PM

Quote from: McTavish on October 16, 2016, 02:38:07 PM
Actually - good point - What is the 'acceptable range' for the State of Charge for Lithium? Does it differ that much from AGM Deep Cycle Batts

Lithium batteries have a much higher depth of discharge. Experts will be along directly.

Nice camper!!

tryagain · October 16, 2016, 08:44:46 PM

Quote from: McTavish on October 16, 2016, 02:38:07 PM
Actually - good point - What is the 'acceptable range' for the State of Charge for Lithium? Does it differ that much from AGM Deep Cycle Batts?

Quote from: richee on October 16, 2016, 07:27:49 PM
Lithium batteries have a much higher depth of discharge. Experts will be along directly.

I barely classify as an amateur let alone an expert but from my understanding 12.6v is 100%, about 11.4v is 50% and about 9v is roughly 0% (can probably actually go a lower), as richee said you can discharge lithiums down to 0%/9v so when the OP has 200AH of lithium batteries it's roughly equivalent to 400AH of AGM batteries. These figures probably aren't perfect but would be close.

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