Hi all.
Placed a deposit with Bayswater Jayco mid-June for a 17.56-2 Expanda.
Options:
Gas bayonet (front)
Drop down Jacks
Roll out awning
Annex walls
150 ltr fridge
Heron aircon
Black privacy screens
100 amp battery
Ordered with Splash Taupe / Orion Fleck fabric, Rare Earth laminex & Oxyd Beige Tile floor.
Currently have Jayco Eagle Camper (New since '08). Got a great trade-in / change over price. No doubt get more privately but this way we keep it until we receive the Expanda. On the wet bedding thing (NOT THE BED WETTING THING!), we have always used good quality sleeping bags and have never had any problems - they roll / fold up out of the way and can even be zipped together to become a double (so to speak). We soaked our Eagle's Canvass early to seal it up and the stitching has never leaked. If you leave anything lying against canvass it will get wet!
If you think the weather might rain hard by day whilst out, is it a big deal to fold the beds up to the travelling position? This would keep things dry.
We will tow with a 3.4 petrol prado which averages 14/100k with or without the Eagle on the hook. I am guessing this will go to 17ish/100k with the expanda but the car is year 2000 which we have had since 2007(got it for $20,000 with 75,000k) Now done 140,000 and I know it's mechanicals are good. Worth about $10,000 now & to replace it will cost $40,000 min so we will just put up with the fuel bill for now. Very stiff rear set up but I'm guessing we will need a WDH. Would love to replace it with a new Prado GXL Manual Diesel or Pajero Manual diesel - one thing at a time!
Wife and particularly me can't wait - teenage boy and girl indifferent but what would you expect!
Due late Nov/early Dec!!!!!
Lots of good help/advice here on the site - nice one.
Cheers!
Placed a deposit with Bayswater Jayco mid-June for a 17.56-2 Expanda.
Options:
Gas bayonet (front)
Drop down Jacks
Roll out awning
Annex walls
150 ltr fridge
Heron aircon
Black privacy screens
100 amp battery
Ordered with Splash Taupe / Orion Fleck fabric, Rare Earth laminex & Oxyd Beige Tile floor.
Currently have Jayco Eagle Camper (New since '08). Got a great trade-in / change over price. No doubt get more privately but this way we keep it until we receive the Expanda. On the wet bedding thing (NOT THE BED WETTING THING!), we have always used good quality sleeping bags and have never had any problems - they roll / fold up out of the way and can even be zipped together to become a double (so to speak). We soaked our Eagle's Canvass early to seal it up and the stitching has never leaked. If you leave anything lying against canvass it will get wet!
If you think the weather might rain hard by day whilst out, is it a big deal to fold the beds up to the travelling position? This would keep things dry.
We will tow with a 3.4 petrol prado which averages 14/100k with or without the Eagle on the hook. I am guessing this will go to 17ish/100k with the expanda but the car is year 2000 which we have had since 2007(got it for $20,000 with 75,000k) Now done 140,000 and I know it's mechanicals are good. Worth about $10,000 now & to replace it will cost $40,000 min so we will just put up with the fuel bill for now. Very stiff rear set up but I'm guessing we will need a WDH. Would love to replace it with a new Prado GXL Manual Diesel or Pajero Manual diesel - one thing at a time!
Wife and particularly me can't wait - teenage boy and girl indifferent but what would you expect!
Due late Nov/early Dec!!!!!
Lots of good help/advice here on the site - nice one.
Cheers!
