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Time to go Camping

Postby CJ1177 » Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:57 pm

I got my self a Jayco campervan a few weeks back & finally just got the towbar fitted :) in preparation for our big family road trip, I thought I would try it out & see how it sat behind the Liberty. I had a lot of friends doubting me saying it would drag its bum, the car is to low etc :D ha ha it was all good for the trip around the block at least :D :D as you can see.

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Any way our plan ATM is to go from Newcastle down to Melbourne across to Tasmania do the circuit of Tas then back to Melbourne then down the great ocean rd & back up through central Victoria & back home again over about 2-3 weeks in early September.
So if any one has some great ideas on places we should stop & see along the way, please say so it would be much appreciated :D

So we also have a few camping trips locally to do between now & then to sort out any bugs in the system, which should be fun.
A few things I did notice on the 1/2hr drive is damn the fuel consuption is going to be crap it was on boost with very little effort even down hill :shock: & oooh the clutch when/after reversing :? not good. as the caravan is keept up a small grass hill, it got a bit a bit smelly :( by the time i got it back into place.
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Re: Time to go Camping

Postby Fangin_RX » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:19 pm

Looks like you will have fun Chris with the camping :), Sounds like you have a really good trip planned out. So when does the Club sticker go on the back of the Caravan? ;)
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Re: Time to go Camping

Postby Sentinel » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:13 pm

She's a tad low, and that's unpacked by the pics of the wagon. Whens she's loaded in boot and so is the van - I agree, she'll be draggin her bum and on boost the whole time. Doh!

But, in the scheme of things, who cares!! We love campin!!! Looks like a great trip planned and there is plenty to visit down here in Vic and damn - the roads in Tassie are just nuts!! Totally built for AWD Subi's!! So make sure you set the van and go for a few drives by yourself! :wink:

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Re: Time to go Camping

Postby chik_25 » Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:10 pm

The hoon car is now officially the family car bro. :lol:
Just wait till its loaded with all the boys stuff, scrub scrub!
Need a set of matching spec b's on the van. :lol:
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Re: Time to go Camping

Postby tangcla » Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:14 pm

<Mikkel> If you went camping and you got REALLY drunk with your friend and you woke up the next morning with a condom stuck up your ass would you tell anybody?
<Celestya> i dont think so
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Re: Time to go Camping

Postby Ric » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:36 am

CJ1177 wrote:...
Any way our plan ATM is to go from Newcastle down to Melbourne across to Tasmania do the circuit of Tas then back to Melbourne then down the great ocean rd & back up through central Victoria & back home again over about 2-3 weeks in early September.
So if any one has some great ideas on places we should stop & see along the way, please say so it would be much appreciated :D
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That sounds like a good time for our next Melbourne meet.
How does it handle twisty roads with the van on the back? ;)
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Re: Time to go Camping

Postby WhiteGTB » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:40 am

Nice one Chris! Hey with the coilovers can't you just adjust the rears to a higher level? Would that make it even under load?
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Re: Time to go Camping

Postby senator » Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:56 pm

The joy of towing with a turbo car :twisted: , your right about always being on boost CJ, when I first got my car I towed 2 skis to coffs, it took some time to get use to it at first, it helped to switch SI drive to I mode, it made throttle response easier to mange whilst on boost and it helped with the fuel consumption

Btw….. looks like fun
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Re: Time to go Camping

Postby CJ1177 » Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:28 pm

WhiteGTB wrote:Nice one Chris! Hey with the coilovers can't you just adjust the rears to a higher level? Would that make it even under load?

Yeah thats the plan, & thats why im keen to go on a number of trips Before we leave on the big trip so I can sort out things like that, but at the moment i'm quite happy with the way it sits, but tht is with out any extra luggage load. :?
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Re: Time to go Camping

Postby CJ1177 » Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:40 pm

Ric wrote:That sounds like a good time for our next Melbourne meet.
How does it handle twisty roads with the van on the back? ;)

HA HA probably not to good, a met up sounds good. I'll let you know dates when it gets closer. but at this stage it looks like the 12th of September
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Re: Time to go Camping

Postby Arith » Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:54 pm

Good luck on your trip Chris! Sounds like loads of fun! Can't see from the pictures but did you fit the Phat quads yet?

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Re: Time to go Camping

Postby CJ1177 » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:14 pm

Arith wrote:Good luck on your trip Chris! Sounds like loads of fun! Can't see from the pictures but did you fit the Phat quads yet?

Yeah matey If you look real close at the 3rd pic you can just see them, Love them the sound is perfect.

BTW this is the planned trip for Victoria & Tasmania ,Where still looking for ideas for some sight seeing along the way
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