Designed in Australia , built and sold in the US

Slownsy wrote:
Ok Robert I have gone to the manufacturer site, 1 they are prices op tp $250000 but do not say if US or Australian, I don’t know if they iintended to supply to Australia but would assume so, they say heavy duty suspension and air brakes but no picks available. Also no specifications as to rear overhang, I am pretty sure this will be an issue on any of the 40’ units, also claimed to be using totally new materials and construction so not proved for use or strength, built by the same workers that builds all the other brands. I also saw that they aprently build many of the more known brand names, so far pretty pics only.
Frank.

Frank it is built for Australia, they are also building for the US, in the US. See how it goes

Ok Robert I have gone to the manufacturer site, 1 they are prices op tp $250000 but do not say if US or Australian, I don’t know if they iintended to supply to Australia but would assume so, they say heavy duty suspension and air brakes but no picks available. Also no specifications as to rear overhang, I am pretty sure this will be an issue on any of the 40’ units, also claimed to be using totally new materials and construction so not proved for use or strength, built by the same workers that builds all the other brands. I also saw that they aprently build many of the more known brand names, so far pretty pics only.
Frank.

How does the price compare to top end US fifth wheels? $130k is a lot but that's cheap compared to a lot of Class A motorhomes.

I think it looks pretty nice.

RobertRyan wrote:

Logically a brown interior would just as dirty and harder too clean. The gloss finishes make it very easy too clean, just wipe them with a cloth. Also makes the interior feel larger. White gloss interiors have replaced light wood and dark interiors, in all Australian RV's. Some parts get very dusty with a red talc like dust common

The difference is with a non-white interior, you can wait until the end of a trip and give it a wash down without really seeing the dust and dirt during the trip.

With the white interior, as soon as you arrive at your campsite, you are going to see the dust and dirt built up from the drive.

If you are a clean freak who wipes everything down twice a day, then white doesn't make a lot of difference but if you want to go camping and just do a clean up at the end, it's seems a bad option for the outback.

JAC1982 wrote:
I think it's beautiful. I've had a similar looking white kitchen before and it was easy to keep clean because the surface is slick,and you see the dirt easily so you know where to clean :) Our trailer feels very dark because everything is dark colored. This looks nice and light and bright, similar to how Airstream does it.

One reason potential Australian buyers just walk in shake their heads and walk out of US RV's. Even the ones that were sold here had too be modified

fj12ryder wrote:
You going to get up on a step ladder and keep that white ceiling and those high white cabinets clean too? Just not very practical for people who actually live and cook in their trailers.

Logically a brown interior would just as dirty and harder too clean. The gloss finishes make it very easy too clean, just wipe them with a cloth. Also makes the interior feel larger. White gloss interiors have replaced light wood and dark interiors, in all Australian RV's. Some parts get very dusty with a red talc like dust common

fj12ryder wrote:

RobertRyan wrote:
On the other hand 5th wheelers beat with a different drum in Australia. Guess what the tow vehicle is? 5th wheeler is a lightweight 10,000lb 30ft rig

How well do those tires scrub in tight turns? Pretty silly design IMO.

Lightweight 30' 5th wheel at 10,000 lbs.? That thing must have a super heavy frame under it, and of course air brakes. No wonder these thing cost so much. Maybe that explains why 5th wheels aren't very popular in Australia.

Thanks, but no thanks. Australia can keep their stuff.

Turns pretty well in tight turns, it is built for Off Road conditions( not the 5th wheeler) Correct chassis is pretty strong , US 5th wheelers fall apart in Australia. That is why the company included a bit about how much their 5vers have been strengthened
Very similar too the 6 wheel Mercedes Gwagon, that is used by militaries around th world

goducks10 wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
You going to get up on a step ladder and keep that white ceiling and those high white cabinets clean too? Just not very practical for people who actually live and cook in their trailers.

So you don't have to clean brown cabinets? I guess when they get browner they need cleaning. My ceilings white and most I've seen are white. Not sure it's really an issue.

Sorry, but I grew up in a sizeable family and anything white wasn't for long. If you want it to look nice, you spend a lot of time cleaning it, because you see, white shows dirt almost immediately. So IMO if you like cleaning your furnishing frequently white is absolutely the way to go. Not for me, I have better things to do than run behind a kid cleaning streaks from those lovely white walls.

RobertRyan wrote:

2012Coleman wrote:
Do they plan on switching the floor plan around so that the entry door is on the opposite side? Having the awning and entry door on that side would be a deal breaker for me because of the way camp sites are situated in the US. Would you want to camp in a US style floor plan with the door on the opposite side in one of your camp sites?

Yes of course they will to sell in the US

Actually for my seasonal site the door on the driver side would work better for me.

fj12ryder wrote:
You going to get up on a step ladder and keep that white ceiling and those high white cabinets clean too? Just not very practical for people who actually live and cook in their trailers.

So you don't have to clean brown cabinets? I guess when they get browner they need cleaning. My ceilings white and most I've seen are white. Not sure it's really an issue.