Wondering about this

Have a 12 month old ST Nissan pathfinder, want to link with a popup, possibly Jayco. Loooking at offroad capability, treg hitch, deep batteries, loo/shower, only us two, aircon - maybe run off jenny, wheels on pop up to switch with pathfinder three way fridge, carry gas and plenty fresh water, solar etc. Price range 25,000 to at a stretch 60,000. any ideas or dreaming? By the way this is not bull ...t
regards Phil

Just my opinion, if your looking for OFF ROAD look at vans made for the job, if looking for DIRT TRACK VANS there is a difference, if you research the 2 options you will notice and find what you are looking for.Then you can start to look at $$$$$ and things you will really need for what you want to do with van for most of the time .be it 50/50 on road /on dirt or tru off road and dirt . or tar and dirt etc work out your mix, then weight up the options and $$$ and how long you want to keep van etc. Happy Research and good luck.

Thanks mate, regards Phil

u have plenty of options there to consider..
make sure u have 2 spares on the van--either a pop top or camper van.
Solar min of 200w on the roof of the van would be good coupled up with 2 deep cycle 150ah batteries.
the list goes on
go around to as many dealers as u can and get a lot of ideas that may suit u and your needs.

good luck and start makin a bloody big list so u can cover most bases.

regards
oneday69

Philip,

I have a 16ft Bushtracker that's built like a brick outhouse It has two spares, 240 litres of water, a shower and toilet, queen size bed etc etc and it would be well under the $60,000 mark second hand. (Maybe around $40T). It goes anywhere (has been to WA for the last four years and has proved itself on corrugations). I am not trying to sell it !

Why a pop-top, they are more water and dust sealing hassles / problems and less security ? And you can't load up the roof with four heavy solar panels as I have.

Why not look at a 16-18 ft second hand full height off road model van from such makers as Phoenix, Bushtracker and Trakmaster (not Kedron)

There is a lot of manufacturers who just make their van look a bit tough and call it an offroader. These tend to disintegrate on corrugations and fill up with dust.

Jig.

Thanks for the feedback Phil

Phil,
Look at this beauty http://www.caravancampingsales.com.au/buy/details.aspx?R=13097221&__Qpb=1&Cr=1&__Ns=p_StockRankSort_Int32%7c1%7c%7cp_Make_String%7c0%7c%7cp_Model_String%7c0%7c%7cp_Year_Int32%7c1%7c%7cp_StockPrice_Decimal%7c1&__N=1552%201549%201600%201602%201601%204294964653%204294962604&silo=1701&seot=1&__Nne=15&trecs=3&__sid=1388BBA3BF5D

We are on the move in the next fortnight and will be checking as we go , again appreciate feedback regards Phil