Hi Shad - thanks for your great review. It helped when we were looking at some prospects on the market and today we bought build #956 - Elite Gold 2010 in great condition. lots to learn but making steady progress. Thanks for a great video!
Thanks for taking the time to make the vid and the tour. We are thinking of getting one as they are so clever. Does your bed ever get wet on a wet pack up ? Is it hard to collapse back down? Liked your commentary and ideas for the storage well done think we will take the plunge
Thanks for watching, a few tricks to a wet pack , we carry a cheap blue tarp and just cover the mattress and there is a spot where the water runs in when packing in the rain and I throw a beach towel there as well, its easy to pack up , we both help that makes it easier. Be aware ours is 10 years old and the new ones are even better. If you get a brand new one they shut with automatically.
Great video thanks for the upload. RE the heater just pop a diesel heater in $150 Ebay. Easy to install absolute game changer. Turn the heater on from your bed with remote control:)
Hi Shad, only just seen video, you provide great videos including this one. We have 2018 Ulti Nexus which we love. Still working through your Vs, keep up the great w work. May catch you on the road 1 day
Thanks mate Im glad it helped, hopefully you enjoy the ultimate, they are pretty good off road but no doubt you’ll test it out. We have done a few upgrades since that walkthrough. If you need anything at all just sing out mate 👍👍🤠. Cheers Shad
Tidy camper Shad and nice video. It should be super helpful for anyone in the market for an offroad camper. We never had an offroad camper for the family, would be fun to tow one in the bush.
Nice camper. I guess my biggest concern would be if you damaged the fibreglass body. Would it be difficult to repair? Thanks for sharing and gooo the 76 👍
Years ago I was camped at Bunya Mountains in my Bushtracker Caravan and met a couple camped up in one of these Ultimate Campers. I was so impressed with it all these years later Im still thinking about buying one 😂
Thanks mate, we ofter have people with smallish caravans shocked at how much room we have in that little thing. Makes it hard to sell and find a hybrid van that is appealing to us. You won’t regret it if you do buy one 👍👍
Great vid thanks Shad. Curious did you look at Tvans when considering the Ultimate ? Both on my short list and great campers. I am leaning to the Ultimate given bigger inside space and headroom. I am tall @ 190cm.
We didn’t really look at them , to be honest Natasha wanted the ultimate and i had no choice 😂😂😂. I like it now though it’s pretty awesome and we have put it through 11 years of some heavy use 😂. Its made for what we do 👍
Thanks mate, that’s what I thought at first as well, but it adds a lot of weight , look at those campers that have an outdoor and inside kitchen and they weigh alot more. With the new models there is an outdoor kitchen option but i like it as it is now, we use the back of the car and the firepit mainly for cooking and the inside option is good for bad weather or lazy mornings 🤠👍👍
Hi mate, no it doesn’t stay made up , but the mattresses stack on the lounge and the quilt just sits on top of that. That was a drawback when we were looking but turns out its not to big of a deal 🤠. Cheers Shad
Hey Shad, am I mad for thinking a family of 4 with 2 kids under 4 will survive in an ulti? The kids are too young to sleep on their own in the kids tent below. Do you think we can sleep 3 on the main bed and 1 on the lounge? Will it be too cluttered? Cheers mate
You can definitely sleep like that , we used too and depending on how your kids are you could possibly sleep all 4 on the bed. It definitely can become a bit cluttered but organisation is the key , for longer stays like more than one night you could set up the room underneath and have clothes bag and stuff like that in there or the kids can play in there during the day. You can definitely make it happen if you want too.
So we ended up buying an older 2004 model, so far very happy! Thanks again for the great content! Do you have a video of you guys packing and setting up? Always good to see how others do it
@@Eddie_Turbo Thats awesome mate, I don’t actually have a video showing that but there is bits and pieces in each video so you might pick up a few things, hopefully the people you bought it off showed you a bit. Also on Facebook there is a ultimate owners page and it can be helpful as well . Cheers Shad
Yes there is a different method to pack up solo , does take a bit longer but physically easier. We just use a bbq outside or cook on the fire but the kitchen inside is good for those rainy days . Thanks for watching and check out some other videos with the camper in it .
Hey Shad great vid , have you upgraded the electrical system on your Ultimate camper , if so is it possable to ask how long a life you would get from your Batteries ? Cheers & kind regards Mark.
Cheers mate, just upgraded last year too Lithium batteries, before that we had excide stowaway batteries, and replaced once, and the camper is 10 years old now. So about 4-5 years for the normal batteries but hope to get much longer from the lithium
@@shaddonaghue Many thanks for responding Shad we're waiting on our Ultimate at the moment we should have it by late October so vids like yours have been invaluable to us & the electrical system seems to be something of developing story with constant upgrades being available with lithium & systems that run them, Cheers again Shad keep them coming .
@@shaddonaghue Yep took a long time to get there but we've been doing a busload of research on what would suit our needs & also what we were happy to settle for & various youtube videos like yours were the tipping point, we couldn't see anything at the camping shows & talking to people that had offroad campers & again we always came back to the Ultimate so that was that. Thanks again Shad.
hi thanks for the tour ... how do you go packing up when it wet from the rain over a few days do you get moisture getting inside soaking through .. thanks tom
Yes mate we do get some moisture in there, to help with this on a wet pack up we just have a tarp that we put over the mattress and lounge and also throw a towel on top to soak up any excess water. Hope this helps and thanks for watching
Interested to know what a realistic setup time is for this? I’ve been looking for a new camper for 3 years and can’t find exactly what I want, these come close but they look like hard work to set up & pack up which is the only reason I haven’t bought one yet
Hi mate, just timed the setup here today, after we unhooked i set the timer , so we leveled up and set up in 9 minutes, but that is both us us working together and we have been doing it for 9 years almost, thats bed made and everything just not camp accessories like chairs and tables and fire pits etc. hope this makes sense Pack up may be a little longer, I found once i got the knack of leveling up its a lot easier, I always set my drivers side wheel slightly higher
@@shaddonaghue that’s awesome mate, thanks for the quick response too 👍 I can set my camper up on my own in about 10 minutes and pack up in about 20 but it’s old and tired and due for replacement, I also don’t really use it when I’m travelling solo it’s more for my wife. I’ll take her to see one when I can and see what she thinks
I am the same, if i am going solo i just take the swag, you could also consider more of a hybrid type camper with less set of even a small caravan. We have always liked the complete campsite exodus.
Thanks mate, some popular campsites i give directions too but some of the stealthy little spots i have im hesitant to put on RUclips, i work hard finding these spots, plenty of weekends out exploring. That spot at wee jasper you could find easy, check the title and the key is the creek crossing before we set up. I don’t want to ruin everyone’s adventures and give directions. I reckon there are also some better spots down there too 😉. Don’t be afraid to take off one weekend with no destination, we do it all the time and it’s refreshing 👍👍. Let me k ow how you go
Cheers for watching mate, funny enough when we first bought it ,it would rain every time we took it out for the first 12 months. I see Mr Hooker has one now 👍👍. cheers shad 🍻
The price is irrelevant now because its so old , we paid 50k in 2012. They are a bit more now but also you get a bit more. Would be good if i could get a new one to just do a video on.
Great job!! You managed to take something so interesting and drone on and on till it becomes tedious and boring!! No one cares what's inside your cabinets and shite! Just show the darn camper ALREADY!!
Thanks for the tour mate
No worries, hopefully you got something out of it
Shad thanks for taking the time to make this comprehensive video.
Thank you 🤠👍👌
I have one to I put a fold up moulded table from Bunnings fits perfect on the lounge can use as a bed to great table
Awesome mate, thats a good idea 👍
What a top camper ..... I didn’t know they had all that storage
Yeah mate, lots of storage even inside there is heaps. Its half empty now the kids don’t come 😂😂
Lived out of ours for 12mths, they are just brilliantly thought out. Agree, there is really nothing else on the market that really tempts us.
Thanks mate, hopefully we will get away in it this year for a couple of months, depending on restrictions. Thanks for watching mate 🤠
Hi Shad - thanks for your great review. It helped when we were looking at some prospects on the market and today we bought build #956 - Elite Gold 2010 in great condition. lots to learn but making steady progress. Thanks for a great video!
awesome mate, glad to hear and you will love the ultimate. thanks for watching 👍👍
Such a fantastic camper! Thanks for a closer look!
Thanks for watching mate and all the support 👍👍
Thanks for taking the time to make the vid and the tour. We are thinking of getting one as they are so clever. Does your bed ever get wet on a wet pack up ? Is it hard to collapse back down? Liked your commentary and ideas for the storage well done think we will take the plunge
Thanks for watching, a few tricks to a wet pack , we carry a cheap blue tarp and just cover the mattress and there is a spot where the water runs in when packing in the rain and I throw a beach towel there as well, its easy to pack up , we both help that makes it easier. Be aware ours is 10 years old and the new ones are even better. If you get a brand new one they shut with automatically.
Great video thanks for the upload. RE the heater just pop a diesel heater in $150 Ebay. Easy to install absolute game changer. Turn the heater on from your bed with remote control:)
Thanks so much , yeah been thinking about one of those heaters 👌👌
Hi Shad, only just seen video, you provide great videos including this one. We have 2018 Ulti Nexus which we love. Still working through your Vs, keep up the great w work. May catch you on the road 1 day
Tbanks for the kind words and thanks for watching, definitely come say gday if you see us around 👍👍👌
Great home away from home mate, thanks for the tour!👍🏼
Thanks mate, hope your keeping well 👍👍
Great video mate. Very helpful with your walk around tips.
Im about to pick up a 2005 Ultimate.
Let the adventures begin.
Thanks mate Im glad it helped, hopefully you enjoy the ultimate, they are pretty good off road but no doubt you’ll test it out. We have done a few upgrades since that walkthrough.
If you need anything at all just sing out mate 👍👍🤠. Cheers Shad
@@shaddonaghue thanks heaps mate. Pretty keen to pick it up and try it out over Christmas.
@@timbates4wdadventures its hard to jump back in the swag 😂😂😁
@@shaddonaghue haha I’ll keep using mine on shorter trips. lol
@@timbates4wdadventures yeah, hard to beat the good old swag, i do love mine 👍🤠
Tidy camper Shad and nice video. It should be super helpful for anyone in the market for an offroad camper. We never had an offroad camper for the family, would be fun to tow one in the bush.
Thanks mate, yeah it great on the harder tracks being so light and has some fantastic ground clearance as well.
great layout, no wonder you haven't found anything better!.. is it possible to set up with one person you think?
So since this video we have had the electric actuator out on and one person can easily do it , even before that i could do it, just takes a bit longer
Awesome set up mate and great vid too...
Thanks mate 👌👌
I need this camper trailer. Great video man
Thanks for watching mate 🍻
Very nice
Good on You both
Stay safe
Thank you so much 🤠👍👍
So good Shad I’ve never been in one I just love it👍😁
Thanks Mum 😄
Nice camper. I guess my biggest concern would be if you damaged the fibreglass body. Would it be difficult to repair?
Thanks for sharing and gooo the 76 👍
That was one of my concerns as well , they offer good aftersales and repairs but touchwood we haven’t hurt it yet , its pretty tough
Years ago I was camped at Bunya Mountains in my Bushtracker Caravan and met a couple camped up in one of these Ultimate Campers. I was so impressed with it all these years later Im still thinking about buying one 😂
Thanks mate, we ofter have people with smallish caravans shocked at how much room we have in that little thing. Makes it hard to sell and find a hybrid van that is appealing to us. You won’t regret it if you do buy one 👍👍
Great review mate, going to put a down payment on one tomorrow
Thanks mate, make sure you use my code for an extra 10percent 😂😂😂.
Cheers Shad 🍻
@@shaddonaghue @70k I'll need every discount I can get
Adam Abello yeah but mine in plus 10 percent 😂😂
Great vid thanks Shad. Curious did you look at Tvans when considering the Ultimate ? Both on my short list and great campers. I am leaning to the Ultimate given bigger inside space and headroom. I am tall @ 190cm.
We didn’t really look at them , to be honest Natasha wanted the ultimate and i had no choice 😂😂😂. I like it now though it’s pretty awesome and we have put it through 11 years of some heavy use 😂.
Its made for what we do 👍
@@shaddonaghue ha thanKS Shad. I think Mrs D prefer the Ultimate also
@@jasond4906 yeah can’t go wrong, new tvan is pricey as well
Would be good if it had an outside sliding kitchen
Thanks mate, that’s what I thought at first as well, but it adds a lot of weight , look at those campers that have an outdoor and inside kitchen and they weigh alot more. With the new models there is an outdoor kitchen option but i like it as it is now, we use the back of the car and the firepit mainly for cooking and the inside option is good for bad weather or lazy mornings 🤠👍👍
Hi Shad great vid ? Does bed stay made up when closed up
Hi mate, no it doesn’t stay made up , but the mattresses stack on the lounge and the quilt just sits on top of that. That was a drawback when we were looking but turns out its not to big of a deal 🤠. Cheers Shad
Hey Shad, am I mad for thinking a family of 4 with 2 kids under 4 will survive in an ulti? The kids are too young to sleep on their own in the kids tent below. Do you think we can sleep 3 on the main bed and 1 on the lounge? Will it be too cluttered? Cheers mate
You can definitely sleep like that , we used too and depending on how your kids are you could possibly sleep all 4 on the bed. It definitely can become a bit cluttered but organisation is the key , for longer stays like more than one night you could set up the room underneath and have clothes bag and stuff like that in there or the kids can play in there during the day. You can definitely make it happen if you want too.
So we ended up buying an older 2004 model, so far very happy! Thanks again for the great content! Do you have a video of you guys packing and setting up? Always good to see how others do it
@@Eddie_Turbo Thats awesome mate, I don’t actually have a video showing that but there is bits and pieces in each video so you might pick up a few things, hopefully the people you bought it off showed you a bit. Also on Facebook there is a ultimate owners page and it can be helpful as well .
Cheers Shad
Can one unfit 58 year old pack it up though? Most campers have the kitchen outside, so I’m wondering if it’s better to have it inside or outside?
Yes there is a different method to pack up solo , does take a bit longer but physically easier. We just use a bbq outside or cook on the fire but the kitchen inside is good for those rainy days . Thanks for watching and check out some other videos with the camper in it .
Hey Shad great vid , have you upgraded the electrical system on your Ultimate camper , if so is it possable to ask how long a life you would get from your Batteries ? Cheers & kind regards Mark.
Cheers mate, just upgraded last year too Lithium batteries, before that we had excide stowaway batteries, and replaced once, and the camper is 10 years old now. So about 4-5 years for the normal batteries but hope to get much longer from the lithium
@@shaddonaghue Many thanks for responding Shad we're waiting on our Ultimate at the moment we should have it by late October so vids like yours have been invaluable to us & the electrical system seems to be something of developing story with constant upgrades being available with lithium & systems that run them, Cheers again Shad keep them coming .
@@marksimpson7425 are you getting a brand new one ?
@@shaddonaghue Yep took a long time to get there but we've been doing a busload of research on what would suit our needs & also what we were happy to settle for & various youtube videos like yours were the tipping point, we couldn't see anything at the camping shows & talking to people that had offroad campers & again we always came back to the Ultimate so that was that.
Thanks again Shad.
Good look mate, I miss mine. Cheers Steve
Thought you would like this one mate, cheers Shad 🍻
hi thanks for the tour ... how do you go packing up when it wet from the rain over a few days do you get moisture getting inside soaking through .. thanks tom
Yes mate we do get some moisture in there, to help with this on a wet pack up we just have a tarp that we put over the mattress and lounge and also throw a towel on top to soak up any excess water. Hope this helps and thanks for watching
@@shaddonaghue thanks for taking the time to reply .
@@tomrollings4233 no worries mate 👌👌
Interested to know what a realistic setup time is for this? I’ve been looking for a new camper for 3 years and can’t find exactly what I want, these come close but they look like hard work to set up & pack up which is the only reason I haven’t bought one yet
Hi mate, just timed the setup here today, after we unhooked i set the timer , so we leveled up and set up in 9 minutes, but that is both us us working together and we have been doing it for 9 years almost, thats bed made and everything just not camp accessories like chairs and tables and fire pits etc. hope this makes sense
Pack up may be a little longer, I found once i got the knack of leveling up its a lot easier, I always set my drivers side wheel slightly higher
@@shaddonaghue that’s awesome mate, thanks for the quick response too 👍 I can set my camper up on my own in about 10 minutes and pack up in about 20 but it’s old and tired and due for replacement, I also don’t really use it when I’m travelling solo it’s more for my wife. I’ll take her to see one when I can and see what she thinks
I am the same, if i am going solo i just take the swag, you could also consider more of a hybrid type camper with less set of even a small caravan. We have always liked the complete campsite exodus.
Great video what a awesome camper trailer how much did it cost brand new 😊👍
thanks for watching, so back in 2012 we payed 50k . I know that's a lot but have a look what the second hand ones are worth now.
cheers shad
Mate can you give me better directions to camp spot at we Jasper ps love your ch but you need to let people know where you are and going cheee steve
Thanks mate, some popular campsites i give directions too but some of the stealthy little spots i have im hesitant to put on RUclips, i work hard finding these spots, plenty of weekends out exploring. That spot at wee jasper you could find easy, check the title and the key is the creek crossing before we set up. I don’t want to ruin everyone’s adventures and give directions. I reckon there are also some better spots down there too 😉. Don’t be afraid to take off one weekend with no destination, we do it all the time and it’s refreshing 👍👍. Let me k ow how you go
@@shaddonaghue Respect that mate keep on doing what you doing we do enjoy every episode thanks again
@@stevenmcguire9051 thanks mate 👍👍
Awesome
Thanks mate 👍
Great setup you must have inspired mr hooker with out the rain 😂🇦🇺👍
Cheers for watching mate, funny enough when we first bought it ,it would rain every time we took it out for the first 12 months. I see Mr Hooker has one now 👍👍.
cheers shad 🍻
The price son, tell em the price .
The price is irrelevant now because its so old , we paid 50k in 2012. They are a bit more now but also you get a bit more.
Would be good if i could get a new one to just do a video on.
Great job!! You managed to take something so interesting and drone on and on till it becomes tedious and boring!! No one cares what's inside your cabinets and shite! Just show the darn camper ALREADY!!
Thanks for commenting mate, I’ll take that on board and try and make it more interesting for you. Thanks for the feedback really appreciate it 👍👍
Too many poles.
Thanks mate, you mean inside or on the mini awnings , it has a lot less poles than a Chinese camper or say a soft floor camper.
Cheers shad 🍻
Salem idéal for camping 🏕️ enchallah
Thank you 🙏
@@shaddonaghue Salem si vrai je suis d'Afrique du Nord le même climat que l'Australie est si idéal pour le camping 🏕️ du pays bonne chance enchallah