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Thread: Birth of My Kimberley Karavan

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    That is too cool Brad. Congrats.
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    Thanks Pat.

    Yep she knew I was going to be throwing her pictures all over the internet so she had to fluff up a bit.

    I do believe there will some fun trips with this puppy in the future.

    I really liked the diesel hot water heater. It only takes about 3 minutes to be ready to supply endless hot water. That combined with the outside shower off the back of the trailer is a most enjoyable way to clean up at the end of the day. I may never use the inside shower unless the weather was really bad or something.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jeffryscott View Post
    That is too cool Brad. Congrats.
    Thanks Jeffry. It is a fun little toy to play with.
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    Super duper Brad (and Pam )! So how was it to sleep in compared to the Kamper? Do you have their new coil spring mattress?
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    Thank Dan.

    Yes it has their new coil spring mattress. Luckily we checked it out in our driveway and found it to be a bit too stiff for us. The pocketed springs do a nice job isolating movement but for comfort we added a synthetic mattress pillow topper that's a few inches thick. The combo of the firm mattress with a soft topper is great.

    I was concerned about the thickness when closing down the trailer but it turned out to not be a problem at all.
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    Looks Great Brad!

    Glad to hear it towed/travelled well.

    If you ever get a chance to put it on a scale, while fully loaded, would love to hear what it weighs in at (also tongue weight, if possible).

    Unfortunately,... I don't think I could safely tow it, without a weight distributing hitch & sway bars.

    Again - Congrats on a wonderful setup!


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    Nice Brad
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    OK, now that I have the Karavan figured out it's back to how many local folks want to come by to check it out?

    Post up if you your interested and depending on if it's 2 or a dozen we can do a couple of different things. If it's just a random few then just PM me and we can find a good time for you to swing by if you want. If a bunch of people want to check it out then it might be better to set up a morning when it cools off a bit and we'll set out some bagels and coffee for a group get together.

    So either post up or PM me and we'll see what the interest is.
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    sure......

    go ahead...

    rub it in.......


    I'll meet you Oklahoma??...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Titanpat57 View Post
    sure......

    go ahead...

    rub it in.......


    I'll meet you Oklahoma??...
    You are way too funny. I love your comments.
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