Value for money

[Izak]

I am thinking of buying an off road trailer. (One of the many stupid things I did in my life was selling the Venter Bushbaby) Looking at the prices of the "name brands", Conqueror, Desert Wolf ext I get this burning sensation there where I sit on.

I bought my Patrol with 118000 Km on nearly 3 years ago for R160 000. That included a 3liter diesel motor, 5 tyres, 7 seats. 2 diffs and a gearbox, brakes, dual battery ect ect ect.... Now to buy a second hand Desert Wolf trailer or Conqueror that I like will also set me back R 160 000 second hand.

A very nice Bushbaby with rooftop tent and awnings ect will set me back R 40 000, negotiable. For another R10 000 I can custom make that Venter to my heart desire.

The point I am trying to make is that these off road trailers and caravans are ridiculously over priced, very nice, but overpriced.

[Tinus lotz]

I agree fully .......
Don't like to ploeg
Buy a botz specal or someting simalar and there you go you can do 10 botz trips for that money!!!
Keep it simple keep it light

[Kagiso II]

praat saam met Chris [Trailerman hirro in ons uitgelese geselskap] van OFF TRAX --

Anders -- koop 'n off road karavaan -- hulle verloor nie waarde nie [jy nou een kan kry vir R80 -- 90 K, oor 5 jaar verkoop hom vir dieselle [met die Patrol kan y dit nie doen nie :-) WWW ]

[Jules]

Yip ek kyk ook, maar ek gaan die KISS prinsiep toepas, kies uit slegs 2 vervaardigers nl Buzzard en Afrispoor, nie gepla oor RTT en volledige kombuiste en allerande sulke parafanylia nie. Soek n ding wat nie roes hier nie en wil nie meer a n derde van my lorrie se se waarde betaal nie

Shalom

[Peter Vee]

Hi Izak,

Agree with your sentiments; I bought a new Bushbaby trailer at an outdoorshow in 1998 for R14000.00... a joke compared to current prices. I have since added a few items to it at a fraction of current prices and before the kitted out trailer thing became fashionable and subsequently stupidly priced.

I have got good value out of it and it works for me... have added a circus tent to it and a few mods as per pics below... all in all I estimate that I have spent about R20k on this trailer to to date including purchase price... compare that to current prices and I smile too much1

If you opt for a "Venter Schlenter" and dependent on how much spare time you have you could always customize it a bit to suit your needs better... read through this series of posts for some ideas:

http://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/sho ... hp?t=48591

Regards,

[offroadbiker]

Gaan kyk bietjie hierna, en as jy belangstel praat met Juan en se vir hom Dirk het jou verwys.

Ek reken dis waarde vir geld.....

www.wildebeestoffroad.co.za

[Jorrie]

Die Wildebeest Kalfie is my favourite

[Izak]

I like the look the Wildebees but again, and I am assuming here, that is in the region of R80000??

The attached Venter comes with all those tents, gas bottles ect.

A quick budget is about R 1000 for water tanks fitted underneath, R 2000 for a electrical Box and wires plus then another R1500 for battery. The Venter mudguard mounted kitchen is R2100.

I had a look at the link to Venters on the Community forum and it is amazing what those guys did with their Bushbaby's.

Now to speak to Swambo the purse bearer.

[offroadbiker]

The trailer with the following (in afrikaans ) for less than R60,000
2.5 ton as met insleep remme.
15 duim wiele 6 gat
50 liter water tank
220 en 12 volt power supply met inverter
2 x jerry kan houers
2 x 5kg gas bottel houers
Neuskas met deur op die kant (nie n deksel nie)
2 kompartemente in trailer met 5 deure - geen deksel aan bo kant van trailer nie.
Spaarwiel draer en spaarwiel
Yskas slide vir 40 liter yskas (yskas uitgesluit)
Kombuis
Dra rak vir tent ( tent uitgesluit)
plek vir jou tafel tussen dak van trailer en onderkant van tent....
2 jaar waarborg en epoxy verf (dieselfde as in G6 kannone van weermag)
Die gewig van die trailer sonder die tent op is 400kg, met die tent op sal hy 509kg weeg die trailer kan die gewig van 1350kg dra.

Drop me a mail if interrested

[Tunja]

The trailer with the following (in afrikaans ) for less than R60,000
2.5 ton as met insleep remme.
15 duim wiele 6 gat
50 liter water tank
220 en 12 volt power supply met inverter
2 x jerry kan houers
2 x 5kg gas bottel houers
Neuskas met deur op die kant (nie n deksel nie)
2 kompartemente in trailer met 5 deure - geen deksel aan bo kant van trailer nie.
Spaarwiel draer en spaarwiel
Yskas slide vir 40 liter yskas (yskas uitgesluit)
Kombuis
Dra rak vir tent ( tent uitgesluit)
plek vir jou tafel tussen dak van trailer en onderkant van tent....
2 jaar waarborg en epoxy verf (dieselfde as in G6 kannone van weermag)
Die gewig van die trailer sonder die tent op is 400kg, met die tent op sal hy 509kg weeg die trailer kan die gewig van 1350kg dra.

Drop me a mail if interrested

There you go Dirk, I could only translate about 3/4's of da Taal so I did a quick Google translate for the rest of the Rooinek clan ...... myself included Not 100% but close

Than 2.5 tonnes towing brakes.
15 inch tires 6 hole
50 liter water tank
220 and 12 volt power supply with inverter
2 x jerry can holders
2 x 5kg gas bottle holders
Nosecone with door on the side (not a lid)
2 compartments in trailers with 5 doors - no lid on top of trailer not.
Spare wheel carrier and spare wheel
Fridge slide for 40 liter fridge (refrigerator included)
kitchen
Carrying rack for tent (tent included)
place for your table between roof and bottom trailer tent ....
2 year warranty and epoxy paint (same as G6 guns of Defense)
The weight of the trailer without the tent is 400kg, the tent will he weighs 509kg the trailer can carry weight of 1350kg.