Off-Road Camping Trailer from S Africa Group buy

[Coler2002]

Whats the dry weight on the Chobe?

 

[Swede71]

Whats the dry weight on the Chobe?

dry weight is 1694lbs, so very lightweight.

 

[Swede71]

Pictures of where the propane bottles are stored to keep them secured.

 

[Swede71]

Rain gutters all around the pop up tent and a rain guard above the entry way to keep moisture out.

 

[po3po3]

Wow, looks good. I'm going to Arizona this weekend and will have the chance to see some in person at a dealership over there. I'm really excited now. Thanks for posting so many photos and details. Very much appreciated.

 

[Swede71]

Stabilizing jacks can be attached on the side to lift the caravan to replace a flat if needed.

 

[Swede71]

Met several of Echo 4x4's customers getting ready to head out camping, very nice rigs, some set up with trailers others with Echo 4x4's roof top tents and 270 degree awnings. We will be bringing in the roof top tents and awnings as well.

 

[Swede71]

Wow, looks good. I'm going to Arizona this weekend and will have the chance to see some in person at a dealership over there. I'm really excited now. Thanks for posting so many photos and details. Very much appreciated.

Let me know if you have any questions on them, they do have the Tec5 in stock which is an awesome product, will post some more photos of it in a few minutes. Also reason for needing to place an order by December 15th is that they close for 3 weeks to give their staff a break for the holidays and the summer rush. If I get my order in before that then I can receive the trailers by end of April 2018, if it is after Christmas then it will be end of May 2018, and I'd rather have the order placed early to be on the safe side for any unknowns so everyone can have the full summer to enjoy these Awesome trailers.

 

[Swede71]

Pictures of their 270 degree awning set up, these are manufactured in S Africa not China, I had a chance to tour the factory yesterday and was very impressed with what I saw.

 

[BrianSD_42]

Cool thread but I imagine too rich for most users here, myself included. These things look great though!

 

[Swede71]

A few more photos of the Tec5 showing how it can be quickly set-up to access the fridge for a cold one or cook a meal for family and friends before continuing the adventure.

 

[Terrapod]

Hold the phone, folks. There is a glaring issue here. Have these trailers been approved and certified by the NHTSA in the US? If not, they could be confiscated (no kidding). This is the primary reason a lot of the Australian trailers have not gotten here. It costs a lot of money to do this.

And...it is the reason Patriot campers are the only one so far, because you need a representative based in the USA in order to get them imported.

Some notes - The lighting alone are not DOT legal in the USA. While they are indeed cool trailers, and we would LOVE for them to be here in the US, I'd advise some caution to the person wishing to sell them.

Cheers.

 

[Coler2002]

dry weight is 1694lbs, so very lightweight.

Thanks I couldn't get the web site to load yesterday. Its working now.

What the price on the Chobe 4 person?

 

[Swede71]

Hold the phone, folks. There is a glaring issue here. Have these trailers been approved and certified by the NHTSA in the US? If not, they could be confiscated (no kidding). This is the primary reason a lot of the Australian trailers have not gotten here. It costs a lot of money to do this.

And...it is the reason Patriot campers are the only one so far, because you need a representative based in the USA in order to get them imported.

Some notes - The lighting alone are not DOT legal in the USA. While they are indeed cool trailers, and we would LOVE for them to be here in the US, I'd advise some caution to the person wishing to sell them.
Cheers.

These trailers have been sold in Canada for close to 4 years now, everything meets US/Canadian specs. These are also being sold in the US as of October 2017. So all legwork has been completed for them at this end. Lastly all lighting/electrical/fittings etc shown in the pictures are from the S African models which differ from ours. I brought the correct lighting/reflective marker tape etc when I arrived a few days ago for them to use with my order. As an example the Chobe model shown is the S African model, the ones I import include fire retardant material required to be allowed in country, so the color will change, body will be an army tan color, canvas/walls will be an army olive green color.

 

[Swede71]

Thanks I couldn't get the web site to load yesterday. Its working now.

What the price on the Chobe 4 person?

Andre their website guy was just refreshing their website over the last couple of days so this would be why you may not of had full access. Pricing I should have sorted out early next week.

 

[Coler2002]

And...it is the reason Patriot campers are the only one so far, because you need a representative based in the USA in order to get them imported.

I believe Imagine, Conqueror, and Kimberley All import from AU. I think black series trailers is starting to import now.

 

[Swede71]

I believe Imagine, Conqueror, and Kimberley All import from AU. I think black series trailers is starting to import now.

There are others, that import into the US, not many though, and these are the only ones available into Canada. I purposely chose to become the Canadian Representative for this manufacture because of build quality, usable space, follow-through after the sale, and just really easy to deal with, very good people.

Plus they like myself get out and enjoy the outdoors as often as possible, which gives them the ability to critique their own product to continually improve it for themselves and their customers. When I left the factory the owners and staff were working early morning and long nights in preparation for their busy season, the attention to detail is amazing, and if a mistake is made it is rectified right away. I was very impressed with what I saw, being if I am putting my name behind a product I want the manufacturer to have the same values as I do, and this is what I saw first hand.

 

[Swede71]

I did place an order that will go into production once holiday is over in S Africa on 09 Jan 2018. I guess it is a bit tough for people to part with money without touching/feeling a more expensive product like these. Really wish I had them here now so people could see them in person, especially the Chobe Tec model, it is an Awesome Awesome trailer and I am looking forward to having one for myself in April. If anyone has any questions on these feel free to message me on them. Just happy my jet lag is finally over today, have been feeling like a zombie over the last few days.