JB Gator Caravan - Is this a real option?

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Жыл бұрын

So, in this episode we take a look at the heavy duty off-road JB Gator caravan - is this a real option for us to purchase as we continue to rent caravans of interest. Come with us as we put in through its paces and review what's in it. You can catch up on previous episodes right here on our channel:
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@jarrodpascoe8130 Жыл бұрын

I like what you guys are doing. Keep up the good work. Hope u both do well with youtube.

@Carpo74 Жыл бұрын

Loving your vids guys - keep them coming 👍

@caravansbythecampfire Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@bobkats Жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your humour, and vid's

@caravansbythecampfire Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Chance_It_Oz Жыл бұрын

Great review guys. Our booking for this van is coming up in a few months!

@caravansbythecampfire Жыл бұрын

Fantastic - you will enjoy!

@lisasaussieadventures1803 6 ай бұрын

With your future vids can you mention the water capacity as we go remote and that with power is what we look for... water and power to stay off grid for long periods of time!!... great information great vids keep it up!!❤

@caravansbythecampfire 6 ай бұрын

Sure, I forget sometimes! Most have 2 tanks standard 90 or 100 ltrs.

@PeterRowe-ip7ow Жыл бұрын

Keep up the informative and straightforward style guys. Very relatable. PS, you do realise wine is for drinking, not for throwing about the place!

@caravansbythecampfire Жыл бұрын

Tracey does this ever episode! Then she wants to go to town to get more... haha.

@davidhowell5945 Жыл бұрын

Hi, love your persistence and careful deliberations in finding a van that suits your needs. Have you had a look at “4 & 2 Vanning” channel. They had a JB similar model and had quite a bit of trouble with weights. They found that if they filled their tanks to go remote off grid they were overweight…

@caravansbythecampfire Жыл бұрын

I can see that happening at the ball weight end given those 2 tanks are forward of the axle. I’ll check them out. Our next van hire was particularly impressive - you’ll have to wait a couple of weeks for that one. Thanks for your comment David.

@nzmarkb8713 Жыл бұрын

Great review, my only concern with JB is their shocking after sales backup reviews Lots of stories about leaks etc. 👍👍

@caravansbythecampfire Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Not many manufacturers are receiving rave after sales backup reviews - an area of opportunity for them!!

@davidmilledge221 Жыл бұрын

Not good 😐 might give them a miss cheers 👍

@crewzincool Жыл бұрын

Love your reviews guys. Great work pretty sure those instantaneous gas water systems only work with gas not 240v unfortunately

@caravansbythecampfire Жыл бұрын

Did I say 240v? I’ll have fix that if so. Thanks for the comment.

@crewzincool Жыл бұрын

@@caravansbythecampfire no you didn’t.

@caravansbythecampfire Жыл бұрын

@@crewzincool haha - that’s good! And you r right about gas only.

@crewzincool Жыл бұрын

@@caravansbythecampfire yeah just had a friend that was trying to get his to work on 240. Then realised it only worked with gas . Thought that might not always be convenient . Especially with the change to lithium dominated caravans

@rrstaffies Жыл бұрын

Yep. Ours as standard is gas only

@OffWorkAdv Жыл бұрын

FYI Guys. Microwave and washing machine brand is NCE 😉

@caravansbythecampfire Жыл бұрын

How do you say that? It looks like NOE - I'll have to check them out on the web - thanks for your comment. What about why the outside shower taps turn on and off in different directions - nobody appears to know why that is? Thanks for the comment!

@OffWorkAdv Жыл бұрын

With regards to the taps it appears to be a common thing. All the American stuff is the same. 🤷‍♂️

@caravansbythecampfire Жыл бұрын

I’ll find out!

@rrstaffies Жыл бұрын

We loved our NCE washing machine.. It saved us heaps of coin and worked a treat.. The Micro... We hardly used is as also with the swift stove top... And that's another story where JB dropped the ball on advising customers on whether the ACC had decided on what.. We heard the result via another Caravan Manufacturer..

@caravansbythecampfire Жыл бұрын

@@rrstaffies great stuff about the washing machine! Well done.

@AndyH-13 Жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed your review and you had me there, I thought you were going to choose this van . Have you considered or do you consider the materials used to construct a van i.e. aluminium or wooden frame, aluminium or composite cladding, etc.

@caravansbythecampfire Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy, yes we do consider those things - I don’t mind the composite cladding or the Aluminum, I'm more into weights and ease of towing and the ability to go off road. After many vans now, they are all starting to look very similar!! Some of the price tags are amazing for what you get. We have another couple coming up that are impressive.

@brodyemmerton7593 9 ай бұрын

Will you guy try out the jayco base station

@caravansbythecampfire 9 ай бұрын

I don’t think so. Looks great for the toys but limited creature comforts for us - we are trying out the Silverline this week!

@Dave_Gurman 11 ай бұрын

I tihnk new laws coming will require all lithium batteries to be fitted externally.

@caravansbythecampfire 11 ай бұрын

Where did you here that?

@Dave_Gurman 11 ай бұрын

Electrical Installations Standard AS/NZS 3001.2:2022, which will be inforced Nov 2023.

@caravansbythecampfire 11 ай бұрын

@@Dave_Gurman I wonder about all the campvans and cars with them in?

@Dave_Gurman 11 ай бұрын

You don't generally sleep in vehicles. Maybe it only applies to new installations from the compliance date, not a lawyer though. I would be interested in the view from manufacturers and installers.

@caravansbythecampfire 11 ай бұрын

@@Dave_Gurman every time we attempt to discuss anything with manufacturers they don’t return calls or emails…. I’ll investigate- thanks again

@stevebris3187 Жыл бұрын

Hey guys the Gator Is not a fully off road van it's marketed as a semi offroad van. The Gator X isthe fully off road version of the Gator. Majority different suspension and battery management systems.

@caravansbythecampfire Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve, both are stated as off-road - The difference being a couple of rear side nudge bars and airbag suspension on the X from what is advertised.

@rrstaffies Жыл бұрын

I have a gator and it went fully off road.

@OffWorkAdv Жыл бұрын

Gator is full off road. Dirt roader is the Semi off-road.

@stevebris3187 Жыл бұрын

@@rrstaffies That may be so and I'm sure the Gator is quite capable offroad, but it isn't one of JB's fully off road caravans, or as the episode labels as "the heavy duty off-road caravan", personally I think if you want to review a fully off road caravan you should review something that is built and marketed a fully off road van.

@stevebris3187 Жыл бұрын

Well I stand corrected! I just had a look a the JB Caravan webpage and you are correct they now advertise the Gator as offroad where as the Gator had previously been advertised only as semi offroad.