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$67,000 teardrop camper arrives
Hot rod inspired Gidget Brumby off-road camper wows show-goers in BrisbaneJust when you thought there were no new niches left to exploit in the RV market, along comes innovative Queensland manufacturer Gidget with arguably the world’s first teardrop camper designed for serious off-road use.
Looking like something you'd find at the Summernats hot rod show rather than a humble caravan expo, the top-spec Gidget Brumby Wild camper on display at this week’s Moreton Bay Caravan, Camping, Boating & 4x4 Expo in Brisbane is dripping with eye candy including a high polished roll cage, mirror black paintwork, flared guards with big 16in alloys and stunning, curved rear kitchen finished in rare, polished Tasmanian Blackwood Burl.
The pricing is also eye-catching, with the two-berth Brumby starting at $44,950 and the Brumby Wild from $66,950, although for a limited time Gidget is offering savings of up $7000 on both models.
At 4.75m long overall, the new off-road camper is 62cm longer and around 20cm taller than Gidget’s biggest on-road Noosa model. It also boasts a much heavier Tare weight of around 980kg, with the ATM pegged at 1400kg. The body is 3.1m (10ft 4in) long and 1.6m wide, so fairly large by traditional teardrop standards.
The Brumby shares similar insulated fibreglass composite construction with the on-road Gidgets, but steps it up with a hot dipped galvanised chassis, 75mm roll cage, 50mm ‘kicker’ bars and steel subframe members, while the underfloor, running boards, guards and deflectors are all made from checker plate.
Other off-road attributes include a departure angle of 35 degrees, 415mm ground clearance, a Treg coupling and Cruisemaster XT independent coil suspension.
The base model Brumby comes standard with an 8.5kg gas bottle, two Esky coolers, 100Ah deep cycle battery and 5Amp charger, 110W roof-mounted solar panels and 160 litre fresh water tank and 40 litre waste tank.
The Brumby also features a new ‘two in one’ rear kitchen, with the standard Gidget kitchen with three-burner cooktop and sink supplemented by a new slide-out that provides more bench, fridge and storage space.
The Brumby also features Gidget's innovative, front slide-out and ‘rotating’ entertainment console including 24in TV, audio system and speakers. Brumby buyers also choose from 10 natural timber finishes for the kitchen and interior furniture as well as custom exterior colours.
To justify the $22,000 premium over the base Brumby, the top-spec Wild is fitted with a DO35 hitch as standard, along with Cruisermaster XT Air suspension with remote-controlled auto levelling.
It also gets an external swing-away arm for the spare tyre, two fridges (35L and 95L), three Full River deep cycle batteries with a Victron 1600W inverter and solar regulator, external hot water shower, two TVs and two stereos with four speakers, and a batwing awning.
“The Gidget Brumby is a true off-road camper with an all-terrain independent suspension, gas shock absorbers and our full roll cage supported body,” the four-year-old Queensland manufacturer said.
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Written byChris Fincham
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