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A new member from Buckinghamshire

Posted: July 24th, 2017, 9:57 pm
by Ferret
Hi guys,
I would like to say hello & would like some advice on getting a Demountable It ticks all of the boxes for our needs and seems the obvious choice for us.
Have been searching for a while but it seems as any come on the market they are snapped up extremely quickly . I have looked at a Northstar 700dl & looks perfect ! BUT I have a few concerns on the over hang . It overhangs 11inches either side of my Isuzu rodeo 2.5 double cab and 33 inches at the back with the tail gate closed . I didn't have a chance to try mounting it as I have a canopy on the truck at the moment . But I am also concerned about the weight all being beyond the rear axel & the front of my truck pointing up at the sky!
The other thing that I was not keen on was the mounting brackets for the truck on the Northstar, from what I gather the brackets are bolted through the rear wings & going off road with the demountable I would worry the bolts would pull through the thin body panels, has anyone mounted their Northstar another way ?
Or is this particular model & make wrong for my truck ?
any help will be hugely appreciated !!! :D

Re: A new member from Buckinghamshire

Posted: July 24th, 2017, 10:29 pm
by zildjian
Our man Rob has this for sale just at the moment

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5&p=18518&hilit=Northstar#p18518

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Re: A new member from Buckinghamshire

Posted: July 25th, 2017, 1:39 pm
by Alexd
belated hello from me too :D good luck with search for your north star

Re: A new member from Buckinghamshire

Posted: July 25th, 2017, 4:22 pm
by Toshbins
Hi from us in Berkshire. You are welcome to come and have a look at our camper. It's a Tischer on an Amarok but can show you how it fixes on etc.

Graham & Jacky.

Re: A new member from Buckinghamshire

Posted: July 25th, 2017, 4:39 pm
by zildjian
Would make a lot more sense seen up close,
I'm here at home this week all week though it won't be as nice weather as now :)

Re: A new member from Buckinghamshire

Posted: July 25th, 2017, 5:56 pm
by derestrictor
hello ferret
great place here to get the answers you need keep us posted on your search hope you find something suitable

Re: A new member from Buckinghamshire

Posted: July 25th, 2017, 9:49 pm
by Ferret
Hi guys , thank you very much for the offer of coming to view your set ups & the welcome to the forum . I've personally found the site very informative and inspiring !!!! I'm sure I will be asking for your advice on many things in the near future !I I will keep you updated on my quest of be a proud owner of a demountable .
Many thanks
Jamie

Re: A new member from Buckinghamshire

Posted: July 26th, 2017, 7:22 am
by Big Jim
Hi Jamie and welcome
I had a Northstar and sold it because of your concerns , although I did change the tie down points to the truck bed . I now have a Suntrekker which is lighter and narrower , but it is of course much smaller inside . Most people on here cope ok with the bulk of the bigger ones ,it just depend on how you want to compromise . Look at lots .
Jim

Re: A new member from Buckinghamshire

Posted: July 26th, 2017, 9:56 am
by mjb666
Welcome Jamie

I would suggest going to view as many different combinations of pick up & De-mountable as you can before you make a decision. Although they are all basically the same, there's a hell of a lot of differences.

Mike

Re: A new member from Buckinghamshire

Posted: August 1st, 2017, 7:17 pm
by sabconsulting
Hi Jamie,

I'm in High Wycombe if you need any help.

Though my 25-year-old American camper might not be very representative of the sort of thing you are looking for.

Just ask away - there are lots of things to learn about demountables, they aren't like your regular motorhome.

Steve.