Recent content by donthompson

I took delivery of this rig at Kimberly Kampers USA in late December, 2021. I have been a solo camper in the T3 during my entire ownership. No overnight guests, no pets, just a fellow in his 70's who enjoys exploring remote areas in luxury! I celebrated my 76th birthday recently and decided...

I celebrated my 76th birthday a couple of days ago and I’ve been thinking about what my camping and travel life will be like in the future. I’ve decided to downsize to a Class B hoping to continue to travel and explore for 5-10 mor years so will list my 2021 Kimberley T3 for sale in the near...

I owned an Oliver Elite II for 4 years and now own the first T3 that Kimberley sold to a U.S. customer. The quality of the two campers are similar and I have had excellent experiences with both in terms of support. You’ve identified one big issue with the Oliver—the bed options. I had the...

Sorry for my delay in replying to your post. I have friends who travel in “S” models, even a couple with a standard poodle. They love their Kruisers. I originally ordered an “S” but switched the order to the T3. The dual axle was a key factor. I had an Oliver with dual axles and a Conqueror...

Contact David Bates at Kimberley USA. I purchased a filter from him.

I removed the inline filter and now use a water filter that David Bates sells. I use the filter when I fill my water tanks rather than having a filter installed in the water system of the T3. The new filter is much more effective than the inline filter that Kimberley installed in my Kruiser.

Kimberley USA was well-represented at Overland Expo Mountain West last weekend. Every camper Kimberley makes was on display including two Karavans and two Kampers so people could see those units ready for travel and also fully deployed. I saw an E3 for the first time set up for travel with a...

If you are following this thread and are interested in seeing all of the options available from Kimberley USA, you’ll have a great opportunity at Overland Expo Mountain West, August 26-28. I think for the first time, David Bates has arranged to have at T3, a S3 and an E3 Kruiser on display as...

I think it’s important to recognize that the Kruisers were designed in Australia for the domestic market. When David Bates (an engineer) partnered with Kimberley to design and implement modifications to the Kruisers to make them perform in the U.S. market, I understand that he designed the...

I used both the diesel burner and the hot water option per Dave Bates' instructions. It wasn't cold enough while traveling to require anything other than the tank heaters--probably didn't need those either while I was on the road but I only turned them off when I started experiencing above...

If I knew where to install the sensors, I could use SensorPush sensors to monitor the temperatures with the phone app. I'll talk to David Bates about where these should be installed to keep tabs on the most vulnerable parts of the water system. But, turning on the diesel burner and the water...

I have a 2019 Ram 2500 Cummins that I use to tow a Kimberley T3. For a variety of reasons, I'd like to have a rooftop tent. I have a topper on the pickup with a solar panel covering the entire roof of the topper. It powers my fridge in the truck. The only place for a RTT is on the cab of the...

Update on camping in cold temps: Like Bob’s photo above, my T3 has survived lows of around 18 degrees. Keeping the Elwell system set to diesel heater/hot water only to protect the general tank—runs all night. Also running the underbed diesel heater all night. No issues. Tank heaters on as...

That’s quite a truck. Are you and Frank in competition for the biggest, baddest tow vehicle?

On my T3, the water filter isn’t exposed. It’s encased in insulation. Is this true for the S3 and Karavan? Not sure how you would use this type of heater unless you sliced into the insulation to expose the filter so you could wrap it with the flexible heater. Is that what you’re thinking?