Camper Trailer Australia - April 2018

The Brumby, like all Cub campers today,
sits on a Duragal chassis with 2 x 2400kg
rated recovery points, and the drawbar down
in size from 150mm to 100mm x 50 x 3mm,
to reduce ball weight and overall weight in
general. Both the chassis and drawbar are
painted in a grey hammertone. In line with
its past, the suspension is Cub’s independent
design, with Rox Shocks and King coil springs
supporting 10in AL-KO electric drum brakes.
Cub now fits the Brumby with 17in six-stud
black alloys either side (though the spare is
steel) and Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac tyres.
Cub can supply hubs to match offsets and
bolt patterns for most popular brands if you
want to supply rims to match your particular
tow vehicle.
The chassis carries a heavy duty poly
80L water tank as standard, but our test
unit came with the Adventure Pack, which
gives you a second 80L tank. These fill
from the same filler point but are plumbed
separately, with selection via a ball valve
under the driver’s side of the camper. Water
is delivered through a filter by a 12V pump.
The fitting of the second tank forces the
spare wheel from its under-chassis location
onto a swing-away rear arm. This can be
optionally fitted even without the second
tank, for use in carrying extra jerry cans, a
bike carrier or other extra freight.
The Adventure Pack also brings with it
a second 100Ah battery, which mounts in
an aluminium tray under the bed. They are
easily accessed but it makes me a little itchy
that they sit uncovered and are not at least
installed in battery boxes. These would
be light and relatively cheap, though Cub
reports that this location policy has never, to
their knowledge created any issue.
The batteries are charged off the mains
via a 25 amp Projecta IC2500 seven-stage
charger with a remote head display, or off
a Projecta 25 amp IDC25 DC-DC charger,
which also has a solar regulating function to
go with the Anderson solar inlet. These are
mounted behind an aluminium panel on the
driver’s side, along with the 12V fuse box,
240V circuit breaker and water tanks gauge.
The camper is equipped with a 240V 15A
inlet and a 240V 10A outlet.
And it was so good to see the use of 6
B&S cable on the Anderson plug at the draw
bar, rather than the so often seen 6mm
cable, which is going to choke the delivery of
current from the vehicle’s alternator.
That draw bar is also the location of the
AL-KO offroad hitch which functions happily
on a 50mm ball, though other hitches, such
as the DO-35 or Treg, are also optional. The
handbrake has a lower shield to protect
it from the elements. The jockey wheel is
removable, so transport room for this has to
be found.
The stone guard is a new design, now

HITS

all-Australian

build

Lightweight

Easy set-up and

pack-up

Winch works well

Good electrical

set-up

MISSES

Exposed batteries

No external access

to internal storage

Lack of kitchen

bench space

Check out the Brumby's ease of access..

.and space

Packs up nice and neat