Stockman Rover Review - One and a Half Years in Teardrop Camper Review - InDepth Walkthrough 

Check out our page for the awning walls video, yet to get to the shower but it’s on the “to do” list 😊

Thanks Bushman Bill. Glad you enjoyed! We do put in a bit of effort 🥰 appreciate the comment 🙏

Keep posted! We ran out of time on the day we did this video but we will do the awning soon ☺️

Can you also please show the shower and toilet set up thank you

@AndrewBiddle-ck2lt will do 👍

Glad you liked it!

Sorry to hear that! You will have all the great upgrades when you do end up getting a Rover 😉

@@roverinroundoz Australian made chassis I see now as well 😁👌 there is some cool options you can add on now.

@@Off.Track4x4 I saw that the other day! Good stuff on Stockmans part!

I could have gone on for longer! 😂 how long have you had yours?

@@roverinroundoz Since February 23. Started with an overnight, then 9 days into the high country of Vic. and last weekend a quick mid-Vic getaway. Every trip BOB (Back of Beyond) gets better. Love your channel and the videos!

We are still changing things each trip as we go and the setup just gets better! Enjoy your travels! We would love to head to WA and back again to Victoria. We really enjoyed our 2 weeks through parts of Vic!

Hey Brian! Bear with us we have been super busy recently. Back into it and those videos should be done soon 🙏

Bear with us! We are heading out to do that video really soon 👍

@@roverinroundoz, wonderful editing, great content. I'll be patient ;)

Hi Michelle, We have filmed the awning setup over the long weekend and it will be posted up tonight. But to answer your questions.... yes the awning is waterproof, it is strong quality but still canvas (we had ours rip in a storm but I fixed it with an extra screw and some fishing line), there are gaps! If you want to be totally out of the weather with no gaps for air or bugs this is not the setup for you. Checkout the review tonight and hopefully it will help answer questions for you :)

Hi! Thanks for the comment. The walls take about 5 minutes each depending on the ground 😉 we have the dome attachment but rarely use it unless the rain is expected or we have our kids with us. Check out the Araluen or Gloucester videos for a quick look at the walls and tent. We are going to do a full awning setup video soon so stay posted 👍

We don’t find the cold too bad. We went to wee Jasper a month ago and just had an extra doona for the cold. But we do have each other to cuddle, I would be cold alone in there I think! And yes, the lining did bubble (totally forgot that for the video!) it did happen in the first few months of us owning it and I still haven’t gotten round to getting it fixed, it hasn’t got any worse thank goodness. Like our fridge fan not working, annoying but not a deal breaker for us 😊

Agree on its comparing caravans, we did look at the Tvan but it was too expensive for us at the time. We have a small caravan stool to get in and out, if you are tall you may not need it but for reference I am 5ft 8 and I need the stool. The bed is a standard queen size but with the extra cushions at the doors and with our slightly larger bamboo topper on it feels wider than my queen bed at home. I would contact Stockman about what inclusions would be best for you, you might find you might find it better to sell your extra bits and have it all as one unit… or they may be able to offer a better soloution. If you join the ‘stockman rover owners’ group on Facebook you might find someone who has done similar to what your thinking and is happy to share their knowledge. I hope this helps you a bit with your decision making 🙏

Stockman now also have fold down steps

We got ours 2 years ago now and I know they have changed a few things… probably best to shoot them an email or contact through the website 👍

@mazdamedia5995 I hear that the intrepid model with the hot water is currently sitting at $54990. But with inflation and things the way they are at the moment that may change 🤷‍♀️

@@roverinroundoz Jesus that’s a lot for something you can barely sit up in.

It is, we got ours before the crazy world went crazier

Hi! It doesn't impede with the strap to pull the awning tight BUT you have to get the shower tent out before you attach the awning strap. We will be doing a video on the awning and shower tent soon :)

@@roverinroundoz I thought that may have been the case. I was simply curious, thanks for the reply. Loving the videos btw, cheers Paul.

No problems! Should be more adventure coming soon with the warmer weather here 🙏

We have a NOMAD shower tent now.

I've just ordered a Nomad for my Stockman Rover after seeing your video - any advice on the installation or of the ensuite itself?

We’ve had our Rover for more than 2 years. We bought the Ultra and don’t regret it. Essentially you need to figure out what is important to you. Some things can be retrofitted/purchased afterwards. Things we would consider essential are: Stone guard (even with it you get quite a few chips), electric brakes, sirocco fans (although you can save a lot by fitting them yourself), extra awning walls for bad weather, fixed ladder if you want to store things on the roof or have a roof top tent. Desirable: Awning and walls for other side (or the person on that side gets wet in bad weather). Fold out exterior shelf is also very useful. Stuff I wouldn’t bother getting: Draft skirt (have never used it). Luxuries: We have an inverter and use it to run a coffee machine and occasionally a blender. It takes up a lot of space but we like having it. We also have the 12V AC. We have used it as we didn’t have the sirocco fans. Now that we have those, I suspect we wont use the AC much (it’s very noisy). Having the 240v system is nice, especially if you are at a powered site (and don’t need to worry about batteries) but we haven’t done that much. Stockman/Camperact were very flexible and helpful during purchase. We didn’t want the stove and so they swapped it out for a solar blanket. They were also great to work with as we wanted a RTT (which needed a specially made platform) and wanted a different tap for the sink. Issues we’ve had: to preface this, I think things will break/come loose in all camper trailers if driving on our outback tracks. Awning walls tearing at the bottom connections (we had our reinforced) and not long enough to reach the ground (only an issue if you have the 30 sec dome tent and Stockman now sell extenders). Vent fan broke (Stockman are sending us the part and they have changed to a different vent, I assume as a few of us have had issues). We’ve replaced the stabilisers as we lost some of the plastic feet. Put larger washers to hold the water tank. Added a clip to fridge door (door fell off on very rough corrugated road). After service with Stockman has been great. They are easy to contact, give great advice and fix/send parts if required. We recently have been a little disappointed with Camperact who have been difficult to contact for a service. Basically, work out what is important to you and if you can trial one. Also Carl has setup a great public facebook page where you can ask other owners for their opinions facebook.com/groups/229238723080107/

Thanks so much for your detailed reply.

Hi Phil, Sorry for the late reply. We love our Rover and also went straight from tents. It has been such a nice transition from lugging around a tent and sleeping mats. Stockman has been great, we haven't had a lot of contact but of what we have they have been lovely. If we purchased again I would opt for the same model, the intrepid, in the middle but would probably upgrade the battery and solar setup. It's hard to pick negatives unless you are being really picky and being our first caravan/camper we have nothing to compare to, we tend to just adapt to things, but the 2 dissapointments were the fridge fan which I mention in the video and the roof lining has come away in some sections inside the cab which I forgot to mention but nothing horribly bad. I believe since we bought in Nov 2021 they have made a fair few changes to a few things so it could be different now. I have not seen that camper, there are so many on the market these days. We just simply fell in love with the Rover and decided on that, I recommend going to view a few campers that interest you because originally I loved the Sherpa by BRS off-road but when I went to view it I didn't like it at all, just not our style so I think its a personal choice. Anyway, good luck with your choice and enjoy whatever you decide on :)

Thank you for taking the time to reply. We went to the Brisbane Caravan/Camping Show, held a couple weekends ago. Unfortunately, Stockman weren't present but we got to see many, many other options. We're now more confused than ever 😂!

@@philclose7063 haha, understandable! We recently watched the ‘fire to fork’ guy go out in a cub caravan… it looked pretty neat and tidy.. when we one day upgrade I want some inside space for the bad weather days 😉

If you skip back to the window section of our review you can see the inbuilt fly screens that are installed into the windows :)

Never had an issue. The door seals are great and the doors have an extra lock to make the seals tighter if you need to tighten them on a dusty road 👍

We got dust in the cabin once when the vent/fan latch broke. Stockman have since changed the type of vent/fan in the trailer I think. Otherwise, no dust at all.

Thanks for the tip.

That is a pity! Hopefully something similar!