2023 Jayco All-Terrain 13.43-2 Poptop Caravan walk through

The crew at Jayco Canberra allowed me to team up with Adam to walk you through this unique 13ft All-terrain poptop caravan. It is the current 2023 model and has a heap of cool inclusions. The Jayco All-terrain models come with multiple upgrades compared to the Journey series including a thicker chassis, stone protection, tool box, front and rear worklights and more. This 13ft van is the last run of its kind and is a compact and capable van. It includes a pull out gas burner stove and sink, large storage box, lots of internal storage, 200w of solar, 200ah of lithium batteries, two 12v fans, shower/toilet combo unit, gas heater and a large compressor fridge. Any questions, hit me up in the comments or contact the team at Jayco Canberra.

[@simmoarthur]

Wow, I just found out I like caravans. Awesome 👏

[@OutdoorsCBR]

Nice to have some of the creature comforts out bush every now and then.

[@JoseValades-kw7eg]

So you cooking out in the rain if the weather turns bad well that’s an awesome idea guys at Jayco 😅

[@OutdoorsCBR]

It's to do with the awning.

[@MsandMrspinact]

Good walk through, they’ve certainly packed a lot into it. Not sure that outdoor kitchen spot is “correct” though.

[@OutdoorsCBR]

Yeah plenty packed into it. Either way it would be sweet to have the outdoor option.

[@baumie4618]

"Correct" 😉👌👍

[@OutdoorsCBR]

🤣

[@FlatBrokeAdventures]

Nice very nice

[@OutdoorsCBR]

It's a nice van.

[@unproadventures4142]

Nice one lewy Making me want to upgrade our old sexspanda Cheers unpro 🤙

[@OutdoorsCBR]

🤣🤣 Sounds like it could tell a story or two 🤣🤣 In future I reckon we'll try for an All Terrain, some nice upgrades in them from our Journey.

[@AraratGold]

Those awning strip lights are great, until the awning material shits itself. The cabling to run the lights is sewn into the awning seam at the rear edge, and the only way to neatly return your lights to running condition is to buy a VERY expensive, whole new awning roller ! I did a dodgy with mine, which looks a bit crappy, but at least the LED still works, and I didn't have to pay a fortune for a new complete roller ! There has to be a better way to have an awning strip light than what is being offered ??????

[@OutdoorsCBR]

Yeah how did you do it? Run the cabling external? Not sure what other options there are out there. I assume there are different designs. But can see what you mean. I have seen the material by itself replaced, and I assume there is a way to feed the cable through the seam of the new material.

[@AraratGold]

@@OutdoorsCBR Yes mate, fitted spade connectors to the cut wires coming out of the van and led strip, then when the awning is open plug a length of cable between the spade plugs. Looks dodgy as fuck, but it works ! Buggered if I was going to pay the thousand odd dollars for a complete new roller !🤣🤣

[@OutdoorsCBR]

@@AraratGold sounds like a good solution for a fraction of the price.

[@jackal6902]

How’s the torque converter on the Collie holding up?

[@OutdoorsCBR]

Fine. But I drive in manual mode all the time now. The auto gear changes are all messed up with bigger tyres and the added weight of bar work etc.

[@jackal6902]

@@OutdoorsCBR do you think it’s worth manual shifting on the street for box longevity?

[@OutdoorsCBR]

Only if the converter isn't locking up quickly in auto. I looked into getting the auto 'retuned' to fix the problem but didn't want to fork out the cash.

[@petermeeny1038]

Cooker is placed where is because its "law" now that cooker cant be under awning in case awning catches fire ( which some dumb shit has done ) . Cooking without weather protection seems ridiculous , but there you go.

[@OutdoorsCBR]

Thanks for the info Peter. Yeah that makes sense. I'm sure there are people out there capable of catching their awning on fire.

[@Renegade040]

To me the kitchen is the wrong way around. Most camper trailers have the kitchen facing to the inside of the awning/annex, wouldn't take a lot of work to turn them around.

[@123JumpingJacks]

Crazy that we can not buy this in the usa

[@OutdoorsCBR]

Ah bummer. They're a cool option in the market.

[@Rawkus919]

How big is the bed?

[@OutdoorsCBR]

It's about a double.

[@pissed-off-red-pilled]

Why oh why can't they make this available in the USA?

[@OutdoorsCBR]

Not sure about this one. Do they sell other Jayco caravans in the USA?

[@Renegade040]

@@OutdoorsCBR yes they do, Jayco is a big seller in the US, could be a separate company.

[@Stormy_Knight]

Silence your diesel heater fuel pump !!! Mine is attached by a bolt for travel, but I undo the bolt & let it hang for use, it is silent.

[@OutdoorsCBR]

Yeah OK, that sounds like it is worth a try. On our last van, I hung it by bungee cord it was probably quieter that our current one. I will try hang it to see how it sounds.

[@Stormy_Knight]

@@OutdoorsCBR I just leave mine hanging by the fuel lines. I mounted it on the chassis with the rubber mount but it was so loud inside. So I just unbolted it the next night & it is now silent. Just have to remember to bolt it back up during packup. I even thought of just using some sort of quick release…but never got to doing that mod.

[@stephenbagby3201]

Until RV manufacturing goes through a metamorphosis. I wouldn’t buy any brand new RVs since Covid because they’re all built like crap with the exception of the Bentley models.

[@OutdoorsCBR]

You're missing out mate. Get amongst it and make some memories

[@Renegade040]

Tried to get a bit more info on Jayco's web site. Well, that a terrible web site, very hard to find very much info on this van. Also trying to find the price, I did find a price on a different web site and it says it's priced at $72,000, I hope this is not correct, way over priced if that's true, because it's a nice van, would like to buy Australian made, but not at this price.

[@OutdoorsCBR]

Unfortunately, I think the brand new model was discontinued. This 2023 model turned out to be the last run.