Ultimate Camper Nexus 360 Setup including Electric Actuator for Opening the Lid

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Full setup of our Ultimate Campers Nexus 360. We have the electric actuator on the lid and it makes it super easy to setup. I'm sharing this so that others can see what the camper setup looks like. It takes us 10 to 15 minutes to setup, and we usually just take our time. One of the things I really like is that there is no heavy lifting, and everything has been designed to simplify the process.
0:00 Introduction: Setting up the Ultimate Camper Nexus 360
1:16 Outside: Setting up the stabiliser legs
4:08 Outside: Stairs down, release latches, turn on Actuator
4:47 Outside: Opening with the electric actuator
5:59 Outside: Spreading out the canvas
7:56 Inside: Kitchen hoop
8:28 Inside: Bed hoop and spreader bars
9:19 Inside: Kitchen hoop spreader bars
10:03 Outside: Transition to poles
10:21 Outside: Setting up the poles
14:01 Outside: One last thing, the skirt
15:42 Final thoughts and conclusion
Apologies for a couple of rough spots in the video; we're learning. Lens flares are our friends, right? :-)
Have a great day...
Brett

[@chris_3094]

Great video Brett - Very good production with the multiple camera angles!

[@iLuvDirt]

Thanks Chris - was good fun doing the edit. Lots to learn, which I love...

[@jackturtle131]

Heaps of space in that one Brett, great clip mate. Thanks for sharing

[@iLuvDirt]

Thanks Jack!

[@shaddonaghue]

Awesome mate , we love our ultimate as well. They have come along way now and the new ones look good. Thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@iLuvDirt]

My pleasure Shad...

[@chriswhitlock823]

Thanks Brett. Your set up has come along way from your DOT and Oz tents. Love seeing any video on the ulitmate, hopefully we are getting one next year. Great video.

[@iLuvDirt]

Thanks Chris. It sure has come a long way. Been a great journey too. Good luck with your Ulti in the future!!!

[@Sawadventures67]

Great clip mate it’s a fantastic looking camper thanks for sharing this with us all 👍

[@iLuvDirt]

Thanks so much mate!

[@PhilsCampingReviews]

Very nice camper Brett.

[@iLuvDirt]

Thanks Phil!

[@johnchamberlain4341]

Nice one mate, awesome

[@iLuvDirt]

Thanks John!

[@jasond4906]

Great vid thanks Brett. Curious on your camper trailer journey and if the TVan came into the thought process ? I am considering the Nexus and Tvan. Love the Nexus for space, kitchen and storage. Slight compromise of dealing with canvas. Tvan can do a quick set up and no canvas. But in my understanding Tvan bed area not great for tall people like me. Hence I am leaning to the Nexus

[@iLuvDirt]

Yes we look at the TVAN, but didn't go that way due to the small cabin space around the bed, and the lack of a water-tight cooking area. For us, getting in out of the insects and rain when we want to was a critical buying decision. We traded off the setup time to get that.

[@asd67lkj]

Hi Brett. A quick question, How does the 360 awning act in stronger winds? TIA,

[@iLuvDirt]

It’s held up really well. Must use the tie down ropes. Storms have been fine.

[@rodneyalchin5973]

great video, how much solar do you use and how has this held up with the power usage?

[@BrettWHooker]

Starting with the actuator; it uses negligible power. Overall though, we have 240ah of 12v lithium batteries on board. We find that overnight we can get it down to 75%; using laptops, lights, fridge etc - we don’t skimp. If the weather is fine, a single 250 watt panel can resupply the battery in four or five hours. When it gets cloudy or I just want to fill the batteries faster, I put out a second solar blanket and get the input rate up to the 20-25 amps per hour rate; or with clouds, just charge longer into the afternoon. All seems to work okay for us. On the occasions where it just rains all day, we can last a full three days before I need to use the Landcruiser to top up the Camper; that is my backup plan.

[@malcolmhay6668]

Hi Brett I thought you had a Patriot camper.

[@iLuvDirt]

I did have a Patriot x1h - the hardtop. It was a great camper as well, but we switched that one over to the Ultimate Nexus 360.

[@Camh1968]

@@iLuvDirthi. May I ask reasons for switching over from the Patriot camper to the Ultimate? Thank you

[@BrettWHooker]

@@Camh1968 Absolutely! The Patriot was EXCELLENT, and I am still happy with that purchase. We switched over to the Ulti as we wanted more "internal" living space away from rain and bugs as we found our travels were taking us into more remote locations and we were experiencing a lot more rain. The Ulti gives us a great balance of outdoor living and indoor living in ultra remote locations.

[@LombiTravels]

Brett, where did you get the helper bars from? They would be useful, as I also don’t have the reach!

[@iLuvDirt]

Ours were an option when the Ulti was built. I need to do a close up video of them so others can get them made. They are super helpful, and we would absolutely get them again!

[@Azazel518]

Hi Brett, what year is this unit ?, as it seems there was bit difference from about 2019..( electric opening larger inverter.. cheers)

[@iLuvDirt]

Mine is a 2020, and yes new owners came in and went on an epic improvement journey…