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- NSW, Sydney
- Verified customer
Camper is great though workmanship leaves a bit to be desired
Camper itself is great easy enough to set up can’t say enough about that side down side is workmanship in putting it together wasn’t to great problems so far after taking it out for its second trip is kitchen tap fallen apart have to shorten water feed line to pump because of being to long an kinked over so no or very little water supply. POP rivets holding the kitchen together falling out not holding the collapsible sides together. 100mah battery not holding charge an box on drawbar not completely water sealed allowing the box to flood if goin...Read more
g through a creek crossing. clearance lights cable has pulled out on stone guard because not enough slack left for it to move poles not numbered in correctly as per the gic video so spent longer than should have first setup than should oh had to figuring out where what went where overall camper an material is well made just get the feeling we had a monkey working on the day ours was put together
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- VIC, Melbourne
- Verified customer
Great trailer, great after sales service.
I bought a Black Series Extreme Commando trailer. Everything on the trailer worked well, easy to set up even on my own, except for one thing - the tap in the kitchen didn't work. I emailed the support team, and received a phone call within the next day or two. They sent a new pump immediately, which arrived within, again, the next day or two. I installed it myself, problem solved. Very happy with the trailer, but more impressed with the after sales service. Thank you Black Series campers.
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Black S.GIC
Hi Riles,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are so glad to hear that you are happy with the Camper and our service! Rest assured, we are focused on providing our customers with the ... Read more
best service possible and if you need assistance, feel free to get in touch and we will be there to give you a hand!Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
WatoMelbourne
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
- VIC, Melbourne
- Verified customer
2017 Patron purchase
We decided after the last camping show in Melbourne we would upgrade from our existing camper - a Black Series Extreme Commando. Although a great camper trailer itself we felt this was a great first step into the camper lifestyle and we were now ready to get a little more serious.
We did the usual thing went around all the local suppliers also looked online. We always wanted to see and feel our next purchase so decided early on we would pick one from the local providers. As we had already dealt we Black Series before we decided to shop around ...Read more
first. Long story short it became evident i wasted a few weekends looking around and then headed to the Black Series Melb store and renewed our friendship with Aleks a great passionate sales person who really knows his products from front to back. We chose the Patron and then it was nothing but smooth sailing from there, deposit down and no less than 2 weeks later we are pulling out with our new Patron Camper perfect and shining. Through the whole process we were continually kept up dated with progress and delivery dates/times. From picking it up we have found this was a great choice (again) and the quality much like our first purchase remained very high. We have be very impressed with the service and the quality of the Patron and the Black Series Team and now are looking forward to getting out on the trails and making some more memories. Would highly recommend these guys. Aaron
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Black S.GIC
Hi Aaron, thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
There is no better compliment then a repeat customer that's for sure!... Read more
We are so glad to hear that you have had great experiences with both of your Black Series Campers and our superstar Aleks from our Melbourne store. We will definitely pass on the the feedback! Shoot us over some snaps of your next trip, we would love to see what your next adventure looks like! Enjoy and safe travels from the entire team here at Black Series!Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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Stuinverloch
- NSW, Sydney
- Verified customer
Excellent after sales service
My Dominator developed a leaking sink tap.
I contacted customer service to find out how to replace or repair.
GIC expressed posted a new replacement Tap that day it arrived the following day.
FANTASTIC
It is now in and works a treat.
Thank you GIC.
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Black S.GIC
Hi Stu,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us some feedback. We are so glad that your tap issue was resolved promptly. ... Read more
Hope you get plenty of chances to take out the Dominator and enjoy the great outdoors. The Black Series teamSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
- VIC, Melbourne
- Verified customer
The best customer service,cheapest and quality made Camper trailer
Firstly
As soon as you enter the showroom (melbourne)
A great person approached us who is Aleks,
He knows what he is selling
He has great customer service and made us feel welcome..
Secondly The camper trailer is extremly easy to set up as he explained perfectly also the product is manufactured well.
Trailer has lots of storage which is perfect as i just filled all sections and i have still room left..
Camper trailer Easy to attached to my 4x4.. (to be honest i expected harder) as i never done it before.
but as i said before Aleks explained everything very
Clearly and also answered all our questions which i feel like i have been using the camper trailer for along time
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Black S.GIC
Hi Vatan,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we have passed this on to Aleks in our Melbourne showroom. We hope you create plenty of memories with your loved ones while out and about in your camper!... Read more
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- NSW, Sydney
- Verified customer
Patron
We just returned from a 4 month family trip travelling around Australia in our Patron. It was terrific and a wonderful way to see the country. The trailer comfortably catered for 2 adults and 3 kids (11, 9 and 6) and allowed us to get to plenty of remote places we couldn't of in a caravan.
We had an issue with a fridge railing and the water tank busted on the Gibb River Road. GIC were fantastic, replacing the railing when we travelled through Perth and fixing the water tank on our return as well as replacing a broken lid seal and lock all un...Read more
der warranty. Fast and with no questions. We paid for some other repairs and a service. Only criticism is the batteries barely cope with a big fridge (95L Waeco) if you are off the grid for an extended period even when fridge on low setting with solar panels and charging with Anderson plug. 150w batteries and 240v plug would be handy. Also seems crazy a $20k vehicle doesn't come with instructions/user manual - you get more instructions with a $100 camera. Need to watch your weight carefully.1 comment
Black S.GIC
Hi Sparky, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your time out and about in your Patron! We hope you get plenty more opportunities to take it out and enjoy it. ... Read more
We are glad that the minor issues were able to be resolved in a speedy manner and hope to see you out on the tracks again soon. The Black Series TeamSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
CyberbrettNowra
- NSW, Sydney
- Verified customer
A year of looking and we still came back to the Dominator
After looking for a year we settled on the Dominator. We recently went for our first long stay. It was going to be 4 days at Bethungra Dam. Due to an issue with our car we stayed another 2 day. The Dominator went great and we are very happy we had the Dominator, the extra 2 days were not an issue. We are looking forward to longer trips in the future.
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Black S.GIC
Hi Cyberbrett
Thank you for sharing your feedback! We are glad to hear you enjoyed your first trip in your Dominator, despite your car issues! On a positive note, more time out camping! ... Read more
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- NSW, Sydney
- Verified customer
Perfect camper trailer fit for a young family
We recently took our camper to kiama and we absolutely loved it!! So easy to tow and set up and very comfortable to sleep in. We look forward to more camping trips in it!!
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Black S.GIC
Thanks for sharing your feedback with us Alicia! Please feel free to share your future trips with us.
Happy Camping from the team at Black Series!
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PeterSydney
- NSW, Sydney
- Verified customer
Setup Instructions
Just purchased a Dominator and received the 15 minute hand over. Got the camper home and found no setup instructions and could not find any video online that explains the setup process. The awning, tropical covers, etc were not labelled and it became very frustrating. The Dominator is a good camper trailer but GIC really fails on the sales hand over.
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Black S.GIC
Hi Peter,
We are sorry to hear that you were not given a clear explanation on the use of your Dominator and apologise you were not provided the Set up guide upon purchase. We do have a set up guide a... Read more
vailable that we would be more than happy to provide you. Please shoot us through a private message with your details and we will give you a hand with this and any other set up questions you may have.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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ShaneSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 3 reviews
- QLD, Brisbane
- Verified customer
THE PATRON
I have used the Patron now a few times and the more I use it the more its gets better as im slowly sorting out a few small issues with the trailer. We had a couple of issues with a few things not working properly straight out of the box but no big issues and the boys back at head quarters had no issue in sending out the parts required straight away while I was away. eg. stay leg never worked on one side. not a huge problem.Great service will alway bring me back to a company. I have toed the trailer only about 3000 km but im very impressed with ...Read more
the independent suspension, it toes like a dream. I have not yet taken into the rough stuff yet but reckon it will eat it up with what iv seen so far. My biggest issue to date was trying to run an 80 litre fridge. The wiring to the fridge is to small and kept blowing the fuse so instead of trying to rewire the fridge wiring i have down sided to a 60 litre which seems to be working fine. I have only put the fridge on for a few days so far. Without going into to much detail about the pros and cons I would say im overly happy with the trailer and performance and friendly service. Lets just say when I set up somewhere most people want to come check it out as it looks great. Double thumbs ups from me.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
- Camper Trailers
- Verified customer
Love it value for $$$ is very good
Very happy we got the patron. Our first trip was camping in the bush (wa goldfields) in rain thunderstorms and wind did very wrll no leaks no damage to the camper. Just had the tap split like 20 min after setting up but you get that like buying a new car something it bound to not work properly but black series have been very prompt in sending out the replacement part thank you so much next trip the holland track.
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- QLD, Brisbane
- Verified customer
Best value for money
Bought this for the family to take up Fraser Island. From buying it I had it on the beach within the month. No water got in in the water crossings and it sets up so easily. My wife isn't the biggest lover of sand but having that barrier, going from beach to soft floor Anex then walk up in the van makes keeping sand out of the bed a breeze. The kids have plenty of room to sleep and to be able to go to the toilet of the night without leaving the camper is great, even for showers and privacy.
On the flip side I take this away regularly for camp...Read more
ing / 4x4 weekends by myself. it makes it really easy at the end of a day 4byn to park up, slide out the fridge, grab a beer and kick back. when i want dinner slide out the kitchen, when i'm done slide it away and at the end of the weekend I don't have hours upon hours to pack everything back in the car to go home. Just fold the top over hook her up n go. Couldn't recommend the patron enough.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
RosiePalmwoods
- 2 reviews
- 3 likes
- QLD, Brisbane
- Verified customer
Best value for money
We went through every forward fold camper around Brisbane and Sunshine Coast and found that the GIC Dominator was the best value for money. We towed it up the OLT cape york and never got a drop of water or dust in side of any of the doors. Wpuld highly recommended them to anyone
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Ang W
- 2 reviews
- NSW, Sydney
- Verified customer
Quality and outstanding Service!!!
We bought a offtoad camper in 2010 and travel Australia with it. We could not fault the construction and quality. As extreme 4x4 enthusiast we where beyond impressed on where we could take it. At no time did have to think twice of its capability. In 2016 without hesitation we upgrade to the Alpha and once again we as a family of 5 are beyond happy with our new camper. For the money the quality is outstanding and the Black Series Team professional and helpful as always. If you are looking for quality and reliability in a camper you can not get any better. Thanks for a life full of adventures
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- VIC, Melbourne
- Verified customer
The Dominator
We went from tents and carting everything that goes with set up packed in the back of the Ranger to looking at being able to having everything ready to go so the hunt for a camper trailer was on. Months looking on the net and visiting most of the dealers here in Melbourne we decided on GIC's Black Series Dominator and after our first trip already we know it is perfect for us. Great to tow, easy to set up and plenty of storage once you work out your own organising. Yes there are many that look the same with only the slightest variations then so...Read more
me to us were simply way over priced as for us as we still choose to camp were rugging it a tad is all part of the experience. The Dominator gives us everything we need without going overboard on things you really don't need on a camping trip. Peter and Alex at the Melbourne showroom were fantastic and passed on great advice and Gary up in Sydney (we chose to pick up in Syd) also very helpful on the pick up by running through most of the set up.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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Liz
- 2 reviews
- VIC, Melbourne
- Verified customer
It's what we wanted and we love it.
We travelled 4280km and we had no problem at all, we are happy and satisfied with our camper. We find it to be sturdy and has impressed us with how much traveling on the road and hard desert track road it did and came out perfect.
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- NSW, Sydney
- Verified customer
Dominator dominated the tracks
Hi we purchased our Dominator in July 2016 and since then we have to towed it along the great ocean road during large storm and heavy rain with no issues, recently we towed our trailer to Cape York and along the OTT, it handled the track well and took everything we through at it, dirt and water ingress was nil. Very easy to set up and down. We had one issue with the batteries not holding charge in Mt ISA but one call to GIC and it was recified, well done GIC.
The only issue I have with the trailer is:
1. The number one poles for the annex I ...Read more
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Barefoot camperSydney Surrounds, NSW
- NSW, Sydney
- Verified customer
Dominating with the Dominator
Loving my new Black Series Camper.
If you are in the market for a camper trailer go and visit the GIC team and save thousands just like we did.
We had been looking at different campers for a while and nearly settled on another branded camper, another friend had recommended the Blackseries to us, once we looked at it and realised we were getting the same product if not better for thousands cheaper we were sold.
The GIC team were also very helpful throughout the whole process every step of the way.
My only minor concern was that there isn't a...Read more
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- QLD, Brisbane
- Verified customer
Life is so much better with a black series
Used our blackseries alpha last week for 6 days ! It was amazing.It was our first time putting it up and it was not as hard as I thought . The inside is huge plenty of room for our 3 young children and the bed is massive . Defiantly big enough for all of us to snuggle up in the morning of those cold winter days !
Everyone should get one .The alpha is durable, tough and easy to assamble .Life is so much better with a Black series, .....
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HarroWauchope
- NSW, Sydney
- Verified customer
The Dominator is a seriously good camper
We bought a Dominator forward fold camper after doing a lot of research about value, quality and price. Here is what we did and how we find the Dominator.
We decided forward fold was the way to go based on the quick set up and obvious footprint (no need to extend out the back for rear fold). We also liked the idea that you have a ready made lounge area that is elevated, dry but can also be opened up in good weather. We were warned off soft floor because most people told us they took too long to set up and with 2 to 4 people there is enough roo...Read more
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Questions & Answers
Peter V.asked
How can you safely remove the boat rack from the Dominator? I need to remove it once in a while so I can dry out the camper under my pergola. Rack won't open under it.
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Hi I removed mine by opening it fully this takes the tension off the gas struts, I then with help of 2nd person slackened and removed bolts from rack to the arms that hold the gas strut then removed the arms individually. You could remove it in one piece once in opened position but is quite heavy.
Thanks Bryan. That is the process I was also thinking. Have read some forums on gas struts and they can be quite dangerous if not handled correctly. Thought I'd check how others have done it first. Appreciate the quick response.
Black S.GIC
Hi Peter,
To safely remove the boat rack you will need the boat rack opened, to take the tension off the gas struts.
Have a second person holding the boat rack (mindful it is heavy) and then remove the 6 bolts .
Emma S.asked
Where can you source new brakes inc drums for the black series camper trailers? We have a Dominator and are struggling to find new brakes
3 answers
For some reason I keep getting asked stupid questions by product review who should be directing questions to GIC
Did that come to you? Sorry not too sure why
Black S.GIC
Hi Emma
You can purchase them from us directly at our Sydney Branch or you can purchase them online at
https://www.huntsmanproducts.com.au/collections/trailer-parts
They are 12'' inch.
Damien D.asked
Where can I source a replacement cover for my 2010 GIC "Camper", 12 ft tent?
Cheers
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Black S.GIC
Hi Damie
We sell the 12ft tent covers, original GIC Black Series Tent covers are $650
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Black S.GIC
Hi Mudrat,
Sorry to hear about the imperfections with your Camper. We would love the opportunity to be able to assist you with these issues, would you be able to private message us your contact de... Read more
tails, and I will have our support team contact you.