Campertrailers who has one and what make is it

[Redback]

I have a Redback Country, with most of the mods done by me at home.

The trailer was made by Ray Clarke of Clarkes Country Campers and has a unique feature, that other trailer don't, a walk in section/front storage, it also allows easy entry to the bed.


The tent top was made by Redback, very poor quality IMO


The rest is DIY

Kitchen,Sink and tap


12v/240v
stone guard, improved by me
battery box and smart charger
new windows on the front annex wall
water filter
pump
Bosch hot water system


Baz.

[dm_td5]

Hi Redback, I'd be interested to hear what works and what doesn't. 

I'm looking at getting an off-road camper in the first half of next year and going through the options, forums etc is mind numbing.

[Redback]

The best thing to do is hire first, this will give you a better idea of what suits you, we did it this way.

Start with a soft floor camper first, then a hard floor, then try a Jayco style pop top.

Soft floor campers are the cheapest and have the most room, they range from $3000 to $18,000, depending on the options, ours is a soft floor camper.

Hard floor campers (ie) Kimberly/Aussie swag/Cub are sopposed to be easier to erect and pack up and most of the gear is already standard in the camper, they range from $18,000 to $70,000.

The Pop Tops are the easiest to set up and come with everything as standard, these range from $21,000 to $50,000, one tip about the Pop Tops, Jayco DON'T make an Offroad model, the so called Offroad models they have (Outback) are NOT a desinated Offroad camper.

Baz.

[dm_td5]

Thanks for the reply Baz,

Hiring is unfortunately not possible due to my remote location.

We've decided on a hard floor as this gives us a better base in wet season conditions in the tropics.

As for the Jayco's we had a good look at these at the Melbourne 4x4 show and whilst they are well made I'd not want to take them off-road where I go.  Not true off-road setup and no dust or water seals and air vents in the panels means they would become very dirty (or wet inside).

At this stage we like the T-Van, Kimberly and a few others in the same style as the Kimberly.