Thread: Any advise for a first time camp trailer buyer?

no experience with either of them but main bit of advice whatever you get make sure it has the least poles to set up for a quick stop. awnings you cannot get away from the need to have poles but those that need 50 poles just so you can sleep should be avoided.
trying to sell mine now but it is a soft floor complete campsite, pm if interested.

Yeah that's why I'm looking at the hard floor camp trailers that just flip open and your tent pretty much pops straight out. all you need to do is set a couple of internal pols and you're done.

I think that type of tent would be best for just the me and the missus as we can even pop it open to have a sleep at a rest area during our travels when we get tired.

Mick.

check myswag classifieds, there was a hard floor listed for around what you want to pay.

I have the cub supamatic, whilst its not the build quality of say an Aussie swag or Kimberly, its a hell of a lot cheaper and roomier. It ticks all the boxes for us as a family. This is our 4th camper, first 3 were soft floors, which we will never own again, love the hard floor for ease of setup and pack up. We plan to sell our supamatic later this year and buy a new one, probably the brumby model this time

HI , friends of mine have recently moved up from a soft floor to a hard floor, Cub Supermatic and are very pleased to have done so. It has chopped over 30 minutes of set up and dismantle time, apparently. It looks very neat and tidy. They bought a basic model and have added several extras that they already owned. Cheers, 130man.

Thanks for the replies.

I like how roomy the cub supermatic looks inside but the only thing I can say about the internal layout that I don't like is having the fridge and storage boxes right at the foot of the bed as I am rather tall at 6 ft 4in and the bed in this particular one I was looking at only had a double bed in it with some storage down either side. My feet would be hanging out the end of a double and the fridge and storage box would be in the way.

Are all supermatics like this with only a double mattress?


Mick.

Mick, that must be the Regal, the Escape and the Drover don't have this. I have the Regal Off road, I removed the fridge and cupboard and installed a queen sized bed running long ways (6'5" tall), works for me

We have a relatively simple Aussieswag Classic hardtop and love it. My advice, for what its worth includes:

Get something with a solid chassis and axles or you'll be leaving it on the side of the road one day. And LT tyres.
Ensure the canvas is top quality and doesn't leak. Set it up and then water it down to check for leaks.
Bed must be comfortable, but that doesn't have to mean a massively thick mattress.
Stove should be at least two burners and the kitchen should be stainless steel.
Need at least a 50 litre water tank.
Spare should be stowed out of the way and not stuck up on the drawbar.
Basic electrics - 12 volt battery for fridge and lights plus built in 12 volt and 240 volt chargers.

Finally, don't go crazy over-specifying the camper and driving up the price. Get the basics right and you can add stuff later.

Hope that helps.