Camper trailer v off road trailer and stand alone tent

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Originally Posted by justinc

in some pretty high winds and rain and was VERY impressed with its watertightness etc.


I would urge you to at least look at an Oztent

JC

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The first time we used the Oztent,we had a wild storm and it hosed down.Not a drop inside and no fly cover.It would have to be the first tent i have ever had that does not leak:)

If it isn't blowing,and it is just one night stop over i often take a chance and don't peg it at all.Up in thirty seconds,throw all the sleeping stuff in,thats it.:)

The foxwing is also excellent in the rain,particularly when packing the car.

Ours is the RV3,and actually for just us two and the two dogs is a little small,the RV4 is what we need.

Those kids are weird(grown up now,26 and 28),my oldest won't go camping at all,where the youngest would camp every night if he could.In fact we did a country job recently and he wanted to camp in the local camp grounds instead of motelling it.The other guys think he is a fool:o

Well he does drive a Defender........:p

For ease of setup and room, you can't go past a camper trailer Vs a trailer and stand alone tent, just open the camper, pull the kitchen out, done, have a beer;)

I've done both the swag and awning camping, as well as the camper trailer, and the camper trailer wins hands down, especially when camping in crappy weather, don't get me wrong, I love camping with the swag and awning, but for long term trips, the camper wins.

Baz.

Hi

I have to agree with Baz that for convenience and speed of setup you can't go past a camper trailer.

That said going the offload trailer and separate tent route is significantly cheaper. When I got divorced many moons ago and the children were small I went that way. I got a trailer built to spec and bought an old style oztrail canvas cabin tent. It worked very well for a number of years when staying in one spot for more than a few days and only got retired when I bought the caravan and the children got older. Having a separate trailer also allows you to use it for other things.... Furniture removal, gardens and etc etc.

Trailer is still going strong though and I'll be swapping the defender hubs for d2 stud pattern ones in a a week or 2.

Cheers

Steve

Brent,
Everyone will have an opinion as to what is the best, first thing you need to do is look at your own lifestyle and the simple reason is this, if you have a hectic life and not lots of time a camper or tent trailer is a lot more sense because you spend a lot of money on them and they are a visual reminder that you need to use it or you will force yourself to use it, also you can have the trailer pre loaded so there is not alot of prep needed, when I first looked at this particular problem myself I was very busy with work and the fact that I could get home hook up and go was very appealing, for me If I bought a tent it would have been put in a storage box under the house and it would have been forgotten about after the first couple of uses. On the other hand if you are well organised and have that bit of extra time to have everything laid out and ready to pack into your car and go you can have yourself a comfortable trip in a tent.

What I am getting at is be very honest with yourself regarding your state of mind and how motivated you are. You will find very good options either way just be honest with your self, I am a bit lazy so I went with the trailer and got my moneys worth out of it.