Thread: Advice on camper trailers?

Hi Jik22,
we bought a brand new Cavalier camper soft floor from Camper traliers Wa in 06 in balcatta where you might be heading they do hire them out as well good idea to hire in case you don't like. We like ours we have two kids and find the soft floor very roomy we increased the size of ours from 9ft to 14ft plus annexe and slide out kitchen. The other option we took was the treg type hitch best thing i did you can go nuts with options but we kept to the $10000 mark. We have toured all down south and up north since with no probs only trouble we had to wait 8 weeks for delivery.

all the best Mark

Hard Top advantages are flip the lid 1 person job as gas assisted struts and canvas for living area is self erecting just secure the wing uts to hold internal poles in place and your set up within 5 mins. Hard top means o pegs no rocks no mud no cleaning floor when you go to pack it away.

You can have zipper extensions to outside for shade areas front side and rear.

Storage area under queen size bed

Cooking external to trailer

Prices will vary anywhere from $9000 to $40000 new reasons vary from suspension technology to what the market will pay but at end of day its a 6x4 box on wheels.

There are different approaches to the layout of these things you need to find the one that suits you the best given your family sleeping configuration.

Other point to consider is what are you doing, touring well thats lots of packing and unpacking on daily basis so you wont something quick and convenient to set up and you want something with good carrying capacity Staying at one spot you want something with loads of living space via extensions and add ons.


Personally l wouldnn't bother with new go look at second hand yards significant cost savings to be had

I sold my Goldmark off road hardtop trailer for $3,500
after deciding we werent using it as often as we need to justify it keeping it on the driveway

Originally Posted by aston

I agree

1 The thing that seems to be forgotten is if it has been raining what do you to keep the mud out with a soft floor

same way you keep it out of a hard floor, you wipe your feet...

I have a soft floor Tambo:


I while I do like some of the hard floors....I have had no dramas finding suitable spots to camp with the soft floor... ( any yes it does get usede bush camping.. not just spots like below..)





One big advantage of mine over many hardfloors if you have a family... is space.. I can easily sleep 5 adults in mine.. if you didn't use stretchers.. I think I could squeeze 4-5 kids on the floor as well as the missus and I up top..

Juat another thing to consider if you have kids..

Mark

Wish you didn't post that pic up Bytemrk now i want to to hook up the camper and head off.

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We have had our soft floor camper trailer for about 4 years now camped all over in various plaaces and conditions, never had any problems.We use a cheap blue tarp under the floor and a piece of rubber backed carpet from bunnngs on the bed base and floor of thetent section. It is a Customline Camper heavy duty Off road we paid $6500 brand new, with two teenage girls and the missus to keep happy we have never had any problems with room.http://customlinecampertrailers.com/

Originally Posted by Mark86

Wish you didn't post that pic up Bytemrk now i want to to hook up the camper and head off.

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hehe..

Gets like that doesn't it

Mark