MDC Campers -Crusader

There are three recent forum threads (2013) on MDC that may be of interest to you. Here’s the link

MDC Camper Threads

and a few more if you search it under the full name;

Market Direct threads

With many of the cheap imports, the quality can be lacking particularly around attention to detail. My family have recently moved a generic Chinese variety (marketed under a well know Australian Name) one on and some of the more common issues are around weld quality, fittings being a tad substandard (check water tanks and those fittings, the tailgate kitchen and sealing around the rear swing doors.

Another big issue is that the canvas is often "one size fits all" meaning you can be caught a bit short if you have a 4x4 version of a popular model. All of a sudden it's a bit short. In my brother’s case, he had an on-road model where the tent was for the off road model of the same range. His canvas was too loose. Easily fixed with a set of drive on chocks from a caravan place but a pain that could have been avoided had it not been built to a standard rather than a price point.

You might be advised to look at some of the other generic imports marketed by GIC campers, Ezytrail in Melbourne or any number of “Hard floor” campers on eBay.


Good luck.

Mick

Im with you Neil. They look quite strong and the seals on the full off road models look quite good but Im not a tradesman.

Im sure there must be quite a few owners out there and am also interested in finding out how they perform (other than the marketing spin).

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