GIC Camper Trailers

Shaeley
This question has been asked a number of times, try a search on GIC camper. Havent got one so cant help otherwise. I tow a KK.

Cheers

I wouldn't bother. My mate `bought' one at the Perth show a couple of years ago. I was with him. He actually negotiated with the guy that's on all the 4WD Action DVD's. They agreed a price and my mate paid his deposit and a delivery date was agreed as well. When it got nearer the date for delivery my mate got in touch about payment and to confirm when it was going to arrive. He then started to get the run around. Memory is a bit faded now as it was 2 years ago, so can't be more specific on numerous excuses he was given, but basically the after sales (if there was ever a sale in their minds!!) was rubbish. He eventually got his deposit back and bought another brand from a local supplier.

That's unusual for a company that gets flogged by 4WD action to fail with one of their unbelievable promises "NOT"

Hi Shaeley

I think you are better off buying a better quality used camper than a cheap new one. You will probably get a few extras on it that you'd otherwise have to pay for too.

Search through the archives here and on other sites for opinions

Hi Shaeley,
We have had an off road GIC camper for a couple of years now and have nothing but good things to say! We have just returned from a 3 week trip to central Australia and it didn't miss a beat. We've been in it a couple of times in thunderstorms and never had a problem with leaks (we really seasoned the canvas well, alot of people told us to do this)! We have only been off road a few times in it (mostly corrugated stuff) and we've never had a problem. We used to have a caravan and find we like the camper better mainly because of the extra room (with 2 little kids)!
We paid around $6000 for ours and have added extra bits (power points, 12volt etc) as we could afford them over time! I really couldn't justify paying $20000 for something that does what we want it to do for less than half and for the amount that we use it.
As far as service goes, they couldn't have been any more help. We were informed all the way of the progress of the build and when I went to pick it up they went through everything with me to ensure I was happy. We have no affilliation with GIC and I know that there has been some bad reports on various forums but our experience has been great.
All I'd say is go for it as we took 2 years to look for ours and wish we'd saved ourselves the stress!
Hope this helps.

Cheers, Scott