Imported Campers

Sorry Hard floor style Campers

Chris

Sounds like you have enough information already on the pros and cons of cheaper campers
Now hang on and you will be flooded with fomites opinion's.
It is a favourite topic .
Good luck to whatever way you go .

Cheers

Hi,Chris, I looked at a few of the Chinese Campers here in Adelaide,and finally settled on an MDC voyager,hard floor at $15000,ticked all the boxes for us.Well built and finished ,all stainless steel kitchen and two pack paint,had a seal that was torn ,do not know how,but I asked if they had some sealing rubber I could buy ,and they said bring it in and they replaced it ,no questions asked. Check out the welding. on the body and if you are not in that side of things,get somebody who is familiar with steel and construction .
Best of luck
John

PMX on Willeton. My mate bought one a few years ago and its been good. Its certainly had issues but nothing of any major concerns.

Hi Chris, you may want to check out another great Aussie website "myswag.org". Quite a few members there with plenty of experience on the cheaper type of hard floor camper.

Cheers.

Hi Chris, beware of a few things like
length of draw bar and opening of rear doors especially barn doors.
water tank and piping protection
quality of zips

If possible see if you can rent the one you settle on before you buy.


Happy camper 'trailering'.

We also have an MDC Voyager. Great camper, well built, only problem was a porous wheel which was replaced no hassles.
Check the drawbars on some of the imports, they are only bolted not welded.
MDC are assembled in Australia using a combination of Chinese and Australian parts.
No affiliation just a happy customer.

Thanks guys appreciate the comments

Chris, I bought a new Ranger (from Leisurematters) a couple of years ago; under $12,000 with some free extras on top of their advertised offer. They are also in Perth but delivered free to me in Adelaide.
(Slightly) smaller & lighter than some others, but tough as hell and tows like a dream: been over many 100's of kms of very rough corrugations and many thousands of kms over dirt tracks (Gawler Ranges, NSW Station tracks and Darling River run, Vic High Country twice (etc) and so on, with no breakages (see my response to Odog on Mt Pinnibar (ThreadID: 116958 on 6 March).
Has double shocks on indep. coil suspension. Very tough body and the tent withstands heavy storms without leakage (unless you forget to flip the sidewalls around outside of trailer body: held in place with small magnets in the hems - a great touch!).
Faults: side door seals are barely adequate (but I haven't bothered changing them yet); no seal on front storage hatch (a must-fix). Cheap water hose needs replacing, so I used better end-fittings and also made up a spare as well- also added a detachable outside tap for quick use whilst on the road).
Easy setup (I leave annex roof attached and flipped over the roof when packed up - with a couple of cords to tie down to stop it flapping if not used on quick overnight camp. This halves the work of erecting it if needed.)
Dr Hook (no relationship to the supplier; no complaints).