Camper trailer

Take a look at the campertrailers group on Yahoo:

a href="http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/campertrailers</a

This group has a good lisitng of manufacturers.

Peter

Another attempt at the link bit:

campertrailers

Hi Austravel,
I know a person who will custom make a camper to suit your needs and to suit your budget.If you are interested e mail me for more info.
Jeffrey (AKA JD)
darby26@swiftdsl.com.au

Do a business search on this site as several advertise here & if you call them say you found them here

Look at Cavalier.

Very strong. Very heavy canvas. Basic leaf suspension , but easy to find parts out bush.

Or look at a late model Track Eagle ...... arguably no better trailer, which is the bit that counts!

Aus,

We (two adults and three kids, now 15, 11 & 10) have been travelling for eight years in a TrakShak. We are very happy with the unit.

Heaps of space for the family. Room to carry 12 jerry cans. Comes with a spare wheel, inflatable jockey wheel, treg coupling. Mine has independant coil suspension which is excellent but they are available with leaf and a solid axle. I have towed both and their is little difference when towing but I think the coils ride a bit softer. We have not broken anything in the trailer.

It has a soft floor but that has never been a problem. Just exercise a little care. A piece opf marine carpet makes a huge difference. 660kg dry. Comes with a kitchen that can be used inside or removed and placed wherever you like around the campsite. Takes about 6 min to set up. They have changed a little since I bought mine with a few things that may or may not be of interest.

Oh and they are nice people to do business with.

Whatever you buy be sure to compare apples with apples. Things like upgrading the coupling and the jockey wheel don't seem like a big deal but when you add it all up some of the cheap campers are actually pretty dear compared with one that is full spec off the floor. We looked at some that were half the price until we added everything we wanted to bring them in line with the Trak Shak. They ended up costing more.

A bit dearer than your $15k and based in Adelaide but they will ship it anywhere and can be seen at most major 4wd shows.

Have a good look before you buy, if you get the one that is right for you it will be a pleasure if you get the wrong one it will be a pain.

Happy shopping
Duncs

Austravel

We have recently fininshed the process that you seem to have started...We narrowed our list down to a couple including the Cavalier and Lifestyle Campers and ended up with a Lifestyle Camper. Had a few extra benefits for same $ as the Cavalier. We have already given it a bit of a test through bulldust and over rough roads and sandy tracks with no probs. All of the experiences we have had dealing with John have been positive and we look forward to many more trips away.

Lifestyle are built at Oxlley in Bris. Call John 0n 0412 746 156 for some specs. In our experience they included quite a few extras that many others charge extra for such as Tregg or Highland Hitch, water tank etc. It suited us and our needs but may not be your ideal camper.

Good luck with the search!

Bundy

Hi Austravel,
One of the best things is to rent a couple of different types of CT's & look at what your own needs are.
Then go look at some of the manufacturers, costs etc & put your own thoughts in with options that are offered.
There is a Camping Show in Brissie in early June. More food for thought.
John

Austravel,
Try O'Brien trailers, I've got one had it for the last five years ish and it's great, the pull out drawer that's the length of the trailer is a real winner, not many other camper trailers have one, under 15K as well.

I have just gone down this route Austravel

I am just about to place an order for the Discovery model from www.outbackcampertrailers.com. These guys are located in Brisbane and the units they make are actually made from the same plans that Wandering Star from WA make. www.wanderingstar.com.au. Awsome finish and quality.
I am getting the double decker model that can house kids and adults.

Take a look at both Websites. These manufactures are friends of each others and there are only slight asthetic differences between there 2 top models.
You should get some change out of 15K.

Cheers Cruisin

We looked at various options but were much keener on the hard floor so paid up. We have an Aussieswag Link

Ours has the works because we bought the one they were demoing at the show.

So we have battery/fridge, solar panel, heaps of canvas (Kids room and annex) also has the you-beaut trailing arm off-road suspension.

Your 15g's won't get you there. But they are certainly worth a look as a comparison. (Base model starts at 19.5K)

Gaz

There's a bloke up that way that makes them.

http://www.billabong-campers.com.au/

There is also a place in Ballina that sells CT's (sorry can't find the link for that one).

We have a Bushranger flip-over hard top/floor camper trailer off=road mdel. 60 litres water, 12v & 240v wired , independent camtilever suspension, HD chassis (chassis made by Preston Engineering , Melbourne), off-raod wj=heels & tyres, Treg trailer coupling, etc. VERY happy with it. Price 1/2 that of Campomatic or Kimberley etc. Around $13,000. Sold in SA by Beachside Caravans 08-8384-6588, must be a Qld distributor somewhere. They have a web site where you can lopk at pictures (some funny name site). Give them a call & have a look.
Off to the Kimberleys for 9 weeks with it this Saturday 01/05/04.
Work is for people who do not know haow to 4WD.
CUL

Great feedback,

Thanks for all the advice.

I've looked at campers and they are a bloody lot of money for not much fruit. I am currently looking at an 80's Jayco or Sunwagon, which can be had for $2000 - $5000, and putting a decent axle, springs and tyres on it to get it off the ground a bit.

Only trouble is convincing SWMBO.

Jim.

Mine is made in WA so no help here but Kitchens try drifta made in Qld & very popular http://www.drifta.com.au/