Kimberly Kamper or Aussie Swag which would you choose ???

Hi Tim F3, do not look past the MDC ,I looked at a few,Aussie made and Chinese ,and I figured after looking at them ,I liked the build of the MDC ,and for the price new it was a no brainer for me ,why would I spend more on a camper to use a few times a year than I would on my tow vehicle ,you could buy a lot of fuel with the savings.
Cheers
John

I have no experience with KK at all and my comment is in no way a reflection on them. However, I have experience with Aussie Swag and highly recommend them. The company really will continue to give great support for years to come including on second hand models.
Mike

Hi, we have owned an Aussie Swag for over 6 years now, we have been everywhere , the telegraph track, the gibb river road, are just a couple of places we have taken our camper. , we highly recommend the Aussie swag, excellent quality and well designed, if you want a camper to last you need a camper that's tough and can stand up to our roads. The guys from Aussie swag in Brisbane are very helpful . We also have a 100 series tow vehicle.
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aor and campomatic should also be in your target audience. With your modest budget I would suggest that a campomatic m3 has slightly less badge appeal than the 'big 3' and you might get more for your money. Your price bracket means you will be looking at well flogged versions of all of them, so purchasing would be on a case by case basis.

To my way of thinking ball and gross trailer weight are critical. The lower the better for outback. You save fuel, you go further on low-traction surfaces and are less likely to have an 'oopsie', and you don't have to work as hard driving. You're also less likely to need to fit a suspension kit to keep rear sag within reasonable limits.

Your vehicle has ball and gross trailer weight limits and those are really set for bitumen roads. Reduce them by at least a third for outback roads and more for offroad.

So I'm not a fan of chassis designs that are standard across a range of models and accommodate more storage by adding draw-bar boxes. But if you're sold on one of those then budget for a suspension kit as well.

Good luck with your choice.

At risk of adding to comment above on the Campomatic.... :-)
Agreed, re consideration of Campomatic - we studied the Aussie Swag back in 04 (when Noel was still personally showing them around Oz)....it was a very well built camper then.....probably a lot better now ? ....but I opted against the articulated kitchen. Also had a good look at the KK range, in my view a little better built than the Campo overall. But we chose a Campo Ranger M3 because it was still a good product, had much the same facilities as the KK but had a much lighter ball weight (important for our Jackaroo of the time). The Campo was a very robust trailer and we did plenty of great outback trips over the 5 years we had it and got a good price when sold (it was one of the last few built by the company founders, at Yatala Qld - far as I know, now made elsewhere by Trakshak). Your 100 series might not need suspension assistance at the back to maintain level running for the AS and the Campo....but would almost be a dead cert for the front heavy KK.
That said, you couldn't go wrong with buying any of those three, if well looked after.....all very easy to use and enjoy in the outback.