Hard floor campers

Maybe look at used Kimberley Kampers, or Aussie Swag. Reasonably priced and rugged. As long as canvas is ok, good value and can be resold at close to purchased cost. Both close to unbreakable, particularly the KK. Based on personal experience.

I would suggest looking for an older camper that was built in Australia.
Rear fold hard floor campers in good condition can be had for approx 10-15000. You can generally pick up a few extras as part of the bargaining.

Cub campers are bullet proof also. Have been around for a long time. Same as the AOR Odessey and KK and Aussie swag. The last two sadly have closed down in the last year. AOR don’t make the canvas Odessey anymore either. All are available on caravancampimngsales.com.au, just use the search function.

We just went through the same thing as we plan doing a lot more traveling over the next few years.

We decided on a new cub escape. It’s slightly larger than the Brumby model 2.6 body as opposed to the brumby 2.2 meters

Both are capable off-road and Aussie made steel chassis with proper Aussie canvas (not the leaky Chinese stuff)


https://cubcampers.com.au/range/2-6m-series/escape/

Or as others have said look at second hand kk or similar.

Don’t be attracted to imported cheapies with lots of bling, whilst there are some improved model there seem to be lots of horror stories including suspension failures, leaks and premature rust appearing.

You didn’t really mention new or used, or budget.
Assuming used with a $25,000+ budget, I would go for an Australian Off Road Odyssey, or say around $15000+, a Pioneer Argyle or Argyle SE.
Both campers are extremely capable. I did a trip that included the Gunbarrel Highway, Canning Stock Route & Tanami Track with both of those makes of camper involved & both performed faultlessly.

I’s say get something like about a 8 year old Kimberley Kamper.... oh what do you know, I just so happen to have one coming up for sale soon...lol.
Seriously though, we have travelled over a lot of Australia in ours with no major dramas at all...just had to replace a couple of door zippers and a fridge slide that wouldn’t lock shut recently, but after 8 years of usage that sort of stuff is to be expected IMO.

Hire a few of different designs so you can learn what you can and can't live with.

A Tvan from Track Trailer would fit your requirements.
We have one and can't recommend one enough for a quick set up, reliable and functional trailer.

Regards
Chris

Reading your post reminds me that we were once in your position.
I agree the CUB-KIMBERLY-SWAG New very expensive entry levels into camper trailers all great brand trailers and hold their value well.
The more buget concious opt for the 2nd hand brand Aussie Made or Chinese Base Camper Trailers it all depends on your budget.
If you intend on new, chinese based Camper trailers they are now coming into their own (5yrs or younger) MDC-JUMBUCK-EZY TRAILERS-STONEY CREEK- EAGLE all very much on par with each other. I have owned a Chinese Base rear fold now for near on 4 years, it has done around 35,000km and am happy to report had no serious issues with the suspension , chassis or warranty work from the suppliers. I can asure you we have travelled on some seriously rough outback roads with it ( The Gunbarrel - Anne Beadell - Eagle - Great Central) to name but a few.
We have now just Purchased a new Forward Fold Chinese base Camper Trailer after 2 years of research and have the same outlook we had when we first got into the market "if we look after and maintain it check it daily after each drive it will last the distance as well."

Cheers,
Rob

Lots of good advice there. You would most likely be happy with any of the brands mentioned.

The unmentioned factor is weight. Some of the high end hard floors can be heavy on the tow ball and not best suited to towing with some vehicles, notably 4wd Utes.

Good luck with the search.

Cheers

Keep Campomatic in mind too (rear fold hard floor). We bought a new one years back when built by the Eastwell family (the company was later acquired by another maker). We found ours to be excellent all round...very robust throughout with top shelf suspension...the canvas work was first rate too. They had options when ordering, re storage configs for the drawbar boxes. After looking at Aussie Swag, Kimberley and a couple of others we settled on the Campo mainly because of towball load. That said, there are of course heaps of excellent (quite expensive ?) Aussie made trailers out there...as to whether the cheaper imports can do the job reliably, and represent value, is the question. Good luck with it !

Can't fault our Ellis Recreational Vehicle BASE CAMP. It is built to follow a Troopy anywhere. Very sturdy!