Road and Track Tourer Camper Trailer by Aussieoutback

Hi Richard,

Thanks for your reply, a couple of questions if I may;

the rollover (bit of a worry!!), do you think this was because of the campers light weight, or was there another reason?

do you find the tent and boxes to be waterproof, I am concerned about the boxes when crossing rivers?

can you open the kitchen up when the tent is setup over it?

have you got an annex on yours to provide shade, if so was it a factory option or an aftermarket?

do you find the original chescold fridges work well - I am thinking 240volt before leaving, 12 volt when on the road and gas when stationary)?

Many thanks again,
Jezza

Jezza
Answering some of your questions.
We have owened one for 15years or so been to the cape the kimberley
the gulf Frazer Island at least once a year. We have had no problems with the trailer except out of one really steep exit out of a creek at the cape. We bent the towball and tongue but this would have been avoided if we had put an offroad hitch on it.
The light weight is great expecially on the beach. We carried a couple of jerry cans in a holder at the back of the trailer as well.
We found after the first major trip with the trailer that we prefered to use a dome tent away from the trailer as we found back then a lot of national parks you could not set up correctly as the camping area had poles around the sites and you had to set up on the road.This meant you could walk the tent easiy to a flat spot.
We used to put a piece of foam in the flap under the fridge vent for dust and water. We crossed the jardine - you could back in 1992 and had no problems with the water.
If you use the tent you can put it on either side of the trailer.When we used the tent we used to put it on the storage side, made for easier use of the bedding your clothes etc.
We also had the open fly awning which we used over the kitchen which we ended up altering to attach 2 sides on with velcro which we could put on in windy conditions or rain but leave off when not needed.
One problem we found with the frig was corrigated roads unwound the spring in the regulator which slowed down the flow of gas. This also affected the stove. Another thing my husband changed was putting a heavier wire to the frig for when running on 12 volt.
We have just purchased a trackabout tenttrailer for the next phase of our life. Getting too old to get bedding out everynight wanted to put up tent part and bed be there.
We still have the road and track and if we could have got a bed base attached somehow would have done that. The new one is 700 kilos unladen and the road and track under 300kilo. Husband certainly prefered towing the fiberglass one one the beach.
The Road and Track has great points would also be great using a 30second tent
The Trackabout has great points in different ways
Will make up our minds which one we really prefer after our 12week holiday to WA in 3 weeks time.

Many thanks for all the valuable information that has been provided. I now have a much greater confidence in the camper based on the experiences shared by those above. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Cheers,
Jezza