CamperVan or camper trailer or 4wd+camping gear

bigben,
i reckon try before you buy , so why not hire all the above options & try them out on short trips that way you will know what is best for you & the missus if this advice is no good please dont head butt me. cheers

Hi Bigben

Roof top is great for a trip but if you are looking for months then I would go for the campertrailer as you can carry most items. Get a good trailer (and there are plenty) and it will happily follow your 4wd any where.

Trev

I second the try-before-you-buy idea.......

I think roof top tents are great if you are on the move all the time but they have a problem if you are camped somewhere four four days or so . Every time you want to go fishing or sightseeing , you have to pack it up and then pull it out again when you return .

Campers can go just about anywhere except they have trouble on the harder sand dunes . They seem to make it down the CSR with the odd snatch required , but when you want to go somewhere a bit more adventurous like south of the Calvert Ranges , the snatch strap gets a real workout . It just depends on how often you will be going into the real bad stuff . Kimberley and Cape York are no problem for a Camper , as long as you take it easy over the rough stuff . My Trak Shak has been in some deep crossings with a good current without problems .

Hi bigben,

If you end up keeping the Suzuki, I think this will limit your choices of accomodation and where you take this accomodation. A lot of good quality offroad camper trailers will be a heavy load for the Zook and this will limit where you can take this combination. The Zook on it's own will do most if not all major treks in OZ (need to take or allow for extra fuel) but with camper???? But a larger 4by would fix this with a good camper trailer.

I personally don't like the rooftop tents, for the same reasons someone has explained already....You have to pack up camp whenever you want to go somewhere, then setup again when you get back.

Britz type camper would suit me but I camp in the back of a Patrol so the troopy type camper would be like the hilton for me. I think you would be well advised to rent one of these and do a trip of some distance and time to see whether it suits you pair. as I don't think it would suit everyone.

With your Suzuki and a tent you would have Oz at your beck and call and only fuel range would stop me from taking that setup anywhere in OZ.

Hope this helps.
Trevor.

Couple of comments.

The Campervan (Britz Type) are quite appealing when travelling.

Pull over the side of the road , flip the lid , all set for a sleep. Advantage is that should something disturb you during the night , all you need to do is pull the lid and drive off. Dont even need to set foot outside the door.

Disadvantage being . . . once you are set up , you are stuck there . . . bit hard to drive up the road to check it out.

Campertrailer. A decent one will go pretty much anywhere. Although , I doubt a 2.0l Zuk is up to the task. Certainly not off road. The V6 might be ??

They ARE easy to setup. Depending of your length of stay to how much you set up.

Roof top tent. I know a few guys withy them that love them . . . me . . not my thing. I found that the vehicle sways too much , and thats in calm conditions. Not sure a Zuk would be to it either (roof capacity ?) Also , the set up thing again.

Vehicle and tent. Not a bad way to go , and easily the cheapest option. Downside is setting up and packing up every day. Can be a chore. Also wet weather in a small tent can be tiresome. For ease of travel though . . . would be a good choice.

As mentioned above . . . hire a few options and try before you buy.

I agree with most comments above. I think it depends on the type of travelling you intend to do; move on daily or stop for a few days or more and do day trips. We tend to do the latter so for us having to pack up a campervan or roof-top tent every time you want to go for a drive would be a pain.