Buying a Camper Trailer

I took my O'Briens with leaf springs over a fair bit of rough country up around the Kimberlys. It seemed to travel OK. Met one bloke with his independent suspension hanging off.

I reckon as long as what you buy is good quality it will go wherever you are game to take it. Just don't overload and don't go at it like a bull at a gate.

Maybe if you gave an idea of your 'comfortable budget', it would help with getting advise, also if you are looking at new or used.
Quite often with a lot of things, it pays to buy a better quality item second hand, rather than make do with an inferior product, just because you want say it was "new".

If you are looking at spending around $10 - 12,000, maybe look at a Track Eagle, arguably the best offroad camper trailer ever built, as far as chassis, suspension & storage are concerned. But you will have to without a few "bells & whistles" like space hungry slide out kitchens etc, but you will rest easy towing it over any terrain, knowing that it will follow you home.

Yes, I do own one, but only after wishing for & subsequently buying a brand new, well known brand of camper trailer that was so badly built & finished that I just couldn't own it, let alone use it. So after litigation I ripped up a couple of grand, licked my wounds & bought the Track Eagle, furthermore, we couldn't be happier!

Hi Jason,

Independent suspensionis generally better as it gives a smoother ride with its longer travel, but a well built solid axle system will out-perform a poorly built independent system anyday.

Main thing to look for with a solid axle is eye to eye leafs and good shocks, this will still give you a reasonable ride and travel, but be as strong as the proverbial outhouse - and that is a big concern when doing the remote trips.

Cheers

Captain

Aussie made Trak Shak, are the go ,,,

From what I have been told, the Chinese made ones do not cut it !

Cheers
Bucky