Upgrading a camper trailer - to do or not to do that is the question

Thanks for the tips stephan.

I will have someone 'in the know' look at A frame & general strength of trailer.

Actually I think the real test may be for me to limit myself to the limitations of the trailer & that's why I'm wondering whether to 1. upgrade, 2. trade-up to a cheap older second hand off road ct; or 3. just live with what I've got the way it is.

In time I hope to get a Kimberly Karavan as they look mighty impressive apart from weight & cost.

I'm afraid I'd go with the purpose built one.
There can be major structural differences between on and offroad ones.
Throwing money at an onroad one might turn out to be false economy.

too right Footy.....the olds had a box trailer for camping, when compared to thier new off-road camper on which everything seems twice the thickness ect

I'd go the real off road trailer

Thanks Footloose & stefan - You chaps have managed to get me on the straight & narrow. I appreciate your sound advice.

Since posting my question I checked the net and got some real box trailer horror stories.

Bottom line is that it's one thing to read a horror story and another completely to feature in it.

If you are happy with your current tent, there is the option of putting your existing tent on to a off road trailer.

Might be a more cheaper option.

My .02

Thanks everyone for the solid advice.

Seems beefing the onroad trailer is simply a bad idea. So that's good that I at least now know what I wondered about. Cheers for that.

I am happy with my current canvas (apart from the mattress), so I think I'll trot down to see the good folks at Coffs Canvas and enquire into some of your suggestions about a 'transplant' to an off road trailer.

At the same time I may have them look at giving more room for an inner spring mattress or whet ever else they come up with. 2 birds with one stone.

Again thanks one & all - WD

An easy way to make the canvas a bit longer to suit a higher trailer would be to cut the floor section out and sew in a bucket style floor. The seams are then off the ground as a bonus.