Trayon wanted any thoughts

Tony,

I've been looking at them myself for the past 12 months. Liked the Trayon but preferred the Travelander. There is a mob in QLD making one which is basically a ute based copy of the Ultimate camper trailer. They're called Piggyback Campers. Nice unit but heavy (and quite exxy $ wise). I think I'll go the Travelander when finances permit.

Cheers Mick

I had a trayon for about 7 years, and only sold it to get a slide on with shower and toilet and hot and cold running water

The trayon is great, and still allows quite serious off road capabilities. As we are often in wet weather the wet canvas was bit of an issue, although we covered everything up with plastic sheets if closing up in the wet.

The mattress is a bit this which we fixed with a higher density foam as it can't be fitted with a thicker foam.

It also gets very hot inside in the sun, a tropical awning helps but takes time to put on.

I loved the low profile and light weight.

Setting up and packing away is a bit fiddly. The legs may have been changed but left a little to be desired.

My new camper has hijacker legs and are left fitted. I would fit them next time instead.

Would I buy again . . , yes. . but we a bit older now and like a few more creature comforts.

However trayon have continuously improved them and now have an external shower

Have you done a search on this forum. There are a lot of postings about them all good

Dunedigger

Hi,
I'm looking at the Innovan slide on camper, no canvas, made in Tasmania. It won't suit everybody, but it ticks all the boxes for us.
cheers

Hi Tony

We looked at the Trayon but for some reasons listed below we bought the Travelander. We have owned a Tavelander for about 2 years now. We looked around a lot before investing as the range is quite varied and the prices are shocking.

The cooking area is outside. If you have ever cooked bacon and eggs inside a tent you will know how bad this can be.Cook anything in an enclosed area and you will regret it. After a few meals the walls will become greasy and it is hard to clean canvas.

The travelander kitchen is a big selling point for us. Just so easy to use. The cooker and sink is on a swing out arm and the rest of the kitchen is just there for easy access.

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The travelander also does have the option if the weather is terribly inclement to unplug and take the kitchen unit inside the camper where water and gas can also be plugged in. I had to do this once when I did not have the anex set up as we where on the road and it was pouring with rain so just had to cook inside.

Prior to having the Travelander we stopped at a caravan park in Queensland and as we booked in a caravan booked in right next to us. We set up our camper trailer which meant we sat outside in the shade of the trailer enjoying a couple of beers. The caravan pulled up next to us, unhooked the car, plugged in the caravan and the went inside, turned on the airconditioner and that was the last we saw of them for 3 days. We on the other hand met all sorts of people as we sat outside. Made up our minds that if you are traveling and wanting to see the country and the people the more outside the better.

Other points of merits we looked for. Ease of opening - the travelander has a remote control 12v electric screw jack that opens the entire unit. So easy. Something to consider as you get older. When it is closed there is a hard top so it is totally water + dust proof. Not just for travelling but also for when it is sitting at home. With other canvas tops I dread water penetration or vermin penetration.

Access and egress into the camper is really easy. Two doors so you can use either depending on needs. Access to the queensize bed was easy - some other brands had unbelievable ladders that would give anyone concern during a midnight toilet run.

All the other standard items made great selling points on our list. Twin fridges. One around the side for use as a freezer. Hot water system. Twin batteries with built in multistage charger and the Anderson plug to the car. LED lighting everywhere. Alternate 240v plugs everywhere when hooked into mains power.

For robustness - I have taken the unit up to Steep Point in WA - Shark Bay. It is a 5 hour trip in on the track but only 130km long. I smashed the leaf springs on my boat. Camper made it fine. When fully set up with annexe we stayed there for 2 weeks. At times putting up with gale force winds. There are no trees or anywhere to be out to the wind so the camper just had to take the brunt of it. Held fast just fine. Very comfortable to sleep in even during the storms.

With the double layer tropical roof over top it is even comfortable during the hottest days for an afternoon nanna nap.

I could go on but suffice to say we have been impressed. When packed down on the back of the ute I have been on some very boggy beaches with no problems.Well did get into a bit of a sticky situation once where the beach just ran out with waves crashing up to the dunes. I was forced to back up some 200m while the cruiser tried to slide side ways into the ocean. Even with the camper on the back no problems.

Sorry to go on. Just offering my ideas - especially when you are looking at investing serious money on setting youself up.

David

Just bought a Traymate and it has everything we need to really get into the outback. Have tried off road caravans, camper trailers & tents but this is much easier to set up and transport. They are made in Beverley WA and Earl, being a cabinet maker by trade, is pedantic about ensuring they are strong,light, comfortable and functional. He will design the base to suit the tray but all the rest is pretty standard including solar power, shower and jacks.
We searched from Canada to WA and found this gem right in our own backyard. Happy to expand further if you need any more info.