GIC Camper Trailers

I think campers generally fall into two categories.

1. Cheap ones, a trailer with a tent screwed to the top, great for a convenient camp setup with plenty of roof area for long stays.

2. Dearer ones with serious suspension for travelling on outback roads with plenty of stops so quicker setup required.

Just my opinion.

Yes, basicly hard floor campers with all the 'goodys' and the much cheaper soft floor campers.Price is a good guide--you get what you pay for.

G'day Biggy, my old shearer mate bought a GIC last year & has just broke it in down the NSW coast at Xmas. He says everything worked fine & he is more than happy with the unit & the price..around $4.5k I think for the offroad
trailer & a tent including annex walls & floor. I am amused by the "You get what you pay for" lot, who criticize the budget campers. Sometimes you "get want you
want". How you find another $25k worth in a $30k camper is way beyond me.
I put together an offroad trailer (similar specs to GIC) And a Oztrail top for
under $5k...We have done nearly 30k of mostly outback touring with no hassles
whatsoever. Only cost is a set of shackle bushes so far. Leaf sprung, no shocks
...no problems. If you have any particular questions I am happy to ask him.
cheers...oldbaz.

G'day, After much research a few months ago I purchased an extreme off road camper from Mario trailers. They use the same tents as GIC which I also considered. I paid $6750 for a fully hot dip gal 7x4 with 7 leaf off road eye to eye springs, 65l water tank, trigg off road hitch, tailgate kitchenette shelf unit 2x Gas bottle holder, 2x Gerrycan holder & gas struts to lift the tent. The tent includes full annex & has midge proof screens. the unit also had 12 months rego. Admittedly I have not had the opportunity for major use but so far I think it has definately been worth the investment & I really struggle to justify spending many times more for some of the units on the market, particularily for the use it will get. the tent is really well made & zips are strong. It is easy to erect & is 15oz Ripstop canvas.
The trailer is well build although a little more time could have been spent on the finishing off particularily before it was galvanised & the second hand tyres (on new rims) are past it but otherwise I am extremely happy with mine. The GIC trailers are basically the same & I believe these two companies were once in business together.
I am planning a trip to Ayers Rock mid this year & will ensure that I have given everything a good shakedown prior to leaving. I have a list of mods I want to do such as adding power & LED lighting which is cheap & easy enough even for me to do. My planned usage will be getting out at least one long weekend a month into the bush (not caravan parks) with 2 - 3 extended touring trips a year. I think this has been a good purchase & is excellant value for money.

Just recalled old shearer mate saying he will have zippers put in the corners of the
one piece annex walls, so that each of the 3 sides can be attached separately.
Bit of a pain to put up in one piece & better ventilation as sides can be left off or
pegged out for exta shade...oldbaz.