recomendations on camper trailers

Im pretty sure we could handle a camper trailer, being a regular camper. obviously off road for us, couple of kids and couple of dogs. we will be decking out our 200 series making into a twin cab with all the modcons. we already have a off road trailer that i am wanting to convert.

suggestions of a good camper trailer manufacturer?

we havent really put a maximum on it as to buy something of poorer quality is going to cost more in the long run in repairs and so forth and we also plan on keeping after the trip due to now having young kids a tent isnt really adequate anymore. a really well designed easily excesable kitchen would be necesary to for the quick roadside lunch stop and the more liesurly campmeals

Well my pick was and is a Camp'o'matic hard floor. I bought a 97 and would not swap it for anything else. I have spent 3 months in the Kimberley etc and it has been great. But there are only 2 of us. It is also fine in wet weather for 2 with the awning up which again takes less than 2 minutes. it only weighs about 650Kg loaded which I like as I am not a tower.

Maybe a hard floor with the kids in a tent is your answer as hard floors take 30 seconds to put up, and the kitchen slides out for quick lunches.
However they do not have much storage compared to a soft floor.
Some good brands -Camp'o'matic up to 2004 when they stopped being made by the original owner.
Ultimate- Very popular but has inside kitchen. Has extension that can go under the main bed for the kids.
Kimberley has a good rep but expensiive. and T van has a great following but probably more for 2.

Look I think that a soft floor gets very old very fast in consistent wet weather. We have friends from Canberra who were stuck in WA in 3 weeks of rain. they got so sick of it they traded it in WA and went home in a Coramal camper. It is no fun in a downpour to have 120MM of water flowing through the tent and folding a big awning of wet canvas is no fun.
Regards Philip A

Hi there Jezza, I too live in Darwin and just bought a camper second hand from qld and poor husband had to go and get it which was a pain but so worth it. we have three small children and I would LOVE to up stumps and take off but for some of our family career comes first at this point.
last year I met a couple who left from adelaide to travel around the country in a soft floor camper and had their first baby up here and brought him home to the camper. I kind of remember thinking they were out of their minds but really its all so doable its just a different way of living.
I think that the soft floor campers are great for the room they provide but I love the easy set up of our hard floor and the kitchen which is accessable to stop for lunch or even a cup of tea for a break. you can still set up awnings etc and build a castle out of it for when you want to stay in one spot and it doesnt take much more time than putting up a soft floor anyway. IMO it gives you more options. I love that its all set up all the time and it has everything we need.
good luck for your journey.

Hi jezza
had any luck finding the right camper...check www.shordellcampers.com ,great family trailer,we have 1queen & 1 double on top and the floor space 3x3metre, so you can fit single bunk beds or another double blow without putting extra rooms on .....the kitchen pulls out 2.3metres long so hav browse at the web site some of the site is still under construction,but you can look through the trailer....have a great day.