Camplet Camper Trailers

Katrina,

Is this what you are talking about??


Cheers Kev

Hi Katrina, I have no knowledge of the Camplet, but have had a look at the website kindly put up by Doug, & make the following observations...
...10 inch wheels...not since the mini...can you still buy 10" tyres??
...weighs 220 KG....very light...not much metal in that.
...What storage space ? doesnt seem to be much..a 7 by 4 C/t will hold all the
stuff you need for 3 kids..not sure this will & you cant fit much in car with 3 kids.
...European design & build...horror stories exist of such caravans falling apart
under aussie conditions.
...I would suggest the usual box trailer based C/t would be a far better buy.

But by all means have a (good) look at one & see if it suits you.
cheers....oldbaz.

hi
wil4kat

yes i have one and am very happy with it- 2004 model
it's a concorde model not off road but- gvm is 450kg tare is 220kg
i tow it behind my golf diesel and dont even know it's there i get 40.5mpg or 7l/100km's towing it
i've customized mine a bit but havent had any major problems but i did make a heavier tailgate hinge as mine tended to twist slightly when there was a lot of heavy stuff in the kitchen storage area and let a small amount of dust or moisture in past bottom tailgate seal

the latest ones may have had a better hinge put on them but i dont know???

i have done 5.500ks and
it had done over 2.500 th ks adelaide to alice springs and then to kunnunurra and down west coast wa through s/west corner and back to sa with original owner as well
i dont have any small children
you have to carry fridge/ gas bottle and any other extras seperate but they do have a rack on the top for luggage etc
canvass on mine is of very good quality and warm in the wintery weather
quick to set up and cool in summer with flaps open the mattresses are extremily comfortable and several have slept on mine and always commented what a nice sleep they had considering it's only 70mm thick but is very dense european foam

the tyres are availuble they are

" chen shin" trailermaxx tubless steel belted 145R10 36psi rated at 375 kg each
they have shown no signs of structural or tread problems so far and are made in taiwan

the wheel bearings are a common size paralel nylon sealed type and i actually flicked the seals out of mine and packed them with some quaility grease as i have done with every other bearing that i have ever used prior to fitting them as they have bugger all grease in them and it looks like vaseline
and it is sitting on the ball race case not in the ball track when new by the time the bearing gets hot enough to make the gease run into the ball track the bearing is done for
yes basicly a self destruck system to keep the bearing industry revolving with constant sales of new ones
(and before someone chips me i have never damaged a seal removing and refitting it and have literally done dozens of them large and small )with lasting long term service that also saves road side failure
try it u will be amazed how much longer they will last
there may probably be a smorgasboard of nockers who know nothing about the camplet trailers on here
but then thats what this site entails and sometimes makes it more interesting and we have all just about been guilty of that including me with our unqualified comments !
i not trying to influence you in any way just anwering you queiry

it's a hard choice at the best of times trying to choose what suits one best whether it be caravan and/or camper trailer good luck
i got my s/hand std concorde for $9500 if thats any help and in 2004 a new std camplet concorde was $11700.00 you havent said what model it was u looked at but
cheers