Cape York and pop up campers

G'day Damo

We 'did' Cape York in July/August this year. We opted to leave our Jayco Outback (a beds fold out type camper) at Lakeland and used a tent from there on.

Having said that, we saw several Jaycos/Coromals/Goldstreams between Lakeland and the tip. All owners of those style campers to whom we spoke were confident that their campers were coping with the trip. None had opted to do the Old Telegraph Track.

I know that that doesn't give you a recommendation, but my observation is that folks are taking all styles of campers and caravans to Cape York. Personally, I would do the same thing again and leave the camper at Lakeland. Unless your "Frank" is experienced with towing in those conditions, then not owing will give he, and you, more flexibility in where you can go on the peninsula.

Cheers
John

Hey there Damo,
We have a Goldstream poptop, and took ours all the way to the tip. We did the old Telly track from gunshot up to sam creek on the way up, and the bypass on the way down. We're just on our way down again as we type.

The camper took everything we gave it, we did have a little mishap causing some superficial damage to the camper. The main problem is the extra length and width that has to be considered, but if you understand the concept of not trying to squeeze a square brick through a round hole, it's all sweet.

We've taken dirt roads as much as possible from Perth, through the center and up the cape, and the cruiser has suffered more damage than the van, just noticed this morning my battery box pulled a bolt through the engine bay mount!

All summed up, the camper will take all the rough stuff, but if you plan to do the old OTL, I suggest a smaller camper, or better still, a swag!

Troy