When we didn t have to write an article about australian made camper trailers because apart from a few notable exceptions mostly from south africa all our camper trailers were built locally.
Easiest soft floor camper to set up.
Weighing just 280kg it can be towed by just about anything.
Go to a 4wd camping show.
If you re looking for a galvanized camper trailer that won t burn through your fuel while also offering decent interior storage space and plenty of tent space a soft floor camper is likely to tick more boxes than a hard floor camper.
Hard floor campers rear folding hard floor camper trailers feature a hard top that converts into a hard floor when the trailer is opened.
Some require the use of a couple of tent pegs ropes.
Trackabout campers build excellent kitchens and the various storage options are exhaustive.
One of the most affordable little campers on the market the cruiser combines a simple australian made trailer with the smallest of oztrail s soft floor camper tents.
Our first camper trailer was a soft floor and we loved it.
Adding hinges to the camper top.
Soft floor rope pulley pack up system.
Typically weighing hundreds of kilos less than a hard floor camper and significantly more affordable the soft floor.
Promoted as the world s fastest camper trailer to set up the new model is fitted with an electric operated rooftop tent and easy fold out batwing awning from fellow south african manufacturer bundutec with push buttons on the side for raising the roof and access to the bed at the rear via a separate ladder.
Adding 12volt actuators.
I have the hang of it now and can do it myself but there were some very frustrated times early on trying to set the tent up and having poles fall down while sweltering under the canvas.
Soft floors campers are also easy to set up for a one nighter usually by removing the soft vinyl tonneaux cover pulling the canvas out extending the internal frame.
Securing that shadecloth flooring.
A patriot camper trailer at the 4wd show.
Auto centering floor.
Other advantages of the soft floor campers.
The easiest place to suss out a heap of camper trailers in a short period of time is the local caravan camping 4wd shows.
It makes things so much easier.
Dave kerrie s kitchen.
The soft floor tent is excellent quality and has enough room for a couple of kids on the floor plus is easy enough to set up a few nights in a row or settle down in for a few weeks in a row.
It s literally the easiest soft floor to set up because there s barely anything to it.
There was a time when australia was a proud camper trailer building nation.
The soft floor camper on the other hand has insanely heavy canvas and because of the big tent requires a fair bit of muscle and effort to set up.
Generally speaking hard floor models are quicker to set up and pack down than their soft floor counterparts.
