I've got a custom trailer from 'Follow Me Campers'.. They are a pleasure to deal with and all local made..

Would definitely recommend you check em out..

Belly

if so then go for the one's that the metal roof of the trailer flip over to become the solid (raised) floor of the camper.

lots of brands do them with Kimberly Kamper being the top end and Cub Campers a good mid option.

Hey,

Not by any means an expert here, just forwarding my opinion. My experience is 5 trips in a Oztrail Camper 6, and 4 trips in a PMX semi off-road unit with 18 foot tent.

Most important piece is, how old are your kids, and where do you plan to go?

Our PMX unit is a great piece, but we under specified it. Should have gone with brakes, got a water tank, and had the tool box in the front BUT we got a minimal spec trailer at a bargain price. I have added most things over the past 12 months, but wish we just threw a grand at it when we picked it up.

With the big tent there is plenty of room. It is a pain in the arse to put up in a bit of breeze. The other down side is that we need 6m x 6m of FLAT ground or it looks awkward. Pros and cons of plenty of internal space.

One important thing is to do is make sure you get PLENTY of easily accessible storage. The wind out campers are a great idea, and if we had another $10k we would have one of those two, as the full setup we have Takes three hours to setup. If we had one of those winch out campers, we would be more inclined to doing overnighters. Certainly not feasible going away overnight when we will have 6 hours of unpack and setup (working on a solar panel system)

Depending on the setup you have, I have seen a small dome tent setup under the annexe on a camper for kids. Gives a bit of privicy for older kids.

 I hate typing on an iPad so that is me done for now. Good luck

Hey,

Not by any means an expert here, just forwarding my opinion. My experience is 5 trips in a Oztrail Camper 6, and 4 trips in a PMX semi off-road unit with 18 foot tent.

Most important piece is, how old are your kids, and where do you plan to go?

Our PMX unit is a great piece, but we under specified it. Should have gone with brakes, got a water tank, and had the tool box in the front BUT we got a minimal spec trailer at a bargain price. I have added most things over the past 12 months, but wish we just threw a grand at it when we picked it up.

With the big tent there is plenty of room. It is a pain in the arse to put up in a bit of breeze. The other down side is that we need 6m x 6m of FLAT ground or it looks awkward. Pros and cons of plenty of internal space.

One important thing is to do is make sure you get PLENTY of easily accessible storage. The wind out campers are a great idea, and if we had another $10k we would have one of those two, as the full setup we have Takes three hours to setup. If we had one of those winch out campers, we would be more inclined to doing overnighters. Certainly not feasible going away overnight when we will have 6 hours of unpack and setup (working on a solar panel system)

Depending on the setup you have, I have seen a small dome tent setup under the annexe on a camper for kids. Gives a bit of privicy for older kids.

 I hate typing on an iPad so that is me done for now. Good luck

 Ok cheers,just watched a guy and his 2 helpers put up a trailer camper in less than 30 minutes start to finish. He didn't want to talk about the model or type etc so I just left it be. But it looked bloody great 

We have a WA Outback camper. Top quality, and the canvas work pisses all over some of the Chinese campers on the market.
They are a great midrange option.
We sleep 4 in ours no problem. Love the fact that on my own, in under 3 minutes, the basic camper is setup and ready to sleep. The annex takes another 15 minutes.

 i have a jonnos deluxe atm but before that a jayco swan,if you have younger kids and the wife wants some comfort then the swan is tops  but if younwant to drag it all over oz then a tent camper is better,prices go from 5grand to stupid so hire a few first and see if it suits then look for second hand as there are plenty that sit in carports after the first trip

Suggest you go to the caravan & camping show in March. It is held at the claremont showgrounds. All varieties of campers will be there.

I am looking at one this year, one with hard floor. Best I have seen so far is leisure matters for approx $14k. No need to go for high end (pricey) campers.

Regal XTD Offroad we bought new in 2007 , camped all through the Pilbara and around WA , took it round Oz last year , dropped in to the Cub Factory in North Sydney , great setup , very help staff and good service , easy as to setup once you get the knack , 10 minutes and your cracking a cool fizzy drink !!!

Family of 4 might be a push in a hard floor camper depending on the tug your using - due to the design they can be a pain for storage space...

Would definitely be worth having a look at the caravan and camping show, but it would be best if you already have some kind of a budget in mind. Another place to look is the hire places, even if you did a couple of weekend hires to try a few out.

If your on a budget and are reasonably handy with a few tools, don't be afraid to have a look at some of the imports eg. (www.marketdirectcampertrailers.com.au)

I have one of their "offroad extreme" models and that's been around a bit, including trips to coral bay and steep point. Mine was an earlier version and yes I did have a few issues, but if your reasonably handy there was nothing too extreme to worry about - it was mostly issues that I described as "Fit & Finish" Ie change some of the screws holding parts on to nuts and bolts, mine had "twist and tape" wiring that's now been soldered and shrink wrapped. things like that.

They have also upped their game a bit over the last few years - but on a whole they're pretty reasonable for the price you pay, especially if your willing to do a little bit of work. Alternative is to pay quite a bit more $$$ and get a better brand one - or even look at the second hand market.

After a little bit of practice, 2 people (ie me and SWMBO) can have our camper from zero to fully setup including annex out, all the walls and floor and everything pegged out and power on and beer in hand in about 30min if on good ground

 Plus one for the caravan and camping show.. That's where I got mine and all the makers have good deals..

I also think that a hard floor camper would be tight with  4 people but each to there own..

Depends how much clothes the misses wants to take....mine is crazy!!!

Belly

 I can have the first part up in 5 mins on my own. 25 mins for the full annex and bedding ect. It's slower with helpers. :)

 I had a camprite camper which is made here in Perth by a family team out at Wangara. Yes, they are bloody expensive to buy brand new but I picked up mine half price second hand. It was an older version but I can tell you this, they are a fantastic unit. It does take two people to set up quickly but I used to do it on my own at time in about 15 minutes start to finish. The best thing I like about it was everyone was off the ground and the suspension is unbelieveable. I had four plastic army trunks I used to stap to the roof of the camper while in transit and also two kayaks strapped to them. Sure I had to take them off when I wanted to set up the camper but I knew I had all the stuff I needed.

Anyway, have a look at them.

Hired one a year ago for a trip through the centre, sleeps 2 adults and 2 Kid all off the grond, easy to set up and tough as.