Typically weighing hundreds of kilos less than a hard floor camper and significantly more affordable the soft floor.
Easiest soft floor camper to set up.
Weighing just 280kg it can be towed by just about anything.
Generally speaking hard floor models are quicker to set up and pack down than their soft floor counterparts.
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.
Go to a 4wd camping show.
It s literally the easiest soft floor to set up because there s barely anything to it.
Soft floor rope pulley pack up system.
Adding hinges to the camper top.
Adding 12volt actuators.
Hard floor campers rear folding hard floor camper trailers feature a hard top that converts into a hard floor when the trailer is opened.
Our first camper trailer was a soft floor and we loved it.
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.
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.
There was a time when australia was a proud camper trailer building nation.
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.
Best soft floor camper trailers.
It s really only been in the last decade that that s changed.
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.
Other advantages of the soft floor campers.
A patriot camper trailer at the 4wd show.
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.
The easiest place to suss out a heap of camper trailers in a short period of time is the local caravan camping 4wd shows.
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.
Auto centering floor.
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.
Securing that shadecloth flooring.
Trackabout campers build excellent kitchens and the various storage options are exhaustive.
It makes things so much easier.