Australian style TTs now available in the US -- big news!

SoundGuy wrote:
Good friends of ours Downunder just took delivery of a new 19' dual axle Vacationer Roughrider they had ordered last year - $72,000 AUD$. Having seen these Australian manufactured caravans myself in person I can say they're far and away much superior in just about every respect to trailers built here in N America. The current trend there is to European style white interiors in many of these units but my BIL & his wife just purchased a used 2014 single axle 19' caravan for $41,000 AUD$ and it has what we here in N America would consider a more conventional wood interior finish.

Proper Australian built Dirt Road or Off Road Caravans are, not Chines:R

profdant139 wrote:
For years, I have whined that the rugged Aussie caravans are not available in the US, and that there is no USA made substitute.

Well, here we go:

Black Series

Very expensive, but for those of us who really want to boondock in rough country, it may be worth it.

Check out the components -- very beefy!

These are Chinese built CamperTrailers not Off Road Caravans

Twodownzero, you are right that this is not a mass market item. But I can tell you, as someone who travels to really remote places, there are some folks who would find this product worth a careful look. Me, for example.

And it's not just shocks -- the independent suspension, the clearance, the unique 360 coupler, and so on. Many features that are not found on stock US trailers!!

routeforty wrote:
Perhaps the $50000 price is in Australian dollars which converts to about $36000 USD. So now we can all buy one :B

$36k for a tiny, single axle trailer, just because it comes with 4 shocks and mud tires?

There is no market in the US for this.

Good friends of ours Downunder just took delivery of a new 19' dual axle Vacationer Roughrider they had ordered last year - $72,000 AUD$. Having seen these Australian manufactured caravans myself in person I can say they're far and away much superior in just about every respect to trailers built here in N America. The current trend there is to European style white interiors in many of these units but my BIL & his wife just purchased a used 2014 single axle 19' caravan for $41,000 AUD$ and it has what we here in N America would consider a more conventional wood interior finish.

routeforty wrote:
Perhaps the $50000 price is in Australian dollars which converts to about $36000 USD. So now we can all buy one :B

Yup, $36K US for the short one. I'd bet I could install a similar suspension system for less than 1/4 the price ($9K). I'd even throw in disk brakes. :B
As Profdan found out, shock absorbers can do a lot for ride control and peace of mind. For rough roads, independent suspension is superior.

Perhaps the $50000 price is in Australian dollars which converts to about $36000 USD. So now we can all buy one :B

Be very interesting to see how they sell.
We don’t boondock, so don’t have to spend 60k to replace ours.
The specs on them are very impressive, though I can’t imagine why I would need nearly 4K pounds of cargo capacity.
All in all, very cool campers.

Interesting alternative to the typical "overland" setup of a heavy duty cargo trailer with a tent frame on top. Those set ups are in a similar ball park price wise, and don't even have indoor plumbing.

The armored underbelly holding tank on the black seems excessive. Why have the tank hang down below the frame at all? even my bottom dollar KZ has the tanks up above the level of the frame box section, no way they'll snag anything. a simple flat skid plate could armor them, instead of needing a armor box which will get hung up on things.

Wow! Almost worth buying one just so you could be seen pulling it!