Australian Truck Campers are dramatically growing

I think the reason why Toyota etc don’t try to compete in the medium and heavy duty trucks is that the US trucks are pretty good. They waited far too late get in the market. I know some people like Tundras, but the only trucks they actually win with are the Tacomas.

There have been rumors that Toyota was going to produce a 3/4 and/or 1 ton for years. I get it why invest in building here when you have a very uphill battle to take market share.

^^^ I don't think anyone here is so naive as to think that the Japanese don't make medium and heavy duty trucks. We just don't see many here since it's hard for them to compete due to import taxes. Japanese cabovers up to about 19K GVWR are very popular, and up until 10 years ago or so, Isuzu imported trucks up to 50K GVWR. I've driven a couple of 24 foot Isuzu box trucks and they drive very nicely.

Contrary to what people think in the US, Japanese Trucks can be quite large. These are not sold in the US, giving the impression that their vehicles are small


Japanese MDT

notsobigjoe wrote:
The only one that looks like a truck camper is the second one down. The rest.... Maybe a class c?

All are Truck Campers, tops can be taken off and suspended on legs. Trying to find a photo for the last one, quite impressive how big it is. Also the Truck towing it is not Japanese. You have a real variety of vehicles used as TC's here, rarely US ones

The only one that looks like a truck camper is the second one down. The rest.... Maybe a class c?

ticki2 wrote:
It’s amazing how some folk judge the quality of something from a picture on a web site without any first hand knowledge . There also never seems to be a price mentioned for these superior campers to know what or who would be a reasonable competitor.

Some Australian RV manufacturers like Kimberley Kampers have already started selling in the US. They also sponsored a 4x4camper Overland event

It’s amazing how some folk judge the quality of something from a picture on a web site without any first hand knowledge . There also never seems to be a price mentioned for these superior campers to know what or who would be a reasonable competitor.

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Probably, but not any better than the American built quality RVs. ;)

Well that definitely wouldn't be hard to beat.

They look more like expedition campers to me.
I watch Australian off road chanel on youtube.
They drive pickups, mostly Japanese (have not seen US made) and routinely cross 3-4 feet deep rivers, where water flowing over windshield is common. . I really admire how well organized their trucks are. They have freezers, who will slide out and lower with single lever pull, BBQ, sliding tables, often with sink, some have tents on the top, that set up with single ladder pull, some still use old-fashioned tents.
With all this camping gear, they still can carry spare U-joints and tools to replace them in the wild.

gbopp wrote:
What is the general quality of Australian built RV's?
It has to be better than the American built junk. :(

Probably, but not any better than the American built quality RVs. ;)