Tale of Two Off Road RV's

I hate to pile on, but what is the point we are trying to make?

Yes they make truck campers and off road camping trailers in America too. Are you asking which on is better? That Hilux looks like it would die on a rough dirt road, even without the camper. That trailer looks like it would cost three times the camper on the Hilux.

I went with a truck camper because dragging a trailer up a logging road into the mountains and discovering the road ends with a steep mountainside on the left and a steep 200 foot drop in the right and no where to turn around makes pushing a trailer backwards down a mountain for a mile pretty crappy.

Even my overly large truck camper can be backed up, parked in a typical parking spot and driven on forest service roads, over miles of washboard and around switchbacks with only a moderate amount of concern for low trees and branches.

thanks robert. you have some interesting stuff down under.
bumpy

top one is beyond caravans looks like they make lots of flatbed slide on truck campers. 6.5'-9'.

next one is royal flair raptor. they make tow behinds.http://royalflair.net.au/

Thank you for the link. The first one didn't work, but I was able to manually go to the site. Second link is ok. Thanks! I'll enjoy looking at the sites.

RoyB wrote:
I for one really appreciate your reports from down under...

WVbassmistress wrote:
Way cool! Not my cup of tea, but I can certainly appreciate it. Thanks

Bumpyroad wrote:
thanks robert. you have some interesting stuff down under.
bumpy

Ditto to all three!:C

(disregard those party poopers:B)

DWeikert wrote:
Could you at least post the name and possibly a link to "This Caravan Company"? Are these all from the same manufacturer or...?

Beyond Caravans a small start up Company. Last count about 150 Caravan companies alone, not counting Other RV types

lonegunman wrote:
I hate to pile on, but what is the point we are trying to make?

Yes they make truck campers and off road camping trailers in America too. Are you asking which on is better? That Hilux looks like it would die on a rough dirt road, even without the camper. That trailer looks like it would cost three times the camper on the Hilux.

I went with a truck camper because dragging a trailer up a logging road into the mountains and discovering the road ends with a steep mountainside on the left and a steep 200 foot drop in the right and no where to turn around makes pushing a trailer backwards down a mountain for a mile pretty crappy.

Even my overly large truck camper can be backed up, parked in a typical parking spot and driven on forest service roads, over miles of washboard and around switchbacks with only a moderate amount of concern for low trees and branches.

Each to their own, these " drag alongs" are selling like wildfire. All Military Vehicles have trailer supply transport, these are a Trailer/Caravan, not just supply Trailers. Hilux dying on a dirt road is a bit like saying they do not play Baseball in the US or the Ford F-150 would not sell in the US. Hiluxes are everywhere, off road , not just in Australia. Toyota produces 700,000 a year. Overall Pickup production outside NA is so far 2.4 million. It is a rapidly growing segment

Hilux and the L70 Lancruiser are the vehicle of choice for these very unpleasant people. In fact the US had an investigation into why and how, Terrorists in general love them and how they obtain them.

d3500ram wrote:

RoyB wrote:
I for one really appreciate your reports from down under...

WVbassmistress wrote:
Way cool! Not my cup of tea, but I can certainly appreciate it. Thanks

Bumpyroad wrote:
thanks robert. you have some interesting stuff down under.
bumpy

Ditto to all three!:C

(disregard those party poopers:B)

ditto ditto ...

as for a Hilux "dying on a dirt road..." ahahahahahaaa har har

That Toyota is just as overloaded in Australia as it would be in America.

Other then the ONE picture, this thread also seems more appropriate to the Travel Trailer Forum then TCs.