Does Signature’s first shot at a

hard-core offroad camper hit

the mark? A wild day in the rocks

will be the judge of that.

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WORDS AND PICS Dan Everett

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t’s been a few weeks now since I put

the Signature Campers' Premium to

the test, and to be honest, I’ve kinda

been kicking this can down the road

a little. Not because of any faults with the

trailer, more just me trying to get my head

around it. The pros. The cons. The things

I’d change. And the people it’d suit. There’s

been a pretty big shift in the way people

use camper trailers over the past few years.

They’re constantly expanding. Getting bigger.

Heavier. Fancier. With more accessories than

you’d ever thought possible. The end result is

they end up distracting you from the actual

camping experience, at least in my opinion.

If you’re on the road for six months, a

20,000W inverter might be great, but if

you’re ducking off for a weekend here and

there are you doing it to stare at your laptop

after fighting with 40 spreader bars? Or are

you doing it to get off the beaten track, to

places the Average Joe can’t reach, where

you can enjoy the wonder of the Australian

bush without all the hustle and

bustle of life coming along for

the trip?

The Signature has had me

stumped because there isn’t

really anything to bench mark it

against. Sure, there are trailers that

offer a similar stripped back camping

experience. But they’re three times the price.

And there’s campers for a similar price, but

they’re often a cacophony of poorly thought

out features all designed to lure unsuspecting

buyers. They have more shit, so they must

be better... right? The Premium didn’t really

fit into either category, and that's why I

immediately loved it.