Camper Trailer Australia – August 2019

WhenweaskedHankif therewereany

issues,hesaidit wassmoothsailing.Literally.

“Wewererunningindependentdualshock

suspensionontheScout.It wasbrilliant.We

couldsitat 100 kilometresif wehadtogoon

corrugatedroads,andwedidn’tevenknow

thecorrugationswerethere.”

Asfortheoff-gridsystems:“Thebeerswere

alwaysicycoldatnight.”

Theonlyhassleswerea brokenexternal

brasstapfroma flicked-uprockanda worn-

downstoneguardfromthe1000sofoffroad

kilometres.Both,Hankis gladtosay,were

easyfixes.

ITCHINGTOTRAVELAGAIN

Nowit is backtoworkforHank,butin the

backgroundheis plottingadditionaltrips.He

candosogiventhebusinessis in thecapable

handsofhisson,Chris.

“I’mreadytogoagain,”Hanksays.“The

vehicleis clean.TheRVsareready.Lateronin

theyearwe’llprobablygodowntowardsSA

andtheGreatAustralianBight,anddoa quick

tripovertoEsperanceonthecoast.”

Aftera lifespentdevelopingRVs,youmight

aswellenjoytheproductsyou’vecreated!CTA

“WE STARTED STONEY CREEK CAMPERS

WITHTHE

INTENTION

OFPROVIDING

STRONG CAMPERS THAT WERE CAPABLE

OFDOING

THEREMOTE

OUTBACK”

AT A GLANCE

SC-WT (WALK THROUGH)

A classic camper in the soft-floor style, offering

outdoor living under the sizeable annexe. Capable of

sleeping as many as six people.

Stand-out features King sized main bed, four burner

cooktop, independent coil spring suspension with twin

shock absorbers, 160L water capacity, heavy-duty

14oz canvas

Tare 1540kg

ATM 2000kg

Payload 460kg

Body length 3400mm

Overall length 5300mm

Travel height 1600mm

External width 1800mm

CAMPING EXPERIENCE

Hank is by no means a camping greenhorn.

He’s a veteran of sorts – a title further earned

by his latest outing, which is just one of many

throughout his long touring career.

“Camping has been a big part of my life

since I was 15 or 16 and in the air-force cadets

and reserves,” Hank says. “I have loved

camping since then.”

“Many years ago now I started Trackabout

Campers, but we sold that about 20 years ago.

I then went on to work on offroad caravans. In

2012, we started Stoney Creek Campers – with

the intention of providing strong campers that

were capable of doing the remote outback.”

The RVs along for the ride, then, were a long

time in development; they are the product of a

lifetime of experience. Still, Hank says, the trip

was a great R&D opportunity.

“What better way to test out, and try to

break down, our quality systems,” Hank says.

“For example, the fridges. On trips like these,

you can get an answer to the question, how

will they cope with the vibrations, the heat and

the dust?”

The SC-WT, roadside in the outback

Kings Canyon. Note the tiny

people up in the top right

ON THE ROAD