Camper Trailer Australia - April 2018

OUT SA

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LIMITED EDITION

DOUBLE

DECADE

Words John Willis pic Alison Kuiter

Trackabout have their roots firmly planted in building tough, well-

engineered campers built to last a lifetime. Happy 20th Anniversary

to our great mates from Trackabout on their 20th year of making

premium, dinky di Aussie camper trailers.

that the major problem with many designs is

assembly time and so put their minds to designing

abetterprocess.TheresultistheTrackabout

Touring Series. There’s the ‘Extenda’ — a walk-up

style camper, plus the ‘Safari’ — a shorter version.

They also offer a choice of two tent styles: the

‘Basecamp’ — conventional soft floor, plus the

‘Touring’series,astested.Fromtheoutsideit

looks like a traditional soft floor but in reality it’s a

wolf in sheep’s clothing.

LET’S GO CAMPING

We found a lovely waterfront campsite on a private

property not far from Queensland’s Mt Cotton and,

to my surprise, Lane told me not to worry about

winding down the stabilisers as the trailer really

didn’t need it for an overnighter — a first “ease of

use” box ticked then and there. I commented on

theobviousstrengthoftheoverheadboatrackas

it pivoted easily to 45 degrees on well-weighted

gasstruts.Theboatrackhasaloadingweight

of over 100kg which is suitable for traditional

12” tinnies with heavier 1.6mm aluminium

A

prediction to start things off — other than

unforeseen accidents, based on what

I’ve seen, I’d say every Trackabout that’s

rolled out of their manufacturing facility

is still providing their lucky owners with camping joy.

Answers on a postcard, please.

Trackabout Campers are Aussie legends. If the

Jolly Swagman cooked his jumbuck in a camper

trailer, odds are it would have been a Trackabout.

They refuse to defer to imported options, instead

preferring to offer premium manufactured quality

to experienced campers who have seen the

comings and goings of many of their competitors.

With the current industry trend moving away

from traditional soft floor campers, of which

the brand was famous, I was a little nervous

for brother’s Lane and Dave and the rest of

the Trackabout clan. Yet I shouldn’t have been

concerned — these guys are on top of their game.

They are leaders, not followers!

Proving their dedication and ingenuity yet again,

Trackabout HQ came up with a new design and

launched it at a recent field day. They recognised

DELIGHT