A shout out to MDC camper trailer owners!

Travelling_Gilberries · Member

A shout out to MDC camper trailer owners!

Snail · Senior Member

Hi Tony

You will love your camper. You will be able to go places you can never go in a caravan. I bought one back in 1987 and my parents borrowed it for a holiday, for years they had been travelling around Australia in their old Millard behind the XA Falcon .Dad got one of the first GQ Patrols and they set off. Five months later they returned said it was the best holiday they ever had.

I have a caravan with all the bell and whistles. Last year I went away four times, once in the van with the family and three times on my push bike camping along the way. Last trip on my bike it rained so hard I stayed in the toilet at the footy ground in Skipton. It didn't make any difference, I was on the road and enjoyed myself.

On over night stops I just throw bags in the corners.

Snail.

-- Edited by Snail on Monday 12th of January 2015 02:07:08 PM

Travelling_Gilberries · Member

Thanks Snail, at least I shouldn't have a queue behind me on the road. Been there, done that. We had an old motor home back in the late 80s which looked like a gypsy caravan inside and like an ice cream delivery truck outside. But we took it everywhere and could never go much more than 80km/h as it only had a 2L 4 Cyl motor. We called that "the snail".

For overnight stays I am thinking we'll only throw the tent over, push out the tensioning poles, open the windows and climb into bed. I even toyed with taking a swag and laying it on top of the trailer for short stops, but I'm worried one of us will fall out!

Tony

jetj · Guru

Hi Tony,
There is a campertrailers Group on Facebook, also have a forum and yahoo mail group. They have a fairly comprehensive website with lots of information at http://www.campertrailers.org

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Had a soft floor camper trailer for ten years - it went just about everywhere, towed by 4WD. If you look after them they are fantastic, for overnight stops, our bed was always made up, and we would just put the tent piece out, very easy to do, two ropes to the ground to make it stable, as for pegging the floor, couple of boxes, or esky did the trick.

The one we had was a very basic model, as we had piles of camping equipment we didn't choose to get a kitchen, we had things under the bed, accessible from outside as well, boxes with wheels, and we put rope handles through the sides, put a large cup hook on the end of the broom to pull them out with. The most used stuff was packed at the opening end of the trailer.

We could put ours up and be in bed in probably ten minutes, the inner frame didn't need to be touched, when you pulled the tent part out, it just all fell into place.

Don't know the brand MDC got a photo?

cultana · Senior Member

Tony,
Sent PM.. enjoy the info..

Travelling_Gilberries · Member

MDC-01 packed

This is the MDC-01 packed up

MDC unpacked

And this is it set up. Also has an annex which can be set up as a canvas room.

Travelling_Gilberries · Member

Yes, I had read this already. Seems a bit harsh. You get what you pay for and as we only paid $4000 (used) for this trailer (with lots of gear too) I think it's pretty good value even if a bit clumsy in places.

Tony

tonyd · Guru

OK, Rule #1 for camper trailers is: don't set up the annexe.

Rule #2 for camper trailers is: See Rule #1.

Your thinking about a tarp is very good and will save your blood pressure!

Cheers, TonyD