BarneyB
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 11-2008
Location: Blakeview, Adelaide SA
TOTAL POSTS: 183
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ExyCol could you please elaborate on the features you would have added? I am considering buying a cheap unit and modifying myself, some things are easy to do but some need to be included from the start.
--- Regards,
Barney X1047 (c)
2008 ST31, CVT, Flint, Towbar, Cargo mat, Headlight protectors, Dashmat, LED kick steps. Bonnet protector
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7/Sep/2011, 9:17 pm
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ExyCol
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 09-2006
TOTAL POSTS: 116
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Re: camper trailers
Off the top of my head here are some things I can think of. Having said that, I usually find things I would've liked better as I come to use the trailer and then promptly forget them afterwards.
Just so you can see exactly which camper trailer I have - I have the Getaway Plus from these guys: http://tourlitetrailers.com.au/
Electric brakes - The trailer itself (with tent section) only weights 300KG and I wouldn't load it up over 500KG, but having brakes would have been a nice safety feature, and I might be struggling to retro-fit some. So far with the new T31 X-trail, the brakes do seem better than the old T30 so this hasn't been as much an issue.
Gas Bottle/Fuel holders - I can probably weld these on the A Frame later, but still more effort to do so.
Dust Sealing - the top cover just uses bungee cable, and hence some dust does get into the tent section, but thankfully not too much. I think some better camper trailers use a zip to help with this, but I can imagine that being quite hard to put on/remove when you use it. The bigger problem I have with dust is that it gets inside the trailer section - usually all the gear has a small layer of fine dust on it. I can probably fix this by sealing up the front and rear doors of the trailer, but some parts of this may be a little difficult due to the door design.
Water Tank - Again, something I can retrofit, but more effort to get this done.
Electrical System - I'm pretty handy with 12Volt systems, so something I can fit myself, but I'll eventually get around to fitting some strip lighting inside the tent permanently and run wiring to a good location for a battery.
Better tent part - They use the Oztrail camper tent on the trailer I got, and it is pretty decent considering the price. Some small items that would immensely improve it would be if the floor was more a bucket style - during wet weather the canvas can get wet from water sitting on the ground and this takes a little longer to dry than the floor material. If the floor was a bucket style, this would less likely happen. Having said that, the trailer is slightly higher than what the Oztrail tent needs, and it does somewhat cause a 'bucket' to start occuring, keeping most of the canvas away from the ground.
It is easy to find faults in the tent/trailer, but overall it is still a great unit and does the basics of what I need - somewhere to sleep that is easily towed. I've also added a drifta kitchen to it, and this was worked very well. Simple design and just plain reliable.
With the actual trailer we chose - we don't have much room at all to store a tailer at the house, so having a smaller sized trailer was important and this did limit our options quite a lot. This wasn't the only reason we chose this trailer - it is also quite lightweight, and hence easy to tow and low on the fuel use. It also fits nicely behind the X-Trail and hence should cut down on wind resistence.
I'm taking it semi off-road soon to give the trailer a good work-out, so it should be interesting to see if it can take it. It uses a rubber suspension setup, so its not easily repairable should it break, but the sales guy (haha) said that it is off-road capable and will hold up to it.
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8/Sep/2011, 10:28 am
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BarneyB
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 11-2008
Location: Blakeview, Adelaide SA
TOTAL POSTS: 183
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Thanks mate, some good tips there. Sounds like a decent unit.
--- Regards,
Barney X1047 (c)
2008 ST31, CVT, Flint, Towbar, Cargo mat, Headlight protectors, Dashmat, LED kick steps. Bonnet protector
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8/Sep/2011, 9:27 pm
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cooch t31
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 06-2008
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
TOTAL POSTS: 5966
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Nice Todd, big when it's set up.
--- Tony X-891c
HERE is my D22 Navara
HERE is my old 2008 T31, ST Series1
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18/Nov/2012, 6:20 am
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Toddyh03
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 08-2011
Location: Lalor Park, NSW
TOTAL POSTS: 1663
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Re: camper trailers
Yeah Tony main section is really quick and easy. Perfect for a night or weekend. The annex doubles the overall size and encloses the kitchen. Better for a long stay
--- Toddyh X-2048 (c)
New: Challenger
Old: 2010 T31 Diesel modified
My XTrail
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18/Nov/2012, 6:28 am
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