A man's camper is his castle

Over the Christmas break the 'olds' finally gave into to the travelling bug  and directed some hard-earned dollars into buying a camper-trailer. This was  really exciting for us as the intention is that it would be a family investment that we could borrow. 

Now don't get me wrong, I don't mind setting up the tent and all the usual gear but the thought of having everyhing pre-packed in the trailer ready to hit the road when the mood hits? Well THAT is appealing. So after a few weeks of preparation and building up the camping stock (thanks to mum for making all those lists!) we figured it was time to pile the kids into the car and head out for a mini-break with a couple of friends. We headed out to Janowen Hills 4WD Park and will finish up the trip report shortly.

The camper trailer set up - it's colour coordinated to the car by conincidence OK!

The camper trailer really has been a revelation to us. Running a smaller car we have been expert gear stackers and you'd be amazed at what can fit into a little Suzuki and we should know, having had a coil Sierra, a 2.0L Vitara (Escudo) and now the GV. Even having the two of us and three kids we have been able to manage getting most things into the roof pod or basket and the boot but as the kids were getting older it seemed space was becoming more of a premium. Now there is just so much room!

Now you don't need a camper set up like this to Get out there and enjoy our great outdoors in fact, until now we basically had all of us set up in your standard six person dome tent. In future posts we hope to provide some easy tips and tricks for new players heading into the outdoors so that it is fun, affordable and accessible for as many people as possible.