Yeah, so many options available, and you don’t need to spend anywhere near that to get a good set up.
There will be plenty of Grenadier owners who think the same!My mate builds off road camper trailers. He had a bloke buy one of his campers recently, who also has a Bruder X. The bloke said that the van is so expensive, that he doesn’t want to take it off-road and damage it.
I believe that Bruder have recently had som court battles concerning a dissatisfied customer and a subsequent social media posting
High local costs due to high wages, critical parts all imported based on a low A$ exchange rate, small population(25million), hence no 'economy of scale' unless they can crack an export market...but then transport costs kick in. It's a highly competitive cottage industry in terms of international manufacturing. Some try and offset this by outsourcing their manufacturing to China...
That’s Australia in a nutshell:
and Daveman what brand would that be??My mate builds off road camper trailers. He had a bloke buy one of his campers recently, who also has a Bruder X. The bloke said that the van is so expensive, that he doesn’t want to take it off-road and damage it.
I think there is, anything high quality will sell. Unless you've drowned it in the sea or rolled it on its head.
DennisM, Ive just got the swag and mozie net but have now purchased a stretcher that quickly folds up and a pillow, for when I cant find a Pub.I was somewhat "captivated" by the Bruder X4. I thought the engineering, functionality and design aesthetic blend very well. Then I did a rough cost/benefit ... the numbers just don't add up for me for recreational use. I included total on road cost price plus essential "add ons", standing costs opportunity cost, caravan camp fees, increased fuel costs, vehicle wear and tear, depreciation over say 5 yrs...
The net result is that for an annual overland touring trip in Australia per year, plus a few weekends away closer to home using a mix of camping and country pubs leaves one literally thousands of dollars better off. The lower overnight camp fees, lower fuel consumption and annual interest foregone on the capital outlay, annual registration and insurance cover the cost, leaving the original capital amount intact. Same goes for hiring .... most camper trailer hirers are looking for nightly country pub room rates for their daily rate....
That's not to say I don't occasionally envy folk who have a double axle off-road palace trailing behind their F250
Decent size caravans on the other hand for a 1-2 year sojourn around this "wide brown land" make a lot of sense...
To each their own within their resources I guess!
Forgot to mention I have two Army Hootchies joined and attached to Hootchie cord to make a shower proof canopy if and when needed.
Thank god, too Les. Seeing you spill out of an air conditioned trailer for your close up might've been more than we could stand.
