Slide on Camper Australia

Home comforts include a stainless-steel kitchen sink, inside and outside shower, slide-out internal toilet, fresh-water drinking fountain and upright fridge-freezer. We camp in the truck campers we manufacture, so we can use our own experience to help design the best campers on the market using time tested construction techniques and quality materials. An example is that some utes overload their front axles if a steel winch bar, side rails, winch and second battery are fitted. Others, with short wheelbases, overload their rear axles with only a modest payload in their trays.
The bottom line is you need to carefully consider the type and therefore the weight of the camper you choose. If you have a tub on the back of aluminum storage box   your four-wheel drive, you can swap the tub for a tray. You will see on closer inspection, the tub is actually quite separate to the cab.

Each camper is a blend of strength, weight-efficiency, and style. The interiors prioritise comfort and are equipped with modern amenities, thoughtfully laid out to maximise space and functionality. Well, when you are in the Outback, travelling 1000s of kilometres of harsh off-road conditions, you, your vehicle and camper are put to the test. Slide on campers travel further and deeper than caravans and trailers, they take a beating.
It’s another camper that utilises the twin-single bed arrangement and a full fold-out kitchen and ample drawer space for clothes, food and camping equipment. It  carries no less than 3 individual patents, including ones on the kitchen and fold-out shower with inbuilt shower curtain. There’s even an inside loo for when you realise that last night’s chicken curry could’ve done with another five minutes in the camp oven. This article refers to full sized slide on campers that are big enough for two people to travel and live in comfortably for prolonged periods.
E.g. short setup time, internal/external kitchen bench, water tanks, hot water service, Lithium or AGM battery etc. This slide-on camper is designed to be mounted to a ute which may need to be upgraded in the case of  a ute. You need to consider new tyres to cope with the weight and tie-down points on your vehicle. Whilst we supply the mounting hardware, fitting is done by prior arrangement. Happijac are the world leaders in the supply of slide on truck camper legs or jacks, both manual and fully automatic with remote control units. You have to pop the top to get into them, usually through a door more suited to short children and pets.

A sway bar is also now standard on our Aussie Base Station - it just gives you a more relaxed ride. All around Australia, the Explorer 4x4 motorhome sets the standard for exceptional service and after-sales commitment to their customers. Our facilities are setup up to do everything in house, from design through to manufacture and fitouts of our slideon campers .
Generally they may be only 80 – 160mm above the vehicle cab height. This keeps the centre of gravity down low compared to everything else, which is very important for off road and even just cruising through soft sand or windy tracks. As Stuart Peddle from Jacksons explains, “this makes a huge difference – you don’t have to be out rock hopping to appreciate it.” The other advantage of being closer down to the vehicle cab are the wind drag benefits. Now you could stack the biggest slide-on you can find on the back of your tray. If it fits under most bridges and is under your legal weight level, you’d be sure to have a home full of comforts.

After all, there's no sense sending someone out on the road unprepared. Our after sales service matches our before and during sales service. We offer 24/7 service and fortunately our customers choose which hours of the 24 wisely.
But what if the idea of towing a box on wheels is as about appealing as working unpaid overtime on the weekend to you? As a general rule such campers would weigh upwards of 1200kg. For example our Northern Lite 8-11 Australian Ultimate weighs in at 1150kg dry weight . By the time it is fully fitted out and loaded ready to go, it weighs closer to 1600kg, and these are the lightest campers in this size range!
The 18 was a trimmed-down version of the 22, designed to fit on a dual cab ute. The front module comes in different lengths, depending on tray size. And you can add valuable storage space under the camper with full-width slide-out drawers. A voltage booster is designed to ensure that the auxiliary battery can be fully charged, even if it is located a significant distance away from the starting battery. As described below, having the battery charged to 100% of its capacity could be expected to considerably increase the life of the battery. An isolating switch should be included in the wiring system between the starting battery for the vehicle and any battery/batteries that operate the 12 Volt appliances in the caravan .

Our world class slide on campers are the result of many years research. This research involved many kilometres of travel throughout Australia testing all components while enjoying the lifestyle we advocate. We have put a lot of time and effort into our campers and are now enjoying the rewards of our work, which we share with our customers. That doesn't mean we have stopped researching and continuing to improve the Northern Lite Slide-on Truck Campers even more. Are you an adventurer at heart, ready to explore the great outdoors with the comfort and versatility of a Toyota Hilux?
Comfortable slide-on camper offering robe storage, larger sized kitchen space with bench seating. Various products and services are provided by different entities of the Suncorp Group. The different entities of the Suncorp Group are not responsible for, or liable in respect of, products or services provided by other entities of the Suncorp Group. Time didn’t permit us to take the Hawk out for weekend review. However, just a quick look-through confirmed this unit has all the goods.

This prevents dust getting into the inside of the slide-on in the same way that a door seal would prevent dust getting into a vehicle. When the roof is raised, another automotive seal which is fixed to the top of the base and furniture parts makes contact with the roof to prevent entry of insects. The pneumatic rams that are currently used to assist in the raising of the Innovan roof are made in Australia and are the best quality struts that Innovan could locate. The amount of pressure in the struts can be tailored to achieve the optimum effect and replacement parts are readily available, should they be needed.
This is quite a complex topic and warrants more posts to full cover. Adding any camper on the back, all the accessories and gear you’ll most likely need a constant load 4WD suspension upgrade. Payload specification for your ute is not always listed in the manual or on the vehicle. The reality is we now have strict rules for vehicle payloads which are enforced by traffic departments and insurance claims are scrutinised to determine if the vehicle was “overloaded“. It was really only the caravan builders who made them and their concept was to just build a caravan that sits on your ute.