mars 'vanguard' hard floor camper

There is a wealth of knowledge on this site, unfortunately no one here mind reads.

what I am wanting to know. If this type of camper, which is classed as semi-off road, can handle being on some of Australia's Outback roads?

I knew a guy that had one of these campers, dust came in everywhere, he siliconed up all joints and gaps which worked. He moved the water pump as it was located in a vulnerable position under the trailer. He added a stone guard to the water tank.
Like any thing, if your going to remote places have the camper drive line fully checked by a mechanic before heading off.
Cheers

Shaker. I am new to this forum. Appreciate your comments.
we are thinking out next trip would be from Broken Hill to Cameron Corner. I cant understand how other people have not travelled with this type of Camper. We cant all afford a t-van or Ultimate?

Is there anyone out there touring our great country who owns something other than a tvan or ultimate? (45k)
Surely someone can give us ALL a little advise on how to set up a cheaper Camper Trailer and if this type of Camper can be taken offroad?

G’day 4x4, have left my reply for a while, hoping you might get a reply from somebody who owns the same sort of camper as yours. It seems as yet you have had no luck. So all I can suggest, that may help, if you want to give the trip a go, is to relate my experience of building up a camper from a fairly run down hilux ute tub trailer. (Couldn’t afford an expensive camper, and to build one up was a bit of a challenge!) Our first try out was a bit ambitious tackling the Birdsville, Oodnadatta tracks and Great Central Road. I made sure as Cruiser 91 said that anything vulnerable that I mounted under the trailer (water tanks, pump, hoses, wiring) was well protected as I was amazed at the amount of stone hits and sandblasting that occurred.
Climb under your trailer and have a good look at the way the suspension is mounted, (welded or bolted), how the water tank is mounted, or how anything else is attached. If you think anything looks a bit suspect or weak strengthen it before you go. Dust will be a problem we bought a large canvas “bedding bag” to keep our bedding dust free and dry, and was a good investment. The corrugations will be your main enemy so make sure you climb under your trailer regularly to check that nothing has vibrated loose, or has broken. (one set of u bolts worked loose and we broke a shocker) My main concern was that I wasn’t sure of the quality of the welding that attached the A frame to the remainder of the hilux chassis under the tub, so I checked the welds everytime we pulled up. Fortunately the welding has held even after 20 000 k’s of mainly off road travel and we are really happy with our camper, it may not look pretty but it does the job!.
So I guess what I am saying is that until you are confident that your trailer will handle the job vigilance is the key, keep an eye on welds, mountings, light fittings, wheel bearings, tyres etc, even then a daily once over always pays!
If you don’t get any other replies, there is only one way to find out, have a go anyway, try it out, lower your tyre pressures on the rough stuff and just take it easy, and above all enjoy the journey!
Good luck, Ron

I know nothing about the brand of camper trailer you have so I cannot comment on it.

I had a cheaper supposedly off-road camper trailer that I bought second hand. The springs cracked away from the chassis on corrugated roads near Dalhousie Springs. I had it welded at Alice Springs and the advice I got there was that they had repaired Kimberley Kampers, etc. That even the most rugged trailers will eventually crack on the corrugations.

I have upgraded to a Cameron Camper which is a lot stronger construction than my previous camper. It is so easy to erect that a child can do it solo. It is a lot cheaper than a T-van but still expensive in comparison to the cheap campers.

I have read here advice to lower your tyre pressures. That advice is spot on as that will allow the tyres to absorb a lot of the punishment.

Another thing is the faster you go the more stress you put on your trailer and vehicle, especially on corrugations. I have seen people travelling at 100 km/h or more on corrugated roads towing a camper trailer. The camper trailer has been bouncing all over the place behind them. I know a person who tows a standard caravan through the Pilbara and Kimberley without any problems because he goes at a reasonable pace.

Suggest you head over to my swag here as it is devoted to camper trailers and you might even find someone that owns your model