Slideon Campers

Love our Metalink GLR canopy.

Where you camped in the Boulia caravan park a month back? If not it was a very similar rig. I did cast a few admiring glances in its direction.

I'm still getting around in my Carry Me Camper (and another similair with rear fold Southern Cross Canvas set up). Packing up wet is tiresome, and when we were stuck in a few days of heavy rain in FNQ recently - I was starting to wish we had something else. We love it for dry weather touring.

I’ve been using a slide on for over 35 years now and find it fantastic. Quick to set up and pack away and being off the ground can set up anywhere and go anywhere. I look at the expense and gear that goes into some canopy set ups and yet you end up sleeping on the ground. Yes that’s camping but when it’s raining muddy, lots of ants or creepy crawlies around its nice being up off the ground in something you can stand-up in, cook and sleep. Takes 10 min to take off and 15 to put on if I want to leave it behind.

I haven't got one nor have we had one. We have an Hardfloor camper trailer. I have always liked the trayon, especially the one that came on a trailer, with shower and toilet on board, expected that to be quite popular, but obviously it wasn't as they stopped making them I believe

About 30 years ago we bought a cheap second hand slide-on which we put on a Holden WB 1 tonner. It was overloaded so swapped to an F350 4WD. We had that for about 10 years and had an absolutely great time in it.
BUT taking it on and off was a PITA and we found it was better to leave it on so we could be ready to leave home at a moments notice, which we often did on a Friday afternoon after work. It was my daily driver.
Leaving it on permanently allowed the vehicle to be registered as a motorhome instead of a truck, saving lots in rego fees.
That vehicle led directly to building the OKA.
Advantages of a motorhome compared with the slide-on included a much lower CofG because all water is under the chassis instead of above it and the weight of the tray disappears.


Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome

Just recently upgraded Murray, as a retirement present to myself. No more climbing to the top of the tucker truck to get in and out. Room for a chair inside and wait for it....a diesel heater. Man I'm going soft. Couldn't be hap[pier with my Jacksons hard lid camper. Took delivery in March this year and it was more of less christened immediately with two trips to outback WA. Very comfy and I reckon I'm good for another 20 years of outback camping now.

Cheers

Mick