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Corporation , where Gerard worked for 14 years in a senior role , was privatised , he decided to load up the family and head into the outback . The trouble was , he couldn ’ t find a camper that suited his needs . With his mechanical engineering background , Gerard had well-founded opinions on how a true bushgoing camper should be built . The only rig that measured up was the Track Trailer Eagle , then known as the Type 3 . “ The engineer in me was determined to have the best technical solution and it was , at the time , about three or four times the price of a tent trailer ,” Gerard said . “ But the
quality will out and we had a fantastic journey with it . I became emotionally invested in Track Trailer and became good friends with Alan Mawson .”
COMMITMENT TO INDUSTRY
Unlike in the automotive industry , building a caravan or any other type of RV has never been a completely automated process . Track Trailer , however , has adopted technology that ensures each model is , to the millimetre , the same as the one before it . But technology is only part of the story .
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