RV FEATURE
If you’ve ever been camping, you’re probably
familiar with tents, whether a $20 A-shaped
wonder or a more expensive unit that takes
only 30 seconds to set-up. You might have
even gotten off the bush floor and into a
camper trailer, with their inbuilt comforts,
storage space and cooking facilities.
So in the debate over which is better, tents or
camper trailers, the winner is obvious, right?
Surely no tent can match a camper trailer.
But if you look deeper, you’ll see there’s a little
more to it. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons
of each style of camping.
TENTS/SWAGS
Hands down, on the question of price alone, tents
and swags win every time, even factoring in any
additional bedding and portable cooking facilities.
What’s more, you probably won’t need a 4WD, so
it’s likely to be cheaper to travel with a tent/swag
instead of a camper trailer. The maintenance is
much less onerous, too.
As mentioned, there are plenty of tents, such
as the 30-second Oz Tent and Black Wolf Turbo
range, that take almost no time to set-up. A
swag will be ready for sleeping in less than a few
minutes, too. And let’s not forget: camping in
that tight spot beside that perfect river is bound
to be easier than if you had to back in a camper
trailer, too.
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