GORV - Digital Magazine Issue #26 | Page 35

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. / 35