I looked at the Market Direct tents at the show on the weekend, was told that they don't do a 1200 drop. The guy suggested that I dig a hole for the wheels or let my tyres down. Neither options nor his attitude appealed to me.
The Austrack 9 foot isn't a 1200 drop either, since I'm looking for a really quick setup with a 9' tent I'm reluctant to go for a 12' + tent.
The XTrail 9' looks good on paper but I haven't been able to find anyone with one in Brisbane so I can take a look.
I spoke to the people at the Emu stand, really helpful, good looking tent but again only 1100 drop. They are going to get back to me on a custom made 1200 drop version, hoping that works out.
The imports are looking at between $2000 and $2600, local products are $4500 to $6000 for a similar layout, now I'm keen to buy Australian and was willing to go to $3500 but no one could go near that locally. Sorry but I'm not going to pay more than double to keep it local.
If you are happy to get a bigger tent you get the option of the Austrack of XTrail.
