If size and storage ability is crucial, you can't really go past a walk up/step through soft floor, A lot of the local brands that used to make these have either gone bust or now more so aiming at the hybrid market, this is predominately due to competition from imported camper trailers. Whilst the local product generally was built to a better standard, improvements in the imported trailers meant that the premium for a local trailer became less worthwhile for many buyers.
Both fairly reputable brands.
It depends somewhat on what style of travelling you are doing, seems to be that more touring style (short/over night stays) camper vans are generally favoured as a can be partially set up more easily, If you are going to be more the travel somewhere and stay put style of camping then soft floors might be more suited as they offer more room and there isn't too much difference between doing a full setup between both.
3 kids in a camper van is doable, but it generally involves converting the table/lounge to make the 5th bed, so needs to be set up and packed up after every night.
Budget is another big consideration, best thing to do is go to a camping/caravan show and have a look to see what suits you the best as there are so many more variables involved than what I have touched on.
great points there mate thanks heaps.
I could pic ur brain all day hahaha
I do a lot of quick trips to fraser like 3 night stays 6 times a year
but twice a year do 2 x 2 week trips 90% beach.
need jacked up trailer, a lot of storage
I don't need or fussed about independent suspension,
deafentley want walk threw
what sort of money are we needing to spend to by ozzie made good quality ?
can you get a great setup fo $15k or do u need to spend over 20k?
a lot of brands pump there brand on 4wd action long range shows, like mdc, black series but iv hear alot of bad things but don't know if true or not.
how do you find out wat last and wat to stay away from
thanks