ezytrail campers

[mad camper]

We are thinking of purchasing an Ezy Trail Camper trailer and need some feedback from people that have them or have had one?  We are located in Tasmania and can't seem to find any one we know that has one to let us know what they think!  Any feedback appreciated......

[crackacoldie]

Welcome to the forum.  There has been pleny of discussion around the Ezytrail Campers on here.  If you do a search on Ezytrail, you will find lots of threads with heaps of infor and even a few owners opinions.

  Cracka

[Tracey family]

Hi Mad camper,

My neighbour purchased one through ebay and he was happy with it considering the price he paid. Mind you he is an engineer and was happy to fiddle and fix a few things which he knew he would have to do. It arrived just before we bought our CT and we helped him set it up. I wasn't impressed with how diificult it was to set up but I had never set one up before so maybe it was just inexperience. The tent comes with a couple of extra annexes.

We thought about it for a while but decide not to go with the ezytrail - hubby thought the welds looked a bit rough and he wanted something that he won't have to spend time on.

That's just my 2c worth. Hopefully some Ezytrail owners will be along soon to help you out.

Good luck with the research 

Glenyse

[Old Codger]

I cannot claim infallibility with my new EZYTRAIL,  but so far it seems value for money.

I have NIL room to set it up in front or back yards, so set up  is an area I cannot comment on. I will ahve to get it on-site to find out about set-up.  I cannot see from all the pics I have seen that it should be all that much different to any other. The basic principal is the same.   I cannot yet comment on the canvas. The stitching seems also neat and tidy, but I do not know if it leaks.

The welds seem neat and tidy and do not have any gaps.  One VERY silly point is that the ARK
''Powerpack' is dumped in the middle of the trailer and is almost impossible to get to from the side of that trailer. It MUST be shiftd to the storage box to be usable.

It has virtually all of the features you would hope for, including 12V and 240V electrics, including an Inverter.  My overall impression is that the $8000 I paid for an RRP of $13,000, is worth it.

hope this helps.

 

PS,

Parts etc made in China, and assembled in OZ with a Chinese workforce. The factory is as busy as hell and they seem to be selling a LOT of CTs.

[mad camper]

thanks for your help guys.

[wadicko]

I had one for a couple of years and overall experience was OK.
It is very much an entry level unit and this does show in the quality, but I recently sold it for similar money to what I paid for it so i think it was a good purchase at the time.

I like my new Jayco Swan better, but as I said you get what you pay for?

[Arunda]

I cannot claim infallibility with my new EZYTRAIL,  but so far it seems value for money.

I have NIL room to set it up in front or back yards, so set up  is an area I cannot comment on. I will ahve to get it on-site to find out about set-up.  I cannot see from all the pics I have seen that it should be all that much different to any other. The basic principal is the same.   I cannot yet comment on the canvas. The stitching seems also neat and tidy, but I do not know if it leaks.

The welds seem neat and tidy and do not have any gaps.  One VERY silly point is that the ARK
''Powerpack' is dumped in the middle of the trailer and is almost impossible to get to from the side of that trailer. It MUST be shiftd to the storage box to be usable.

It has virtually all of the features you would hope for, including 12V and 240V electrics, including an Inverter.  My overall impression is that the $8000 I paid for an RRP of $13,000, is worth it.

hope this helps.

 

PS,

Parts etc made in China, and assembled in OZ with a Chinese workforce. The factory is as busy as hell and they seem to be selling a LOT of CTs.

Moved my ARK POWERPACK to the tool box don't know what they were thinking putting it in the middle

[4by]

I purchased my Ezytrail off road early this year. Travelled mostly on road, so can't comment on off road yet. It looks to be pretty well built and I'm confident it will be okay on off road tracks. If I was travelling to the cape or similar heavy corrugations then I would have some extra strength welded into the trailer. I've had a few small problems with the trailer all of which they fixed under warranty, but the biggest problem is the canvas tent leaked around the stitching seams in the corners. (My research showed some ezy trail owners had no leaks in the canvas and some did. I'm unlucky or perhaps I've has some issues trying to weather the canvas.) They provided a new tarp to cover the tent and some sealing agent for the canvas. I had to push a bit to get them to do something, but all worked out okay.

Working too a budget, it's value for money. I compared many new similar priced trailers and this still came out better with extra features, bigger tent (good for family of 5), stronger in some places, heavier gauge floor, etc. If I was buying something used, I would still have to spend extra money to fix it or make it better. I've had a welder / boiler maker check the trailer and he said it looked mostly well done. For the amount of times I use it I'm happy with my choice. Yes, I believe they sell allot of trailers and I've seen their workshop. I also see more and more out on the road.

It takes a little longer to set up a trailer tent. I have all my poles marked and it takes me less than 5 min to set up the main tent. Look around if you can and compare to make your decision the right one to suit you. Everyone is different and prefer different systems. Good luck, and happy holidaying..................Cheers...........

[Heiny]

I purchased my Ezytrail off road early this year. Travelled mostly on road, so can't comment on off road yet. It looks to be pretty well built and I'm confident it will be okay on off road tracks. If I was travelling to the cape or similar heavy corrugations then I would have some extra strength welded into the trailer. I've had a few small problems with the trailer all of which they fixed under warranty, but the biggest problem is the canvas tent leaked around the stitching seams in the corners. (My research showed some ezy trail owners had no leaks in the canvas and some did. I'm unlucky or perhaps I've has some issues trying to weather the canvas.) They provided a new tarp to cover the tent and some sealing agent for the canvas. I had to push a bit to get them to do something, but all worked out okay.

Working too a budget, it's value for money. I compared many new similar priced trailers and this still came out better with extra features, bigger tent (good for family of 5), stronger in some places, heavier gauge floor, etc. If I was buying something used, I would still have to spend extra money to fix it or make it better. I've had a welder / boiler maker check the trailer and he said it looked mostly well done. For the amount of times I use it I'm happy with my choice. Yes, I believe they sell allot of trailers and I've seen their workshop. I also see more and more out on the road.

It takes a little longer to set up a trailer tent. I have all my poles marked and it takes me less than 5 min to set up the main tent. Look around if you can and compare to make your decision the right one to suit you. Everyone is different and prefer different systems. Good luck, and happy holidaying..................Cheers...........

 Try leaving your tent set up in the rain and let it dry naturally, do this a couple of times and this will season the stitching and canvas and hopefully no more leaks.

[Heiny]

Hi

I just purchased an Ezytrail CT at the beginning of December, we just got back from using it the first time over 4 nights today.

The Ezytrail CT, it is a 12/08 model and was only used twice by the previous owner so is basicly as new, the second annex has never been used.

It did not come with the 12 volt system factory fitted but I have fitted my own and it works a treat, I have done some other mods (with more to come) e.g. relocated the spare wheel to the rear of the trailer witch required moving the rego plate holder over to the other side of the tailgate, fitted a pole carrier where the spare used to be and fitted dust seals to the tailgate and tent base.

Overall we are very happy with the Ezytrail considering we only paid 5k for it and the tent is no harder to set up than any other 12 foot CT tent that we have hired or borrowed, the main tent takes less than 4 mins to set up but the awning/annex takes a further 8 mins to set up but guy ropes only need to be used when windy.

They may not have the flashy well recognised name that some others do but they do not have the price tag that goes with those flashy names and with a few relatively cheap mods you can have the perfect CT thats suits you and your family, I know that my family will have many fun times with our Ezytrail CT and I hope you will too.

Cheers
Brett

[4by]

Try leaving your tent set up in the rain and let it dry naturally, do this a couple of times and this will season the stitching and canvas and hopefully no more leaks.

Thanks 73bubba, I had it in the rain and sun probably for about 2 months and didn't help much. I've been tent camping for many years and none of my other canvas tents ever leaked. I've just finished coating the seams with a water proofing agent...... fingers crossed.

Hope to see you on the trail sometime..... Rob.

[jasonw]

brother in law brought an ezytrail last year and it leaks like a siv. he set it up in the back yard, let it get rained on, hosed it down when it wasnt raining and on his first campng trip they had massive pools of water inside (probably 10mm of rain overnight). he contacted his local canvas guy who recomended a sealer ( joseph luddy canvas sealer) but this hasnt worked either. any other suggestions?

p.s. i have a jimboomba and we had 70mm overnight and we didnt get a drop inside. so does it come down to canvas quality?

[4by]

My ezy trail tent is leaking from the tent corners. It's coming in where the tent has been stitched together. The needle holes is my problem. The canvas itself is okay and is waterproof. I think this is the problem with other ezy trail tent owners.

Cheers......4by.