GOING FOR GOLD Part 1

Real or fool’s gold? It’s a question everyone has to answer all the time, particularly us here at Camper magazine, where we continually try to tell apart the good, the bad, and the ugly of camper trailers.

Figuring it out requires a hands-on approach. You can’t really tell if you’re dealing with genuine sparkle or false lustre when you’re looking from afar. That’s why we like to test camper trailers in the field.

Of course, the field itself – that is, the testing grounds – can be real or fool’s gold too. In terms of how challenging the landscape is, but also in terms of how well suited it is to camping and adventurous travel. We like to ask, is this a place our readers would like to travel, and can we help them experience it?

Back in March, we had two hybrid campers ready to roll for a trip through the major destinations in the Victorian High