Adventure Afrika

From boxes to space ships - The Off-road trailer evolution

y dad bought his first camper trailer around 1997 and a very high-tech one at that, for its time at least. Basically, it was an old boxy trailer, based on the field kitchens the army used. It had all the necessary amenities with extra batteries, space for a fridge and a decent amount of packing space. A set of bigger-thanusual trailer wheels was rounded off with some all-terrain tyres. The tent, however, was still a basic dome tent that was pitched on top of a rack that folded open to accommodate it. To this day, I

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