Is a Camper Trailer worth it?

[@DanieSimpson]

Thank you to those for sending in questions, if I didn't get to yours in the video feel free to ask me here! 👇 And a big thank you to everyone who watched despite the poor audio fail!

[@badgerpa9]

Nice to see Mars doing well and you guys also. Stay safe and healthy Danie.

[@DanieSimpson]

Thank you! Marsy is a happy boy:) He got very spoilt on Christmas haha

[@electricianbyday]

Thanks for your hones Thanks feedback on the things you use. Has helped me on numerous occasions assisting with some decisions on certain products. Love the content.

[@DanieSimpson]

Thats so wonderful to hear! Thank you!!

[@surfinwaves4769]

Great to see the Dometic RTT - just found it on special and there aren’t many User videos out there so awesome to find your! Thanks

[@DanieSimpson]

oh that's awesome to hear!! the only thing I wish it had was a hard shell instead of having to take off the bag each time

[@surfinwaves4769]

@@DanieSimpson Totally! I hear you 😄 But at 1/3 of the price (on sale) of the hard shell I was about to buy, I figured I’ll just put up with that….. Have you needed to upgrade the mattress at all? And did you know there are two awning options that clip on to the front bar of the TRT120E to cover the entry if you want?

[@kellymaggs3109]

Thanks for answering my question 🙂 it's a dream to one day own this brand of trailer. Minimal set up with everything out of the weather, packed ready to go. Looking forward to seeing you at Cairns 4w4 show and having a closer look. Great video 👍

[@DanieSimpson]

Anytime! Feel free to ask any questions anytime on Insta! And thats awesome! Im so excited for the NQ Shows!

[@j.franklin4999]

Thank you for the trailer run down. I am looking for a roof top tent for my 80, and I am liking your set up. I wish you guys all the best in 2023!

[@DanieSimpson]

Thank you same to you! The dometic would suit an 80 because its so lightweight!

[@taniacolemanm8538]

Love watching your videos. Thanks for your trailer update 😊👍

[@DanieSimpson]

Thank you!!

[@johnprice6307]

Thanks Danie, a very helpful video

[@commonsense-grs]

Grear review of your patriot camper, did think about of these, very well made, great storage, but just out of my price range. Hate to say it here, did go for the Chinese made MDC Highside and it been fantastic, very little problem, of course done some mods, but it's the setup time of your Patriot and that roof top tent, that's awesome. We also wanted internal living space and the Highside has a great little dining room in bad weather and when you are camping, there is always bad weather. But still love the Patriot campers.

[@DanieSimpson]

Thank you!! well it certainly sounds suited to your needs! its great to see various options out there for people, some need storage some need that internal living space. Everyone is different after all!

[@rodneymccrae9232]

Glad to see you back ma love your videos all way's good

[@DanieSimpson]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@michaelharris1455]

Good to see you again

[@DanieSimpson]

thank you!

[@Hobbies4Hire]

Great job on the video Danie! Thanks for making it.

[@DanieSimpson]

Thank you for watching:)

[@big-al]

Great to see you, Love your vids.

[@DanieSimpson]

Very kind thank you :)

[@robertlewis7237]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT DETAILED VIDEO

[@DanieSimpson]

I really appreciate that thank you:)

[@RobbMinion]

Good to see another vid I always enjoy them and seeing Mars. My question is are you still in the army?

[@DanieSimpson]

thank you! and I've never been in the army:) I'm airforce!

[@RobbMinion]

@@DanieSimpson hahaha ok sorry I was just wondering

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, Australian made is always good, a lot goes into manufacturing but people see what import products cost and expect the same, just not going to happen, thanks for answering a few questions and was awesome to see a new video, take care, cheers

[@DanieSimpson]

Exactly hey the two are just not comparable, and thank you for watching!

[@DJC995]

Hi Danie Nice Video almost makes me want to go camping🤣 Thanks again

[@DanieSimpson]

can't go wrong heading out camping:)

[@kortgat]

One of the best vids about a Patriot camper. How is the dust proofing as I fail to see how those over center clamps manage to put positive pressure on a rubber seal?

[@DanieSimpson]

I really appreciate that thank you. yes has brilliant dust sealing, as tough as the over centre latches can be to open and close sometimes it does mean that when closed against the significantly sized seal nothing gets in.

[@Onchopss]

RE that back storage door, can you unhook those cables so the door hangs straight down and out of the way or is there a rear bar or something in the way ? That would make access heaps better

[@DanieSimpson]

yeah you definitely can unhook them and i normally would if staying in one place long enough

[@whitey62]

@@DanieSimpson Hey Dani, could you just add a false floor on slides like a massive fridge slide for the rear compartment.

[@BenTodd]

We just upgraded from the 2017 X1 GT to a 2022 X1N. Absolutely love it but I must admit, I am upset with the awning. Although it's easier and quicker to set up, the slightest breeze makes it flap heaps and the Velcro bits come off. It also leaks in the rain. I wish patriot would happily fix this. I got the trailer 2nd hand so I guess they wouldn't even warrant it. Keep up the good work!

[@DanieSimpson]

I agree, the X2 had a supapeg awning and I do much prefer that awning. It took longer to set up but had a heavier duty canvas that stayed down in poor weather. I would love to see them revise the awning in the future

[@phillipcave1197]

Always enjoy your videos. I’ve got a black series dominator as my first one. I like the walk in type a bit better for camping so if weather is bad, I can escape inside, but I don’t have much storage.

[@DanieSimpson]

Appreciate that! Yeah its always finding that ahppy balance hey

[@phillipcave1197]

@@DanieSimpson yeah just that space to go inside, esp with kids is better for me atm, otherwise what you guys have is more ideal in other ways.

[@commonsense-grs]

I very nearly went for the Black Series Dominator, have you been happy with it. I went MDC Highside, it's been great and agree with you on both, not a lot of storage, have improved mine alot and with having an inside space in bad weather.

[@phillipcave1197]

@@commonsense-grs mine is good entry level, but the wiring is not good, so I’ve upgraded that already. The batteries were nearly dead when I bought it off friends. So now it has a 200ah lithium, renorgy 30amp dc to dc charger, and shunt to monitor the input and output power.

[@rossholmes178]

Interesting vid - thanks Danie. Are you still in the RAAF? Truck load of cred comes with your background...keep up the good work!

[@DanieSimpson]

sure am! and thank you I appreciate that:)

[@rossholmes178]

@@DanieSimpson No problem...and many thanks to you for your service.

[@denisgately4701]

I was going to ask...why a RTT on both the truck and the trailer, but I understand : versatility.

[@DanieSimpson]

can't all fit in one tent when you have a family:)

[@chadfedrick2314]

Can you tell who makes the hard top roof top tent on top of the truck?

[@DanieSimpson]

@chadfedrick2314 Yes, playlist on my channel of the tray and canopy

[@camo4889]

Liking your style Danie, huge fan, hope to see ya out on the tracks one day. LC70s🤙

[@DanieSimpson]

Appreciate that! thank you:)

[@grantlouw3182]

Great review! How does the Dometic do in high winds? The biggest issue with our rtt is the canvas flapping when wind is up makes is difficult to sleep!

[@DanieSimpson]

it does brilliant not a lot of loose canvas to move around, the stay on the front awning pulls everything fairly tight

[@juandelgadog610]

thanks for the info, greetings from the paraguayan chaco region

[@DanieSimpson]

oh awesome!! long way from me!

[@juandelgadog610]

@@DanieSimpson it is, haha but we share a lot of habits(?), like the love for off roads trucks haha

[@kevinescott8468]

So the question is would you buy it again?

[@chrisfletcher3767]

My dream camper

[@DanieSimpson]

what is your dream 4wd?

[@ianmcoutback52]

Hi Danie Merry Christmas to You and Family I just wanted to ask you have you ever considered selling your land cruiser because i have an 80 series land cruiser with the works on it plus a new engine and its for sale. But that not why i am getting in touch with you the real reason is to see if you consider a change like i did i went and bought a Suzuki Jimny 1998 model not the later ones way to expensive i then went all out and fitted bull bar a winch a tow bar and hooked up my tear drop camper and traveling around Australia at the moment and i just wanted to point out the cost of running my 80 is three time that of the Jimny by far. And if you read up on the jimny Suzuki took the plans of an 80 series and scaled every thing down and so was born the jimny. the front locker are interchangeable yeah the new hubs for the 80 fit the jimny go figer anyway have ranted on to much just thought you should consider the change like i did and i found it to be way more fun too than the 80 and much cheaper too Run is a bonus Thanks for your vids to there great from this 70 year old you girls rock.

[@MicahBell_1860]

When & where is the Nth Qld 4wd show?

[@DanieSimpson]

Cairns, Townsville & Mackay. Details are listed on my website daniesimpson.com/events/

[@MicahBell_1860]

@@DanieSimpson cheers

[@Corey-pd3mi]

What about security if you leave it and go out for the day, there’s a lot of individual latches

[@DanieSimpson]

There is thats definitely a factor. The upright doors have a key but the 6 over centre latches we have padlocks for, does get a bit fiddley

[@tanyastevens4244]

Go the Mendi Rays🤙🏼 they do awesome stuff supporting up and coming netball players all over nth qld even all the way out to The Isa. Go Dani😊

[@DanieSimpson]

they do indeed! I grew up playing netball and my mum still coaches :)

[@michaelreidy-crofts1138]

Danny how do charge the batteries other than alternator ? Saw no solar panels?? Cheers Michael

[@DanieSimpson]

If I go away for long periods I take a solar panel, the trailer has solar input. Otherwise charge comes from the vehicle while travelling or mains power when stored.

[@PhatboyHD88]

How Tall are you ? Im 6’4” and it looks like it might be to short for me🤷🏻‍♂️ what is the measurement length wise ?

[@growler477]

Another quality video even with the lack of plugging in a mic haha, do you rate the Dometic rooftop tent over the one on the Cruiser?

[@DanieSimpson]

I really appreciate that thank you! I was so angry about the mic! No the one on OlBoy is by far the best tent ive ever seen or had, It was custom made so its huge plus has wired in lights and chargers. Its also fully water proof, the Dometic just has a water proof cover. The Dometic would be good for weekend trips only I wouldnt live out of it

[@65cj55]

It sure is a good piece of kit.

[@DanieSimpson]

heck yeah! SO damn handy

[@Murphyslawfarm]

G'day great video Danie

[@DanieSimpson]

really appreciate that :)

[@Phil_McAvity]

Fark yeah a Danie Simpson video 🤙

[@DanieSimpson]

hahaha love this!

[@grimreaper6112]

Thank our Goverments over the years for whats happend in this country they should be in jail.

[@DanieSimpson]

yeah theres been some questionable choices

[@ondrejmarko01]

If you talk about high prices of Australian made products, then I think Government is not to blame for 100% of it. If is something made in China, it's cheap because they have very low production costs due to low wages as one part. I guess we could have the same prices for Australia made if people who are making stuff get paid $10 instead of $50+ (sparkie, boilermakers) and not asking for pay rise every 6 months. But I guess nobody wants that, right? Look at boilermaker. Ask him to weld you some small bracket or whatever else, he will tell you $100 right away just because it will be Australia made or you could buy EXACTLY the same bracket for $20 with Made in China sticker. I guess you will go and buy that cheaper one. Anyway, may not be 100% true, but we still want to get pay more every week and pay less for what we buy.

[@darrenc4096]

100%. Completely sold out this country. Unfortunately most don’t even realise it.

[@riamriam6758]

@@ondrejmarko01 mate Australia sells its iron ore to China only to buy back steel when it could be made in Australia. They tried to blame the rise in fuel over what is happening in Europe. The gov gives away free money to the jobless like it’s nothing while taxing the people who work. The gov gives away hundreds of million per year to other countries and don’t ask for it back, when instead that money could be spent on Australian taxpayers who fund that money. The list goes on but the stupidest thing is Australia is so rich in natural resources yet the government act like Australia couldn’t survive on its own. A little bit of investment into the country and a lot of problems will be solved. But politicians are too busy lining their own pockets doing back door deals setting themselves for when they leave. All politicians do is invest your money and they way they do it now is only to benefit themselves. If it wasn’t the case then there would be much stricter laws on political corruption, which there isn’t. Don’t bother defending them when they don’t defend you.

[@ondrejmarko01]

@@riamriam6758 That is ok, but i am pretty sure that Australian government is not selling ore to China.

[@aidenonfire]

Hold up. A Landcruiser with a dog box.. and there’s actually a dog in there! 😂

[@DanieSimpson]

hah the cutest dog ever too

[@alanbstard4]

I suppose it would suit some people. Not for me. All depends on need

[@DanieSimpson]

yeah thats it hey! All comes down to the individual. I doubt my 75 would be very suited to many people especially with the loud tyres and leaky roof hahah

[@coreydark8795]

are you still in the air force or have your now left? Also you're very keen to be working on Chrismas day.. I get you gotta do what ya gotta do owning your own business...

[@DanieSimpson]

Still in. I work a few different jobs :) Yeah it was either finish it then or when we got back, i dont mind

[@coreydark8795]

@@DanieSimpson Ah cook ignore the insta message LoL 🤣. And yeah fair enough I get that. Enjoy your Tassie trip if you haven't been yet.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

@@coreydark8795 Running a business is 24hrs

[@coreydark8795]

@@Robert-cu9bm Yes and no mate. My dad ran a small business which made more than his yearly salary as a Police offier after tax every month and was on the up and up intil divorce ... Hard work pays in the long run. He loved the job which is why he didn't leave at the time and at divorce time hady to have that goverment job...

[@phillipcave1197]

Hey danie

[@DanieSimpson]

Hey Phillip how you been?

[@phillipcave1197]

@@DanieSimpson been well thanks. Driving to Qld tonight, but not fnq lol

[@Robert-cu9bm]

People are quick to complain when companies leave Australian manufacturing eg: cars But those same people are buying the cheap Chinese products. Everyone wants Aussie manufacturing bit don't want to pay for it. What's annoying is when a product is Australian made, but it's cheaper to buy overseas than in Australia.

[@DanieSimpson]

Could not agree more, we see it everyday when our own products are compared to the price of mass produced products from overseas with a quarter of the quality. It's incredibly frustrating

[@timfreeman2603]

Is it worth it? That is the $50,000+ question. Next question is did you pay for it or is this an advertisement for Patriot Campers?

[@DanieSimpson]

never any need to question. All my videos containing advertising, product placement etc are flagged accordingly and also my video description details my partnership with Patriot Campers. This setup is a few years old and was about $37k, total cost obviously depends on year model, what extras and what options you choose. I already owned a number of items eg. fridge, weber etc

[@nzmarkb8713]

Patriot camper - The most expensive rooftop tent money can buy🥺

[@DanieSimpson]

the roof top tent is from Dometic and its probably one of the cheapest rooftops money can buy...

[@nzmarkb8713]

@@DanieSimpson 😂😂 On the most expensive service trailer on the market 😉😉

[@DanieSimpson]

@@nzmarkb8713 as discussed in the video, not even close to the most expensive trailer on the market.

[@harryridley2714]

See the future 😂😂😂

[@DanieSimpson]

its legit what you gotta do when youve got no killowasps🤣

[@harryridley2714]

@@DanieSimpson I hear yee.. I too will need to learn such life skills as future gazing as I’ve just got rid of the vdj an got back into the sweet diesel seat of a wee 80 😍

[@DanieSimpson]

@@harryridley2714 oh nice!! with the 1hz?

[@harryridley2714]

@@DanieSimpson no silly , how dare you .. 1HDT .. 🙄 I have a few extra killawasps to play with so only slight future delving is needed

[@bobw9297]

We have a trailer and yes its a game changer , we can be gone in no time

[@DanieSimpson]

nice! its super handy hey! makes trips run so much smoother

[@brettkuhnold216]

I think it is a cop-out manufacturers getting there stuff built overseas. All they think about is obtaining more money and not quality. Buy Aussie made and help those who choose to have locals and products made here in Aus. Money the root of evil !!

[@darryllspalding9680]

not cars, light trucks, wake up, !

[@DanieSimpson]

there are no trucks in this video mate

[@brentmcd12]

cool! lucky you ! nice video ! 🏞️📹🤙🛻😎

[@DanieSimpson]

thank you!