Teardrop Australian Style

Aussie Teardrop

 

Really designed for the outback. Some innovative use of space. Would give a whole new meaning to tent camping.

 

I agree that a lot of thought has gone into the design of this trailer, but you cannot simply pull into a rest stop and crawl in a take a nap. Some set up is required first.

The land mass of Australia is the size of the US, less Alaska. However, the southernmost point is as far from the south pole as the middle of Kansas is from the north pole. With the southern ocean as a buffer, Australia doesn't receive wintry artic fronts like the North American continent. Hence, Australia is in a much warmer zone. In fact, about a third of Australia is between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Equator, whereas only Hawaii is situated in this region for the US. Camping is a 12 month affair in Australia due to climate, whereas only a few, like our forum mentor - Bear, camp beyond the 8 month range of mid March to mid November.

My point is that a breathable tent trailer is much better suited for camping throughout Australia than camping throughout the US. Additionally there are NO BEARS in Australia.

 

That trailer is in no way prepared to take me camping in Oz...it would need a truck load of sensors and death rays to track and kill all the deadly creatures on that continent. You have to wonder if God has something against that place, think about it...

Forget about going in the water, place is surrounded with deadly creatures.
They have Great White, Tiger Sharks, Bull sharks surrounding the place looking for a quick lunch.
If they don't get you, they have giant salt water crocs and to them, we taste like chicken.
Box Jelly fish, a brainless killer with tentacles up to 60 feet and nearly invisible. They can inject you with MILLIONS of tiny harpoons at 1 time.
Blue Ringed Octopus - Tiny thing with enough poison to kill 26 adults...but hey, it's pretty to look at and has blue blood.
Cone Snail - has a harpoon that can go through a toenail...seriously, what is the thing hunting that it needs to penetrate something as hard as a toenail?
Stone Fish - damn thing looks like a rock.

If that doesn't make you wonder, you still have all sorts of deadly creatures running around on land, and even in urban areas where kids play...
Funnelweb Spiders, brown recluse, mouse spider, redback spider, etc. Sure, no match for a rolled up newspaper assuming you see it first.
Oh, it's not just spiders either, Oz also has plenty of deadly snakes...
Inland Taipan, the most deadly snake of all
Costal Taipan, the 3rd most deadly snake in the world
Eastern and Western Brown Snakes-super aggressive, has a don't mess with me attitude
Death Adder, the name says it all
Black Mamba, copperheads and more.

Australia has something like 7 of the most poisonous animals on the planet. It's a wonder people even survive to adulthood.

 

Australia and the surrounding oceans do have some unique creatures. Steve Irwin (R.I.P.), “The Crocodile Hunter”, was one of my favorite nature shows. It was through his TV shows that I became aware of the deadly creatures that Australia has to offer. It’s definitely not all Kangaroos and Koalas.

I was fortunate enough to go to Australia in 2002 and visit Sydney, Brisbane, and the Huron Island on the Barrier Reef.