Ever since I can remember, I have been fascinated by trucks, off-road driving and camping. My first vehicle, as a student, was a 1953 Willy Jeep CJ-3B: a soft-top with a three-speed gearbox. I moved up through the ranks: Land Rover 300TDi hardtop, Club-cab 4x4, and Hilux 2.5-litre D-4D double cab, before I ended with a 4.0 Hilux with raised suspension, towing an off-road trailer fully equipped with roof-top tent, fridge, freezer, awnings and the like. For many, this would have been the ultimate vehicle-combination to strive for, and it has served us well.
As a family, we like to travel. We camp one or two days in a location, explore the surrounding areas, and move on. Our camping system was very comfortable when deployed, but took hours to unpack…