Complete Campsite heads upmarket

Complete Campsite continues to move upmarket, releasing a new hard-top camper trailer that breaks new ground, price-wise, for the NSW-based off-road RV specialist.

Unveiled at the Sydney Supershow, the new Exodus 16 is the first Complete Campsite model to crack six figures, with a price tag of around $100,000 when fitted with a new, optional lithium battery system and induction cooktop.

Based on the Exodus 14 hard-top model, it has the same overall length of 6.2m but features a longer fibreglass body that extends out over the front ‘toolbox’ and provides more room inside.

As a result, there’s around two feet (60cm) more interior space, allowing for a number of new layouts including single and double bunk bed options as well as one with an internal toilet  and shower.

“The (Exodus) 16 is basically the same as the 14, with same overall towing length, but we’ve made some extensions in the top section of the mould,” explained Complete Campsite director Grant Joyce.

Like its other hard-top models, including the recently released Exodus 9, the Exodus 16 features a ‘monocoque’ fibreglass shell with pop-top roof, Cruisemaster off-road independent suspension, and hot dipped galvanised chassis.

It’s also “fully self sufficient”, says Joyce, with two 105Ah deep cycle batteries, 300W roof-mounted solar panels and 2000W pure sine inverter fitted as standard, along with 130 litres water storage and water filter.

The display model at Sydney featured a queen-sized bed, dinette, internal and external kitchen, and a combination shower/toilet as well as a rear, external shower. Tare weight was 1760kg and GVM 2500kg.

With a starting price of $95,990, the top-spec Exodus is $7000 dearer than the Exodus 14, with the Revolution Power Australia lithium battery system and new Redarc DC-DC charger, together with induction cooktop, adding around $4000 to the cost.

Speaking at the show, Joyce said two Exodus 16 models had been sold ‘sight unseen’, including one with bunk beds, a 400Ah lithium battery system and air-conditioning costing $113,000.
“We’ve sold two off the plan already, and both of those have been to families with bunks,” he said.

Like premium off-road rivals Australian Off-Road, Kimberley and Ultimate, Complete Campsite is also planning to introduce a full-sized, off-road caravan in the next two years to take on more traditional off-road heavyweights including Kedron and Bushtracker.

While Complete Campsite still builds a range of premium soft-floor and hard-floor camper trailers from $29,000, Joyce said more buyers were opting for the upmarket hard-shell camper models, despite starting at around $50,000 for the smallest model.

He said there had been little demand for the new entry-level Gunyah soft-floor camper introduced around six months ago. Priced from $19,995, it was targeted at the increasing number of cut-price, Chinese-built campers flooding the market.