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General => Introductions => Topic started by: Market Direct Campers on December 01, 2013, 09:49:37 PM

Title: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Market Direct Campers on December 01, 2013, 09:49:37 PM
Hello All,

I work for MDC Camper Trailers & Caravans and I am happy to have joined this forum.
We have been lurking here for some years and have finally decided to actively post.

I look forward to being an active member.

Some details about our company.

MDC Camper Trailers is based in 5 locations across Australia:

- Brisbane
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Adelaide
- Perth.
 
We are serious about the Research and Development of our products and test them to their absolute limits, in the field, to provide the best possible value/quality for our customers.

We have manufactured more than 20,000 camper trailers over the past 8 years throughout Australia. We are a family run company who has expanded quickly and now feed the families of more than 110 Australian workers each week.

We have showroom/warehouse locations in Perth, Brisbane(Head Office), Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and we service warranties from all these locations. Our product is sold across 165 MDC, BCF & Rays Outdoors stores.

We're not the best camper trailers in the market (we're working on it), but we certainly offer great bang for your buck. We're certainly not the most expensive, however we may pickup an award or two for Camper Trailer of the Year 2014 which we are proud to be associated with.

Our range starts at $5000 and ends at our $60,000 Offroad caravans.

Our website is www.marketdirectcampertrailers.com.au (http://www.marketdirectcampertrailers.com.au)

You may contact us on  1300 4X4 4X4
                                   1300 494 494

You may also see me posting on other forums under the username of MDC Insider.

Great to meet you all :)
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: DannyG on December 01, 2013, 09:55:13 PM
Steve is that you? Can I get your autograph??  ;D
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Market Direct Campers on December 02, 2013, 03:47:41 AM
Hi DannyG,

Sorry mate, this is not Steve.

Steve is too busy field testing our trailers, beating up our 4WD Hilux on some track somewhere, that no one has driven for 20 years or so, with the 4WD Action crew :)

Happy Camping ;)
MDC Insider
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: GGV8Cruza on December 02, 2013, 05:21:10 AM
Welcome to MySwag, good to see another manufacturer on the forum supplying information on their products

GG
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: thecamocamper on December 02, 2013, 12:53:02 PM
Hi Market Direct Camper

really good to see somebody from the manufacture side on the site
hope the site has information that will help with new models
or if there are any things that people would like changed
manufacturers can not get better without  feed back
whether good or bad (not saying anything wrong with your campers)

Rob
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: laf on December 02, 2013, 01:12:52 PM
good to have you on board, can get it straight from the horses mouth so to speak
cheers and welcome   :cheers:   
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Big Nath on December 02, 2013, 01:21:37 PM
Welcome MCD insider!! Is this V1?



Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: BrindiCruiser on December 02, 2013, 02:52:13 PM
Welcome to Myswag.
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: scott8888 on December 02, 2013, 03:59:07 PM
....
Our range starts at $5000 and ends at our $60,000 Offroad caravans.

....

any details on your caravans, i didnt know market direct had caravans?
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: gunna on December 02, 2013, 04:49:25 PM
Welcome to myswag MDC
 :cheers: sheeds
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Ben.Archer on December 02, 2013, 05:54:33 PM
Welcome it is great to see MDC here to another camper manufacturer here to join in the discussion.

I believe that if you are looking for real honest feedback "We're not the best camper trailers in the market (we're working on it)" you will get it here.

It is great to see manufacturers join in and actively take part of the discussion, as a mostly happy owner of an MDC Offroad Stepthrough I for one can provide significant constructive feedback online or offline on what I believe is a great value for money product with a few rough edges that could easily be fixed.
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: KingBilly on December 02, 2013, 06:54:46 PM
Welcome to the forum.

KB
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Rob C on December 02, 2013, 07:30:11 PM
Welcome MDC Insider,

Will enjoy your product input.

Rob
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Market Direct Campers on December 02, 2013, 09:34:56 PM
Welcome it is great to see MDC here to another camper manufacturer here to join in the discussion.

I believe that if you are looking for real honest feedback "We're not the best camper trailers in the market (we're working on it)" you will get it here.

It is great to see manufacturers join in and actively take part of the discussion, as a mostly happy owner of an MDC Offroad Stepthrough I for one can provide significant constructive feedback online or offline on what I believe is a great value for money product with a few rough edges that could easily be fixed.

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the great reception.

Ben.Archer, that is exactly why we are here. We are continually improving our products year after year.
Please PM me with your ideas? More than happy to report back to the R&D team at MDC.

Happy Camping ;)
MDC Insider
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Garfish on December 03, 2013, 06:10:29 AM
Welcome,

Always good to have manufacturers here, even if at times we get a bit carried away with our passions.
Your campers are competitively priced and were on my list

Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Trackabout Off Road Campers on December 03, 2013, 08:58:37 AM
Welcome MCD insider!! Is this V1?

 8)
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Ben.Archer on December 03, 2013, 10:36:12 AM
Hi Guys,

Thanks for the great reception.

Ben.Archer, that is exactly why we are here. We are continually improving our products year after year.
Please PM me with your ideas? More than happy to report back to the R&D team at MDC.

Happy Camping ;)
MDC Insider

Detailed PM sent with full feedback on our experiences.    :D
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: vk2ss55 on February 08, 2014, 09:07:29 AM
Yes it is good to see a manufacturer here . You know I feel that the CT market is stuck in a rut , they're all based on a basic box trailer. Hey we don't cart stuff to the tip in our C/T's do we , so lets get away from the box trailer .
I was very impressed with the C/T's I saw on a recent trip to South Africa and I've noticed a few adds popping up here now for them .
They're very inovative and definitely not a box trailer with a tent thrown on the top .
Come on local manufacturers , sure the box trailer is the cheapest way to implement a C/T but they're still a box trailer with a tent on the top . Have a look at the South African C/T's and you'll be impressed .
Cheers Ross
Title: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: CRW on February 08, 2014, 03:47:15 PM
Yes it is good to see a manufacturer here . You know I feel that the CT market is stuck in a rut , they're all based on a basic box trailer. Hey we don't cart stuff to the tip in our C/T's do we , so lets get away from the box trailer .
I was very impressed with the C/T's I saw on a recent trip to South Africa and I've noticed a few adds popping up here now for them .
They're very inovative and definitely not a box trailer with a tent thrown on the top .
Come on local manufacturers , sure the box trailer is the cheapest way to implement a C/T but they're still a box trailer with a tent on the top . Have a look at the South African C/T's and you'll be impressed .
Cheers Ross

You obviously are looking at the bottom end of the market.  Look at Complete Campsite or Aussie swag  Kimberly Kampers and Trackabout to start with.

If you like the South African C/T then buy one, don't bag out the Australian made



Cheers
Carl
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Coiled on February 09, 2014, 06:27:38 PM
Carl, Don't forget Kimberley Kampers ;D

Based on comments over on the Newcastle Expo thread apparently MDC have a new hard floor coming soon that is "inspired" by the Kimberley.
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: oldmate on February 09, 2014, 06:56:38 PM
Last time I looked my ultimate looked nothing like a box trailer with a tent on top. Lol
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Market Direct Campers on February 09, 2014, 07:31:49 PM
Carl, Don't forget Kimberley Kampers ;D

Based on comments over on the Newcastle Expo thread apparently MDC have a new hard floor coming soon that is "inspired" by the Kimberley.


Hi All,

Our Voyager Rearfold camper trailer has been in the market for more than 2 years if this is the model you are referring to?
With the latest V4 Upgrades it is certainly a lot of kit compared to last years model and still only priced at $15,990.

Here are some pictures of the V4 version.
(http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/IMG_2207-2.jpg)  (http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/IMG_2244-2.jpg)

(http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/IMG_2252-2.jpg)  (http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/IMG_2280-2.jpg)

(http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/IMG_2281-2.jpg)  (http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/IMG_2006-2.jpg)

(http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/IMG_2046-2.jpg)  (http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/IMG_2065-2.jpg)

(http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/IMG_2099-2.jpg)  (http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/IMG_2107-2.jpg)

(http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/IMG_2181-2.jpg)

Happy Camping ;)
MDC INSIDER
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: laf on February 09, 2014, 08:06:21 PM
beauty in the eye of the beholder, bottom line like cars just nuts and bolts,
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: CRW on February 09, 2014, 08:48:51 PM

Carl, Don't forget Kimberley Kampers ;D

Based on comments over on the Newcastle Expo thread apparently MDC have a new hard floor coming soon that is "inspired" by the Kimberley.

Sorry Michael. All fixed


Cheers
Carl
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: MattNQ on February 10, 2014, 01:59:15 PM
Have a look at the South African C/T's and you'll be impressed .
When the South Africans manage to produce a camper that sleeps a family of 5, and  I can actually afford it without selling both kidneys, then I will be impressed.....
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Bird on February 10, 2014, 02:09:02 PM
Quote from: MattNQ
When the South Africans manage to produce a camper that sleeps a family of 5, and  I can actually afford it without selling both kidneys, then I will be impressed.
There was a bloke importing one on here, was going to be a massive saving on the aussie price.. dunno bout sleeping 5, but well worth looking into..
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: gronk on February 10, 2014, 08:00:58 PM
Carl, Don't forget Kimberley Kampers ;D

Based on comments over on the Newcastle Expo thread apparently MDC have a new hard floor coming soon that is "inspired" by the Kimberley.

According to the brochure I've got, it's called the Platinum V4..

Funny how KK have a Platinum model as well ??

As it's almost an exact copy, may as well call it the same name as well ??
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Market Direct Campers on February 15, 2014, 11:03:36 PM
Hi All,

Here are some pics of the underside drawbar and chassis of our V4 Crusader Forward Fold.
Drawbar is 120mm x 50mm x 4mm Hot Dipped Galvanised
Chassis 100 x 50mm x 3mm Hot Dipped Galvanised

No Bolts, 100% Welded

This design has been refined by us for more than 2 years and was a finalist in the $15-30K Camper Trailer Australia Magazine, 2014 Camper Trailer of the Year Awards.

(http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/crusaderv4trailerpark17.jpg)

(http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/crusaderv4trailerpark18.jpg)

(http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/crusaderv4trailerpark21.jpg)

(http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/crusaderv4trailerpark41.jpg)

(http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/crusaderv4trailerpark44.jpg)

(http://www.importersandwholesalers.com.au/forum/crusaderv4trailerpark53.jpg)

Happy Camping ;)
MDC INSIDER
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: mauriceb on February 15, 2014, 11:36:03 PM
on this crusader when connect to my vehicle is there enough room to open the rear  barn doors. Whats the ball weight on the VOYAGER RF V4, leaflet says 185 kg is this correct seem a bit high to me ,Thanks
Title: Re: MDC Insider Joins MYSWAG.ORG
Post by: Market Direct Campers on February 15, 2014, 11:49:09 PM
on this crusader when connect to my vehicle is there enough room to open the rear  barn doors. Whats the ball weight on the VOYAGER RF V4, leaflet says 185 kg is this correct seem a bit high to me ,Thanks

PM sent mauriceb

Happy Camping ;)
MDC Insider