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Commando Commando – DESCRIPTION / WHAT’S INCLUDED The entry-level unit in Desert Sky’s range, the Tourer 6, is a 6x4 on road trailer costing just $3000. If you prefer taking your trailer into the wilds with a 4WD, the Outback 9 unit is the basic off-road offering for $6900. The Commando that we travelled with (also known as the Camper 9) costs $10,909, and for that you can expect a tough, go-anywhere unit with good standard equipment. The trailer is a conventional 7ft x 4ft (2.1m x 1.2m) size and built out of 2mm cold rolled steel. Ours was gunmetal grey in colour, but Rudi has recently altered the colour scheme to beige and military green to better reflect the Commando name. The Chassis is built from 75x50mm x 2.5mm steel, with 50mm cross-beams. Fifteen-inch Sunraysia rims are shod in new 235/75 off-road rubber, and sit on seven-leaf off-road rebound springs to absorb those bumpy road imperfections. The brakes, meanwhile, are cable-operated drums, and as the unit is so lightweight, there isn’t really a call for more than this. A spare wheel comes as standard and is mounted on the A-frame, alongside a massive front storage box. This fits anything up to an 80L fridge (which Desert Sky can provide as a cost option), or instead, the box could be used for storing all the dirty stuff (like tools) you don’t want in the main area under the bed. A stone shield is standard, while the coupling is taken care of by an off-road Treg hitch. Life Outdoors! With the tent and sunroom up, we had a very spacious and comfortable home away from home. The Desert Sky’s tent along is designed for four people – two sleeping on the 150mm queen-size mattress on top of the trailer and two in the PVC-floored 2.4m x 2.2m (7ft 10in x 7ft 3in) living room. The centre ridge is 2.7m (8ft 10in) high, so the whole living area feels quite spacious.
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