Trakka campervans – so much to love

Why I love Trakka campervans

Ever since I first came across Trakka campervans a few years ago, I’ve been in love with them.

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I have always been taken with RVs that are the smallest size possible, but have everything you need: a bed (preferably permanent), cooking facilities & food storage, a toilet and shower, and somewhere to sit inside.

That’s a lot to ask for in a camper van, so to also ask for a nice looking interior as well as some innovation in design and features; well that would just be too much to ask!

Trakka deliver all of that, in spades.

What are Trakka campervans or motorhomes

I notice that Trakka make a slightly different distinction in their vehicles. They have 3 main models: a campervan and 2 motorhomes.

What they call a motorhome, is what I (and I think, most other people) would also call a campervan. Simply because it is built on a van chassis… and it has a sliding slide door, just like a van.

I suspect they’re making the differentiation because many people would still think of a ‘campervan’ as a small van for backpackers; with a bed, sink and storage built in.

Whereas the campervans that are standing height, have a toilet and shower and full solar set-up etc may be considered more a motorhome than a campervan.

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Innovative features

What I love most about the Trakka brand, is the innovative features that they’ve come up with.

If you’ve spent any amount of time looking for a campervan to buy (or just dreaming about buying one, like me) you’ll already know that so many campervan all look the same. So. Many!

They have the same layout, the same fridge, sink and stove top, the same kinda ugly decor.

It wasn’t until I found Trakka, that I finally found some innovative ideas and products.

Here’s some of the things I’m talking about:

Thin tabletops – Trakka call them SlimTec tablestops, a high pressure laminate which means that you get a product which is thin, strong, heat resistant and, most importantly, light weight.

Dual opening fridge door – the double hinged door means that you can open the fridge from either side, without needing to change the hinge.

Switch mode bathroom – the bathroom is still a wet bath… which normally means that you barely have room to stand while doing gymnastics over the toilet to have a shower… except the switch mode bathroom slides the toilet seat out of the way, under the basin.

Just plain genius, in my opinion.

Inside / outside fridge drawer – this might be a bit on the gimmicky side, but there is an option to have a fridge drawer installed on the end of the kitchen counter. This can be accessed from either inside or outside the van, making it a good drinks fridge if you’re entertaining outside. It can also be used as a freezer, which would be more practical for me.

Trakka campervans

See the 3 campervans / motorhomes below, 2 with a toilet & shower onboard, and 1 without.

Trakka Akuna

https://trakka.com.au/collections/akuna

There are 3 different layouts of the Akuna model. The A2 & A4 which are built on the Volkswagen Crafter LWB, the one below is the A2M built on the smaller Volkswagen Crafter MWB.

At just shy of 6m long, this campervan fits into a normal car park and would make that transition between city and country easily.

And having north/south beds in such a short van is perfect for us!

The A2 and A2M (i.e. the MWB version) is available with 4Motion (AWD).

Trakka Jabiru

https://trakka.com.au/collections/jabiru

The Jabiru has similar layout options to the Akuna above. The J2 & J4 are built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 419 LWB chassis.

And the J2M is built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 419 MWB chassis.

All 3 of these models are available in AWD.

Below we take a look at the Trakka Jabiru J4.

Trakka Trakkadu

https://trakka.com.au/collections/trakkadu

This little campervan gives you the best of both worlds.

It’s small enough to use as a daily driver, with seats for 4; but the pop-top roof allows you to also sleep up to 4, with 2 kids in the loft area.

Trakka Campervans / Motorhomes

So what do you think of the Trakka camper van / motorhomes?

It’s a high spec product, so I’m not at all surprised by the price of these units ($140,000-$200,000+) but it does currently put them in the ‘tell him he’s dreaming’ price range for us.

If ever there was a Trakka campervan I could rent to try it out, I’d be straight onto that!

Trakka now also do modular conversion kits which they call Trakkit.