Soft Floor
Camper Trailers

But is a soft floor camper right for you and your family? There’s a couple of questions you need to ask yourself:

Vinyl floor: Unlike hard floor campers, the floor of the camper when set up will be on the ground. This may limit your selection of camping spots, as you’ll need to ensure it is a suitable surface and clear of rocks, sticks, and anything sharp that can damage the vinyl. So where are you intending on camping?

Getting into bed:  While this may not be a problem for everybody, those with health concerns (bad backs, knees) might have problems climbing up into bed in some soft floor campers. The Step-Through Campers from Platinum like the Warrior and General have steps to get into bed. But the Cadet SE, you will need to climb a ladder to reach the queen-sized bed. 

Setting up and packing up:  In a word is more time-consuming. Not more difficult and can still be completed by just one person. But it will take a bit longer as you do need to hammer all the tent pegs around the camper. At Platinum Campers we have designed our trailers with ease of use in mind – with connected gas struts, the canvas is easily lifted – and usually, it is just another 6-8 tent poles. But – it will never be as quick and as easy as a hard floor camper. 

A larger area needed:  With all that extra floor space – you will need an equally large campsite. Mind you, this isn’t usually an issue if heading to campsites, and caravan sites – but may become an issue if heading off-grid. Just make sure you have enough room to set up, and include enough room for your annex and optional kids room!