If you're looking to hire a campervan or motorhome in Australia, then you can guarantee that in your search, you will come across the company "Britz". However, before your commit to hiring anything from them, great as they are, you should at least consider some of the 60 alternative companies in the market. Below you can find out about some other well known, and not so well known alternatives.
Undoubtedly, Britz is the leading player in the Australian market. Not only do they have the powerful "Britz" brand, but also some of Australia's other famous brands like Kea Campers, Maui Campervans and Mighty Campers. Probably the biggest competitor to these is Apollo Campervans. The largest privately owned chain in Australia, it consists of multiple brands: Apollo, Cheapa Campa and Hippy Campers. These 2 companies alone combine to have the 7 largest and best known brands across Australia (and New Zealand).
If you are researching the budget camper market you will inevitably find the aforementioned Hippy and Mighty campers, however, you are also likely to come across Wicked Campers too. Wicked are a leading force in the budget campervan hire market world wide and Australia is no exception. They have a reputation of being unreliable, breaking down a lot and not really helping out in these situations. However, at the same time they have grown to be a mammoth company with depots world wide and a massive Facebook following. So, enough travellers must be happy with them to warrant this kind of expansion and love. If you are a bit worried about this reputation, then try looking at Travellers Autobarn and Awesome Campers as alternatives. Travellers Autobarn has been around since 1993 and over the last few years has been winning a plethora of awards for their service (as voted by users). Awesome has been expanding rapidly over the last couple of years suggesting that they are doing a lot of things right by their customers. They are both worth looking further in to.
But Britz really is aimed at the middle to upper price range of campervans. So what are some alternatives in this range? Well, staying clear of the aforementioned camper companies that are owned by Britz and Apollo, one mentionable alternative is Around Australia Motorhomes. This company is going for the luxury motorhome market and are definitely hitting their mark. No skimping with this crowd! Their fleet consists mainly of top-end Winnebago's for the clientele that want space and luxury during their travel. If this is you, then definitely get a price from them before booking anywhere else. Independently owned, they pride themselves on client satisfaction and are a small enough company to care what the end user thinks but large enough to have a number of vehicle options.
There is also a mid priced company worth mentioning called Energi Motorhomes. It is not heavily promoted, but users appear to be happy with them. They don't have a huge marketing budget it seems, so they don't pop up early in search results, but if you can find a price-comparison site that represents them, then take note. The vehicles they supply are quite modern and the prices seem quite good - but not so cheap they are unbelievable, which is a good thing. Anyway, if you do a search on a website for Energi and they don't turn up in the results, keep looking until you find a site that represents them and give them some serious thought before booking.
And one additional company to mention is Camperman Campervans. Camperman has been growing rapidly over the last couple of years, modernizing their fleet with the latest Toyota Hiace's which is the same model that all the major players use. Keep in mind, therefore, that you can get pretty much the same vehicle as the major players for a lesser price. It is something that should pique an interest when researching your campervan hire. They also have depots at all the major points along the east coast of Australia, so there is plenty of choice on where to pick up and where to drop off - just like Britz. All in all, they offer a strong alternative in the mid-priced campervan hire market, and should definitely be considered when doing price and style research.
So, if you are looking for a cheap campervan, a mid range motorhome or a luxury RV, there are definitely alternatives available to the dominant Britz range. I have only covered a handful here. If are hiring from Sydney, the largest Australian city, there are over 30 companies that have depots available to you. Make sure when researching which company to hire from, you look for a website that gives at least 20 different companies in the results for your search criteria.
Undoubtedly, Britz is the leading player in the Australian market. Not only do they have the powerful "Britz" brand, but also some of Australia's other famous brands like Kea Campers, Maui Campervans and Mighty Campers. Probably the biggest competitor to these is Apollo Campervans. The largest privately owned chain in Australia, it consists of multiple brands: Apollo, Cheapa Campa and Hippy Campers. These 2 companies alone combine to have the 7 largest and best known brands across Australia (and New Zealand).
If you are researching the budget camper market you will inevitably find the aforementioned Hippy and Mighty campers, however, you are also likely to come across Wicked Campers too. Wicked are a leading force in the budget campervan hire market world wide and Australia is no exception. They have a reputation of being unreliable, breaking down a lot and not really helping out in these situations. However, at the same time they have grown to be a mammoth company with depots world wide and a massive Facebook following. So, enough travellers must be happy with them to warrant this kind of expansion and love. If you are a bit worried about this reputation, then try looking at Travellers Autobarn and Awesome Campers as alternatives. Travellers Autobarn has been around since 1993 and over the last few years has been winning a plethora of awards for their service (as voted by users). Awesome has been expanding rapidly over the last couple of years suggesting that they are doing a lot of things right by their customers. They are both worth looking further in to.
But Britz really is aimed at the middle to upper price range of campervans. So what are some alternatives in this range? Well, staying clear of the aforementioned camper companies that are owned by Britz and Apollo, one mentionable alternative is Around Australia Motorhomes. This company is going for the luxury motorhome market and are definitely hitting their mark. No skimping with this crowd! Their fleet consists mainly of top-end Winnebago's for the clientele that want space and luxury during their travel. If this is you, then definitely get a price from them before booking anywhere else. Independently owned, they pride themselves on client satisfaction and are a small enough company to care what the end user thinks but large enough to have a number of vehicle options.
There is also a mid priced company worth mentioning called Energi Motorhomes. It is not heavily promoted, but users appear to be happy with them. They don't have a huge marketing budget it seems, so they don't pop up early in search results, but if you can find a price-comparison site that represents them, then take note. The vehicles they supply are quite modern and the prices seem quite good - but not so cheap they are unbelievable, which is a good thing. Anyway, if you do a search on a website for Energi and they don't turn up in the results, keep looking until you find a site that represents them and give them some serious thought before booking.
And one additional company to mention is Camperman Campervans. Camperman has been growing rapidly over the last couple of years, modernizing their fleet with the latest Toyota Hiace's which is the same model that all the major players use. Keep in mind, therefore, that you can get pretty much the same vehicle as the major players for a lesser price. It is something that should pique an interest when researching your campervan hire. They also have depots at all the major points along the east coast of Australia, so there is plenty of choice on where to pick up and where to drop off - just like Britz. All in all, they offer a strong alternative in the mid-priced campervan hire market, and should definitely be considered when doing price and style research.
So, if you are looking for a cheap campervan, a mid range motorhome or a luxury RV, there are definitely alternatives available to the dominant Britz range. I have only covered a handful here. If are hiring from Sydney, the largest Australian city, there are over 30 companies that have depots available to you. Make sure when researching which company to hire from, you look for a website that gives at least 20 different companies in the results for your search criteria.
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