GORV - Digital Magazine Issue #6 | Page 20

| RV REVIEW PATRIOT ON THE MARCH PATRIOT CAMPERS STARTED AS A SKETCH IN THE SAND ON STRADBROKE ISLAND, QLD. AND NOW IT HAS TAKEN OVER THE SMALL SCREEN… Headed by Justin and Sarah Montesalvo, Patriot Campers is one of Australia’s best- known and most respected manufacturers of offroad camper trailers. Not bad since they only opened shop in 2013. And now, this Queensland- based hard-core-camper builder has launched its own TV show, Patriot Games, which kicked off on Nine on July 1. We sat down with Justin to get the lowdown on the new show and to try to work out how and why Patriot has so quickly become such a success story. GORV: What inspired you Australia. It was difficult to justify the price point of an Australian quality-built product in the early days.  to start Patriot Campers? JM: After going through a couple of trailers offered on the market, I couldn’t find what I was looking for, so with the GORV: Which model Patriot capabilities of my sheetmetal is your personal favourite, and shop, I decided to build my own. why? I know you’d love them all, but if you had to nominate GORV: What was the biggest just one… challenge in setting up Patriot JM: Honestly, it would be the and getting people to take X2. That is the first camper I notice? wanted to build, it's a no BS JM: The market was already camper trailer and nothing saturated with imported more. Simplicity at its finest product, sub-standard in with all the comforts I need, quality to what is produced in and with the renowned Patriot build quality.  GORV: What can you tell us about how Patriot campers are built? What do you do differently? JM: We utilise manufacturing 20 gorv.com.au