Brace Yourself for the "Brace," an Off-Road-Hungry Camper With a Heart-Wrenching Price

Ladies and gents, lovers of all things wild, take a nice long look at the images in the gallery and behold, the one and only Brace, an off-road travel trailer from CRZR Industries, a rather young crew from Australia with a history in the making since 2019.

However, their business model is a bit different from that of most other camper manufacturers, mainly because you can give this crew a call and say, "Hey, this is what I want. Money's no object. Let's make it happen." And they'll say, "Done!" We talk more about their bespoke works some other time, but for the time, I've chosen the Brace as the object of attention as it's technically the smallest unit in this team lineup, and as such, expect it to bear the very essence of what this team is all about.

There's just one big hurdle in the Brace's magic: price. While Australia is typically known for offering some rather bulletproof machines for prices you wouldn't believe, the Brace topples the scales in a very American way, currently priced at no less than $240K. That's not very Australian if you ask me, and there are some very clear reasons why we're being asked to drop this much on a new Brace.

Now, the Brace's magic starts with nothing more than an over-engineered chassis and suspension system. At its base, CRZR throws in a solid-axle air suspension and a proprietary chassis that can handle over 22,500 kg (49,604 lbs) of total load and strain. Think about that for a second, and be sure to check out the images in the gallery that showcase the underside of a CRZR machine.

From there, we arrive at the body or shell we see. Again, this manufacturer built the Brace with one notion in mind: handling the world around you no matter what it throws at you. To do that, 29 mm (1.14 in) thick composite panels are used to bring the habitat to life. All of it is 100% insulated, and joinings are connected with aluminum extrusions, automotive-grade adhesives, and mechanical rivets. All that's coated with bedliner, too.

All that makes up an interior that's 205 cm (80 in) wide and 520 cm (204 in) long and has everything a couple would need to live comfortably while out on the road or in the wild. At the rear of the Brace, a bathroom with separate features is in place. As we head toward the front, we'll pass a little quaint galley block to the right and step through a dinette to finally reach an elevated double bed with storage below and above.

This elevated section also ties into the Brace's exterior storage options, but we'll talk more about that shortly. As for the rest of the interior, be sure to take in the composite panels making up the shell, CNC-cut cabinetry, and the amount of natural light that permeates the camper.

Now, it may feel as though I rushed through the interior features and living, and that's true; if I hadn't, there wouldn't have been sufficient time to cover the rest of the goodies this baby has in store for us. For that, we head back outside.

At the very front of the camper's port side, we can see the result of that elevated bed I mentioned, and in true Australian style, nothing but an outdoor galley with an induction top is set up on a slide-out. There's a fridge, too, and plenty of more space for whatever you want to bring along on trips. An entertainment system, as well as a shower and a drawbar storage box, is also part of the exterior features list.

Hidden in that drawbar box is a generator, which brings us to our final strong point for this unit: the off-grid features in place. As standard, 340 l (90 gals) of fresh water can be brought along, but once we take note of the electrical setup, we can see where some of our money goes.

Overall, the equivalent of 600 Ah of battery power is in place, along with a 5,000 W inverter, 1,000 W DC-DC charger, and as optional, 1,200 W of Safiery Copperflex solar panels on the roof. That last one is a must if you ask me, especially if you're looking to get away from it all, basically indefinitely. Funny enough, some of these features can be expanded even further with an upgrade package that yields 1,000 Ah of battery power and a 6,000 W inverter, among others. Throw in an awning, some heaters, AC units, and you're looking at a CRZR Brace.

Clearly, that's not the end of Brace's story, but you will need to dive deeper on your own; otherwise, we'd be here for the next two to three hours. The catch to all this is that you have to move out to Australia to get your hands on this machine and even use it; it's created for roads and by standards and regulations from the land down under. But it'll always serve as an example of an off-road unit done right.