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The material selection of camping carts mainly focuses on three core components: frame, wheels, and panel. Different materials directly affect durability, weight, and practicality.
Frame Material (Core Load-Bearing Component)
- Aluminum alloy: Mainstream preferred choice, lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and sufficiently strong. Frames made of aviation aluminum or 6061 aluminum alloy balance portability and durability well, suitable for most camping scenarios.
- Steel pipe (carbon steel/galvanized steel): Strong load-bearing capacity and low price, but heavy and prone to rust. It requires good anti-rust treatment and is suitable for short-distance self-driving camping (no long-distance carrying).
- Stainless steel: Corrosion-resistant and high-strength, but heavier than aluminum alloy and more expensive. It is mostly used in humid environments with extremely high anti-rust requirements (such as beach camping).
Wheel Material (Affects Passability and Wear Resistance)
- Rubber wheels: Good elasticity, excellent shock absorption, quiet, and strong adaptability to the ground. Suitable for complex terrains such as grassland and gravel roads, divided into solid rubber wheels (inflation-free and not easy to burst) and pneumatic rubber wheels (better shock absorption but requiring maintenance).
- Plastic wheels (PP/PU): Lightweight and low price, but poor wear resistance and shock absorption. Only suitable for flat roads (such as camp cement grounds) and not for complex outdoor terrains.
- Rubber-coated PU wheels: Combining the elasticity of rubber and the wear resistance of PU, they are a compromise preferred choice, balancing shock absorption and durability with high cost performance.
Panel Material (Core for Bearing Items)
- Oxford cloth/nylon cloth: Soft panels, lightweight, foldable, and small storage volume. Suitable for loading light items such as clothes and cooking utensils, kept flat with steel frame support.
- Wood board/plywood: Strong load-bearing capacity, flat and stable. Suitable for loading heavy items (such as refrigerators and barbecues), but heavy, non-foldable, and poor in portability.
- Plastic panels (HDPE): Waterproof, lightweight, and corrosion-resistant. Foldable or detachable, with medium load-bearing capacity, balancing portability and practicality. It is a common panel material for mainstream soft carts.
