Category Advice

Are we killing our dual-cab utes?

The ute is a versatile vehicle but it has its limits! As some struggle to understand GVM we ask: are we killing our dual-cab utes? In 1932, the wife of a Victorian farmer wrote a letter to Ford Australia asking…

Caravan life under NZ lockdown – is the end is in sight?

We pop back to visit our friend Karen Nisbet as she reports on her caravan life under NZ lockdown and asks if the end is in sight? RV Daily: As you’re aware, we have a sort of ‘advisory’ lockdown here…

Which electronic brake controller is best for you?

A recent tow-test threw-up the need for portable electronic brake controllers (EBC). We look at three different types and ask which electronic brake controller is best for you? We don’t always get what we want! When we book press cars,…

The essential guide to ute canopies and tray styles

If you’re thinking about buying a new ute, and use it to carry stuff, you’re going to need our essential guide to ute canopies and tray styles THE BASICS Most utes arrive as standard with a tub unless you select…

Right now is a good time to rethink your caravan insurance

We might not face Mad Max scenarios as the world endures its hand-cart-ride south, but right now is a good time to rethink your caravan insurance Okay, I am exaggerating, just a little. Still, with artistic licence, the possibility of…

We’re all in this together – 1.5 metres apart

I can’t be the first scribbler recently to have sat down with a blank page and thought this is going to be the hardest column I’ve had to write. In the current health climate, I’m trying to think of an…

Should I tow with a ute or a wagon, and why?

It’s a question asked all the time, should I tow with a ute or a wagon, and why? Ten years ago this wouldn’t even have been an article, it’d have been a one-word answer – wagon. Utes at the time…

ISSUE 051 – How to be overtaken safely, ball weight explained, DIY tech and tips to keep you busy + much more…

Avoid the wobbles with our detailed look at being overtaken by trucks, and why your set-up behaves the way it does. We have some DIY jobs you can do at home, and we pose the headline: Everything you wanted to…

How to prepare your RV for storage

In light of the stay at home message due to COVID-19, it’s time to stop travelling for a bit. Here’s how to prepare your RV for storage Whether you spend $5000 on a camper or $110K on a caravan, it’s…

Is this the ultimate self-isolation project – a DIY caravan?

We think we’ve stumbled across the ultimate self-isolation project, and it’s a DIY caravan! In what could be the greatest self-isolation project we will see in this health crisis, the question as to just how much you can get done…

Buying right: Five entry-level motorhomes

If you’ve decided that a self-driven RV is for you, here’s how to get on the road for less with these five entry-level motorhomes. 1. JAYCO RM.19-1 CAMPERVAN Purpose-built in a Renault Master L3H2 2.3-litre, four-cylinder van, the RM.19.1 Campervan…

Everything you wanted to know about ball weight

Everything you wanted to know about ball weight (but were afraid to ask). Well, a confused reader did ask: Is towball weight, or download, a legal matter? We have found enlightenment, Grasshopper. Understanding towball download weight can be problematic at…

Social media plea for grey nomads’ safe passage goes viral

A social media plea has gone viral as it asks for the safe passage for grey nomads currently travelling home or to safe camping due to COVID-19. In light of recent statements from Australia’s rural medical community for all grey…

Hundreds of motorhomes ready for Kiwi isolation

In a radical move, the New Zealand government has employed hundreds of motorhomes as emergency accommodation for returning Kiwis. It appears that there are plenty of New Zealanders returning home from overseas due to the COVID-19 crisis, and they have…