How to repair the headliner in your tow rig
Is your tow rig’s headliner succumbing to gravity? Might be time to replace it, so here are 10 steps on how to repair the headliner in your tow rig If you own just about any tow vehicle built since Duran…
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Springers Solar guide to 12V electrics: Dual batteries
If you are towing a caravan, setting up the tow vehicle correctly is crucial for a functioning battery system in your van One of the first modifications we do to a vehicle will often be the addition of a dual-battery…
How to add a barbecue to your caravan slide-out kitchen
If you have ever thought that you’d like a different set-up for your van or camper, here is a brilliant step-by-step guide on how to add a barbecue to your caravan slide-out kitchen. We spotted this DIY installation from Korker…
Aussie Travellers caught out in nomads’ land!
State and Territory travel restrictions due to COVID-19 have resulted in Aussie travellers being caught out in nomads’ land. We’re well-known enthusiasts for the wide brown land but recent events have resulted in tunnel vision for many travellers on the…
Caravan chassis: The things we thought we knew but didn’t!
How well do you know your caravan chassis? We look at chassis production and discover things we thought we knew, but didn’t! Talk to anybody in the caravan industry and they’ll say the backbone of a caravan is the chassis.…
How do I safely jack my caravan?
This is serious stuff. Don’t be gung-ho, or casual. Or a casualty. If you’re asking how do I safely jack my caravan? Here’s how Any accident with a jack is likely to be nasty. Changing a wheel or tyre is…
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…
