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Fraser Fruit Cobbler

An easy tropical dessert that the family will love Ingredients Method

From solar panels to gennies, here are the best ways to keep your 12V gear running when you hit the road Your tug is sorted for remote area travel with all manner of recovery and protection gear, and your van…

Podcast: Could you walk away from your ‘normal’ life and business?

We meet camp hosts John and Liz Francis who did just that! A while ago, my wife and I were sitting around a campfire with some old friends; they were reminiscing about a time when they were camp hosts at…

Issue 031 – GVM & GCM upgrades, WTF is going on?

Are you confused following the GVM and GCM upgrade saga? Then we have the story to set you straight! Issue 31 of RV Daily also has a complete guide to leaving the blacktop to off-road with your trailer, and an…

Podcast: Home schooling, how hard can it be?

What’s life like for a 13 year old and his grandparents on the road? And what the heck is a solar oven? There are lots of young families travelling Australia at the moment, getting a life education for the children,…

Resolution on the horizon for GVM/GCM chaos

By now you’ll have heard about the changes to and interpretation of GVM/GCM laws across some Australian states. Despite the mainstream media beating up the issues involved, there may not be a need to rush out right this instant, as…

How to receive the best TV picture in your RV

If you can’t bear to leave the TV behind then you want to know how to get the best possible TV picture while travelling – here’s how! I didn’t understand a lot about TV reception before working with Andrew Holmes…

The Springers Solar guide to 12V electrics: Lithium batteries

This guide to lithium batteries will give you the pros and cons and tell you why they might actually be the most economic choice In part one, we looked at 12V batteries in general and just touched on lithium batteries.…

Macca: It’s time for a status update!

Everywhere I go now people tell me how busy they are. Our standard conditioned greeting of “how ya goin’?” used to bring a response of anything from “good” to “bad” to things that made you wish you never asked, but…

Issue 030 – Free camping vs caravan parks

Issue 030 of RV Daily deals with some powerful issues. We compare free camping to caravan parks to decide which is more sustainable. Plus, 12-volt power, this issue looks at all your options to keep everything you rely on running,…

Issue 029 – Locked up in a lakeside and lovin’ it

In this month’s issue of RV Daily we pose the questions: Do you think you can travel Australia for less than a dollar a kilometre? And when it comes to hauling your RV across to our island destinations, are ferries fairly priced,…

What the beep?!

Call me old fashioned, call me a bit of a dinosaur, but I have to have a little rant about all the beeps in my world. It would seem that everything beeps at me these days – the toaster lets…

Back O’Bourke Breakfast

All you need to add is toast! Ingredients Method Variation If you don’t like sausages, thin lamb chops could be used instead.

New Podcast: 7 Laps of Australia

Would you believe … today I met Maxwell Smart! Certainly not the bumbling Agent 86, from the mid-1960s American TV show Get Smart. Listen to Andrew’s interview with Maxwell Taylor on his seventh journey around Australia No, this Maxwell has…

The Springers Solar guide to 12V electrics: batteries

If you’re trying to research 12V batteries you might be confused. We explain what to look for in the Springers Solar guide to 12V electrics: batteries Where would we be without batteries? Perhaps hand cranking our cars, eating canned food…

July 2018: Buyers’ Guide

Obviously, caravans can’t move themselves. Here are the specs for every vehicle that can reliably get your van where you need it.

Are caravan parks a lottery or a sure thing in terms of satisfaction?

This month’s feature on caravan park woes may strike a chord with some of you, but how many? I think we have all driven into town during a peak holiday season and phoned or driven in to enquire about a…

Issue 028 – Caravan parks in chaos?

Issue 28 is packed full of advice! How to handle major upsets at a caravan park; we kick-off a huge new video series on 12V power and warm up to transmission coolers. Discover the Great Ocean Road in winter and…