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…
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…
Obviously, caravans can’t move themselves. Here are the specs for every vehicle that can reliably get your van where you need it.
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 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…
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, in keeping with my recent series of introductions to the standard characters and personalities of every campsite starting with the fire monitor and the tong master, I’d like to announce one more today. While…
There’s nothing worse than heading bush with a camper-trailer, and the jockey wheel decides it doesn’t want to play anymore. After a short-term bush fix, Ant decided to replace the jockey wheel on his Ultimate Camper with a swing-up type,…
If you read my story about the Man from Snowy River Festivalin this issue – and of course, I hope you do – it deals with pre-formed opinions and expectations. I’d say that all of us ‘suffer’ from this trait.…
Reflections, shackles ‘n’ chains, and couplings … sounds like a sordid affair, but you should know the solid facts of towing hardware and accessories You’ve dished out a fortune for a tow tug, then spent an age dissecting the multitude…
The X-Class has landed so we’ve given it a tow test; an über ute it ain’t. Plus, we find out what it takes to be a campground host, why Australia’s driving laws need to be the same and make sure you’re…
In some BIG Friday NEWS – DexKo Global has expanded into chassis manufacturing in Australia with the acquisition of G&S Chassis and Hume Caravan and Camping Accessories. DexKo Global Inc., refers to itself as a global leader in highly engineered…
Last time, I spoke about a character that always pops his head up when we strike camp, but there’s more than one and today we will visit another regular in the campsite. This bloke emerges when the fire monitor has…
The weather’s cool, but not too cold yet, and landscapes are coloured with the brilliant gold, rusty red and burnt orange hues of autumn. So if you want to hit the road before the chilliest months are upon us, when…
This quick and easy recipe is faster than getting take-away! INGREDIENTS METHOD EASY SWEET & SOUR SAUCE Whisk 1⁄4 cup cornflour with 1⁄4 cup water. In a large saucepan over medium heat, mix together: 1 cup water, 3⁄4 cup sugar,…
As of the 7th of May 2018, Pioneer Campers was taken over by Caramax Pty Ltd trading as Trakmaster and are joining Trakmaster Off-Road Caravans in Gason’s Off-Road Adventure Division. Trakmaster posted that they are looking forward to the future and…
Last month I finished my column talking about social media. The miracle of or curse on modern society? It depends on who you talk to but either way it’s dominant and engrossing. Here at the mag, I use it for…
The RV Daily Practical guide to modern towing: Part 5 Any car enthusiast forum will have lots of discussion on tyres, but that never extends to the trailer Nobody cares very much about trailer tyres, which is fine until you…
As the roads clog up with RVs on their migrations and daily 5pm drinks circles become firmly entrenched, take a moment to commiserate with those left behind (thinking, grey nomads: Just jerks in caravans, right?) My parents have become Grey…
