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Is Toyota looking to AdBlue to address its diesel issues?
[contentgated] The rumour mill at Toyota has been in overdrive this week and today is no exception. News from insiders is the service technicians at Toyota have been sent back to school. That is not unusual but the subjects they…
Is this the most significant court case relating to caravanners in Australia, ever?
by Marty Ledwich For a number of years, many of us in the RV media have been writing about the importance of ensuring our rigs are within their weight restrictions. Certainly, ever since Sergeant Graeme Shenton of Victoria Police ran…
Piranha Off Road Products – SOLD!
Australian company Piranha Off Road Products has been sold to McNaughtans Pty Ltd as of 17 June 2019. Piranha has been a leader in off-road aftermarket products for over 30 years with Alan and Barbara Johnson first starting in ignition…
The lights are on and people are home!
The gasless caravan testing crew has made it to Exmouth and some unexpected shenanigans with the lighting system has freaked them out. This is how they described what happened: “At 4:00am this morning suddenly all the lights in the van…
10 things you need to know about AL-KO’s new ‘LightR’ chassis
AL-KO claims its new lightweight chassis has the potential to revolutionise the caravan industry. And while caravans are yet to be built with LightR, we’ve got the scoop on 10 things you need to know about this lightweight chassis concept.…
V8 LandCruiser 200 Series to be shelved in July 2019!
It appears Toyota has today unofficially announced that is about to discontinue all V8 versions of the LandCruiser 200 Series from July 2019. The shock news was communicated via Messenger to enquiries on its Facebook page this afternoon. (See the…
Macca’s useless info: From savage to sophisticated
For whatever reason, it’s always the blokes that take up camping first. Maybe it’s because it served as an acceptable reason to disappear for a few days with your mates as a teenager. “Hey Mum, I’m just going camping with…
Campfire Conversations: The Lair
It’s all about community spirit in Greenways, SA On our travels, we get to meet some fantastic people, some real characters, not just fellow travellers, but in local communities as well. A while ago we have had the privilege of…
Sun chasing on the coastal fringe
The electric caravan is back on the road with Fran and John steering the Ford north once again along the coast of Western Australia. From Geraldton to Kalbarri, plus a special drive to see Nature’s Window, an absolutely amazing landscape…
Jurgens Caravans Australia claws its way back!
In a very positive media release today, 11 June 2019, Director of Jurgens Australia, Paul Kyriacou offers plenty of hope to Jurgens caravan owners and new owners into the future. Only months ago, the future of Jurgens here in Australia…
This van is light on with a French accent
A small, lightweight shower/toilet caravan with a certain je ne sais quoi has arrived from France We are quick to forget that Aussie vans were once light and simple vans, not the 2000kg-plus lardy things many are now. Meanwhile, the…
Suspension game on
Do Terrain Tamer’s new parabolic leaf springs give shockingly good results, or are they a jarring disappointment? Terrain Tamer recently contacted me with an offer of a set of their newly-designed parabolic leaf springs for the rear end along with…
AOR owners gather for a fry-up in Victoria
Fred’s Hut is the place to be for AOR adventurers, with magnificent scenery and the best camp feast you’ll ever encounter If Fred Fry could see his hut now, he’d be amazed. Old Fred was an icon of the Victorian…
