What cheeses me off? People walking through my campsite.
If there’s one thing I cannot stand, its people walking through our campsite. Not only is it rude and disrespectful, but it can also be dangerous. A couple of years ago, we were staying at a caravan park on the…
The Big Trip – Deciding what to Pack
When you go away for a brief holiday, knowing what to pack and what to leave behind is not really all that critical, but going away for the big lap or even for a life on the road, that’s a…
Advanced Mobile Location now added to 000 emergency calls
The introduction of Advanced Mobile Location is a significant development for Australia’s Triple Zero Emergency Call Service and offers peace of mind for travellers in regional and remote Australia. Imagine this. You’re driving along a country back road that you…
5 Minute Mods – Update your Satellite Phone Firmware
We all recognise the need to regularly update our smartphones and our other connected devices but how many of us know to update the firmware in our satellite phones? If you don’t, it may not work at that one critical…
Electric Vehicles – How far away are we from EV Caravanning?
New electric vehicles have featured heavily in the news lately, particularly from some pretty big names in the SUV/4WD market. With more EVs hitting our shores and an ever-growing network of charging stations across Australia, how long will it be…
The Big Trip – To sell or not to sell your home
If you’re planning on doing that lap around Australia or something a bit more long term, what will you do with your house? It could be the hardest decision you’ll ever make or, as we found out, the easiest. If…
Camp Kitchen Favourite – Maple-Glazed Baked Christmas Ham
Baked ham might be a bit of an oddity in this country but in North America, it is extremely popular and for good reason. It’s absolutely delicious. If you carry a portable BBQ oven in your RV, it’s a simple-to-cook…
Adria Coral Motorhomes Recall
149 Adria Coral Motorhomes sold between 1 January 2014 – 12 November 2020 are the subject of an urgent recall notice issued by Product Safety Australia over concerns the gas oven may not have been secured properly. The Adria Coral…
Another Product Recall – This time New Age Caravans
There is yet another national product recall affecting the RV industry. This time it is 143 New Age caravans fitted with Cruisemaster XT suspension. The recall notice that appeared on the Product Safety Australia website on the 19 January stated…
Power to the people. Awesome power tools to take caravanning.
If you’ve got a favourite brand of battery-powered power tools you use at home or at work, you might want to see what other products they have that use the same battery system and are brilliant for caravanning. Like most…
Fatal caravan crash driver, Steven Russell, to plead not guilty
Stephen George Russell, the man at the centre of a 2019 fatal caravan crash near Walcha, NSW, which claimed two lives, is expected to plead not guilty at his trial that starts today. On June 14 2019, Mr Russell was charged with…
Make sure you’re bushfire ready when camping this summer
You may be thinking that with the onset of La Niña and the associated forecasts of a wet summer ahead that we are unlikely to see a repeat of last year’s bushfire devastation. Well….think again. WORDS WES WHITWORTH, IMAGES WES…
Fatal caravan crash trial adjourned due to new ‘developments”
The trial for Stephen George Russell, the man at the centre of a 2019 fatal caravan crash near Walcha, NSW, which claimed two lives, has been unexpectedly adjourned before it even got underway. According to a report that appeared in the…
Camp Kitchen Favourite – Thai Fish Curry
We all enjoy a spot of fishing on our travels and its even better when we actually catch something but how do you cook it when you get back to camp? For something different, try our Thai Fish Curry recipe.…
