Reader’s Rigs – A Five-Year Plan
It has been five years since Andy and Gabbie Nottle covered the eastern side of Australia, do they finally have the right set-up to take on Australia’s west? Andy and Gabbie live for their weekend escapes in their 2015 Toyota…
The Caravanning dog Behind the Blog
Chyna is an eight-year-old doggy blogger, travelling Australia in a motorhome with his two human companions. He loves meeting people on the road and sharing his stories about caravanning around Australia. Life’s pretty sweet for Chyna these days, but it…
Caramel Dumplings
An old classic that will become a new favourite. Ingredients 3 cups self-raising flour½ block butter, cut into two pieces1 cup white sugar3 cups brown sugar3 cups water1 cup milk2 teaspoons vanilla essenceSalt Method
DIY Stone Guard
This DIY approach will protect your van from stone strike, and make you feel warm and fuzzy.Words & images Mark Allen Brand-new, shiny caravan – tick. Grand plans of hitting the dirt roads – you betcha! Worried to death about…
Is your 12-volt gauge lying to you?
You can have real-time battery management information in the palm of your hand with BMPRO’s BatteryCheck. With many RVs these days using 12V batteries for functions such as lighting, operating pumps, powering electronic circuits in fridges and gas heaters, plus…
Have RV Mod Cons Gone too far?
Has modern tech robbed us of the serenity of going bush?Words Morgan Lane Modern conveniences (or ‘mod cons’) have become such an integral part of our everyday lives we find ourselves incapable of being untethered from our precious technology; we…
To Meet your Nemesis is Usually a bad Thing…Not With This van
This Galaxy Nemesis is rugged and good looking with plenty of hidden attributes as well!Words & images Mark Allen Having a good strong mate, buddy or friend tagging along while travelling our great brown land provides security, companionship and safety…
The Yorke Peninsula is a Long Way From Rome
But this stunning part of SA has more Mediterranean look about it than just the shape of Italy.Words & images Chris Blakemore Gazing over a map of South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula might easily have you thinking you’re planning a visit to…
Tasmania’s Heritage Highway
On the trail of Tasmania’s unsung bushranger. Cash by name, cash by nature. Martin was an Irish lad who made, bad!Words & images Jan Hawkins Touring Tasmania is a journey into history and as I am soundly of convict descent,…
Will the price of Nova’s La Dolce Vita leave you seeing red?
This special edition La Dolce Vita van is a flagship for Nova, hosting a range of new products and innovation in design and build quality that will see the Nova range of vans benefit from the work involved. Once you…
ALICE TO PORT HEDLAND ON 5 TRACKS YOU’VE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF
Around 1800km of unsealed desert roads in very remote country; be prepared! Words & images Greg Cartan There are two well-driven highways linking central Australia and the west coast: The Eyre Highway from Port Augusta and the Victoria Highway out of…
Windsor’s new small breed tourer is a breed apart
Neither caravan nor camper-trailer the Hybrid is a unique mix of the two. Windsor Coromal continues its program of new model releases with two interesting units revealed at the recent Rosehill Show. The compact campers, the 390 Tourer and the…
Issue 013 – The compliance plate scam
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HEX PEGS
The simple tent peg just became more complex – but better Surely, a tent peg is just a tent peg right? Well, we thought the same until we saw a video highlighting how effective these Hex Pegs are. Instead of…