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The Big Trip – Touring with a Medical Condition.
Touring around Australia and experiencing everything the Outback has to offer may be relatively easy if you’re young, fit and healthy. But what happens if you’re getting on in years or you have a chronic medical condition? Is it possible…
Caravan 240v Power Safety – Why DIY equals Dumb
One of the most common questions on caravan forums and Facebook groups is “How do I plug my 15 amp lead into a 10 amp domestic power point?” While to most of us the answer to this would seem simple, the number of…
The Dangers of Ingested Button Batteries
Three Australian children have died after swallowing a button battery. According to Product Safety Australia, 20 children a week are presenting at emergency departments nationwide suspected of having swallowed or inserted a button battery. These small, innocuous batteries are used in…
Custom Caravan Build – Big W.A. Off-Roader
Building your own caravan is a labour of love and definitely not a job for those of us think Sikaflex is some sort of weird exercise regime. That said, if you’re prepared to put in the hours and you have…
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…
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…
Free-camping is not a cost-free option!
When it comes to choosing between staying in a caravan park, or free-camping – which is the more sustainable choice? Aussies are passionate about the environment. The physical world that excites our senses: the vast open landscapes, the crisp morning…
Road trip your way to a better relationship
Pack your bag, pack your van, pack your kids and hit the road. It’s good for the soul and your relationship. “Crap,” I say to my husband as we drive a stretch of the Northern Territory’s Stuart Highway between Adelaide…
Go remote, be in control: The insider’s guide to off-road caravanning
You hear a lot about remote travel, but what does it actually mean for us caravanners? And perhaps more importantly, how remote can you (safely) go? I was talking with the Ed (Tim) the other day, and the conversation went…
NSW to trial rest area parking restrictions
Transport NSW has announced it will begin trialling changes to parking areas at two Pacific Highway rest areas including limiting parking times to four hours only and policing truck rest spots to ensure light vehicles aren’t using them. Following hot…
Can the closure of a caravan park be a good thing?
Williams River Holiday Park: how a veritable sh*t fight in a tiny council-owned park could affect the rest of the country Words and Images Wes Whitworth The Back Story The background of this story starts as many do; with an…
What a load of rubbish!
When ‘leaving it all behind’ can mean very different things Words and Images Melinda Uys A few times a year the country waits, collective RVing breath held as the most exciting thing to hit our junk mailbox for the past…
Petrol and diesel are dead
I wasn’t around in the late 1800s when the early motorcars took their first tentative journeys, but I’ve read enough to know what happened. The prevalent transport at the time was the horse. The horsemen would mock the car drivers,…
Is this the caravan innovation of the decade?
We demo the Aussie hybrid-drive system that’s set to take off! OzXcorp is a name that might not be too well known currently, but give it a year or two and it’s going to be a world player to rival…
The Online Campsite Booking Fail: Why is doesn’t work for many Aussie travellers
By upping the automation, have the national park agencies added just another level of stress to what should be a stress release? The Problem Just about everything we do now has an ‘online’ aspect to it. The magazine you’re reading…
Judge walks out on magazine after ‘Best Aussie Vans’ fiasco
Long-term judge and journalist walks out after publisher fakes his score Publishers of Caravan World, Emprise Group, have been dealt a serious blow after one of their judges walked out amidst a sea of controversy. Fallout continues to surround a…
That lemon caravans page: Is the zest just turning to acid?
Sure, there are problems in the caravan industry but could the self-proclaimed caravan consumer champion, now be just a self-absorbed source of vitriol and paranoia? If you’re in the market for a new caravan or RV, it’s likely you’ve seen…
Are we social media suckers?
Caravan like nobody’s watching. Because they’re not. They’re checking Instagram and Facebook on their phone I was sitting on a dune in the Cape Range National Park in WA, watching the sun set on a gorgeous calm Indian Ocean, husband…
