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The essential gear guide for first-time caravanners
The gear you need to have in your caravan before you hit the road in the essential gear guide for first-time caravanners. Buying a brand-new caravan, or one that is new to you can be one of the most exciting…
Five-minute mods – spruce up your caravan ensuite
We all love the ensuite’ in our RVs but, with the addition of just four items, we can improve their functionality to levels that rival the ones at home. Best of all, it’s easy to DIY. Without question, the addition…
DC to AC Inverters: Where the magic happens!
Not everything that we take camping can run on 12V or gas. This is where DC to AC inverters are invaluable. Read on to find out why. An inverter will convert DC power from your 12V battery system to 240V…
Tame the beast – New DO-45 hitch revealed
There’s a new DO-45 hitch by Cruisemaster about to hit the market. Find out what makes this beast their toughest model yet. When it comes to attaching your caravan or camper to your tow vehicle, there are hitches and then…
How to reduce your caravan’s load by 200kg
Does your caravan have a weight problem? Perhaps you need to put it on a diet. We show you how to reduce your caravan’s load by 200kg. When we made the transition from a camper-trailer to a caravan, we fell…
Product review: The Kookabox portable kitchen
Now you really can bring the whole kitchen (except the sink, of course…) with the Kookabox, kitchen in a box. Whether you’re prepping for an impromptu picnic at the beach, bush, lake or your mate’s place, or preparing regular meals…
Narva expands Model 39 low-profile lamp range
Narva’s Model 39 range of rear lighting lamps has proven a popular choice for use on trucks, trailers, caravans and utility trays for a long time. Now there are more options on offer with the introduction of the latest combination…
Reviewed: Zoleo Satellite Communicator
Just another Personal Locating Beacon, or is there more to the Zoleo Satellite Communicator than meets the eye? More than 84 percent of Australia is without mobile (terrestrial) phone service, so considering how far afield we’re all travelling these days…
Reviewed: Bridgestone Dueler A/T 697
The Bridgestone Dueler A/T 697 is no new contender on the market; the design has been around for a little over three years now. We fitted a set with instructions from Bridgestone to put them through their paces and, essentially,…
Brand new released ARB Intensity Solis lights released
The new ARB Intensity Solis LED driving lights deliver an impressive one lux at 1462m and feature a unique dimmer control and LINX compatibility. Newly developed ARB Intensity Solis nine-inch LED driving lights feature 36 Osram LEDs with refined optics…
New release: Bushranger Night Hawk 7-inch VLI LED driving lights
The compact seven-inch Bushranger Night Hawk LED driving light packs big light and is ideally suited to mounting where space is limited. The Bushranger Night Hawk LED is now available in a new compact and lightweight seven-inch model, completing the…
Review: DC Battery meter
Now for a review on something a little left of field. Don’t get me wrong, more often than not at RV Daily, we get our resident tech-head Wes to put some of the biggest brands and best-quality gear to the…
For those watching their weight: The ARB Sportlid
The brand-new ARB Sportlid has just been released. For a new take on the tried, tested and always popular Sportlid, ARB has just released its newest offering for those sporting the tub-back dual-cab utes. The new Sportlid retains the sleek…
How to keep the track debris off the front of your trailer, part two
In part one, we looked at the things you can do to protect your trailer, with the gear you can attach to your tow vehicle. In part two, we look at the hardware to attach to your caravan and how…
Cruisemaster’s new DO35 V3Plus hitch available now
The new and improved Cruisemaster DO35 V3Plus hitch has hit the production line and is now available to buy. In the announcement, Cruisemaster states that this product supersedes the existing DO35 V3 models, as in, the current version DO35 will…
How to keep the track debris off the front of your trailer, part one
Ingenious adaptations of the mudflap that go to great lengths, and widths, to keep the track debris off the front of your trailer. Years ago, I watched a bloke doing circle work in the sand on a station outside Broken…
Reviewed: The Travel Buddy
Hot pies on the go… Meet the Travel Buddy While racking up big kilometres from campsite to campsite every day often leaves little time to worry about organising food. Especially so on those big transport legs of your trip. What…
The ultimate guide to UHF radio: Aerials and how they work
Let’s look at aerials in our ultimate guide to UHF radio While we’re on the subject of the UHF in our ultimate guide, we thought the next most obvious point, was the aerials. If you missed the first instalment, you’ll…
