Tag Product Review
Product Review – Mean Mother Flexible LED Strip Light
When it comes to camp lighting, it seems there is an endless selection of choices on the market. So many, it’s hard to know what works and what doesn’t. Recently I purchased a Dual Colour LED Strip Light kit from…
Elinz Electronics – Cheap doesn’t have to mean nasty
Buying technology products for our caravanning and camping adventures at budget prices doesn’t mean having to take a chance with online overseas sellers. The gear from Elinz Electronics is a surprising combination of good price and great value with local…
Product Review – Tilt Fridge Slide Combo from RV Storage Solutions
When it comes to using a portable fridge inside your vehicle, a slide is almost a necessity. The problem is the normal straight slides present a few problems, especially for regular travellers. The Tilt Slide Combo fridge slide from RV…
Plastic Fantastic – Regasco Composite LPG Gas Bottles
They’ve been used in marine applications for many years but they are almost unheard of in the caravan and camping community. If you’re desperate to reduce your caravan or camper’s weight, and gas safety is a concern, these Regasco Composite LPG…
MechPro 800 watt Inverter Generator – Unboxing and Setup
If you’re in the market for a lightweight portable generator as a backup to your solar panels, the MechPro 800 watt inverter generator is a little gem. Find out why as we unbox and set one up. A few months…
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…
Google’s latest Chromecast makes media streaming easy
When there’s nothing on the television and you’ve exhausted your DVD collection, the various media streaming services come to the rescue. That’s fine if you’re at home but how do you do it on the road. Google’s new Chromecast model…
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…
Reviewed: Autophix OM126 OBD2 reader
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or boulder in my case), chances are you’ll know about the OBD2 port and that it can “somehow help you diagnose and fix issues” with your four-wheel drive. As you could well imagine,…
Elecbrakes – we field test the Bluetooth trailer brake controller
The Elecbrakes system uses Bluetooth connectivity to link tow vehicle and trailer, and we’ve tested the latest version. If you tow and you’re reading this, chances are you have a heavy trailer which has electric brakes that can be operated…
DIY Projecta BM320 Smart Battery Gauge installation
We tackle a DIY Projecta BM320 Smart Battery Gauge installation to stop a repeat of the unthinkable: warm beer On a trip to the Gulf, I discovered an electrical problem that drained the batteries completely. With no way to check…
Snow Peak makes a fire pit to get stoked about
Snow Peak’s stainless-steel fire pit is hot for all the right reasons When Winter gets underway in the southern states, our thoughts turn to the annual migration north to where the weather is supposedly warmer. However, even in Central Australia…
App of the Month: SnapSeed Photo Editor
Is this the best photo-editing application ever? Professional photographers may say no but for us ordinary folks, it may well be. Let me tell you why You’ve no doubt heard the saying a picture tells a thousand words. Whoever coined…
Caravan covers – are they worth the hassle?
Caravan covers can help protect your asset, but how easy are they to put on? Here’s what we found when putting one to the test on our own caravan BEFORE YOU BUY Before forking out any money for a…
How to boost your engine for better towing performance
We visit the Horsepower Factory for a Diesel Tune Australia power-up kit including an ECU re-map More grunt for towing is on the mind of almost every tourer on the road. Campfire stories abound about getting up that murderous…
The ‘shower-in-a-box’ that lets you take a hot wash out bush
Because, let’s face it, not even the bravest among us can handle a cold shower in the middle of winter (except maybe that guy from Siberia) Words and Images Chris Blakemore In places where it rarely gets warmer than a…
Getting all charged up
Is this smart battery charger from Redarc going to be top of its class? Words and Images Grant Hanan & Linda Bloffwitch Ah … the good ol’ flat battery! There can’t be too many other things more frustrating than when…