With more uses than a quick cuppa, the Eco Billy will have you boiling water in record time. If you want boiling hot water when you’re on the go, your normal options such as LPG gas, a butane burner, or…
Wes gives the ARB TPMS a review and shows you how a TPMS works, in practice. So chances are you’ve read my yarn about what exactly a TPMS is, and how it can save your life and your back pocket.…
It’s never been easier to track your travel miles with Hummingbird’s GPS Trailer Odometer so we ask should an odometer be fitted to every caravan? Have you ever wondered why an instrument for calculating distance is called an odometer? The…
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…
Running out of gas mid-cook-up sucks. BMPRO SmartSense can help and take the guesswork out of cooking with gas We’ve all been there: snags are half cooked, tummy’s grumbling, then… you run out of gas. The BMPRO SmartSense promises to…
Not another bloody weather app! But the Windy Weather Forecaster is no ordinary weather app. Let me tell you why. As caravanners, having access to good, accurate weather information is extremely useful. For instance, being able to see which way…
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…
The rooftop air conditioner has had a makeover and the difference is incredible. We put the new Ibis 4 Inverter Air Conditioner through its paces in the tropical north As far as air-conditioner technology is concerned, the rooftop units on…
Do Terrain Tamer’s new parabolic leaf springs give shockingly good results, or are they a jarring disappointment? Terrain Tamer recently contacted me with an offer of a set of their newly-designed parabolic leaf springs for the rear end along with…
We take to the tools to find out and install the one-touch pin coupling AL-KO are renowned for many caravan, camper-trailer and off-road products in the form of suspension, brakes, chassis, electronic sway control systems and more; they rarely (if…
Uniflame’s spun-steel Dutch oven will have you cooking like a MasterChef When you like cooking at home as much as we do, we found it only natural this passion spills over to when we travel as well. For as long…
After 12 months in our camper, are we still hooked on Redarc’s RedVision TVMS? It’s been a year since we participated in Redarc’s RedVision user-testing program when a unit was installed in our camper. We’ve since had it in the…
Auto-locking, self-centring, ADR approved – it’s almost too ezy! For some years I’ve been using the 5-tonne rated Hitch-Ezy off-road hitch on my caravan. It has proved its worth over and over with the stress-free hitching and unhitching of the…
GoTreads are a recent addition to the caravan and motorhome traveller’s arsenal, providing a step up from the standard recovery and levelling devices we’ve traditionally used. Able to be utilised both as a recovery device and a levelling aid, GoTreads…
A kit is more than a simple box of band-aids and some Disprin When an accident happens, you’d naturally like to think you’re prepared whether you’re at home or travelling. So having a comprehensive first aid kit should be one…
Every vehicle has two maximum towing capacities: trailers with brakes, and without brakes. It is popularly assumed that vehicles can tow up to 750kg without brakes, but that’s a maximum reached only by vehicles such as medium to large 4WDs,…
This jack could be your new best mate… You could easily say “move over Arnold Schwarzenegger”when the Trail-A-Mate is around. This jack is based on the principles of a hydraulic bottle jack, but that’s where any similarities end, because it…
The Uniflame Campfire Table is simple in design but far from average… If there was one camping accessory that we’ve tried a number of over the years, tables would be high up on the list. You name it, we’ve tried…
