How to keep warm in your RV during winter
If you’ve done your homework, hitting the road in the winter can make for an incredible trip. Here are five top tips to keep warm in your RV.
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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…
Advanced Mobile Location now added to 000 emergency calls
The introduction of Advanced Mobile Location is a significant development for Australia’s Triple Zero Emergency Call Service and offers peace of mind for travellers in regional and remote Australia. Imagine this. You’re driving along a country back road that you…
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…
Safe towing tips: So you think you can tow?
So you think you can tow? For our safe towing tips, read this before you take off on your next RV adventure … We all want to think we are safe when we’re towing our caravan to that next holiday…
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…
Tyre Tensioning: What is it and why do you need to know?
After being on the road for three years, you would think we would have come across most things that could upset your day when using a caravan, particularly regards to tyres. Well, we are here to attest that we can…
Is your caravan drawbar set to kill you?
If you simply hitch up and go, that’s a massive safety fail. We’ve put together a set of checks so that you can rest assured your drawbar is not set to kill you! Look, your drawbar isn’t actively trying to…
Just what makes an RV Friendly Town?
You may have passed the signs many times and thought at least to expect a wave as you drive into an RV Friendly Town, but there’s more to that RVFT status than being, well, friendly! RV Friendly Towns might almost…
The top 5 mistakes new caravanners are about to make!
If you’re in a rush to hit the road, don’t make these classic top five mistakes that are the hallmark of a new caravanner But it’s not just newbies, is it? A couple of these mistakes are still being made…
What’s caravan life like under NZ Lockdown?
What’s caravan life like under NZ lockdown? Karen Nisbet is a caravan YouTuber and blogger based in NZ. In this first of her shared tales, Travelling K details her experience. It’s interesting to see the real dilemma faced by people…
Caravan or motorhome: Are they really that different to tour with?
Our long-term caravanners trialled a motorhome to see if a caravan or motorhome are really that different for touring. Check out the results!
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Towing demands new driving skills – do you have them?
Do you have years of driving experience, but are new to trailers? Your road experience will be valid for the most part, but towing demands new driving skills – do you have them? Understand Your Weights Not an immediately obvious…
How to make your travel budget go further (and you with it)
If you can’t yet afford a caravan, there’s no reason you can’t travel far and wide. In part one we look at pre-caravan type travel and in part two saving for the big rig and maybe the big lap We…
Five-Minute Mods – a better drawbar tap
Frustrated by the water tap on your drawbar? It’s easy to change it to a more practical alternative I don’t know about you, but I have always found the tap on our drawbar to be a constant source of frustration. …
Are you skimping on servicing your tow vehicle?
You might think you have your tow vehicle’s maintenance sorted, but do you? Here are the things you should know to ensure your tow rig stays reliable There is one thing you rely on more than anything when caravan touring,…
What to do when the 100k caravan becomes a tin tent
Two batteries, three solar panels and … no power? What to do when your 100K caravan becomes a tin tent Our caravan is our home; it is what we have dragged around the country for nearly three years now, and,…
Travelling as a Solo Parent
Towing a camper-trailer? I’d rather take on bloodthirsty zombies with a glitter gun. How bad could it be? WORDS & IMAGES Melinda Uys A group of our friends were staying for a week at the White Albatross Caravan Park at…
