QLD cracks down on overweight caravans
It seems that QLD caravans packed on a few kilos over winter. So now that summer is nearly here, it's time to lose those few extra kilos.
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Understanding caravan weight terminology
Understanding caravan weights and terminology is seriously confusing. ATM, tare, payload, GCM, GVM - what do they all mean? Learn more here.
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FREE Caravan & RV Weights Inspections Victoria
Caravan Industry Victoria CIV invites you to their West Melbourne office on Friday 16 April and Friday 23 April 2021 for a FREE caravan weight inspection. The Caravan Industry Victoria CIV has teamed up with Vic Roads to establish these…
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…
The Big Trip – Deciding what to Pack
When you go away for a brief holiday, knowing what to pack and what to leave behind is not really all that critical, but going away for the big lap or even for a life on the road, that’s a…
5 Minute Mod: Improvised tow ball scales you can build yourself
Are you concerned about your tow ball mass but you don’t have tow ball scales to measure it with? We found this ‘MacGyver’ed’ method using a set of bathroom scales, a few pieces of wood and some pipe. If your…
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…
Our MU-X got an upgrade!
Without too much fanfare, the Isuzu MU-X is a rather formidable mid-sized SUV. With it’s essentially unbreakable power-train, full ladder chassis, proper off-road credentials and Isuzu Truck heritage, it’s a solid platform for towing duties. With this in mind, and…
GCM & GVM Upgrades: WTF is going on?
The federal government has given us one version, the state governments keep changing their minds on what it all means, so how the bloody hell are the rest of us supposed to know what’s going on? Hopefully this will lighten…
Cops take action on overweight caravans!
The issue of overweight caravans is raising its head in official circlesWords & images Marty Ledwich On January 4 and 5, 2017, a police officer from Orbost, Victoria, fired a figurative warning shot across the bow of the RV and…
