Review: Spinifex Caravans Xscape Rough-Roader
Finding an adventure is about taking the journey as much as it is about arriving at the unexpected destination. With that in mind, I was keen to see if the Spinifex Xscape has all...
Guide: Buying a New Tow Vehicle
Choosing a suitable tow vehicle for a caravan is just as important as selecting a caravan that best suits your travel needs. The number one requirement is that the combination is 100 per cent legal...
Offroad Caravan: Trip Prep
Even if you own the best offroad caravan, you simply cannot expect it to survive a long offroad jaunt without performing some pre-trip preparation. Here are four tips that will improve your caravan’s survivability...
What Makes a True Offroad Caravan?
Sit around a campfire or any happy hour discussion and ask about what constitutes an offroad-capable caravan, and watch the fireworks. Some people will tell you that a true offroad caravan does not exist...
Is Your RV Trip-Ready? Essential Caravan Prep
Heading off on a trip with your RV in tow provides the freedom to go wherever you like. But before you hitch up and pull out of the driveway, a little maintenance on your...
Fuel Test: Caravan Versus Pop-Top
Fuel. It is the biggest hip-pocket burden of all RVers, especially those who are not stopped in one place for a significant period of time.
Pop-tops, therefore, have long been an object of appeal. Because...
Caravan Axle Advice
The axle is, arguably, one of the least-considered components of any caravan, though they’re also one of the most important. After all, the weight of the entire van, minus the ball weight, rests on...
Caravan Power: Why RVs Use 15-Amp Electrical Circuits
You’re new to caravanning and you’ve packed the car and the van and hit the road. At the powered site, you unpack the extension lead, ready to plug the van in and get the...
Review: Great Escape Caravans FX Family Escape FX Black Edition Deluxe
Great Escape Caravans is a boutique Melbourne caravan manufacturer. Being unfamiliar with this company’s range of vans, I jumped at the chance to hitch up the FX Family Escape Black Edition Deluxe.
Great Escape builds...
Caravan Ball Weight Test
Hitch up a van and a couple of things happen. One, the anticipation of the journey ahead will build. And two, a transfer of weight occurs – the weight previously resting on the jockey...
