Suburban hot water heater

‘Urgent’ Suburban Hot Water Heater Recall

A product safety recall is underway for Suburban RV hot water services. Owners of RVs containing Suburban hot water services are being urged to check their heater’s serial number. Affected heaters contain the following serial numbers: ...
Northern Territory

Fishing the Northern Territory

Whose life-long dream or bucket-list item isn't to catch a barra in the Northern Territory? It's been on mine and it's still on Shannon Ponton’s. The Northern Territory is amongst the world’s best places to...
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Review: Nova Metrolink

When is an entry level caravan not an entry level caravan? The Nova Metrolink might provide a few clues. You see, it sits in the lower end of this award-winning manufacturer’s range, but with...

Kershaw Camping Kiboshed

RV camping at Kershaw Gardens in Rockhampton, Qld, is no longer allowed. On November 15, the Planning and Environment Court ruled against Rockhampton Regional Council, finding that the use of the site for RV camping...

Birdsville or Bust

When Shaye Fischer and her family of four decided to take a 6000km trip to Birdsville – between Stuart’s Stony Desert, the Simpson Desert and Channel Country – they never imagined the adventure they’d...
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Product Review: Jamec Pem Swivel Work Light

Whenever we needed a good light source, we could never lay our hands on a good go-to work light. In fact, we’d been using an old torch that somehow always had flat batteries just...

2001 Jeep Cherokee: My Favourite 4WD

While I’ve spent the last 15 years tow-testing all manner of vehicles with a caravan behind, from a Fiat 500 (yes, really) to a RAM 2500, I have also owned a few tow vehicles,...
Travelling Australia

Travelling Australia: Then and Now

Australia has bewitched us for over 40 years. We arrived in 1977 as young immigrants from the United States, Steve as a teacher and I as his accomplice. It wasn’t long before school holidays...
Australisvideo

Review: Australis Caravans High Country 15ft 6in

Australis Caravans opened shop a few years ago in Craigieburn, Vic, with the intention to offer a full range of caravans, from couple’s tourers, family vans and a dedicated offroader called the High Country,...

Tow Vehicles and Best-Sellers

BOOKS I'VE WRITTEN My wife, Vi, was in hospital at Esk, Qld, and I was at a loose end between visits to the hospital, so I started writing down all the things I could think...