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Understanding Houghton Air-Conditioners

You know as well as I do how variable our climate is – especially down south. Summer is a scorcher, winter is as comfortable as a wet blanket. Sometimes, it’s as though the weather...
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Caravan Batteries: Tech Advice

I wish I had a dollar for every post I’ve seen on caravan and camping Facebook groups where the member is having issues with their batteries going flat even though they have invested in...
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Travel Guide: Karijini and Millstream-Chichester NP

Like most destinations in Australia, some planning is in order. Begin by downloading the park’s visitor’s guide. The town of Tom Price is a good place to stock-up on all supplies, especially water. Fuel...
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Search For the Perfect Camp Light

Nope, no one type of camp light is perfect. Never was, never will be. Take, for example, needing to do a midnight run to the dunny at a communal campground. A small, handheld pencil or...
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Travel Guide: Shark Bay, WA

To be considered for listing as a World Heritage site, a region or property must meet at least one of four criteria of ‘universal value’. Shark Bay, sprawling over 23,000 square kilometres, with both...
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Review: Paramount Caravans Thunder 186 Pop-Top

There’s a lot to be said for smaller vans, from little weekenders – effectively a bed on wheels – to 18ft pop-tops. They’re typically light, which in turn brings numerous benefits. Less fuel, less...
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Travel Guide: Five New Year Trips!

The festive/New Year season is here and you can bet there are plenty of holiday-makers taking advantage of the state borders opening up again. So much so that, if you haven’t booked a place...
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Tech Guide: Battery Management Systems

In our previous issue, we looked at the advancement of RV electrical systems, showing you a method of calculating your battery’s performance while camping off-grid using watts as the basis. As good as this...
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Track Trailer: Behind the Scenes

To thrive in Australia’s ever-growing RV industry, is it enough for a manufacturer to simply keep pace with demand or to skin the cat slightly differently to their many competitors? Like every industry, there are...
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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...