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Hiace vs Gumtree: Serious Warning
Most folk are aware of the dangers of camping under a gumtree. For those who aren't, a gumtree can fall or drop a limb anytime. High rain or wind can expedite that fall. Perfect...
No Sun? Recharge Your Solar Generator Anyway!
I’ve been advocating for portable lithium power stations, or solar generators as they are also known, for some time now. I’ve been using various models of solar generator out in the field for more...
Mustering in Omeo
When I fed my destination – Omeo, Vic – into my GPS for my visit to the ACC Gippsland Gypsies muster, I didn't really look at the route and it wasn't until I was...
Bluetti AC50B Portable Lithium Battery Test
About 20 years ago, when I was going through something of a mid-life crisis, I bought myself a Subaru WRX performance sedan. It was a 1998 model and it was a deep metallic green...
Review: BRS Offroad Pursuit Platinum
There are camper trailers. And then there are camper trailers. Emphasis on the word ‘camper’. You see, the BRS Pursuit Platinum, the top-end rig in the Pursuit line-up that’s built in Newcastle, NSW, is...
Alpha Suspensions Guide
If it’s an offroad or even a semi-offroad caravan, there’s a good chance it will have independent coil suspension. For good reason.
Independent coil suspension absorbs massive forces imposed by varying road conditions. If it...
Review: Deluxe Caravans 21ft 6in Eclipse Off-Road
Deluxe Caravans came onto the scene relatively recently. The company flew under the radar for some time but, if its recent builds are anything to go by, Deluxe Caravans is on the cusp of...
Guide To Better Free-Camping: Part 1
Out of all the ways we can travel around the country, free-camping is my favourite. There is something very challenging about living in your caravan in a remote area, using only the resources you...
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...
Review: Avan Ovation M7 Slide-Out Motorhome
I’ve long pondered the motorhome lifestyle. I’ve always been an avid caravanner, but during those times of wet weather, hitching up in the mud and rain, wrestling with weight distribution bars, my mind has...