Snowy River and NewGen Recall

Regent RV is conducting a voluntary product safety recall of its RV-One HDJYF1001-1 Two-Stage LPG Gas Pressure Regulators installed on certain Snowy River and NewGen caravans sold in Australia and New Zealand. The recall was...

How Flat Out Protected its Brand Using ‘Passing Off’ Laws

It’s said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But imitation has long been a talking point within caravan manufacturing and wider industries. Sometimes, this imitation is harmless. One manufacturer starts using acoustic...
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RV Profile: Fury RV Roar

You’ve researched your van. What you want, what you need, what would be nice to have and what is essential. You understand your towing weight limitations and the only thing left to do is...
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Review: Retreat Caravans Fraser 180B

It had a been a long time since I’d hitched up a van from Retreat Caravans. This company has long embraced innovation. It was the first caravan manufacturers in Australia to offer ‘gas-less’ caravans....
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A New Approach to Caravan Power: Bluetti Review

There’s a moment every caravanner knows too well, the one where after a long day on the road you’re parked in a stunning free camp, eager to have that coffee and you realise you...
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Restored 1975 Franklin Princeton

Australia has a caravanning heritage worth celebrating. Old Dons, Coronets, Franklins, Millards, Viscounts… if you’re of a certain age, you’ll also have fond memories of seeing these vans on the road, or perhaps even...
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Detailed Guide: COSMO Mini Installation

Since joining the Starlink Mini bandwagon, we’ve only used our unit on 240V when staying in caravan parks or with a small inverter. As great as that’s been for being connected, it’s become a...
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State of the Australian Caravan Industry

I’ve been writing about the Australian caravan industry and lifestyle for close to 20 years. In that time, I’ve seen them weather boom and bust cycles, financial crises, a pandemic and so much more. Through...
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Review: Goldstream RV 1860 CE Rhino+

It had been a long time in development, but in 2024, Goldstream RV launched its first line-up of fibreglass sandwich panel vans. Until then, the company had spent its 30-plus years in business focussed...
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Review: Australis TerraCore 20

Australis Caravans is one manufacturer we’ve had our eye on for some time. The company started small more than five years ago, focussing on vans framed in timber and aluminium. But the big news...