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12V Troubles
It’s 1am and suddenly you’re woken by an alarm in your caravan.
Groggily, you search for the source of the alarm and realise it’s coming from your battery management system. It’s telling you that your...
Thetford Additives: What You Need To Know
The Thetford Porta Potti has been around for more than 70 years and is sold worldwide. Millions have been sold all over the world. But the range expanded to include permanent and cassette toilets....
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...
The Lake Ballard Beings
Could it be that in 2003 a party of 51 extra-terrestrial beings landed on the remote saltbed of Lake Ballard, and indeed were turned to black pillars of salt as punishment for some biblical...
Test: Royal Flair PD Series
For all of the flashy fibreglass caravans and heroic hybrid offroader campers on the market, there remains a place for traditional ‘stick and tin’ caravans, such as the 18ft 6in Royal Flair PD Series....
Test: Outback Tracks Roll Out Awning Anchor Kit
In my travelling life, I have had three mishaps involving awnings. The first occurred when I attempted to pull up my 4WD and caravan on a side street in Coffs Harbour. I misjudged the...
Caravan Review: New Coromal Thrill Seeker
Coromal has launched a new semi offroad caravan, the Thrill Seeker, to round out the marque’s Seeker Series of caravans.
Available in six different sizes and layouts, the Thrill Seeker has options to suit solo...
Review: Kokoda Aussie Spirit 19ft 10in
It sometimes seems that every van is a jacked-up, hard-core offroader with aggressive styling, garish decals and checkerplate that goes on for ever. I found it somewhat refreshing, therefore, to step inside the understated, elegant...
UNFILTERED: Jayco Founder Gerry Ryan Speaks Out
Australia’s national caravan and camping body, the Caravan and Camping Industry Association of Australia, needs to do more to advance adherence to RV compliance standards, according to Jayco founder Gerry Ryan.
Mr Ryan sat with...
Offroad Caravans: Five Key Features
Offroad caravans come in all shapes and sizes. But the truth is, offroad caravans are not created equally.
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Many caravans badged ‘offroad’ are genuine bush-thumping beasts that will follow the tracks...