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Trakmaster Flinders Tested

When you think about offroad caravanning, which brands of offroad caravan come to mind? Dollars to doughnuts, Trakmaster is on your top five list. Since the mid 1990s, when the company was established, the company...

Reversing Lights: No Room For Logic

Why don’t all caravans have reversing lights? Caravans are large, visually obstructive objects. Therefore, anything that gives the driver an advantage when reversing, especially at night, should be welcome. I, for one, have difficulty understanding...
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Golden Eagle Escape Test

“Wow, that looks awesome,” and “Daddy, did you buy it?” are just some of the exclamations made by my kids as they looked at the pictures of the Golden Eagle Escape 20ft 6in (internal...
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Vortex Bullet: On the Move’s New Offroader

On the Move Caravans has launched the Vortex Bullet. Think of it as the Son of Vortex. Or the Vortex range’s very own Mini Me. That’s not to downplay the seriousness of the Vortex Bullet....
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Paramount Duet Reviewed and Rated

The Paramount Duet has been on the scene for donkey’s years. It was, in fact, one of the earliest caravans to incorporate fold-out bed-ends. Sure, retractable beds had been fitted to campers going back...

Roadstar Little Rippa Tested!

Roadstar Caravans has long been interested in fibreglass sandwich panel caravans. To Roadstar owner Ken Nizam, this construction methods was one of the final pieces of the puzzle. His vision for his company has...

Golden Beach Shines

Golden Beach is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it hamlet on Victoria’s pristine Ninety Mile Beach. It’s the sort of place where you could park the caravan and do absolutely nothing. And therein lies the true beauty of...
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Golf Savannah 584: Tested!

The hunt for the perfect caravan involves more than the quality of the construction, how well the van performs under tow, its size and weight, and all of the onboard features. Important as these...

RV Compliance: Pitfalls and Progress

RV compliance has been a topic of some debate for many years. In short, there is a belief that Australia’s RV industry is bedevilled by manufacturers and importers who are releasing to market caravans,...
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Air Opus Reviewed and Rated

I admit it: I have a particular fondness for Opus camper trailers. I also have a rather bitter taste in my mouth. The bitterness comes not from the design of these campers, with their...