Campfire Safety: Never Just Smother Your Fire
Hands up if you’re guilty of ever ‘extinguishing’ your campfire with sand or soil before heading off to bed or perhaps to the next destination? You wouldn’t be the only one. In fact, there...
Caravan Review: Wonder Roo Caravans XX3 Pearl Silver +
There are a number of caravan manufacturers worth keeping an eye on. These are companies with humble origins, growing steadily and developing a loyal customer base. One such company is Wonder Roo Caravans.
We recently...
Into Business With Murphy
I’d always fancied running our own business and the opportunity came when a new service station was built in the main street of Mornington, Vic, near the beach. This was a great challenge as...
EcoCamel Caravan Shower Head Tested
For many of us, owning an RV or caravan is all about the freedom to travel and explore without sacrificing the comforts of home. And one of those comforts is having a bathroom and...
Thrills and Spills
Our first caravanning experience in Australia was quite epic. My boss, Phil Parnell of the Moorooduc Service Station, ran a caravan hire business so we hooked one of his 12ft Globetrotter caravans onto our...
Murphy Down Under
Someone had to die or retire before you could get advancement in the RAF in England back in my day. So many people, including ourselves, looked towards either Australia or Canada for a better...
Outback RV Superwash Tested!
One of the best ways to keep your caravan looking like new is to clean it. Sounds obvious, right? But you’d be surprised how many people just tuck it away into storage at the...
Into Civvy Street With Murphy
We were living in Harrogate in a caravan at Vi’s dad’s farm and her brother Sydney told me that Ernie Taylor, who ran a little garage nearby, was very busy and could be looking...
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...
Murphy’s Not The Only Joker
‘Red’ Bennett was a great practical joker. A couple of his pranks standout in my mind. We used to carry service personnel and their families all over the Middle and Far East and naturally...
