impact drivers

Impact Drivers: Use Them the Right Way

We all love the noise of a rattle gun. Kinda makes you feel like you're a proper mechanic, or part of a touring car team in the pits or an old farm hack who...
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Test: 12V Outback Trailer Jack!

Of all the components, gadgets and gear that go along with caravanning, perhaps one of the most under-appreciated is the humble jockey wheel. Sure, you could plod along with your traditional wind-up wheel, or...
bluetti

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...
bluetti

DC-DC Charger Test: Bluetti Charger 2

Back in April last year, Max reviewed the Bluetti Charger 1 that he combined with a Bluetti AC70 portable lithium power station. This unit was capable of recharging the AC70 at rates of up...
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Air-Compressor Installation: Tech Guide

Whether you’re travelling on an iconic outback gravel road, beach driving, or just the occasional sidetrack, having a compressor to regulate tyre pressures or plug a puncture on your vehicle or RV goes a...
bullbar

Bullbar Advice

I get it: many folk simply don’t want a bullbar on their vehicle and that’s okay. Be it for cost, aesthetics, extra weight, not believing it necessary, or whatever other personal reason there may...
driving lights

Tech Guide: Driving Lights

The great debate: should you fit driving lights for better night vision, or resist driving at night and save the money for a few extra tanks of fuel? That’s an easy answer for me....
air-conditioner

Run Your Air-Conditioner Off-Grid

I have mentioned before that I administer a few caravanning and camping groups on Facebook, and about this time of year, a lot of members ask about purchasing a generator to run their caravan’s...