caravan suspension

Caravan Suspension: What You Need To Know

You’ve likely never given much thought to the type of suspension with which your passenger car was fitted. As long as it has a comfortable ride, who cares what’s keeping the wheels on the...
tradeflamevideo

Test: Tradeflame 12V Soldering Iron

When we can spend a lot of time touring the country, it’s not uncommon to be asked what specific tools we carry in our toolkit. Apart from the obvious spanners, screwdrivers, sockets and some...
solarscreenvideo

Solarscreen Tested: How To Keep Your 4WD Cool

When hitching up for a touring adventure, knowing we’ll be spending a lot of time in our vehicle, we aim to make that driving experience a bit more comfortable where possible. And as we...
caravan power

Caravan Power: Why RVs Use 15-Amp Electrical Circuits

You’re new to caravanning and you’ve packed the car and the van and hit the road. At the powered site, you unpack the extension lead, ready to plug the van in and get the...
Hitch-Ezyvideo

Hitch-Ezy Coupling Review

An offroad caravan needs an offroad coupling. Obviously. But they’re not all created equally. While the principal characteristics remain the same – 360° articulation on the horizontal and vertical axes – there are key...
caravan tyres

Caravan Tyres: Advice

Think back to the time you were getting set-up with your first caravan and tow vehicle. Can you remember what you were looking for? You probably looked at the accessories fitted, the size and...
Siroccovideo

Sirocco 12V Fan Installation

Michael D’Argent is a photographer and videographer who is travelling Australia in a van conversion with his friends. But travelling up north, or in outback South Australia, presented a major issue: the lack of...
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Vantec: Protect Your Caravan

Your new caravan costs tens of thousands of dollars – and sometimes even more. Ultimately, why wouldn’t you do everything you could to protect it? That’s the way I look at products such as Vantec....
fuel

Fuel Test: Caravan Versus Pop-Top

Fuel. It is the biggest hip-pocket burden of all RVers, especially those who are not stopped in one place for a significant period of time.  Pop-tops, therefore, have long been an object of appeal. Because...
battery management systems

Tech Guide: Battery Management Systems

In our previous issue, we looked at the advancement of RV electrical systems, showing you a method of calculating your battery’s performance while camping off-grid using watts as the basis. As good as this...