Why A Dual-Zone Fridge Makes Sense
Way back, and I mean way back when I was a teenager out camping with my mates for the weekend, we relied on a trusty old Esky, or chillie bin, or ice box, whatever...
Midges and How to Avoid Them
Rolling down the back roads of a recent coastal trip in our 4x4 HiAce, around about 4pm, we start looking for yet another idyllic camping spot to pull up for the night. But as...
Review: Australis Overland XT 21ft
Australis Caravans has developed a new caravan in its Overland range. Known as the Overland XT Series, this 21ft van is the second in the manufacturer’s stable to be fitted with a slide-out. The...
Pilbara Touring Guide: Newman to Marble Bar
I’d already spent a solid three weeks travelling through the southern parts of the Pilbara and thought I’d seen it all until a last-minute detour through the northern parts.
I was camping on the fringes...
Tech Guide: VanConnect 5G and Starlink Integration Kit
It wasn’t so long ago when reliable remote-area communications were limited to satellite phones, those bulky bricks that were expensive to purchase and cost an arm and a leg to use. How times have...
Review: Opus OP19 19ft Caravan
I’ll never forget when I saw the Opus camper trailer for the first time. With the unique ‘dome’ shape of the canvas, it cut quite a striking figure at camp. Many years ago –...
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...
Explore Oz Gets a CPX!
Jess and Allan Mercer have been travelling full time in their 2006 Goldstream RV pop-top for two years. But on February 14, the pair upgraded to a brand new Goldstream CPX pop-top.
Jess and Allan...
Caravan Review: Hike RV Amore Ultra 22ft 6in
Hike RV was established in Campbellfield, Vic, a few years ago. It is a relatively new manufacturer; however, the company’s vans demonstrate the maturity of a manufacturer that’s been on the scene for much...
Search For the Perfect Camp Light
Nope, no one type of camp light is perfect. Never was, never will be.
Take, for example, needing to do a midnight run to the dunny at a communal campground. A small, handheld pencil or...
