Caravan Registration Madness

Registration. It’s an unavoidable cost to factor in when considering buying a vehicle for use on public roads. Caravans are no different. The frustrating – and, some would say – unfair thing is that the cost to register your caravan varies wildly depending where you […]

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Murphy in the RAF

I had wanted to try to get into the Royal Navy as an officer cadet, but Dad vetoed this and I filled in time as a core-maker and then a spent a few months working in a market garden until I was 17 and no […]

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Long Distance Towing – with a Tesla and an Airstream

Long Distance Tesla Road Trip – Towing an Airstream!  By Andy Thomson One of the things I have been wanting to do since we got our first Tesla in December 2019, is get it on trip to Colorado to see how it handles climbing in summer heat, and just to see what a long road […]

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RettroBand – A New Way to Keep Control during a Tire Blowout

A video of the test shows how a tire can blow and shred but a safety product keeps the RV elevated and prevents it from riding on the aluminum rim so the motorhome continues to roll true and can be controlled by the driver. RV CEO Demonstrates Tire Blowout at 70 MPH A Special Report […]

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Murphy in the Gravel Pit

We used to race the old Triumph around an old disused gravel pit on Saturday afternoons. If Dad had thought it would be a dangerous bike for me to manage, I’m glad he never saw us racing in that gravel pit without helmets and missing […]

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New Products for your Camping Adventures…

New Products for your Camping Adventures…   Drive with an eyewitness using the new all-in-one dash cam/navigator series from Garmin Garmin DriveCam 76 and RVcam 795 bring premium navigation technology and high-def video capabilities to everyday and recreational drivers   Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN), has announced the Garmin DriveCamä […]

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Camping Logistics…

Getting the most from your RV experience. By Garth Cane Years ago, when you headed off on a long RV trip, it was not unusual for people to park their RVs for the night in farmer’s fields, service station lots, and shopping malls.  For all practical purposes, this is the wrong way to start out […]

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Up The West Coast

We were on the road quite early in the morning but then Murphy took a hand and made me lose all the air in one of my tyres. I’m a bit heavy and they couldn’t prevent the jack they were using from sinking into the […]

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Yemmy’s Tale: Part 4

After a few relaxing days at Cape Le Grand National Park, WA, Lionel and I headed for the lovely seaside town of Esperance and the sea was the most beautiful blue. We drove to the top of a lookout with views over the bay – […]

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Guide To Hiring A Motorhome

Hiring a motorhome is something more of us are doing. And whether you’re a solo traveller, a couple, or travelling with kids, we think it’s a brilliant way to see the country in comfort. Having now hired numerous motorhomes over the years, the research and […]

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Port Hedland to Katherine

The short trip from Port Hedland to Broome was uneventful and Lionel intended just doing a bit of shopping and then moving on. He had spent some time in Broome when travelling with his friends, Anne and Don, and wasn’t impressed with the town that […]

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Yemmy’s Tale: Part 4

After a few relaxing days at Cape Le Grand National Park, WA, Lionel and I headed for the lovely seaside town of Esperance and the sea was the most beautiful blue. We drove to the top of a lookout with views over the bay – […]

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Up The West Coast

We were on the road quite early in the morning but then Murphy took a hand and made me lose all the air in one of my tyres. I’m a bit heavy and they couldn’t prevent the jack they were using from sinking into the […]

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Hot Springs Muster

The local ACC Rainforest Ramblers were having their June muster at the Innot Hot Springs so I decided it to go along and join them. I go through the little hamlet when coming and going to Walkamin, Qld, most years. As usual, the weather on […]

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Oztent RV-5 Test

Fact: there are some places in Australia that are absolutely worth visiting which are unsuitable for caravans. Or, these places require a high-clearance 4WD and serious offroad caravan or camper trailer – and we don’t all have those. To my mind, it’s therefore sometimes worth […]

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Guide To Hiring A Motorhome

Hiring a motorhome is something more of us are doing. And whether you’re a solo traveller, a couple, or travelling with kids, we think it’s a brilliant way to see the country in comfort. Having now hired numerous motorhomes over the years, the research and […]

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