Winter Battery Care for 4x4s: Don’t Let the Cold Kill Your Adventure There are few sounds more disappointing than a 4×4 trying to start on a freezing winter morning with a battery that has already given up the fight. Here are some 4×4 winter battery care tips. You know the scene. The fridge is packed.…
Air Safe Hitch Review: Why We Fitted One to Our Isuzu D-MAX Australian roads are getting rougher, caravans are getting heavier, and the humble hitch is being asked to absorb more punishment than ever. After two years of towing with an Air Safe hitch behind our Isuzu D-MAX, we explain why we bought one, how…
Projecta’s Intelli-IQ Smart Relays Bring Digital Control to the 12V Touring World There was a time when adding accessories to a touring vehicle was a fairly straightforward business. You fitted the light bar, ran some cable, drilled a hole in the dashboard, added another switch, and then stood back admiring your handiwork. The cabin slowly…
Slide-On Camper vs Motorhome: Pros and Cons for Australian Touring Choosing between a slide-on camper vs motorhome has become one of the biggest decisions facing Australians planning long-distance touring adventures. After extensive touring experience across Australia, we explain why many travellers are now choosing slide-on campers over traditional motorhomes. For adventurous Australians, the choice between…
X-Series RV X-Pulse POD review: Real-World Test Summary We tested the X-Series RV Pulse 15.7, also known as the X-Pulse POD, over a long weekend in Tasmania behind an Isuzu D-MAX. It proved easy to tow, fast to set up, practical for short touring, and far easier on fuel than our larger 19ft 6in tandem-axle…
..Les’ Custom 1949 Isle of Man Norton Roadster Building a custom bike on a meagre budget is dead set impossible unless that is, you’ve got the technical ability to handcraft most of the parts yourself as well as the knack to scrounge and swap most of the bits and pieces. Well, that is exactly what…
Gold Class LC17C Touring 2+1 Review The Swiss Army Knife of Semi Off-Road Family Caravans That Arrives Ready to Tour Is 17.1 feet the smartest size for a modern touring caravan? The Gold Class LC17C Touring 2+1 makes a compelling case, combining semi-off-road capability, 300 amp-hours of lithium power, rooftop solar, and Starlink readiness in…
How to prevent Ross River Virus: The Souvenir No One Mentions There are certain things every Australian touring trip delivers with absolute reliability. Fine red dust in places dust has no business being. A growing collection of free, town-branded stubby holders of questionable usefulness. One mysterious rattle that appears somewhere in the caravan after about…
Riverview Caravan Park Ocean Grove: Beautiful, Historic… and Mildly Dangerous Nestled on the civilised side of Victoria—close enough to Melbourne that one can still nip back for a decent coffee, yet far enough away that you can pretend you’re “off grid”—lies the venerable Riverview Family Caravan Park at Barwon Heads. It’s one of those old, well-established caravan…
