Many travellers like the safety of staying in caravan parks when travelling, but others enjoy free camping in free or low cost sites, such as those in National Parks, rest areas, and other recognised campgrounds. These sites certainly offer freedom, but they do come with a greater risk of theft and damage. There’s no avoiding […]
When you’re planning your next caravan trip, it’s worth taking the time to locate a campsite near or around water – this can make a good camping experience into a great one! Search for locations near either fresh water (a river, creek or lake) or a beach, and you’ll find that having water around you adds another whole dimension to freedom camping. The use of […]
When setting up a 4WD, you pretty well have the choice of going anywhere from mild to wild as far as what you do to it. But as today’s 4WDs are pretty well ready off the showroom floor to tackle beach runs, National Park tracks and dirt roads in general, you don’t have to outlay […]
With the technology that’s available today, travelling within Australia has been made much easier, especially when it comes to 12v electrics. These days, we have the ability to recharge all sorts of portable devices; from phones to cameras, to portable and fixed fridges for keeping our food and drinks cold. Then by adding an inverter […]
When we first started out setting up a vehicle for touring many years ago, our approach was very hit and miss. We spoke to a lot of salespeople who all pushed their ideas and products, and we ended up with a very mixed bag of products that sort of worked. But we still found ourselves […]
There is little doubt these days that travelling has been made a lot easier through the use of modern technology, and no longer do you need to travel with a bundle of books and paper maps to get out and enjoy what Australia has to offer. But while some destinations you might travel to still […]