Gear Reviews
When we’re using gear that has stood the test of time and makes travelling a breeze, it’s natural we’d only recommend gear we personally use and love. Here’s some of the items we’ve handpicked over the years that continue to travel with us today.
Oricom Ultra550 Handheld UHF
After having an Oricom UHF base unit in our vehicle, we chose the Ultra550 x 5 watt as a handheld unit for the times we were away from our vehicle. The unit feels good to hold and isn’t heavy and has a strong outer casing. It’s also small enough to slip in your pocket...
Indeflate
Alu-Box Storage Cases
Waeco CR65 litre Upright Fridge
It was exciting times when we were designing our canopy fitout of our Urban Escape Vehicle, but it’s not something we simply jumped into. So if there’s one bit of advice we can give, especially if you’re a first timer setting up a touring vehicle, then it’s important...
DRIFTA Canvas Bags
Over the many years we’ve been travelling, finding the right packing solution for all our gear has been a challenge. While plastic tubs can be stackable, they eventually disintegrate, so we followed the jolly swagman who we think had the right idea, and chose to go...
Snow Peak & Porlex to the coffee rescue
If there’s one thing that we choose never to skimp on whether we’re at home or when travelling, it’s having a good cup of coffee. We wouldn’t consider ourselves full blown coffee snobs, but for the couple of cups we like to have each day, they’ve got to be good!...
Uniflame Camping Table
If there was one camping accessory that we’ve tried a number of over the years, tables would be high up on the list. You name it, we’ve tried it…plastic and aluminium, and we even tried timber in those early days of travelling. After being introduced to the Uniflame...
Waeco CF11 Console Fridge
When travelling with a fridge of sorts is so popular these days, we’ve found having an additional small console fridge like the Waeco CF11 is a perfect accompaniment to our touring set up. This lightweight option fits snuggly between our front seats, so unlike our...
Oztrail Comet 25w Camp Light
There are so many options these days when it comes to campsite lighting, it can be difficult to make a choice. From humble headlamp, portable lanterns, strip led lights, or perhaps your RV comes with outdoor lighting already installed, the list is almost endless. But...
Uniflame Camping Toaster
When A Humble Piece of Toast Makes You Weak At The Knees! If you love a good piece of toast like we do, you’ll know it’s one thing that can be eaten at any time of day with your favourite topping. So when it comes to having that toast fix while camping, there’s no...
REDARC 150w Solar Blanket
While there are many fantastic products going around, there is nothing more that floats our boat than solar. It’s perfect for our type of travel when we regularly are away from 240v power access, so it allows us to do what we really love. Let's explain. These days...
Oztrail Big Boy Thermal Camp Chair
When we were recently asked to test out a camp chair, we immediately thought what a great idea it was. But when you start to really think about it, we began to question, why us? Did we have a rear end that was conducive to testing? Perhaps we were politely being told...
BMPro BatteryCheck
With many RVs these days using 12v batteries for functions such as lighting, operating pumps, powering electronic circuits in fridges and gas heaters, plus a bundle of other accessories, you come to rely on the fact your batteries are in good working order especially...
Mr Funnel
Imagine how you’d feel if you filled up at a roadhouse while on an outback odyssey, when less than 50kms up the road your engine light starts flashing, and your vehicle coughs and splutters. Naturally you’d pull over, grab the owner’s manual and probably read...
DreamPot
Do you ever find yourself day-dreaming about your next holiday, only to be interrupted with a cry of, “What’s for dinner, darl”? That’s exactly where the DreamPot has the answer. This thermal cooking dream comes with so many great recipes and ideas, you simply follow...
Dometic Vacuum Sealer
You only need to speak to any die hard fisho who will happily tell you the benefits of vacuum sealing their catch, especially when their fridge is mainly filled with a few tinnies, and they’re not heading home for another week or two. Not only is vacuum sealed food a...
Truma Level Check
When we’ve found a sensational place to set up camp for a week or more, this normally means we’re away from a 240v supply. This isn’t an issue when we can rely on LPG gas to keep food and some drinks cold in an absorption 3-way fridge. Then when you add heating the...
REDARC Tow-Pro Elite
When we hit the road or tracks, we’re pretty well always towing either our 21’ caravan or one of our camper trailers. Now as they all weigh more than 750kg, we use an electric braking system and have a brake controller fitted in our tow vehicles. So given the...
Enduromat Mate
As both avid campers and caravanners, the ground outside our set ups can vary anywhere from sand, dirt, mud, small rocks, spinifex and grass. So, we’ve found having a ground mat that is suitable for all these types of ground conditions hasn’t been easy to come by....
Autoskin
When we’re travelling on the dirt and in places where tracks are overgrown or don’t exist, you want to avoid any pin striping on your vehicle’s duco. So we recently came across a product that would actually help prevent scratches. We applied it to our vehicle’s duco...
Hitchmaster DO35 Tow Hitch
We added a new tow hitch to our travelling set up for our recent Kimberley visit…it’s the DO35 Hitchmaster from Aussie based company, Vehicle Components. There’s probably no better place than to give the hitch a good workout than in the Kimberley region, but...