Drunken Sliders

Fuel prices hurt, caravan parks aren't cheap and somehow a roadhouse lunch now needs its own budget. But is touring Australia really becoming unaffordable, or have we convinced ourselves we need more gear than ever before? Josh takes a look at the real cost of hitting the road.

Your caravan's brakes do nothing until the tow vehicle tells them to. Here's how an electric brake controller works, why proportional beats time-based, how to set the gain so the trailer stops with you rather than into you, and the check to do before every trip.

Once a humble workhorse, the dual-cab ute has become Australia's ultimate do-it-all vehicle. From school runs and job sites to towing caravans and tackling the Simpson Desert, here's how the dual-cab became a national obsession.