Tips for successfully navigating roads less travelled with a van or trailer in tow. Exploring nature’s playground sometimes requires a little extra effort. Like taking a dirt road and venturing on less travelled routes. Usually …
5 Outback Travel Mistakes To Avoid
Hardly a week goes by without us getting emails from travellers saying something like this: We’re flying in to Alice Springs on the 9th and then out on the 12th. We want to hire a 4WD drive …
Don’t Get Caught Out With Caravan & Camper Trailer Weights
I’m tired of reading over and over again of weight issues that thousands of people are being caught out by. These relate to trailer weights, tow vehicle capacities and weight distribution, and if you don’t …
Boggings, Roll Overs, Fires, Creek Crossings Gone Wrong And Everything Else That Can Go Wrong Offroad
We talk to Jason Lock to talk about all of the things that can go wrong when you head offroad. Before we get started, we talk a little about 4WD insurance and the work that …
Discovering Kalgoorlie – Boulder
I’m rarely lost for words but right then, I was speechless. Standing at the top of Kalgoorlie’s Super Pit for the first time, I was awe struck. I’d been warned it was big. However, it …
Weight… What About The Water?
If you’re in the 4WD and/or caravan scene you’d have to be blind Freddy if you haven’t seen, heard or read something on weights and loading issues of late. It’s a growing concern for a …
2017 Track Trailer Open Day
Track Trailer has been running its annual Open Day for 5 years now and it just keeps getting better. This year, for the first time the team at Track Trailer decided to move this event …
$112k V6 Amarok Adventure Giveaway
Have you entered our massive $112K comp yet, and if not, why not? The first prize is a turnkey touring set-up that you could literally be heading anywhere in Australia with the day after delivery. …
How To Choose The Right Solar Panel For Free Camping
It’s no secret that adding solar to your campsite proves to be one of the easiest and efficient ways to get that extra bit of power back into your batteries so you can keep on …
Why You Should Always Travel With Emergency Communications
It gets a bit tiring to keep when folk like us banging on about safety when you’re travelling remotely. But now and again, you’ll see why it’s so important. On the very remote Gunbarrel Highway, …
5 Things to Get Done Now Before Christmas Travel!
It’s now blindingly obvious – shopping centres are draping in tinsel and baubles; advertising on the idiot box is possessing that jingle bell ring in the background with snippets of St. Nick and outdoor scenes …
Why Caravans Crash
We talked to Mike Clayton from Clayton’s Towing. Started 45 years ago on the Sunshine Coast, Clayton’s now has 15 depots and 100 staff. Have a listen to this podcast if you’ve ever towed a caravan. There …
Bosch Putting Safety First
Avoid this happening to you on your next trip. Known to be right at the forefront of innovative new vehicle technology, Bosch Australia is proudly showcasing something we have all been waiting for- an innovative trailer safety …
Counterfeit Oil Filters Are Putting Engines At Risk
Studies conducted in Japan and Korea have revealed that counterfeit oil filters for sale online can cause serious detrimental effects to an engine. The expert analyses concluded that the rip-off oil filters feature several design …
Chambers Pillar – A Complete Travel Guide
As soon as Chambers Pillar rises in the distance, you can’t help but marvel at its striking red and white walls, contrasting with the sky’s deep blue. At around 150 km from Alice Springs, Chambers Pillar …
The Do’s and Dont’s of Insuring Your Canopy
I remember a time when a canopy was a fiberglass piece with a dodgy rotary vent mounted proudly on the top. Usually white in colour and hung off the back of a light utility of …
4×4 Driving Tips: Bulldust
Bulldust is one of those strange phenomenon that you get when travelling out in the bush. Often, it will catch you by surprise, and can lead to potential problems. Bulldust is ultra-fine powder, which kicks …
The Toughest 4WD Tracks in Australia
I WAS checking out the Hema Maps website the other day and found an article listing the toughest tracks in Australia. I have to say, it was pretty close to being on the money from my experience. …
Is Premium Diesel Worth It?
Don’t get into a dither on the forecourt anymore. Once upon a time, diesel was diesel… and you didn’t have any real decisions to make when refilling the tank. Those were simpler times, when people …
Tasmania on a Plateau
It’s hard not to be awed viewing Tassie from up here. Words & images by Jan Hawkins The Central Highland Plateau of Tasmania, otherwise known as the Lakes World Heritage region, is a world very …
PROBLEM CAMPERS FORCE RESTRICTIONS ON KIMBERLEY CAMPSITES
By Sam Purcell / Yeeda Station Image credit: PeterWH. Via Wikimedia Commons A number of campsites at Yeeda Station, south of Derby in the Kimberley have had access restricted by the land owners. The campsites are …
Workshop – Solar
By Andrew Kennedy And now for something completely different … Chris and I on camera (joined by Steve Moore from Redarc). At the 2017 Let’s Go Caravan & Camping Show in SA, we conducted a …
PIONEER CAMPERS MITCHELL
When Pioneer handed over its biggest and best camper, we were more than a little excited. Find out if it lived up to our expectations… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE …
Culgoa Floodplain National Park, Queensland
CULGOA Floodplain National Park, a place where you can switch off and enjoy the remoteness and serenity of this area, is only 800km west of Brisbane. Getting there from Queensland’s capital is a bit of …
Claims Explained: What you NEED to know – Issue 3
Over the last couple of months, we have been pulling apart the Product Disclosure Statement and elaborating on circumstances and events for which you are NOT covered. We received great feedback from all of you …
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