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Trip Report – South Australia Part 2

After getting our fill of food and wine in the Barossa, we said our good byes to Angie and Steve and we continued our trip with Kevin and Shaz over to Port Wakefield and started heading North along the Augusta Highway. We had heard about a pretty good free camp just outside of Lochiel at […]

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Trip Report – South Australia Part 1

Every adventure has to start somewhere and ours began in South Australia. This wasn’t some random choice but rather a set of circumstances that led to that being our best option. In the last few years we have become good friends with Matt Sutton and his partner Paula, who, together with a handful of loyal […]

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We’re finally on our way…!

After 3 years of planning, selling all our possessions including our house, countless upgrades and modifications to the car and caravan, shutting down our normal lives for the foreseeable future, it all came down to 5.30am departure on the 28th April 2018. We said our farewells to all our family and friends, We’ve left our […]

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DJI Mavic Air – Our New Drone

For quite some time now, we had been considering getting a new drone. The Parrot BeBop drone we had was a great drone to get started into the hobby but, for the website and for our other publishing requirements, we really needed something that is a bit more professional. That said, I wasn’t keen on […]

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Farewell to Our Nissan Patrol

Well….last weekend we bid farewell to our noble steed. Edwin….our Nissan Patrol has gone to a new owner after 120,000 km and 11 years trouble free ownership. The Patrol has been utterly reliable from day one and it had done everything we’ve ever asked of it. It towed our camper trailer and it towed our […]

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No More Broken Trailer Wiring.

If someone asked me what my biggest bugbear is with caravanning, I wouldn’t hesitate to answer. Broken trailer light wiring….! ARGH…! They would easily be the biggest pain in my substantial rear end. On just about every trip we’ve done with either the camper or caravan, I’ve had to repair the wiring to the trailer […]

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Celebrating 12 Months of Towing Safety Awareness

  A year ago today, in the Victorian township of Newmerella, Victoria Police and Vic Roads conducted an operation that subjected drivers towing caravans, campers and boats to weight checks. It was the first time in Australia such an operation had been conducted by law enforcement authorities and it kick started a year in which […]

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Christmas Competition Time

Thanks to REDARC Australia, we have 2 REDARC Tow-Pro Elite Electric Brake Controllers to give away just in time for Christmas! REDARC’s range of Award Winning Electric Brake Controllers provide ultimate safety when towing, offering a smoother trailer braking response suitable for 12 or 24 volt vehicle systems. To enter, visit our facebook site (CLICK […]

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