Brendan Batty

Win a Great Southern Tour with CIL Insurance

CIL Insurance, Australia's leading specialist Caravan and RV Insurer, is giving you the chance to win a trip for two exploring some of the most exciting regions of Australia on CIL's Great Southern Tour. Beginning in Perth, take a cruise on the ... [Read More]
July 12, 2018

Coromal and Windsor Sold to Apollo for Peanuts

Coromal and Windsor, two of Australia’s most recognised caravan brands, have been sold to Apollo Tourism & Leisure in a move that wasn’t entirely unexpected considering Fleetwood had been losing money hand-over-fist on the two nameplates for ... [Read More]
June 23, 2018

1961 Jennison Pathfinder Restoration – Video

Once considered the most luxurious caravans on the road, the Jennison Pathfinder's still turn a few heads, especially when they're fitted with a Jones Dolly Wheel, a third load bearing wheel at the front of the caravan. We sit down with vintage ... [Read More]
June 20, 2018

New Age Wayfinder – Quick Review

Earlier in the year, New Age Caravans, with the help of major shareholder Walkinshaw Automotive Group, showed off its rebirthed camper trailer - the Wayfinder, which replaces the Road Tripper, another camper trailer line the company released in ... [Read More]
June 19, 2018

Trail’s Hybrid 15-footer on Show

From the same people who bring English built Swift Caravans into Australia comes the Trail RV Hybrid, an Aussie-built micro off-road caravan they hope will find its way into a few of Australia's more remote campsites. This is the smallest of the ... [Read More]
June 13, 2018

RAM 1500 Comes to Australia – Price and Specs

The head brass of RAM Trucks Australia have made wild claims about the soon-to-be released RAM 1500, the more reasonably sized pick-up truck from America. “This vehicle drives like a passenger car,” said National Product & Service Manager ... [Read More]
June 12, 2018

NSW Rego Costs to Be Slashed by up to $471

New South Wales caravan owners have been burdened for a long time with the second highest caravan registration costs in the country, although this is all about to change. From a caravan dealership in Lismore, Melinda Pavey, NSW Minister for Roads, ... [Read More]
June 9, 2018

Review – Horizon Motorhomes Waratah 4×4

I was concerned driving such a large vehicle onto Killick Beach, north of Crescent Head. I’m no stranger to driving on beaches, or even driving on this particular one. Maybe it’s the thought of taking $200,000 worth of campervan into an area ... [Read More]
June 7, 2018

Jayco Launches Updated Work’N’Play Range – Review

Do you rememeber the Jayco Xplo, a bizarre, full off-road concept toy hauler that fortunately never saw the light of day? Well, it seems Jayco’s taken a few lessons from it and applied them to the updated, relaunched Work’N’Play range, it’s ... [Read More]
June 7, 2018

Full Size Lego Caravan Will Blow Your Mind

Lego is timeless and so are caravans, so it makes sense that the two should come together. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Queensland Caravan Camping & Touring Supershow organisers got together with professional Lego builder, Ben Craig, ... [Read More]
June 7, 2018