Time To Roam

Camping with the stars: Grace Knight

Aussie 1980s singing sensations the Eurogliders’ Grace Knight, shares her memories of caravanning as a child in the UK.   Did you camp or caravan? We stayed in a caravan which seemed like a real adventure at the time. It must have been ... [Read More]
June 3, 2017

My Top 5 with Tony Parkes

Tony Parkes made his mark in business as a caravan park entrepreneur in the 1970s.  Since then he’s been fighting to save what’s left of Australia’s biggest subtropical rainforest. In 1989, before the term “tree-change” had even been ... [Read More]
June 3, 2017

Camping with the stars: Tyler Wright

Tyler Wright has surfed her way across the globe to become Australia’s newest sporting world champion. Sport writers estimate she’s now earned close to a million dollars in prize money and Tyler recently invested some of that buying a beach ... [Read More]
June 3, 2017

Reno Rescue: Crazy Kombi Collectors

1976 VW Kombi Camper ANDREW BARTON and NICK TERAKES from Nimbin NSW are avid Volkswagen Kombi fans.  They already had a 1964 ute and 1975 Microbus in the garage, but when they heard about a classic 1976 camper coming up for sale, they decided ... [Read More]
June 3, 2017

Review: Skamper Kamper Dingo

By David Cook Skamper Kamper is one of the leading proponents of the forward fold, with its popular Dingo model.   While manufactured overseas its campers are assembled and finished off in the company’s western Sydney workshop where they get ... [Read More]
June 3, 2017

Review: Challenge Camper Meridian Walk-in

By David Cook Gareth and Sandy Handshin are keen campers and four-wheel-drivers and the story of how they started out as camper trailer builders is like others who are successful in the industry today. They knew what they wanted out of a ... [Read More]
June 3, 2017

No more lost socks

The days of fumbling for coins and sharing caravan park laundries are over with CAMEC introducing a brilliant new compact washing machine for under $500. The top loader weighs just 18kgs and can handle a 3kg washing load. It has an inbuilt water ... [Read More]
June 2, 2017

Keeping it clean, avoiding bad smells

Having a fully functioning bathroom in the confined space of a caravan or motorhome is something that has to be managed carefully. Thetford has released a new range of products to make cleaning easy and avoid damaging the plastics used in RV ... [Read More]
June 2, 2017

Solar keeps getting better

One of the most exciting advances for campers in terms of new technology has been the constant improvement in solar panels. Solar blankets are getting more lightweight and generating more power for day-to-day camping needs. A lot of the developm... [Read More]
June 2, 2017

Horizon celebrates 600th sale

John and Lynette Andersen of Hervey Bay QLD were recently honoured with purchasing the 600th Horizon Motorhome. The seasoned travellers are typical of many new motorhome buyers, swapping their caravan for the comfort and convenience of a Horizon ... [Read More]
June 2, 2017