A life-long love affair with caravanning
When Pat and Lloyd Ridgway set off on their honeymoon in a classic 1950s Caravan, it was the start of a 60 year love affair with caravanning... Continue Reading
Category Archives: Caravanning and Camping
All about caravanning and camping including reviews of vans, the people who build them and own them plus a little history from time to time.
Finding a classic Millard
Caravan dealer GEORGE LADAS traces the history of this iconic brand and how he found the van of his dreams tucked away in a farm shed. In t... Continue Reading
The Amazing Properts
A family of great inventors By ROD BRUEM If you grew up in Australia in the 20th century, chances are your life has been made easier by a Pr... Continue Reading
Adelaide’s All Star Caravans
South Australia produced more than its fair share of caravans in the 1950s and 1960s By KEITH and SUSAN HALL Most vintage caravan enthusias... Continue Reading
Restoring a classic Viscount
The idea for time to Roam came from the two-year restoration of a classic Viscount that had been in the editor’s family since 1969. PHILL TE... Continue Reading
Here comes the Sunliner
The story behind the rise and fall of the Sunliner – Australia’s first fibreglass caravan. By ROD BRUEM Bert Tickner was barely a teenager w... Continue Reading
Review: Coronet Carrington
Coronet Caravans was founded in Ballarat by Ian Farren in back 1959. Even then Victoria was leading the way in meeting the Australia’s growi... Continue Reading
Review: Vista RV Crossover camper
By DAVID COOK The Vista RV Crossover has rapidly gained a reputation as a luxury Outback touring camper that can and will go just about anyw... Continue Reading
Review: Northstar Offroada
Story and Photos By DAVID COOK While there’s a huge range of options when it comes to touring and enjoying the outdoors these days, there’s ... Continue Reading
Plonk the Floating Caravan
Is it a Caravan? Is it a boat? No, it’s Plonk! John Hogan fell in love with his compact 1994 Regal caravan four years ago, took it on two la... Continue Reading
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