A question that comes up frequently in our group - Planning a Lap of Australia - is what is the best dinner set to use for caravanning. Generally speaking most people use one of the following three types - Corelle, … [Read more...]
12 Caravan Storage and Organisation Ideas That Work
If you are planning on living or travelling in your caravan long-term, you will probably need to be able to store a lot more than you would, if you were just going away for a couple of weeks at a time. As a couple, who … [Read more...]
Month Four On the Road
Wow - we can't believe we have reached the end of month four on the road. We have spent the whole month at Dimboola in south-western Victoria where Brenden is currently working. Even though he has been busy working we … [Read more...]
How to Make Your Caravan Feel Like a Home
If like us, you live in your caravan full time, you still want it to feel like a home. But in such a small space that can be a challenge. You have to be careful not to add to much or it will start to feel cluttered. Plus … [Read more...]
Three Months on the Road
We can't quite believe that we have now spent three months on the road. In the last month we have also crossed a state border and we are now in Victoria for at least the next six or eight weeks. COOLAMON TO … [Read more...]
Our Second Month on the Road
Our second month on the road has gone past in the blink of an eye. It has been a little more laid back than our first month on the road was. NEXTGEN OWNERS GROUP We were very excited to be able to host the NextGen … [Read more...]
NextGen Caravans Owners Group Meet-Up
We recently had the pleasure of hosting the NextGen Caravans Owners Group Meet-up in our old home town of Cowra in Central West NSW. When we travel, we love being able to support smaller, regional areas. Many of these … [Read more...]
Timeline to a Lap
Planning to travel around Australia, whether it's for a year or indefinitely can be either a short or long process. It depends entirely on what your circumstances are at the time you make the decision. For us it was a … [Read more...]
Our Off-Grid Power Set Up
Setting up your van so you can free camp can be a challenge. Especially if you have large power demands like we do. Here is a run down on our off-grid power set up. One of the biggest attractions for us when selecting … [Read more...]
Preventing Theft When Travelling
It is a sad fact of life that there are people out there who think that it is okay to steal other peoples property. This can happen no matter where you are. City or country, Australia or overseas, home or travelling. … [Read more...]
Our First Month on the Road – the Highs and Lows
Well after almost six years of planning, we can finally say that we are 'on the road'! However it didn't happen in quite the way we had expected it to. And we may have spent a little more (okay a lot more) than we … [Read more...]
Winnebago Motor Home Review
As some of you may know we were lucky enough to participate in a leg of the Dometic Winnebago Follow the Sun Relay. Our travelling home for our three week stint was a Winnebago motor home supplied by Apollo Motor Home … [Read more...]
7 Christmas Gift Ideas for Caravanners
With Christmas rapidly approaching, if you haven't started your shopping yet, now is the time to get onto it! If you have a caravanner in your life, it can be hard to know what to get them. Gifts for caravanners need to … [Read more...]
Ocean View Tourist Park, Landsborough – REVIEW
We recently stayed at the Ocean View Tourist Park at Landsborough, in Queensland's Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Ocean View is a member of the Kui Parks chain of caravan parks. Kui Parks specialise in providing clean, … [Read more...]
What to Check Before Towing a Caravan
IMAGINE THIS...... You've packed the car. The caravan is all hooked up and you're ready to go. You jump in your car and start heading off down the road. As you get up to speed you hear a noise and the car behind you … [Read more...]
Why We Chose A NextGen Caravan
We have had quite a few people ask us why we chose a NextGen Caravans caravan. After months and months of research we had not even heard of the NextGen range of vans, or even seen one in our travels. We literally … [Read more...]
A NextGen Caravans Factory Tour
Something we decided we wanted to do not long after we ordered our van was a NextGen Caravans Factory Tour. We inquired as to whether this would be possible and we were told that it was. NextGen Caravans are built by … [Read more...]
