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Reversing a Caravan or Trailer
One of the most frustrating and intimidating tasks of caravanning as a beginner is reversing – especially when all the other campers at the park are peering over the tops of their newspapers watching you. Unfortunately it takes a while to become confident and proficient at reversing because after driving a normal vehicle for some time, everything seems to be turned on its head. … read more … »
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Campfires – How to Build One.
I don’t think it is any secret that one of the attractions of camping for the the male of the species is building a campfire – bigger, better and brighter than anyone else’s in the campground. As the afternoon fades into evening you can see the men folk almost twitching to get started on the firewood scavenge – slitted eyes scanning the neighbourhood in search of that treasure chest of tinder and kindling. … read more … »
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With Camping It’s the Little Things
Making a checklist is one of the mandatory things we do when camping. Many a checklist will have obvious items on them like tent and tent-pegs – hey, if you forget those then why bother!
What is not often seen is a list of those smaller items that can really come in handy in emergency situations. … read more … »
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Replace That Manual Faucet
When we first starting using our current camper trailer on site without town water, one of the most frustrating things was having to use the manual ‘pump action’ faucet to draw water from the holding tank. Most times it would take a fair while to actually draw water from the tank, due to the fact I assume that there was no check valve in the line (or if there was it didn’t work very well!). … read more … »
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The Icefields Parkway
This glorious piece of heaven stretches from the town of Jasper in the north to the splendour of Lake Louise in the south. It takes you through the heart of the Canadian Rockies … read more … »
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Rollingstone Beach Caravan Resort
If you happen to be in Queensland Australia driving up the east coast, you must stop in at Rollingstone – about 60 km north of Townsville. … read more … »
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Optimise your Refrigerator
If you use a camper trailer, caravan or RV it will usually be provided with a three way refrigerator – mains power, gas, and 12 volt DC. No matter what your power source is though the fridge will not be efficient if the vents are on the sunny side. … read more … »
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Danbulla National Park (Lake Tinaroo)
If you want to really get away from it all this national park has a series of campgrounds dotted around a large freshwater lake situated on the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland Australia. … read more … »
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