I recall my very first time camping, decades ago. A mate and I hired a Suzuki LJ50 2-stroke 4WD and went exploring Fraser Island. To say we knew nothing about 4WDing or camping is an understatement. We had the basics: one set of clothes each that we

ALL ACROSS AUSTRALIA, public spaces are closing to limit the spread of COVID-19. While getting out into the wilderness to a secluded camping spot may seem like the ideal way to ride out the isolation period, the danger to national park staff and to t

1: After slipping on the protective sleeves, I took one end of the airline, used the supplied cutting tool to make a clean cut and then inserted it in the valve of the bag, you should feel a positive snap. Make sure the protective split conduit runs

CARAVAN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATOIN OF AUSTRALIA'S (CIAA) new initiative ‘Keep on Camping’ is urging travellers to consider visiting an affected area on their next camping trip. According to Tourism Research Australia, caravan parks in the South Coast of NS

The determination on what’s possible in this weird age of corona changes hourly. This morning as I write, the United Kingdom went into police-enforced lockdown. By the time you read this, Australia could also be well into adopting similar measures. T

THE 2020 NSW Caravan Camping Holiday Supershow has been cancelled because of the ongoing Coronavirus crisis and the rules that public events with 500 or more people attending at any one time must not be held. The show is usually the place to find the

We are living through extraordinary times. Never has the Australian tourism and RV manufacturing endured such a sustained run of tragic conditions that affect the fabric of these great markets like we are seeing today, let alone the broader impact on

FOR THOSE WHO venture outdoors in search of serenity and take joy in the isolation of remote places, there’s value in being able to escape the 24/7 connectivity that dictates modern life. In these moments of peaceful contemplation, we’re able to sift

In the reception of the ol’ Gladstone Gaol, there’s a black and white photograph of the Booyoolee Hotel in flood, dated September 1910. Water ripples and licks at the brick facade. A group of men, mostly in hats, stand next to or sit on a low wall to

AUSTRALIA has one of the highest rates of allergies in the world. According to research from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, one in ten infants experience a food allergy. This has mainly come about because of the rapid changes in food manu

With the words of Jawa's owner John ringing in my ears, “I want you to use it. Find out what works and what doesn't and then tell me”, we took a right hander and pointed the Trax 10 Series II up one of the infamous power-line tracks in the Sunshine C

IT'S A CONSTANT challenge to decide what can and can’t be fit into your camper and tow rig. Fun but not-strictly-necessary items, like standup paddleboards for getting out on the water with the young ones, are often the first thing to fall by the way

For those of us who call this part of the world our backyard, the bushfire season’s relentless tally of ash, debris and shattered lives left many of us wondering what had become of our little slice of heaven, and how were the locals managing to make

JUST BEFORE Christmas I had been up in the mountains of Victoria, south of Corryong, on a fleeting trip on some of the back tracks in the High Country and decided that Viv and I should head up that way for a more leisurely jaunt in the new year. Then

It’s near-on impossible to write anything without first mentioning the demon scourge. As we all know, a microscopic germ has brought mankind to a standstill. Everywhere; on news websites, TV news broadcasts, emails sent to inboxes from, well, everyon

OUR CAMPER, affectionately called ‘the Escape Pod’, promises a level of comfort and convenience on the road, regardless of the environmental conditions or the remoteness of the locations we travel to. But there’s another sensation that I feel when we

IN 1798 George Bass and Matthew Flinders discovered the wide strait between what is known today as Tasmania and the Australian mainland and instantly created a shortcut of several days for the majority of ships coming from Europe and heading for New

Seems a cliché, but one of the best things about camping is the amazing people you meet along the way. After a few minutes chatting, typically, you’re in their campsite swapping stories and comparing gear. Before you know it the kettle is on or you’r

Time: 30 MINS Serves: 4 • 20 fresh asparagus spears• 4 x 170g salmon fillets• 4 tbsp butter• 2 lemons, sliced• Salt and pepper• Fresh dill, finely chopped • Place five spears of asparagus on aluminium foil and top with a salmon fillet, one tablesp

There’s no equivalent to the demented goat tracks of the Victorian High Country within a stone’s throw of the Malls Balls, but that doesn’t mean there’s no offroad fun to be had around Adelaide. Purpose-built tracks exist at JAKEM Farm and Eagle View

3 CAMPER TRAILER REVIEWS TO CHECK OUT INCLUDING THE HARD KORR Find us online and keep in touch with our weekly e-Newsletter at CAMPER.HEMAX.COM 1. Explore battery power needed for all the offroad tech and creature comforts 2. Tackle Tassie's wil

Close the door, order food online, draw the curtains, 2020 looks just about cactus. But there is a light at the end of the bleak COVID-19 tunnel. A small glimmering chink of light in the gloom. When all this is done, a vaccine becomes available or wh

When we set out to buy a new camper trailer, most of us start with at least a broad image of what we want. Maybe we’ve seen a particular camper we really liked the look of in Camper, on a video or at a campground. Maybe it was nothing more than a gli