Tough as Titanium The North Coast Campers crew has been producing off-road crossover-style campers and pop tops for yonks, and this latest Titanium 17-footer full van is a very classy little off-roader. Crossover campers (or caravans) like the Titanium retain the essential advantages of camper trailers, in that they are all designed for off-road use, […]
SLR Commander 4×4 Expedition Motorhome
First up, let me state that calling the SLR Commander Expedition a ‘motorhome’ is like calling a battleship a mere canoe. This latest SLR rig is one of the most interesting and capable off-road RVs available in Australia. It has been designed with long term, long range off-road touring in mind, and it is specifically […]
Rhino Tales
Very occasionally we RV mag people actually get to properly test tow a new RV to really get the feel of it. This proved to be the case when we travelled to the Big Red Bash with the magazine convoy of three rigs. With the boss along as co-tester (always good to get the bride’s […]
Sunland Patriot 186
The Sunland Patriot 186 was first revealed to the public at the Sydney Caravan show in April this year. It drew a lot of attention, too, as perhaps the most serious off road caravan on the grounds. As I’ve mentioned before, Roy Wyss at Sunland builds a fair dinkum off road caravan, as we’ve seen […]
Bushtracker 20ft
As much as we all like to accept technical innovations as the be-all and end-all of caravan builds, a good reputation really does count. A caravan manufacturer’s reputation is a tenuous thing. It can’t be touched or seen, and it’s something than can vanish instantly should a van not live up to the expectations generated […]