Roaming around Happy Roma Roman Holiday Elegant touch Caravanning has a long history but many people will be surprised to hear that Australia is home to one of the longest running manufacturers in the world, rivaling Airstream in America for the title. Roma Caravans was established in the bayside Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick in 1928 […]
Wirraway 260SL
On a recent visit to Mildura the bride and I called in to see Rob Tonkin’s latest Wirraway 260SL motorhome with its full length slide-out. We were touring the region in our 4Wheel slide-on camper, so I thought it might be interesting to see Lorraine’s reaction to a genuinely luxurious motorhome. Mind you, such a […]
Southern Cross Barcoo Expedition
With a body length of 24 feet in the old money, the Southern Cross Barcoo Expedition is a big, imposing van, but then fifth wheelers tend to look bigger on the road than their caravan counterparts. But big or not, they handle a whole lot better than a conventionally towed rig. In fact, it’s a […]
Cub Spacevan Drover Offroad Camper Trailer
Unclip, unwind and relax – even the not-so-physical will easily manage this camper Regardless of your muscle content, or lack thereof, this Cub Camper is (almost) that quick and easy to set up: unclip a couple of over-centre latches, unwind the clever, yet simple winch system to allow the hard floor to open and rest […]
Frontline Adventurer
Good Things In Small Packages One of the lesser lights in the world of motorhomes is the campervan, or camper. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with these vehicles, it’s just that they have become overshadowed by their larger brethren. A walk around one of the caravan shows will highlight this. Everywhere you look the […]