Choices – What Were The Alternatives? It took me seemingly, an age, to drop my coin on the HiAce. Wanting to totally exhaust the alternatives, to rule every one of them out, for both technical, practical, head and heart, as well as monetary reasons. Initially, I was sure I’d like to be steering an OKA, […]
Project Aussie Hilander
Toyota HiAce – My Perfect Offroad Bush Tourer I forgive you for thinking I’ve gone bananas, flipped one too many jockey wheels or taken leave of the Top Paddock for even contemplating that a lowly Toyota HiAce could be my ultimate offroad, bush touring vehicle of choice. Well, I’ve done exactly that, but there is […]
Jayco Adventurer 19.6-3
Adventure Built For a company that’s been around since 1975 and that now produces nearly half the RV’s built in Australia each year, Jayco has taken a long while to catch on to the off-road phenomenon. Things are changing fast and as caravanners become more adventurous, the lure of remote destinations is harder to resist. […]
Malibu Raider 18’2”
New off-roader As we went to press, Bellarine Caravans in Corio, west of Melbourne’s CBD, announced the latest entry into the offroad market. And by all accounts, it’s a beauty. Bellarine’s principal, Paul Dean, told On the Road that the new van was a collaboration between his sales team and builder to offer an extreme […]
At Home In The Bluegum
Bushmaster offer high quality offroad caravans and we take care of their Bluegum range for a test and find we are very impressed Bushmaster Caravans owner Terry Ryan has been caravanning for most of his life. And in that time, he’s no doubt developed some opinions about how a caravan should be built and equipped. […]