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 […]
First Class Connoisseur
First Class All The Way! First Class Caravans have hit the market with an exciting new range of vans. We were able to spend some time in their Connoisseur complete with slide out dinette and we walked away impressed. The first thing I noticed when I spotted the Connoisseur was the flashy, two tone, smooth […]
Bushtracker 17′
The first time I clapped eyes on a Bushtracker was about 15 years ago when my brother-in-law decided he needed a van with serious off-road capability. They had plans to travel all around Australia via the backroads, poking into places seldom visited by more conventional rigs. This they did, and they are still doing it. […]
Free Spirit 19ft
Every now and again it’s nice to take a look at a new van that’s just been delivered to the owners. Not only is the van being set up the way the owners want it, but the excitement felt by those owners rubs off. It becomes a ‘real’ van, not just a showroom rig. Rick […]