02Stage two of four Towing & Caravanning Choose the right van, learn to tow it safely, and keep it on the road for the long haul. Jump toBuying A CaravanCaravanning BeginnersTowingMaintaining Your CaravanModifying Your Caravan Essential reads New to caravans? Start with these three 1How To Choose A Caravan: Everything You Need To ConsiderHow to […]

01Stage one of four Plan Your Lap Work out whether it stacks up, then make it happen. Budget, route, income, and where you’ll sleep. Jump toPlanning Your Big LapBudgeting Your Big LapWorking On The RoadWhere To Stay Essential reads New to all this? Start with these three 1What is the Big Lap? And How Do […]

Gas runs the essentials on your rig: the cooktop, the hot water, often the fridge when you’re off-grid, and sometimes the heater in cold-weather country. Get the bottles, regulator and fittings right and you’ll never think about them again. Get them wrong and you’ll be chasing a leaking POL fitting in a servo car park […]

Gas runs half your rig. The stove, the oven, the hot water system, the fridge on 3-way, and often the space heater in winter. Get the bottle, regulator and fittings right and you’ll never think about it again. Get them wrong and you’re chasing leaks, failing gas certificates, or standing in a caravan park kitchen […]

Gas keeps your fridge cold on remote free camps, boils the kettle at 5am, and runs the cooktop when you’re 200 kilometres from the nearest powered site. Get the setup wrong and you’re either dealing with a regulator that ices up in the cold, fittings that leak, or bottles you can’t legally refill in half […]

Gas runs half your caravan. Your cooktop, your hot water, your three-way fridge, sometimes your space heater and even your barbecue all pull from the same bottles sitting in the front boot. Get the setup wrong and you’re either running dry in the middle of a paddock or, worse, dealing with a leak you didn’t […]

Gas is what runs your fridge on the road, heats your water, and cooks your dinner when there’s no power in sight. Get the setup right and you’ll barely think about it. Get it wrong and you’ll be dealing with leaking fittings, a fridge that won’t stay cold, or a regulator that dies in the […]

Gas runs the two things you use most on a big lap: your cooktop and your hot water. Get the bottle size, regulator type and fittings right, and you’ll refill every few weeks without a second thought. Get it wrong, and you’ll run out of gas mid-shower in a free camp three hours from the […]

Towing your home around the country with kids on board changes everything. You need to keep them entertained across thousand-kilometre driving days, keep the peace in a space smaller than most bedrooms, and manage schooling, sleep, and screen time all at once. The gear you pack makes the difference between a smooth big lap and […]

Pulling into a bush campsite or a caravan park bay is only half the job. What separates a comfortable stay from a frustrating one is the outdoor setup: the gear that turns a patch of dirt into a living space you actually want to spend time in. Get it right and you’ve got shade, a […]