At a recent stop-over at the Big 4 Wagga Wagga we noticed a rather unusual vehicle pull up at one of the campsites. There was a hype of activity as about 25 people started buzzing around. Half of them started pulling the car apart while the rest started setting up swags and tents. The Sunswift […]
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This is the third and final part in our three-part series on Towing Vehicles and weights.  Having looked closely at the most common types of dual-cab utes on the market, in this article, Keith delves into 4WD wagons and their capacity as towing vehicles. Towing Wagons– How they stack up in real weight terms After previously looking […]
Fires and Camping just go together. There are very few campers that don’t enjoy sitting by the fire at night and sharing a story or two under the stars, or sitting around the caravan at happy hour and having a few quiet ones in front of the open flames. Campfires Under The Stars & Happy […]
In this second part of our three part series on Towing Vehicles and weights, Keith Thompson, our roving FRC Ambassador explores a series of the most common utes on the market, which are used to tow caravans and fifth wheelers. Towing Utes – How they stack up in real weight terms So you have selected […]
In this, the first of a three-part series of articles, Keith Thompson, one of our FRC Ambassadors, takes a closer look at the sometimes complex subject of towing weights and vehicles. Rig Weights Much is routinely said in online forums and around the campfire about towing weights, and the traps about buying the wrong tow vehicle […]
It was a warm bottle of water left in the car that gave Stuart his ah-ha moment.  Originally from the UK, Stu realised a few things in that moment.   In the UK, there would be very little chance of the sun naturally heating water. Also, if he now wanted to use that water, half of […]
We all know how important good clean fresh water can be whilst camping. Whether it is in the caravan or motorhome water tanks, or just tanks and containers we carry while camping. The smell and taste of your water can be affected by many things including;- • Water left in tanks in the hot sun […]
We have recently been contacted by Colin from the Caravan Council about the increasing number of accidents caused by using jacks to change tyres on caravans and camper trailers. No doubt, at some stage during your travels, you may have had the need to change the odd flat tyre, and if you haven’t, chances are the […]
We would like to introduce all our members to Autobahn, not to be confused with Autobarn the automotive spare parts and accessories retailer. Autobahn Mechanical & Electrical Services franchise is established in Western Australia only and specialises in mechanical and auto electrical services. History Autobahn Mechanical & Electrical Services commenced trading as a franchise in […]
