by caravanning with kids | Mar 8, 2018 | Big Lappers, Caravanning Tips, NEWS, Product Reviews
Have you thought about the security of your valuables when you are caravanning or camping? We had been looking at a Safe for our caravan, but carrying around an extra 50kg was not an option –then we found Hide Away Safe! We recently spent lots of time with the owner...
by caravanning with kids | Feb 10, 2018 | Big Lappers, Caravanning Tips, Tassie Planning, Things to Do
Could Tasmania be the most beautiful state in Australia? Our 4 week Caravanning Tour of Tassie has sadly come to an end and we jam packed adventure and fun into every second. From the sail over on the Spirit of Tasmania to trekking into incredible waterfalls, from...
by caravanning with kids | Jan 5, 2018 | Caravanning Tips, Food, Uncategorized
The Travelling Thermomix by Millie xx “I got a Thermomix for three reasons: We are loaded! I love gadgets! Andrew was super supportive about it coming in the caravan with us. These are 3 very big lies! We aren’t rich I am useless with technology Andrew was...
by caravanning with kids | Dec 29, 2017 | Caravanning Tips, NEWS, Things to Do, VIC
Our very first family caravanning adventure was in the Winter. Not long after we purchased our first caravan, we couldn’t wait to hit the road and experience our first (of many) weekends away. This was the very reason we got the van in the first place! (read...
by caravanning with kids | Oct 27, 2017 | Big Lappers, Caravanning Tips, NEWS, Our Big Lap - 7 month Lap of Australia!
Our Big Lap is OVER! We have followed Our Big Lap from the very beginning and have loved all the stories and posts shared by Bec & Lloyd about their adventures. The highs…the lows…and all of their hilarious and emotional reflections. Their big lap...
by caravanning with kids | Jul 16, 2017 | Caravanning Tips, NEWS, Tips
One thing you can’t do without when you are travelling around this wonderful country with your caravan or camper is FUEL! We are very lucky to have regular fuel stops is our top tourist areas and if we are going off the grid, making room for jerry cans is a must. The...
by caravanning with kids | Jun 7, 2017 | Big Lappers, Caravanning Tips
Do you Free Camp? A few years ago I had mixed feelings about Free Camping. Going off the grid, in the middle of nowhere, with the kids, I have to admit, it wasn’t sounding very appealing for me (remembering that I was a five star luxury girl before I discovered...
by caravanning with kids | Apr 30, 2017 | Caravanning Tips, NEWS, Tips
Caravan Reversing Tips: When I took over the wheel and started towing our 24ft caravan, the thought of reversing made me want to do a little vomit. Wayne had previously done all the towing, so I was jumping into very new territory. (Check out his tips for teaching...
by caravanning with kids | Apr 12, 2017 | Caravanning Tips, NEWS
Giving the Boss (the Wife, Mum, Adele) a refresher caravan towing lesson was never going to be easy…this is how it all went down! We have been caravanning for many years now and it is still surprising that there is so much more to learn. One thing that we have often...
by caravanning with kids | Mar 24, 2017 | Caravanning Tips, NEWS, Uncategorized
Say a big Aussie G’day to Winfields Outdoors 🙂 We were over the moon earlier this year to be named by them as one of the Top 8 Caravan Blogs…in the WORLD!!! So we started thinking….what is caravanning like in the UK? Do they do things differently? We...
by caravanning with kids | Mar 20, 2017 | Caravanning Tips, NEWS
Early on, our thoughts were very clear – we would never let the girls activities stop us from getting away on weekends. Many other families had often remarked that when they get older it gets much harder… Extra curricular activities, sports, dancing, friends,...
by caravanning with kids | Feb 28, 2017 | Caravanning Tips, NEWS
Late last year we discovered our first 4 bunk’d caravan in the flesh! Surprisingly, we had not come across one for many many years. We knew they existed, but had not seen one in real life. We have lots of friends with more than three children and were super...
by caravanning with kids | Feb 16, 2017 | Caravanning Tips, NEWS
On our first few trips away, there were a few small things that we had forgotten, that we needed. Unbelievably, our first ever trip in the van saw us leave the can opener at home…Eeeeeeek! When we got back from our East Coast adventure in 2015, we commented...
by caravanning with kids | Feb 1, 2017 | Caravanning Tips, NEWS
WOAH! Our Caravanning with Kids blog makes a WORLDWIDE Top 8 list! We were knocked over for a six yesterday when we were emailed by Winfields Outdoors in the UK. They dropped us a line to let us know that our website was named in the TOP 8 Caravan Blogs WORLDWIDE by...
by caravanning with kids | Oct 6, 2016 | Caravanning Tips, NEWS, Tips
Here are a few of our Caravanning Packing Tips that we hope you all enjoy… What are some of your packing tricks and tips? We would love to hear from you and then add to this collection…. Do you use your oven? We don’t, so we FILL IT! It is a ripper...
by caravanning with kids | Jul 24, 2016 | Caravanning Tips, NEWS
How did I go from “you won’t ever catch me in a caravan”…to this?? (And by this I mean a van-loving-travel-obsessed-caravan-mummy!) Sometimes I wonder how I ended up here! If you’d said to me eight years ago that I’d travel around in a caravan (let alone with two...
by caravanning with kids | Jul 10, 2016 | Caravanning Tips, Dinner, Food, NEWS, Tips
The last thing we want to do when we go away is COOK…! However, we also don’t want to eat take away every night and can’t afford to eat out all the time either…mmmm, what to do? It didn’t take me long to realise that when I was on holidays, the least amount of time I...
by caravanning with kids | Jun 26, 2016 | Caravanning Tips, NEWS, Tips
When we started searching for a caravan we were so overwhelmed, there were so many choices options and brands. We had never travelled in a van so how could we possibly know what we needed? It was definitely a tricky time as we navigated the world of...
