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One of the first things we purchased when we started our caravanning adventures was a UHF for our tow vehicle. At the time, I remember asking my husband if we really needed one and his response: “Hell Yeah – you shouldn’t tow a heavy load without...
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Visiting the Tip of Australia has always been on our bucket list. We’ve ticked off East & South and we were all surprised at how important it became to hit the tip and get that ONE photo at that ‘sign’. The trip to get there is EPIC…or...
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Are you looking at buying a caravan? Where do you start and how do you finance it? We never looked at buying our caravan as an expense – we looked at it as an INVESTMENT. An investment in our family, our lifestyle and our quality of life. Best decision we ever...
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We’ve always used Thetford products in our van for our loo – Why? Put simply – they actually work. Travelling safely and providing a hygienic environment for our family is super important – more now than ever – so we asked Thetford to...
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What are caravan shares? Have you heard about them? When we heard about this different approach to caravan ownership, we were intrigued and just had to find out more… We went straight to the source and asked Caravan Partnership to give us a run down on what...
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We were recently gifted a tea towel with The Caravanners Creed written on it and we LOVED it – although not too sure about the last paragraph about ‘grey hair’. What do you think? Can you relate? THE CARAVANERS CREED. As we travel down the highways...
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Are you planning a caravanning adventure this year?? Caravanning in 2021 is going to be very different…Pre COVID we would have said “She’ll be right…just GO…no need to book!” Like many other caravanners, we would often hit the road...
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Caravanning During Covid Where can we go? Are we allowed? Your questions answered! When Covid-19 arrived in our country early this year, we could not have imagined that mid August we would be still in the middle of it! All our travel plans have been cancelled...
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This is one of the coolest things we have added to our new Vacationer Caravan! A custom made chopping board to fit over our sink – which can also double as a cheese platter! Winning… Our old caravan had an insert that fit into the sink well – we...
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Do you need a washing machine in your caravan? Adding a caravan washing machine to your set up is one question that we find is tossed around the campfire often. As we headed into our own caravan build, we found ourselves asking the same question – should we get...
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There are so many reasons why we LOVE caravanning! Many of which are impossible to explain to other families who have not hit the road with their home on the back! Are you thinking about caravanning, but worried about the kids? Will they hate it? Will we hate it? Here...
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Have you spent years watching other people travel around our amazing country, hitting the road for months and years at a time? Maybe you have wondered if your family could do it? But, hang on… How the hell do they fund their adventures? How can they afford it? I...
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What was Caravanning in the 1940’s like? Many people can’t imagine what it would be like with no powered sites, no solar panels, no GPS, no mobile phones or internet! So, let us take you back to 1944… It was the end of WW2, Harry and his wife Isobel...
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What’s it like in the middle of nowhere? Will the kids enjoy being off the grid? We asked our mates from Lapping Oz what their top tips were with tackling remote locations with kids…. REAL STORIES | REAL FAMILIES With the right preparation and the right...
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We met JD & Steph at the Caravan & Camping show in Melbourne, they were in the planning stages of their Big Lap – gathering all the information they needed for their huge adventure. We were excited to hear about their plans and the todoingfamily.com was...
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Travel Australia in 4 minutes! Grab a cuppa and ENJOY! We followed along as Munro’s Making Memories travelled around our amazing country and ‘lived the dream’! When they returned home, they shared one of the best re-caps we have come across. Sit...
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Don’t have a camp oven? No worries…simply dig a hole and cook it in the ground…Really? Can it be that easy? It’s always an adventure when we go free camping with our local mates Rob, Lauren, Matilda and Olivia from Not Board Around Oz –...
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Setting up & planning for your Big Lap adventure? – buy a van and drive away right? Um…not quite! There are lots of things to consider and every family needs & wants for different things – what will work for your loved ones? We asked Laura...
