Spartan aircraft trailers: from Tulsa runways to the open road
After the war, a Tulsa company that built luxury aeroplanes pointed the same all-metal thinking at the road and sold homes on wheels to people with money to spare.
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Tiny house on wheels: a caravan by another name?
A timber cottage on a trailer chassis sounds like a different animal from a caravan, until you read the rules builders design around. The line is blurrier than it looks.
The Bowlus Road Chief: the aluminium trailer that came first
Before the polished Airstream shape, a glider builder who had worked on the Spirit of St. Louis put an all-aluminium trailer on the road. This is the story of the Bowlus Road Chief.
The Canning Stock Route: the toughest track of all
A cattle route of wells across three deserts, surveyed by Alfred Canning, is still one of the great remote four-wheel drive adventures in Australia.
The Unimog expedition camper, born between potato rows
A 25 horsepower farm workhorse designed to straddle two rows of potatoes became the base for some of the toughest campers ever built. Here is how.
The Gibb River Road: from cattle track to bucket-list dirt
It began as a way to truck cattle to the coast. Now the Gibb River Road is the Kimberley's great dirt drive, lined with gorges, stations and some of the oldest stories on the continent.
Maximise your retirement travel
Practical ways to make a long caravan or motorhome trip in retirement go further: a budget built around the big costs, decisions about the family home, running costs, licence and insurance checks, and the concessions you may be entitled to.
Family camping tips on a budget
How to plan an affordable family camping trip in Australia: booking around the school holidays, choosing a set-up, cooking safely at camp, and ranger-led and community activities for children that are free.
Camping fitness
Long drives and small spaces make it easy to sit all day. How to meet Australia's physical activity guidelines on a caravan or camping trip, with short routines beside the van, park walks and care in the heat.
Bucket-list caravan trips around Australia, state by state
Caravanners in the Let's Go Caravan and Camping community named their dream trips, from Cape York to the Great Australian Bight. Here is what each one takes to plan, from permits on Aboriginal land to the wet season.
The inaugural Busselton Caravan and Camping Show, and the shows since
The first Busselton Caravan and Camping Show drew a record regional crowd to Churchill Park. Here is how it went and what has followed, plus the checks to make before you sign for a van at any show.
Discover Australia on a budget
How to see Australia by road for less: the official fuel price tools, cheaper places to sleep, the seasons and school holidays that push costs up, and days out that cost very little.
