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New research reveals camping areas with highest venomous snake risk

Research carried out by off-roading specialists, OCAM 4X4 Accessories has revealed Australia’s Riskiest camping regions for venomous snake encounters. The company weighed local campsite numbers...

You have been warned! Council rangers in holiday crackdown on illegal campers

High-flying caravan comes off worst in testing meeting with electric Hilux

CommBank commits to keeping all regional branches open until at least 2030

Celebrating a century of Outback stories, cold beers, and colourful characters!

Nomad News

New research reveals camping areas with highest venomous snake risk

Research carried out by off-roading specialists, OCAM 4X4 Accessories has revealed Australia’s Riskiest camping regions for venomous snake encounters. The company weighed local campsite numbers...

You have been warned! Council rangers in holiday crackdown on illegal campers

High-flying caravan comes off worst in testing meeting with electric Hilux

CommBank commits to keeping all regional branches open until at least 2030

Celebrating a century of Outback stories, cold beers, and colourful characters!

The Inside Story

Travelling in remote areas? Bringing a distress beacon could save your life

NSW National Park supported camping scheme … will it change the experience?

Local markets are a big draw for nomads … but are the crafts really originals?

Blazes in van parks can be devastating … and nomads must be be prepared

On The Road

‘We took a caravan trip to look for a house … and just kept going!’

Can’t shower as much on the open road? That could be a good thing!

family caravan

‘I fell in love with camping at first site … and so did my family’

two decades in a caravan

‘After 19 years on the road, we’re just getting started!’

Planning

caravan park fees

‘There is another side to the caravan park story’

washing line in caravan park

The six commandments that govern the way that grey nomads travel

paper maps

Paper maps are officially going the way of the dodo!

Station stays for grey nomads

‘An Outback station stay took our Big Lap to the next level!’

Where To Go

Iluka

port linco;n

Port Lincoln

LIttle Desert National Park

Edenhope

Wolfe Creek Crater

Wolfe Creek Crater

Events

Mandurah Crab Fest

Mar 13 - Mar 14, 2027

Location: Mandurah

Castlemaine & District Festival of Gardens

Oct 24 - Nov 03, 2026

Location: Castlemaine district

Willunga Chilli Fest

Feb 20 - Feb 21, 2027

Location: Willunga

Kernewek Lowender Copper Coast Cornish Festival

May 10 - May 16, 2027

Location: Wallaroo, Moonta and Kadina

Your Rig

‘Tardis’ on wheels

Caravan towing advice

How grey nomads can minimise the risk of accidents when towing a caravan

cube series QB camper

Hard-sided pop-up camper offers new camping option

trayon slide-on camper

Getting bogged on an early trip gave Ross insight into what he needed in a rig

Accessories

Ditch the toilet cassette … urine will be mist!

GottaGo toilet

Nemo Stargaze Evo-X

Hasta la vista, grey nomads! Are robots about to revolutionise the Big Lap life?