CAMPING
Tents, Swags, Camper trailers, Slide-ons, Roof Top Tents and Camping Gear
If your camping arrangement doesn’t work you won’t have a happy 4WD experience, so we’ve highlighted the pros and cons of different camping possibilities. Some people are happy towing a camper trailer; others prefer a campervan or a slide-on camper and many reckon a tent or swag is the go. Then there’s the question of camping gear; awnings, refrigeration, power, lighting and more – it’s all covered in our Camping pages.
LATEST ARTICLES
BUSH KITCHEN
Multi-use Daymo kettle cooker
At OTA we love camping kit that does double or triple duty and the Daymo Adventure-Q Kettle BBQ is one such item. It’s a lightweight cooker that can BBQ, bake and steam, with heat from a BBQ hotplate, gas or induction.
Gozney Tread Portable Pizza Oven
Pioneering pizza oven brand, Gozney, expanded its appeal to the outdoors community with the 2025 launch of its new product, Tread, that the company said was ‘the world’s most portable pizza oven’.
BUYING ADVICE
New emissions laws bring Australia up to date
Australia’s new National Vehicle Emissions Standard (NVES) has been vilified by some self-interested parties, but it doesn’t no more than bring Australia kicking and screaming, into the 21st century. Russia is now the only country in the world without a vehicle emissions standard.
Ute payloads aren’t what they seem
Every ute maker claims at least a nominal one-tonne payload figure and more than three tonnes trailer towing capacity for several 4WD utes in its range, but you need to check spec sheets and real-world tare weights for the true position.
CAMPING GEAR
Adhesives for bush trips
On almost every trip something cracks or breaks and needs fixing, either temporarily or permanently.
Controlling spider and ant hitch-hikers
It’s common to pick up unwanted creeping and crawling ‘visitors’ when you’re camped for any length of time. There’s now an approved spider and ant control weapon for automotive use.
CAMPERS SLIDE-ON
Off The Grid Campers
A Queensland business is offering high-class slide-on campers packed with off-road caravan features. The Off The Grid Campers range includes units that suit tray-back, short-cab, extended-cab and crew-cab utes, as well as light trucks.
Jacksons Carry Me Camper Hard Lid Models
Carry Me Camper launched its Hard Lid slide-on campers in mid-2018 and upgraded them again in late 2019 and 2021.
CAMPER TRAILERS
Cub Pop-Top arrives for couples and solo campers
The well-known Aussie camper and caravan...
Stockman expands Rover range with new Escape model
With lighter more compact off-grid campers...
CAMPING – OWNER REVIEWS
First-time motorhome owners’ review of the Windsor Simpson
This couple placed an order at a 2021 caravan show and finally took delivery in March 2022. A few months later they were still happy with their purchase decision, but they were not at all impressed with the ex-factory fit and finish.
CUB Kamparoo Brumby – Shelley and George
George and Shelley researched the camper trailer market for few years before deciding that the CUB Brumby was everything they wanted in their off-road home away from home.
POWER & LIGHTING
EcoFlow River 2 power pack
Specialist power pack maker, EcoFlow, has a range of battery packs branded ‘River 2’, with capacities from 20 amp-hour/300-Watt capacity up to 64Ah/800W capacity. We chose the entry-level 20Ah River 2 model to test.
Understanding Batteries
Back in the good old days you could have any battery you liked, so long as it was black, heavy and full of easily-spilled acid. Now, there’s a choice of several different types, including lithium and sodium.
TENTS & SWAGS
Buy BOAB camping gear on-line
Leading Australian adventure gear brand, BOAB, launched a new website in late-2023, offering customers an expanded product range, easy navigation, informative blog articles and the ability to purchase directly on-line.
Oztent RS-2 Double Swag
Acclaimed as a ‘first of its kind’ by the judges when it was awarded an international Good Design Award in September 2022, the Oztent RS-2 Double Swag is really a small tent with an integrated bed.
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