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UHF DECALS

Let other travellers/road users know you are contactable by UHF radio.  The decals are black lettering & can be placed on the front or rear or both ends of your caravan, campervan or motorhome.  Individual names can be printed for your personalised creation.  Please contact us for further pricing.

Hook-Eze

The fastest, safest & easiest way for anyone to tie their own tackle.

Safely holds the hook whilst tying to fishing line eliminating painful injuries.
Safely stores the hook & clips over one of the runners on the fishing rod for storage & transportation. Suitable for hooks sized from 4/0 down to No.28.
Eliminates upholstery damage & injuries to pets or passengers whilst transporting your rigged rod in boat, car, caravan etc. So easy & safe - children can tie their own tackle. All stainless fittings, including line cutter, which easily & safely trims up to 40lb line, including heavier braided line. Ideal for cold weather conditions, numb fingers, arthritis & other disabilities to the hands, offering a safer alternative while tying hooks.  Available in Pink, Blue & Yellow.

    Price   $13.00 ea      3 for $25.00      5 for $35.00       Includes P/H

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Caravanning with Confidence DVD

"Caravanning with Confidence" produced by award-winning touring & training company Global Gypsies, condenses everything you'd normally learn on their two-day hands-on training weekend - along with lots of other valuable information - into an informative and entertaining, professionally produced audio-visual production.

Some people think you can just buy a van, hook it onto your vehicle and away you go. But if you're reading this page, you know it's not that simple. There is a lot of skill involved in towing a van and reversing and parking can be an absolute nightmare for novices. Jeremy & Jan of Global Gypsies have seen caravan holidays ruined by accidents caused by unskilled drivers and spoiled by domestic disputes over caravan techniques. They believe this new DVD could help reduce accidents, give caravanners more skill and confidence, and may even save a few marriages along the way!

Subjects covered include the type of van and vehicle to choose, towing equipment, towing capacity, reversing, parking, safety and towing tips, off-road caravanning, communications, dealing with emergencies and planning and budgeting for a caravan trip. There are also several excellent checklists available for a nominal fee.

Optional hard copies of the valuable checklists contained in the production are available for an additional $10.

   Price $39.95 Includes P/H             Price $49.95 with check list Includes P/H   

 

The Basic Guide to Parks, Reserves & Forests in Victoria 
 

This handy guide provides details on over 120 National & State Parks, Nature & Scenic Feature Reserves, Historical Areas as well as State Forests in Victoria.  From the magnificent high country, the wild & rugged coastlines, the splendid outback & desert areas to the unspoilt beauty on Melbourne's doorstep.  This basic guide gives the reader history, flora & fauna, things to do, details on walking tracks, facilities & access for pinic & camping areas within each park, reserve & forest.

Each park is illustrated with mud maps detailing the location & visitor facilities, including picnic & camping areas & include many black & white photos of the various feature of these parks.

From the stunning Great Ocean Road & the Twelve Apostles in the Port Campbell National Park to the breathtaking beauty of the Alpine National Park, you will find these & more in this informative & easy to read guide.

Much of this guide has been extensively field researched by the authors, Chris Davis & Sandra Waters to ensure it is accurate & up to date as possible.

Price $26.95 Includes P/H   

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Drive 'N' Hear

Self paced tours.  CD or Download

Drive ‘n’ Hear is an independent travel company that believes the journey is just as important as the destination.

We bring you the fun, easy way to experience the world’s greatest drives. Taking to the open road, Drive ‘n’ Hear audio guides show you where to find the best places to visit, take pictures, and explore before continuing your trip.

Our Explorers look forward to hearing about the people, places and events that make each road unique, as your in-vehicle guide allows you the flexibility to see and do according to your schedule.

Just as every road is different, so are your exploring needs. Whether you are on the Great Ocean Road or the Shipwreck Coast, a Drive 'n' Hear audio guide will help you to truly experience the drive.

Let Drive ‘n’ Hear give you the flexibility of your own travel plans, with insider detail you won’t find anywhere else!

“The experts who talk the road”

Priced from $29.95

Journey Jottings  -  Australia Map Journal

4th edition

Most maps tell you where to go, Journey Jottings tell where you've been! 
Dot your route on the pictorial map.  Jot your highlights in the surrounds, and preserve mementos in the clear plastic travel wallet so as to create a visual keepsake that summarizes your trip.

This Australia Map Journal encapsulates the spirit of your adventure. With your trails dotted on the map, either the bare essentials of place names can be jotted in the bordered surrounds en route, or once home, a selection of your most impressionable memories can be recounted from the bevy of new sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures freshly encountered.

Provides an illustrated complement to written journals, or stands alone as a succinct account of your adventure.

The artwork, for all Journey Jottings pictorial publications, is hand drawn in pen and ink then tinted with watercolour. They are all printed on Eco-label certified acid free uncoated paper with a recycled content of 40% post-consumer waste, and 5% pure cotton.

The Australia Map Journal is printed on an A2 sized sheet (594mm x 420mm), folded down to A5 (148mm x 210mm) which is presented in a clear plastic travel wallet. The map slips into the front pocket, leaving the back pocket free for the safe preservation of memorabilia.

 Price $12.75 Includes P/H   

Australia Mail-It Maps

(Pack of Three)

More than a post-card, less laborious than a letter. Dot your route on the pictorial map.
Jot your highlights in the surrounds then pop in the red coloured envelope to keep family & friends posted. Most maps tell you where to go, Journey Jottings tell you where you've been!

Mail-It Maps are for keeping family and friends posted, with a dot by dot rendition on the map of your taken route, and space enough in the bordered surrounds for a few tantalising tales to whet the appetite of those back home!

Australia Mail-It Maps are an A3 size (420mm x 297mm) folded down to A6 (105mm x 148mm) and then individually wrapped in cellophane with a bright red envelope, all Australian Made.

The artwork, for all Journey Jottings pictorial publications, is hand drawn in pen and ink then tinted with watercolour. They are all printed on Eco-label certified acid free uncoated paper with a recycled content of 40% post-consumer waste, and 5% pure cotton.

Price $14.85 for pack of 3 Includes P/H   

Saving Tax On Your Investment Property

Noel Whittaker & Julia Hartman

Saving Tax on your Investment Property is a must-read for property owners and accountants alike. Written in layman’s terms (complemented with legal references), Noel Whittaker and Julia Hartman guide you through the traps and show you some neat tricks along the way. Their aim? To keep more money where it belongs — in your pocket.
The authors show you:
• every deduction in detail
• capital gains tax (explained and exploited)
• the latest on capitalising interest and structures,
• crunching the numbers so you know what you’re getting yourself into.

There is also detailed advice on how to handle an audit, issues affecting your own home, and information for overseas investors. Each chapter builds on the knowledge of the previous chapter, starting out with the very basics leading into over 250 pages.

Every reader will enjoy Noel Whittaker’s easy reading style, combined with Julia Hartman’s impressive attention to detail. Saving Tax on your Investment

Property is filled with loads of practical examples and strategies to help you along your way

  Price $35.90 Includes P/H     

Bush Tracks of Victoria
30 Great 4WD Adventures - 4th edition

By Ron & Viv Moon                 
128 pages

Whether you are a beginner looking for your first four wheel drive jaunt, or an experienced four wheeler looking for something just a little different, then this book has it all.

With 104 pages of detailed trek notes and 26 maps, this book covers many wonderful places to visit and explore around Victoria. Many of the areas covered are only accessible by 4WD vehicles and this book gives the reader the choice of six months, every weekend, of going bush and finding some of Victoria’s least known, but highly exciting and magnificent country.

  Price $29.45 Includes P/H     

International orders $AU41.90   

CAPE YORK  

An Adventurer’s Guide – 10^th edition

By Ron & Viv Moon
288 pages      40 maps

This very successful book, has become the ‘bible’ for anyone visiting this unique region of Australia.

It is the most comprehensive and up to date guide available on Cape York encompassing general, natural and historical information, as well as detail on the major areas and towns within the Cape. Detailed trek notes cover the many routes throughout the area, giving access details to camp sites, scenic spots and places to visit. 

Separate chapters on fishing, canoeing and national parks, provide all you need to know for a recreational holiday in the region. An exhaustive list of travel operators, guides, and station accommodation, along with important phone numbers and contacts, make this book a must for those going to the Cape for the first or thirtieth time.

  Price $34.45 Includes P/H       

  International orders $AU53.85  

The FLINDERS RANGES 

An Adventurer’s Guide 3^rd edition

By Ron & Viv Moon
288 pages      30 maps

A comprehensive, up to date guide book on travelling in the Flinders.

Set out along similar lines as Ron & Viv’s highly successful guide books to Cape York and the Kimberley, detailed notes cover the many routes throughout the area, giving access details to camp sites, scenic spots and places to visit. 

Separate chapters on fishing, bush walking, national parks and safety and medical aspects, provide all you need to know for a recreational holiday in throughout the Flinders. An exhaustive list of travel operators, guides, and station accommodation, along with important phone numbers and contacts, make this book a must for those going to the Flinders Ranges for the first or thirtieth time.

  Price $34.45 Includes P/H        

  International orders $AU53.85    

The KIMBERLEY

 An Adventurer’s Guide – 6^th edition

By Ron & Viv Moon
288 pages        50 maps

A comprehensive, up to date guide book on travelling in the Kimberley.

Set out along similar lines as Ron & Viv’s highly successful guide to Cape York, this book has detailed trek notes, maps, general, natural and historical info as well as chapters on fishing, canoeing, national parks (including the Bungle Bungles), plus much, much more. A must for anyone going to this incredible region of Australia.

  Price $34.45 Includes P/H         

  International orders $AU53.85  

Viv Moon's Outdoor Cookbook

  Your complete Guide to Cooking for:
   • Camp Ovens
   •  Camp Fires
   •  Gas Stoves
   •  BBQ / Grills
  In your Caravan or Camper

This book will enable you to cook confidently and successfully as well as expand your cooking skills and help you serve up simple yet interesting and satisfying meals to your family, while on your travels, or for that matter, at home.

The 152 recipes throughout the book are easy, simple and delicious, using ingredients that are readily available wherever you may be travelling and have been carefully selected and adapted to suit cooking in a wide range of circumstances.

Discover how simple it is to use a camp oven to make great bread, fluffy scones, succulent roasts and more. Learn the skills needed to cook well over an open fire, or simply enjoy the recipes that can be cooked on top of your gas stove or in your caravan’s kitchen.

  Price $29.45 Includes P/H        

  International orders $AU41.90  

Viv Moon's Travellers' Cookbook

  For:
   •  BBQ / Grills
   •  Gas Stoves
   •  In your Caravan or Camper
   •  Camp Fires
   •  Camp Ovens

This book will expand your recipe ideas and enable you to cook confidently and successfully as well as help you serve up simple yet interesting and satisfying meals to your family while on your travels, on the BBQ or at home.

Following on from the success of Viv's first cookbook, Viv Moon's Outdoor Cookbook, this new cookbook, a compendium and partner to the first, will also become a must have and has been written to help you get the most out of cooking during your travels, whether you are caravanning, camping, 4WD touring or simply holidaying.

Full of wide variety of recipes, 186 in all, from good old fashioned, flavoursome dishes to more modern cuisine and lighter meals, the recipes are easy, simple and delicious and have been adapted to suit cooking in a wide range of circumstances.

  Price $29.45 Includes P/H          

  International orders $AU41.90     

WorkAbout Australia   

• Lists information about employers at over 150 Australian locations.
• Job networks across Australia.
• Assists job seekers — on working vacation, semi-retirement, adventurer life-stylers.
• Also lists localities, accommodation, tourist attractions, ‘getting there’ and other hints and tips.
• Author Barry Brebner, a true ‘ Australian larrikin’ has over 40 years experience in the employment industry.

      $27.50  Includes  P/H                  

      International orders $AU35.00

Bush Camping With Dogs

The all new essential guide to camping your way around Australia without leaving your four-legged friends at home.

• More than 1100 campsites which allow dogs.

• Over 500 parks, reserves and state forests nationally.

• Location maps for each state.

• Full table of facilities and activities available at each campsite.

• Detailed maps, photos and visitor information for selected areas.

     $36.50  Includes P/H        
 

The Nitty Gritty of Caravanning

An informative read for both experienced and those new to the world of caravanning.

Ken and Maureen have self published this book which tells more of what they have learnt over the years rather than their "we have been there" experiences.  This book gets right down to basics without going into technical jargon and is able to meet everyone regardless of their level of experience.  It matters not whether you are planning the big one or just a couple of quickies.  A must read before you start your next trip.  Information subjects range from choice of van to how to set up for better TV reception, first aid tips to some very nice recipes

      $14.95  Includes P/H             

Jan's Portable Washing Machine
Portable - Dual Cycle - Washing Machine 
A huge water saver!  Go anywhere on 240v or 12 volt**

• Semi Automatic
• Single tub washing machine
• Water level indicator window
• 1 KG dry weight capacity
• Up to 15 mins wash/rinse cycle
• Gentle or strong wash cycle
• Bottom pulsator with specially designed core
• Inbuilt filter
• Plastic construction - no rust!!
• Lightweight
• No Need to plumb in

• Top loading with window
• No need to hand wring (but not a spinner)
• Hand grips for easy carrying
• Surge rating at 135 watts. 80 watts continuous
• Only uses 13 litres of water on high level
• 240 volt / 50 Hz
• Size 440H x 285W x 340D
• Net weight 5 KG
• **Add 140Watt inverter for 12 v use
• "No Rinse" washing solution available.  One bottle supplied with each "online" machine order.
• 12 months manufacturers warranty

Model OSB 10
ENERGY RATING SAFETY STANDARD : issued by NSW DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, UTILITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY.
EMC STANDARD: issued by  Australian Communication & Media Authority: C-TICK Supplier CODE N15338
ELECTRICAL SAFETY STANDARD: issued by Department of Fair Trading.   AUSTRALIAN COMPLIANCE NUMBER...NSW21655

    $230.00 Includes P/H  Aust orders only          Overseas orders invited.  Please email for details
         Postage includes registration and insurance of $200.00

Jan's No Rinse Washing Solution     

Specially formulated for use in Jan's Portable Washing Machine

* " No Rinse " washing solution available $12per 550ml bottle ( 31 full level washers per bottle ) .38c per wash!  Plus postage.  Up to four bottles, postage is $8.50

This solution has been formulated to enable the user to wash only without having to rinse. A huge water saver when water is scarce.  Wild apple fragrance.

   2 bottles  $32.50        3 bottles  $44.50       4 bottles  $56.50 
        $0.52 per wash                                     $0.47 per wash                                  $0.41 per wash

B.E.S.T Water filter

        $110.00 Includes P/H            

Dentist In A Box™ Tooth Trauma Care

Dental injury involving permanent front teeth is distressing, disfiguring, surprisingly common, usually accidental and totally unexpected. Dental injury may still occur despite wearing a mouthguard. Containing simple emergency items, instructions which are easy to follow this kit enables suitable first aid care for dental injury to be provided safely and  immediately while locating a dentist. Ideal for the more active lifestyle including campers, family groups, schools and active sportspeople.    Tooth Trauma Care is an essential item in any first aid kit.

Tooth Trauma Care contains:

       $58.50 Express Post               $58.50 Courier Delivery 

   $43.50 Regular Post     Outside Australia  AUD$48.50 

Dentist In A Box™ Basic Dental Kit

A “no mess / no fuss” kit for basic dental emergencies. About the size of a CD case it easily fits into the glove-box of your car, hiking day-pack or hand bag.  You can't afford to leave home without it.

Basic Dental Kit Contains:

• Temporary Material (no mixing required)

• Sterile Applicators

• Mouth Mirror

• Simple, easy to follow instructions

     $39.50 Express Post               $39.50 Courier Delivered 

$24.50 Regular Post     Outside Australia  AUD$28.00 

Caravan Parks Australia Wide

Australia's most comprehensive Caravan  - Tourist Park Guide

• Easy to read listing most Caravan & Tourist Parks

• Designed to make choosing where to stay an easier decision

• Includes over 2300 caravan & tourist parks

• Informative colour symbols indicating park facilities

• Price ranges included  (Correct at the time of printing)

• Based on the highly successful Camps Australia Wide layout

• Includes the latest Hema 'Easy Read' Road Atlas. 

$49.95  Inc P/H            International orders $AU95.00 

Camps Australia Wide 5

The ultimate guide for the budget-conscious traveller’

• Encompasses the whole of Australia. 

• Shows rest areas, free camps, low-cost caravan parks, National parks, State forests, State parks and reserves.  

• Over 3550 sites, maps, access roads, and dump point list of over 600 sites.  

• Recoup after only a few nights camping out.

• Camps Australia Wide 5 also includes the Hema 'Easy Read' Road Atlas.

        Spiral-bound

      $54.95                   International orders $AU95.00    

     Includes postage *Prices subject to change without notice

Camps Australia Wide 5
and Camps Snaps

  New B4 Mega Book with site photos

A new release from Camps Australia Wide is Camps Australia Wide 5 with Camp Snaps.  Combining Camps Australia Wide and Camps Snaps, this  photographic edition has been produced to assist the traveller in planning their stay based on a visual aspect with the addition of a location description.  

  $79.95 Includes postage                International orders $AU130.00   

     $32.95 includes P/H                       International orders $AU44.90 

A Guide to Priceless Campsites & Rest Areas in the South of Western Australia.

Is the first in the incredibly popular Priceless Campsite series. Now in its 3^rd edition, this exceptional book is the ultimate camping and travel guide. It covers the area from Kalbarri and Mount Magnet, south to the coast, and east to the South Australian border. It provides comprehensive information on hundreds of free and low-cost camping, picnic and rest areas. The author writes in a friendly chatty style, and tells what to expect at each site, along with information on facilities provided, any fees charged, and whether pets are allowed. Precise access notes are given, along with mud-maps, GPS co-ordinates, trivia, and general advice. This invaluable resource is entertaining reading, and allows first-timers and seasoned travellers alike to plan and enjoy those wonderful camping areas previously only known to the locals.

    $34.95  Includes P/H                      International orders $AU53.85 

    $26.95  Includes P/H                      International orders $AU38.90 

A Guide To Priceless Campsites bundle

Buy all three together and save.

$90.10  Includes P/H                      International orders $AU130.80 

The Aussie Survival Tool

• Winner of the annual OVERLANDER 4WD Inventers Award 2002.

• Australian designed and made.

• Use for lighting your fire even when everything else is wet.

• Use as a signal, spark can be seen for up to 3 kilometres. 

• Use as a light that will illuminate 3 meters ahead of you.

• Easy to carry - fits into your pocket, glove box or backpack

• Will strike equal to about 7000 dry matches

     $24.95  Includes P/H    

Highway Guide Around Australia
Highway One and Stuart Highway

Highway Guide Around Australia is a simple and informative glove box size book written for highway travelers.  It lists the exact location of hundreds of roadside rest areas, parking areas and bush campsites along Hwy 1 and the Stuart Hwy.  All 530 sites have been personally checked by the author.
Camp grounds in National Parks and similar areas that are suitable for caravanners are also listed, as are services and facilities available at each town along the way.
Travellers can plan each days journey, incorporating rest stops, lunch breaks, etc at the better rest areas along the Hwy, many of which make excellent sites for brief overnight stops.  A brief description of each rest area is accompanied by details of the facilities provided at each.
Paul Smedley has travelled the 17,000 kms to personally check each site for you.

       $26.95 Includes P/H         

Living with Murphy
An anecdotal book by Lionel Mussell and his life with "Murphy".

Everyone has heard of "Murphy" - the bloke who drafted that well known law: "Anything that can go wrong - will go wrong!"
One person who reckons he's had more than his fair share of Murphy-induced mishaps is freelance writer, Lionel Mussell, who has penned this amusing account of his life with Murphy as a means of getting his own back on the nefarious Irishman.
Some of Lionels more recent escapades with Murphy are well known to readers of his monthly On the Wallaby column in Caravan World magazine, but now brings Murphy and his pranks to the attention of a broader audience in this wide-ranging autobiographical account brilliantly illustrated by artist Mark Maloney

       $10.00 includes P/H          

AUSTRALIA CALLING
The RV travel hand book

First timers and experienced travellers alike will find this book an invaluable reference with its down to earth, practical advice based on thousands of kilometres and nearly half a century of travelling Australian roads in all States of the country.
Besides nine sections pack full of helpful information, the book also contains detailed 'Route Notes' that cover all major Australian highways and are derived from Lionel and Vi's own extensive travels plus additional research using a variety of maps, directories and atlases.

Don't leave home without one!

      $24.00 includes P/H              NZ orders $28.00      International $32.00 

 The Disputed Country
Australia's Lost Border

This new book chronicles the survey of the South Australian - Victorian border from 1847 to 1850.  It was an epic three year saga of dogged persistence through heavy rain and flooded swamps, harrowing escapes from the waterless Mallee Country and the almost immediate destruction of the border markers by a devastating firestorm.
It was soon proven that the surveyed border was several kilometres from the intended 141 east longitude, thus sparking a 64 year battle between the two states for possession of the "Disputed Country" that thin piece of land between the two lines.
Includes the story of the border fence, a field guide to key heritage sites as well as detailed maps, diagrams and trip notes for the Border Track.

    $36.50 includes P/H    

OUTBACK
Central and South Australia

This folded tourist map and guide of the Outback covers from Port Augusta to Alice Springs.  A completely revised and re-designed version of the popular SA Govt. map with heaps of detail and full colour hand painted illustrations.

Text by John Deckert of Westprint Maps

    $13.95 includes P/H    

 Alice Springs and Region

A folded tourist map and guide shows everything Alice Springs has to offer tourists

Text by John Deckert of Westprint Maps

    $10.50 includes P/H    

Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Watarrka

This folded tourist map and guide of the Ayers Rock, Olgas and Kings Canyon area of Central Australia has a wealth of information on walking trails, natural attractions and history.

Text by John Deckert

     $10.50 includes P/H    

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