| HITCHING UP WITH MAX TAYLOR
TAKING STOCK
A line from the story by the
Millward family this month (page
24) resonated strongly with me.
“We are so blessed that we are
on this journey without an end
date. We hope it never ends, but
know it probably will some day.
But not just at the moment. We
have no place to go and all day
to get there.”
What true words. Isn’t that
what the RV lifestyle is all
about? It’s the ability, and —
as importantly — the will, to
slow down, smell the azaleas,
and take stock. Heck, some
days I’d settle for the ability to
get out from under the dim glow
of my phone’s screen.
This kind of escape, though,
requires the right RV. We’ve
reviewed five this month, each
bringing something different to
the table, whether you’re after
a mid-level, blacktop touring
caravan, or a sky’s-the-limit
offroad weapon.
We also hitched up a
Goldstream pop-top and headed
to our local bush playground to
test the wisdom of loading up
the front of the van versus the
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IN THIS ISSUE
RV MAIL 6
SALES DIRECTOR AVAN ASPIRE 587-1 8
NATIONAL SALES MANAGER WEIGHT MYTHS 12
VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR TRAKMASTER PILBARA S SERIES 16
DREAMSEEKER F1 20
FAMILY TRAVEL TIPS 24
HALEN BATHURST OFFROAD 26
ROYAL FLAIR PD SERIES 30
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www.camerondamon.com.au THE WALLABY TRACK 34
RAMBLING ON 36
EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES THE FRONT BOOT 38
RV CATALOGUE 45
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Fitted with an all-new interior
Busting weight distribution misconceptions
James Manson The next in Trakmaster’s fixed-format range
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Compact and wow-factor
Adriana Manson
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Robbie Mangoni + Ruby MacKinnon
WEB DESIGNER
Darcy McDonald
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rear. Because a tail-heavy caravan
is an unstable caravan, we wanted
to see for ourselves how shifting
a heavy load to different parts
of the van would affect its ball
weight. The results are in, and
it’s now up to you to decide what
to do with this information. I, for
one, will be extra careful about
loading aftermarket gear to the
back of my rig
Safe travels.
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