There's nothing quite like the sense of freedom when you're travelling our great land, exploring places you've never been and towing your home around with you.
Everything is so much simpler and, with limited space, caravanning is a great way to reduce clutter from your life.
As occasional school-holiday caravanners, we fell into the dreadful habit of ‘storing’ things in the caravan when they were no longer needed in the house. When we cleaned out our first Jayco Expanda in preparation for sale we found, among other things, six pairs of tongs, dozens of stubby holders, and enough torches and head lamps to light up the Sydney Opera House.
Becoming a caravanner comes with it a temptation to take with you on your first few trips away every creature comfort that you enjoy at home – coffee machine, blender, air fryer, enough clothes to account for everything from blizzards to tropics, hair dryer, lap top, books, games … the list goes on. And that's just inside the van.
Here's the reality. One, you don't have space for all that stuff. Two, you probably don't need at
