Most fishing is about catching dinner but magnet fishing is a bit different. Learn more about what magnet fishing is and how to do it. The post What is magnet fishing and how to do it appeared first on RV Daily ..read more

If you love the great outdoors and want to stay ahead of the curve with the latest and greatest in the outdoor adventure industry, mark your calendars for the National 4×4 Outdoors Show in Melbourne! From August 23-25, head over to the Melbourne Showgrounds for Melbourne’s biggest off-road and camping expo. This three-day event is packed with a wide variety of 4x4s and caravans, exclusive show products and deals, live demonstrations, 4WD and off-road education sessions, celebrity guest appearances, and much more. The National 4×4 Outdoors Show is your one-stop shop for all the gear you need fo ..read more

Do you need some inspiration on new places to trailer your boat in Australia for your next holiday? You’ve come to the right yarn. As you already know, here in the lucky country, we have a ridiculous amount of incredible spots for boating enthusiasts to explore. So whether you’re into fishing, snorkelling, or just want to escape your everyday life on the water, here are our top 10 destinations to trailer your boat.  #1. Hervey Bay, QLD Hervey Bay is a boater’s paradise, known for its calm waters and for being the whale watching capital of Australia. Located in Queensland and close to K’ga ..read more

Look, we all know in this day of fold-out, expanding and push-button-to-open campers that humble soft-floor camper trailers have largely gone the way of 8-tracks and being able to buy a house and support a family on a single income. They’re just not popular anymore. The versatility of soft-floor camper trailers is being surpassed by the ever-increasing demand for lightning-quick, zero-effort set-ups and garish colours and lights on every flat surface. Where once pretty much every manufacturer had a soft-floor or three in the line-up, nowadays, most folks prefer their campers to look like somet ..read more

In an effort to alleviate cost-of-living pressures, the Queensland Government has announced a 20% reduction in registration fees for all light vehicles (including trailers) weighing 4.5 tonnes or less, effective from 16 September 2024. This move is set to significantly benefit the state’s caravan and tow vehicle owners. Key highlights: 20% registration reduction: This reduction applies to all eligible light vehicles for a period of 12 months. 20% discount for RV owners: Caravan and tow vehicle owners will see a combined discount of 20% on their registrations. Support for families: Jason Plant ..read more

The Sydney 4WD & Adventure Show is coming up this September at Sydney Dragway, Eastern Creek. It’s the biggest 4WD Show in NSW, and 2024 is set to be bigger than ever.  Show visitors will even have the opportunity to win a once-in-a-lifetime adventure that covers six days in the West Kimberley in Western Australia. Valued at $25,000, the only thing you need to do to enter is to buy your tickets online or scan the QR code once you’re at the show. What you’ll find at this year’s show The bigger question is what won’t you find at the 4WD & Adventure Show…but we’ll try to narrow it do ..read more

Inland QLD has some of the country’s most stunning waterfront camping beside its many lakes, rivers, creeks, dams and weirs. Here are five of the best to escape the coastal crowds and get your feet wet without becoming shark bait. 1. Lake Corella (AKA Corella Dam) Roughly midway between Mt Isa and Cloncurry in QLD is Lake Corella and it’s simply perfect for a spot of camping. Take a sneaky little turn off the highway to the south, through an unlocked gate, down a short, unsealed road and the water opens up. The Clem Walton Dam was built in 1959 to provide water to the Mary Kathleen uranium min ..read more

James Webb, from the popular YouTube channel Jimmy’s World, is a genius. Not in the Albert Einstein or Tony Stark way, more in the, “I’m just going to keep going until it works” kinda way. Sort of like the blokes that built the Pyramids or that guy you know from the pub with several successful businesses and a gorgeous wife despite having the appearance and personality of an unwashed potato. Some people are just go-getters who make things happen. James is one of them. And you can’t argue with his results. As a roof contractor before COVID, he ran a promotion that anyone who bought a roof from ..read more

Thanks to recent rains, the 2024 Western Australian wildflowers are set to dazzle. This vibrant transformation, which occurs from July through November, showcases over 12,000 unique wildflower species, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth. Sounds like a good reason for an RV trip if you ask me! The annual bloom will turn the landscape into a stunning array of colours, stretching from the red soils of Gascoyne-Murchison and the Wheatbelt to the pristine white sands of Esperance. Nature lovers and RV travellers alike can anticipate a spectacular display of blooms, including the iconic W ..read more

There will be a lot of new caravan owners out there right now thinking about the accessories they want to fit to their vans and what gear they want to carry. This will inevitably lead to needing to modify their vans to carry this extra gear. But did you know that this can seriously affect the caravan’s weight and/or stability on the road? Apart from the possible legal and insurance implications, the risk an overweight rig poses to its owner, as well as other road users, cannot be understated. Over the last few years, awareness of these issues has become more widespread. There has been a fast-g ..read more