The Touring Essentials Journal

The easiest way to get more space in caravan cupboards is to use the height you're wasting. Add a second shelf level, store things vertically, and use the backs of doors. None of it needs drilling.

The quickest way to stop things falling out of caravan cupboards is to put a barrier across the front of each shelf, pack heavy items low, and stop things sliding with non-slip liner. Here's how to do each one, plus a few extra tricks.

Australia's love affair with caravanning isn't slowing down. Last year Aussies took a record 17.3 million caravan and camping trips — up 14% — and caravan registrations have now climbed past 938,000, an all-time high. With winter here and half the country migrating north to chase the sun, we dug into what caravanners are actually searching for right now. A few clear themes jumped out.

Here's our recommendations when visiting Coffs Harbour with a young family!

We travelled to Airlie Beach as a family of 5 and here's what I have to say about it and the things we did! Every year we pack up the car, the van and the kids and we set off on a trip somewhere in this beautiful country we call home. With three little kids we have discovered 6 hours driving in a day is the absolute MAX we can get out of them and that is fine with us. Our first stop on the trip was at a simple Hipcamp at Baffle Creek.