4WDing, Camping & Caravanning around Australia @ ExplorOz

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Live Weather
The ExplorOz Live Weather system shows Live Rain Radars, Satellite images and 7 days forecasts for hundreds of towns and cities around Australia. [Feature Story]

Fuel Prices
National fuel prices are shown in tables by state name.

Road Conditions
ExplorOz has access to main roads, shire council and national parks road condition reporting facilities and compiles this information into an easy to read report.

Camping
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages about camping.

Campers & Trailers
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages about Trailers - including camper trailers, boat trailers and other trailer related accessories.

Vehicle Choices
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages about Vehicles, in particular how to choose the right vehicle for your trip.

4WDriving
This topic contains detaled articles related to buying, hiring, learning to drive and where to go with your four wheel drive vehicle in Australia.

Power & Electrics
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages about vehicle Power and Electrics as it relates to setting up your vehicle and staying powered whilst on the road travelling, or stationary at a campsit

Accommodation
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages we have on Accommodation. We focus specifically on caravan parks, camp grounds, farm and station stays, homesteads and bush camps.

Communications
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages about communications equipment.

Motorhomes
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages about motorhomes.

Tours
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages about Tours - focussing on tours of the outback including 4WD Tag-along tours, guided tours etc.

Tyres
This pages provides an index of all content on the site related to Tyres and Rims with thumbnails and summaries of each article, along with links to distributers and manufacturers appearing in our Directory, li

Accessories
Detailed articles on the complete list of vehicle accessories and equipment on today's market - includes basic essentials for weekend camping and must-have gear for setting up a 4WD for serious offroad use.

Caravanning
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages about caravans, motorhomes and RVs.

Cooking
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages about Cooking, focussing on camp cooking.

PlotSwap
PlotSwap is an interactive area of the ExplorOz website where people who use mapping software can share plot files.

Servicing
This topic contains detailed articles related to vehicle servicing, and general vehicle care.

Travelling With Kids
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages about Travelling with Kids.

Trek Notes
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages on the huge range of Destinations in Australia.

Permits
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages regarding permits, access and restrictions and includes some important information a traveller should know before embarking through Australian lands and

Survival
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages discussing Outback Safety and Survival.

Boating
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages about Boating. It is a new topic on ExplorOz and is growing as we release new articles.

Itineraries & Planning
Australia is a complex country in which to travel.

Recovery Gear
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages on Recovery Gear - the range of equipment and how to use it.

Visit Australia
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages for the foreign traveller coming to Australia.

Technical
This topic contains detailed articles related to engine modifications.

Things To Do
From hiking to sightseeing, photography to looking for wildflowers, bush walking to mountain trekking, wild animal spotting to adventure seeking, there is always things to do when you put your mind to it.

Navigation
This page gives you access to all the relevant site pages about navigation - available equipment and how to use it.

Holiday Dates
You may want to plan your holiday to avoid school holidays or to coincide with the school break.

4WDriving	Permits
Accessories	PlotSwap
Accommodation	Power & Electrics
Boating	Recovery Gear
Campers & Trailers	Road Conditions
Camping	Servicing
Caravanning	Survival
Communications	Technical
Cooking	Things To Do
Fuel Prices	Tours
Holiday Dates	Travelling With Kids
Itineraries & Planning	Trek Notes
Live Weather	Tyres
Motorhomes	Vehicle Choices
Navigation	Visit Australia

Recovery Gear Needs
The majority of situations that will stop a 4WD from moving are tyre punctures or getting yourself bogged in mud or sand - and these can happen in the simplest of situations, and for no real fault of the driver [Feature Story]

4WD Driving Skills & Rules
4WD vehicles are designed to drive through obstacles that conventional (2WD) vehicles would not be able to overcome.

Spare Parts and Tools
Knowing what to take on a trip must firstly begin with specific requirements to keep your vehicle running and how to conduct roadside service if the vehicle breaks down.

Buying a 4WD
This article focuses on the major considerations when choosing a 4WD vehicle for the purpose of travelling and camping.

Hiring a 4WD or Campervan
This article is intended to help the international visitor to Australia who is trying to work out the best way to choose a vehicle for a self-drive trip.

How to Plan a Trip
Getting ready for the road, be it a three week trip or a three year trip might seem something of a daunting task, whether you are a 4WDriver, tow a camper trailer or caravan or drive a luxurious motorhome.

Trader - Vehicles
Browse, buy or sell 4WD and 2WD. For motorhomes, or motorbikes, please use other categories.

Driver Training
A lot of new four wheel drivers have instantly recognised the need for the acquisition of new skills in the use of their four wheel drive.

Outback Survival
One thing you soon realise as you travel the more remote roads around and through Australia, is that if there is an emergency, you're more or less on your own.

Staying in Touch when Travelling
With today's technology, it is no longer a valid notion to assume that you will have limited access to modern communication methods whilst you are away from home.

Directory - Clubs
This is a special directory containing contact details and links for bondafide clubs in the 4WD, Caravan, Motorhome/RV and Camping industry Australia-wide.

Directory - Driver Training
This is an advertiser’s directory containing contact details and links for companies that offer Driver Training courses, including 4WD and Towing education Australia-wide.

Directory - Vehicles
This is an advertiser’s directory containing contact details and links for vehicle manufacturers, vehicle dealerships, and car-finding services Australia-wide.

4WD Treks
ExplorOz Trek Notes are detailed, factual reviews of destinations in Australia to which you can plan a self-drive camping trip.

Making Your Itinerary
Before you embark upon the logistics of planning for your trip (vehicle setup, camping gear) it is essential that you have made some sort of an itinerary.

4WD Driving Skills & Rules	Hiring a 4WD or Campervan
4WD Treks	How to Plan a Trip
Accessories	Making Your Itinerary
Buying a 4WD	Outback Survival
Directory - Clubs	Recovery Gear Needs
Directory - Driver Training	Spare Parts and Tools
Directory - Vehicles	Staying in Touch when Travelling
Driver Training	Trader - Vehicles

Caravan Interior
The interior of a caravan can provide a feeling of comfort and satisfaction as long as this space is utilised wisely. [Feature Story]

Pop-Top Caravans
The next time you are on your travels, take a look at the types of caravans being towed and you will soon notice how popular the pop-top caravan really is.

The RV Lifestyle
What is it that attracts so many people to the Recreational Vehicle (RV) lifestyle?

Off Road Caravans
Similar to the question you may have asked yourself when considering a 4WD vehicle could also be raised when considering an off road caravan – “Will I be going off road?

Compact Caravans
Caravans come in many styles, shapes and sizes but have you ever wondered how compact a caravan can get?

Buying a Caravan
If you're considering taking your time exploring what Australia has to offer, then taking a caravan with you is great option.

Preparing a Vehicle for Towing
Everyone who intends to tow a caravan, or indeed any sort of trailer, needs to be aware that various tow vehicle and trailer combinations can behave in slightly different ways and certainly different from just

Buying a Motorhome
Motorhomes combine living accommodations and travel in the one package and the options are endless. The amount to learn can be quite overwhelming to the newbie.

Caravan & Camper Battery Charging
Our modern lifestyle and need for electric and electronic products to accompany us on holidays and on our travels has brought us to have independent power in our caravans and campers when away from mains supply

Fifth Wheel Caravans
The concept for using a fifth wheel hitch for a road-based semi trailer has been around for nearly a century.

Caravan Antenna
As all antenna designs are a compromise at some frequency, the trick is to work out what will give you the least compromise.

Trader - Caravans & MotorHomes
Browse, buy, or sell Caravans, Motorhomes, and RVs.

Staying in Touch when Travelling
With today's technology, it is no longer a valid notion to assume that you will have limited access to modern communication methods whilst you are away from home.

Caravan Park Search
Find all the Caravan Parks in the ExplorOz Australia-wide Places database.

Directory - Accommodation
This is an advertiser’s directory containing contact details and links for station stays, caravan parks, and other regional accommodation options Australia-wide.

Directory - Caravans & Motorhomes
This is an advertiser’s directory containing contact details and links for manufacturers, retailers and hire outlets for all models of caravans, fifth wheelers, campervans, motorhomes, and RVs.

Caravan Treks
ExplorOz Trek Notes are detailed, factual reviews of destinations in Australia to which you can plan a self-drive camping trip.

Making Your Itinerary
Before you embark upon the logistics of planning for your trip (vehicle setup, camping gear) it is essential that you have made some sort of an itinerary.

Buying a Caravan	Fifth Wheel Caravans
Buying a Motorhome	How to Plan a Trip
Caravan & Camper Battery Charging	Making Your Itinerary
Caravan Antenna	Off Road Caravans
Caravan Interior	Pop-Top Caravans
Caravan Park Search	Preparing a Vehicle for Towing
Caravan Treks	Staying in Touch when Travelling
Compact Caravans	The RV Lifestyle
Directory - Accommodation	Trader - Caravans & MotorHomes
Directory - Caravans & Motorhomes

Places

Treks

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Conondale Range
This Queensland trek takes in the spectacular Conondale Range - often regarded as the 'hidden treasure' of the Sunshine Coast for its last remaining patch of subtropical rainforest. [Feature Story]

Cairns Offroad Training & Tours
For an exciting day of learning and driving on over 1000 acres of pristine rainforest and hilly scrubland, our 4WD Driver Training course gives you an insight into the type of conditions you are likely to exper

4WDing, Camping & Caravanning @ ExplorOz
ExplorOz is an interactive site for people interested in camping, four wheel driving and caravanning in Australia.

Place Show
Places is a dynamic and intuitive database with thousands of points of interest. Interactive tools allow you to reveal more data layers

Places
Places is a intuitive online mapping system that allows you to customise what's shown on the map, gain extensive data about thousands of Places throughout Australia, and get Driving Directions to anywhere from

Conondale Range	Place Show
Cairns Offroad Training & Tours	Places
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Records unveil Rudd's $600k travel expenses (ABC)
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd spent about $600,000 on overseas travel in his first six months in office.

Ford Falcon XT tops annual car awards (AAP)
The Ford Falcon XT has been named Australia's top family car in a breakthrough win for local manufacturing.

Senate rebellion: Coalition splits over Telstra cash (ABC)
The Coalition has split during an extraordinary vote on the Government's infrastructure bills in the Senate.

Govt calls for school laptop tenders (AAP)
The NSW government has called for tenders to deliver laptop computers to senior school students.

Digital TV switch-over a step closer (AAP)
The analogue TV is a step closer to being replaced with digital TV, after draft laws allowing for the switch-over passed federal parliament's lower house.

$20 million stimulus for ACT economy (ABC)
The ACT Government will bring down a mini-budget next week involving a $20 million spending program.

Records unveil Rudd's $600k travel expenses (ABC) 24 mins ago

Ford Falcon XT tops annual car awards (AAP) 33 mins ago

Senate rebellion: Coalition splits over Telstra cash (ABC) 1 hrs ago

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Wallabies home-bound after Wembley win (AAP)
The Wallabies are on their way home after signing off from their season-ending tour with a stirring win over the Barbarians at Wembley Stadium.

Armstrong ready to let Contador lead (AAP)
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is happy to let Alberto Contador be Astana's team leader.

Red Sox sign Japanese hurler Tazawa (AFP)
BOSTON, Massachusetts (AFP) - Junichi Tazawa, a 22-year-old Japanese right-handed pitcher, signed a Major League Baseball contract with the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.

Rugby-North improving slowly, says All Black Rokocoko (Reuters)
MILANELLO, Italy, Dec 4 (Reuters) -New Zealand winger Joe Rokocoko has seen signs that northern hemisphere rugby is starting to improve although he said European players still did not show enough skills on the field.

Rossi switches to four wheels in Wales (AFP)
CARDIFF (AFP) - World motorcycling champion Valentino Rossi will race in this weekend's Rally of Great Britain looking to improve on his 11th place at the Rally of New Zealand.

S African batsman Gibbs goes into rehab (AAP)
South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs will undergo a month of rehabilitation for alcohol abuse, ahead of his trial for drunken driving, local media reported.

Wallabies home-bound after Wembley win (AAP) 36 mins ago

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