Time to Roam Magazine Issue 12 - December/January 2015 | Page 4

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upfront contents

12
DEC/JAN 2015

upfront
07 / REGO RIP OFF
Move to cut rates in NSW

08 / REST AREA ANGER
Truckies and caravans clash at roadsides

10 / FREE CAMPING DEBATE
WA parks fight back

features
A look behind the WA city topping the
charts for RV ownership

44 / BUSINESS AND PRODUCTS
Win the latest Navman GPS

18 / CELEBRITY CAMPER
Jimmy Barnes shows off his
American classic caravans

22 / THE FIRST SUMMER
CARAVAN HOLIDAY
Australia’s place in world caravan history

25 / SAVING YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS

on the roam
46 / MY TOP 5
Fighting a tidal wave of plastic

50 / WHAT IS IT ABOUT COFFS?
Why the popular holiday city never loses its shine

The best way to ensure you don’t lose them forever

54 / GOING BANANAS

tried+tested

Great local produce and places to eat

28 / BATTLE OF THE
BUDGET BEATERS

Making a Viscount Supreme better than ever

Coromal raises the stakes with new Appeal

32 / FIVE START 5TH WHEELER
One man’s dream to build the perfect luxury RV

38 / SOARING TO SUCCESS

56 / MY RENO RESCUE
58 / VINTAGE GLORY
The vans and faces from Shellharbour vintage meet

60 / KOMBI KLASSICS
62 / TRADES AND SERVICES

42 / CHOOSING A REVERSE CAMERA

64 / WHAT’S ON

Let technology do the work for you

Australia’s best guide to regional events

timetoroam.com.au

THE FIRST
SUMMER
CARAVAN
HOLIDAY

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Soaring to
success

The annual VW festival at Old Bar

Wedgetail’s ultimate slide-on camper

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KOMBI KLASSICS

16 / OUR NUMBER ONE
PLACE FOR CARAVANS

ON THE COVER
Jimmy Barnes with his classic
Avion and Airstream caravans.
Photo by David Tease