Time to Roam Magazine Issue 4 - August/September 2013 | Page 6

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It’s amazing what Aussies can create in their own
backyards. In this issue we celebrate the tradition
of ‘do-it-yourself’ builders, with a feature on
three remarkable vehicles built from scratch or
modified by their owners.
In our news pages this month we report on the battle local
manufacturers are having trying to get governments to do something
about cheap and shoddy imports that are destroying the industry’s
reputation for quality ‘Australian made products’.
Time to Roam Australia is an unashamed champion for the
Australian camping and caravan industry.
Since we launched our first issue in February this year, we’ve
learned a lot about what it’s like taking on the big global players in
fairly tough business conditions.
Six months down the track, we’re grateful for the overwhelming
support we’ve received from readers from all over the country and
from all walks of life. Caravanning and camping is such a universal
and shared joy and our aim is to celebrate this in every edition.
The readers comments on our letters page are pretty typical of the
feedback we receive daily when the mail arrives with another bunch
of subscriptions.
We’re also grateful to our great team of dis