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Trip planning, towing safety, and budget advice for caravan, RV, and campervan travellers.

How Long Can You Really Stay Off-Grid?

How to estimate — and stretch — your water, battery and gas when free camping, so you know how many days you can really stay off-grid before you need to move.

8 min read

Product Updates

Here’s What’s New in Ready2Roam (Now on V1.1.95)

Everything new in Ready2Roam V1.1.95 — off-grid water, power and gas estimates, a full service history, Ready2Tow service records, resource alerts, and three new languages.

7 min read

Technology

Plan It in Ready2Roam, Tow It Safe with Ready2Tow: How the Two Apps Work Together

Ready2Roam plans your caravan trip and budget; Ready2Tow checks your weights and tyre pressures before you tow. How the two apps work together — plus the Nomad Pro bundle.

7 min read

Towing Safety

How to Calculate the Correct Tyre Pressure for Your Caravan

Learn how to calculate correct tyre pressures for your caravan or camper trailer based on actual load, not the maximum stamped on the sidewall. Covers load index tables, inflation curves, and common mistakes.

9 min read

Towing Safety

GVM, ATM, GCM, Tare, and Payload: Towing Weights Explained Simply

A plain-English guide to every towing weight rating — GVM, ATM, GCM, Tare, Payload, TBM, and more. What each one means, where to find it, and why exceeding any of them is illegal in Australia.

10 min read

Towing Safety

Is My Caravan Overweight? How to Tell and What to Do About It

How to check whether your caravan exceeds its legal weight limits, what the consequences are, and practical strategies to reduce weight or increase capacity. Real numbers, not guesswork.

8 min read

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