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Reviews added regularly — last updated October 2026

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NEWFerosticker Self-Activating Fire Suppression
Safety & Lighting

Ferosticker Self-Activating Fire Suppression

Electrical fires in RVs and boats tend to start where nobody is looking - battery compartments, inverter bays, fuse panels, storage lockers and engine bays.

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NEWWestonWorks First Aid Bottle
Fridges & Water

WestonWorks First Aid Bottle

Most RV owners heading off for a walk end up juggling a water bottle, a first aid pouch, hand sanitiser and, if there's a dog along, a bowl as well.

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NEWLedlenser HF4R Signature Headlamp
Safety & Lighting

Ledlenser HF4R Signature Headlamp

A 72-gram rechargeable headlamp built around a dual-lens system - a spotlight and a floodlight run separately rather than as one blended beam.

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KickAss 50cm Portable Electric BBQ — 1400W
Appliances

KickAss 50cm Portable Electric BBQ — 1400W

A gas-free hotplate that packs down to 31mm thick and cooks a full mixed meal at once — steak, veg and spuds side by side with no cold spots.

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Ecoxgear EXG510S 5-Watt UHF CB Handheld Radio
Connectivity

Ecoxgear EXG510S 5-Watt UHF CB Handheld Radio

Handheld UHF radios are usually a trade-off between range and everything else — battery life, waterproofing, how easy the channel setup actually is.

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iCheckTPMS Pro Series Quick Connect Automatic Tyre Deflators
Towing & Tyre Safety

iCheckTPMS Pro Series Quick Connect Automatic Tyre Deflators

Airing down for the beach or an unsealed track usually means kneeling at every valve with a gauge, guessing when you've hit the right number.

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San Hima 12V 360W Folding Solar Blanket Flexible Blanket Kit Camping Charger
Solar

San Hima 12V 360W Folding Solar Blanket Flexible Blanket Kit Camping Charger

Folding solar blankets promise the output of a full-size panel without the bulk of a rigid one — but that flexibility usually costs you somewhere, whe

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Renogy 100/200W 12V N-Type Portable Solar Panel Suitcase Kit with 20A PWM Controller
Solar

Renogy 100/200W 12V N-Type Portable Solar Panel Suitcase Kit with 20A PWM Controller

A fixed roof panel only ever sees the sun the van is pointed at.

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Thetford Aqua Kem Green Concentrated
Sanitation & Toilet Care

Thetford Aqua Kem Green Concentrated

Every cassette or portable toilet needs something in the tank, and Aqua Kem Green is Thetford's septic-safe answer — a step away from the older blue,

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TST 507 Series Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (4 Cap Sensors & Colour Display)
Towing & Tyre Safety

TST 507 Series Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (4 Cap Sensors & Colour Display)

A slow leak on tow is rarely dramatic until it suddenly is.

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Cel-Fi GO ROAM (R41) Mobile Signal Booster
Connectivity

Cel-Fi GO ROAM (R41) Mobile Signal Booster

A basic antenna amplifies whatever signal is already there, weak or not.

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Puretec CR20 Caravan & RV Inline Water Filter
Fridges & Water

Puretec CR20 Caravan & RV Inline Water Filter

Not every tap at a caravan park or bore tastes the way you'd want it to.

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Sphere 12V 3.5kg Automatic Mini Washing Machine
Appliances

Sphere 12V 3.5kg Automatic Mini Washing Machine

A washing machine that needs an inverter or a powered site isn't much use free camping.

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Truma LevelCheck LPG Gas Cylinder Level Indicator
Gas & LPG

Truma LevelCheck LPG Gas Cylinder Level Indicator

Guessing a gas bottle's level by weight or by shaking it is imprecise at best.

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Aussie Traveller RV Induction Cooktop (2300W)
Appliances

Aussie Traveller RV Induction Cooktop (2300W)

Induction heats the pan directly rather than the air around it, which is the difference owners notice first when they switch over from gas — faster bo

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ARB CKMTA12 Twin Air Compressor
Tools & Recovery

ARB CKMTA12 Twin Air Compressor

Airing down for a beach or unsealed track is the easy half of the job — getting all four tyres back to road pressure afterward is where a weak compres

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Staun Tyre Deflators (Off-Road, 6-30 PSI)
Towing & Tyre Safety

Staun Tyre Deflators (Off-Road, 6-30 PSI)

Airing down four tyres to an even, repeatable pressure by eye and a gauge is tedious and easy to get wrong.

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Redarc Manager30 Battery Management System
Power Systems

Redarc Manager30 Battery Management System

Most RV electrical headaches come down to one thing: too many separate boxes doing jobs that don't talk to each other.

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Victron Energy MultiPlus-II 12/3000/230-50 Inverter/Charger
Power Systems

Victron Energy MultiPlus-II 12/3000/230-50 Inverter/Charger

There's a reason the MultiPlus-II shows up so often in higher-end van builds and caravan refits: it isn't just an inverter, and it isn't just a charge

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Enerdrive ePOWER B-TEC Ultra 200Ah Lithium Battery
Batteries

Enerdrive ePOWER B-TEC Ultra 200Ah Lithium Battery

Lithium conversions are one of the most common upgrades in Australian RVs right now, and Enerdrive's B-TEC Ultra range is one of the more established

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Bluetti AC200L Portable Power Station
Power Systems

Bluetti AC200L Portable Power Station

Not everyone wants to cut into their van's wiring loom to get off-grid power, and that's the gap portable power stations like the AC200L fill — a self

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Dometic CFX3 55 Powered Portable Fridge/Freezer
Fridges & Water

Dometic CFX3 55 Powered Portable Fridge/Freezer

Compressor fridges changed the way Australians travel off-grid, and the CFX3 range is Dometic's current flagship expression of that — a 53-litre compr

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Fiamma F45s Awning
Awnings & Storage

Fiamma F45s Awning

An awning is one of those additions that changes how you actually use your van or caravan day to day — shade, weather cover, and a bit of extra "outdo

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Projecta IDC25 Intelli-Charge DC to DC Charger
Charging

Projecta IDC25 Intelli-Charge DC to DC Charger

Modern vehicles with smart alternators have made basic split-charge systems unreliable, which is exactly the problem DC-DC chargers like the IDC25 wer

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Narva Ultima 215 LED Driving Light
Safety & Lighting

Narva Ultima 215 LED Driving Light

Factory headlights are designed around bitumen and legal beam patterns, not the unlit backroads and station tracks that come with serious touring, whi

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Victron Energy SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 Charge Controller
Solar

Victron Energy SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 Charge Controller

A good MPPT controller is one of those quiet, unglamorous upgrades that pays for itself in charging efficiency, and Victron's SmartSolar 100/30 is one

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Redarc Smart Battery Monitor (BSEN500)
Monitoring

Redarc Smart Battery Monitor (BSEN500)

Guessing at state of charge from a row of LEDs is one of the more outdated habits still hanging around older RV electrical setups, and Redarc's Smart

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Enerdrive EN55050 ePRO+ Battery Monitor
Monitoring

Enerdrive EN55050 ePRO+ Battery Monitor

For owners running more than one battery bank, or wanting the kind of precision a serious off-grid setup deserves, Enerdrive's ePRO+ takes a more trad

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BMPRO BatteryPlus35-II-HA High Amp Power Management System
Charging

BMPRO BatteryPlus35-II-HA High Amp Power Management System

BMPRO has replaced the entry-level BatteryPlus35-II-SI with a genuine high-amp version — same basic footprint and mounting, but with real MPPT solar r

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Dometic PLB40 Portable Lithium Battery
Batteries

Dometic PLB40 Portable Lithium Battery

Dometic's PLB40 takes a similar idea to a portable power station but strips it back to just the battery — a self-contained, carry-handle lithium unit

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Projecta DBC100K 12V 100A Dual Battery Isolator Kit
Charging

Projecta DBC100K 12V 100A Dual Battery Isolator Kit

Before DC-DC chargers became the default recommendation for every setup, electronic dual-battery isolators like the DBC100K were the standard way to k

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Victron Energy Orion-XS 12/12-50A DC-DC Charger
Charging

Victron Energy Orion-XS 12/12-50A DC-DC Charger

Victron has moved on from the Orion-Tr Smart in the mid-range of its DC-DC charger lineup, and the Orion-XS 12/12-50A is where most owners upgrading w

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Fiamma Ultra Box 500 Storage Box
Awnings & Storage

Fiamma Ultra Box 500 Storage Box

External storage is a constant negotiation in any motorhome build, and the Ultra Box 500 is Fiamma's larger rear-mounted answer to it — a genuinely si

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