Our set up

With any big Australian road trip comes planning and set up.

While we are hoping to do an extended trip around Australia at some point, we are planning on starting off with a few shorter trips closer to home (Melbourne). However getting a quality set up that would endure was important to us. Something that we believe is quality made, that would last multiple trips, have great warranties and fit the way we plan to travel.

We decided to go with a Toyota Land Cruiser Sahara and a JB Caravans Dirt Roader Extreme.

Now Im fully aware that there are a number of great vehicles that fit the bill for caravanning. But the Sahara is a vehicle that has both, powerful caravanning capacity and a luxury interior to make long trips a delight – especially with small children (including DVD players for those few extra k’s needed).

The main features we wanted for the caravan was spacious enough, bunks for the kids, a bathroom and good, usable kitchen and hardy enough to withstand semi off road adventure if we so chose. We’ll most likely stick to roads and dirt tracks, but its nice to know we have a more durable caravan and the warranty coverage to go with it. And we found all these things and more in the JB Caravan’s Dirt Roader Extreme. It even has a full queen sized bed with access either side, and a 4kg washing machine!

Excitingly, we picked up our Sahara this afternoon, which was most fun. As the red cloak that draped over the car was seductively removed, we once again where reunited with the vehicle that would allow our adventuring dreams to come true… and into the sunset we drove…

Next up… Our caravan pick up – Monday 15th July 2019