This is a collection containing all of the reviews, information and advice articles that we, Overland Exposure have written for Australia! We’ve travelled most of this massive country/continent and have written informative articles about heaps of different equipment, vehicles and all sorts. Whether you are full or part time, or looking at any length trip, this collection of our advice is sure to help out. If you want specific information about Location guides and Itineraries click here instead.
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12 Month Review of Starlink for Travelling Australia
After 12 months of Caravanning and travelling Australia with Starlink, we feel we are qualified and experienced to give another update. As more and more satellites are being launched, the better the service is getting. Trees can still be a major headache if you need constant uptime for things like phone/video calls, or online games,…
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Top 10 Mobile Apps for Caravanning and Travelling Australia
Mobile Phones are the easiest way to keep up to date and find the information you need while camping, caravanning and travelling Australia. Here are our Top 10 Apps we use and why! Camps Australia Wide – this is our go to for finding where we will camp or stay in an area. We know…
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What to book and when for Western Australia and Northern Territory travel.
We are regularly asked, “What do you need to book in advance and roughly when should we book for NT and WA”? Here is what we think and of course it is different for everyone. This guide is mainly for people caravanning/camping who are on a set time frame, a timeframe that is reasonably short…
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Internet While Travelling Australia UPDATE!
Hi to all our followers, and those interested in Internet on the road. You may be aware that I am a Telecommunications technician and have been all over the Internet while travelling full time for 2 years now, if not, now you do know! I wanted to bring you an update on all of the…
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Bluetti 200w Portable Solar Panel Review
We received these panels for free, to test out and review. We receive a small commission if you choose to purchase these panels through our link. It just helps to support us on the road, and DOES NOT affect how we review products. It’s not every day, in a market that seems to be saturated…
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1o Ways to Fund a Full-Time Travel Life
Are you thinking about Travelling Australia full time? Wanting to quit the 9-5 and live an alternative lifestyle? Already on the road and seeing your savings shrink, but want to keep travelling? Good on you! You aren’t alone. It’s the new Aussie Dream. Forget the Quarter Acre block with a house, the real dream now…
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Multi Level Marketing for travellers – Ethics not Required.
multilevel marketing noun: multi-level marketing the practice of selling goods or services on behalf of a company in a system whereby participants receive commission on their sales as well as the sales of any participants they recruit .”many people promote multilevel marketing as a way to get rich quick” Also known as Network Marketing It’s been…
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Starlink For Travellers
Updated 27th Jul 2022 So you have heard about this “Starlink” thing and want to learn more? Travelling full time and want amazing internet everywhere? Read on for my Communications Technician and Full Time travellers perspective on Starlink, as of March 2022. Who am I? I’m a full time traveller who has been on the…
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How to use all Optus bands on your Nighthawk M5
By Default, the Telstra sold Netgear Nighthawk M5 is NOT network locked, however it also does not have all of the Optus “Bands” enabled in its configuration. This means that you can put an Optus/Amaysim etc. Sim in the modem, and it may work with some API changes, however it won’t use all the bands…
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FAQs for the ‘Overland Exposure’ Remote Internet Kit
We have recently uploaded a video with more info – Check it out here – https://youtu.be/vL5GJrSqqGE Hey everyone, a lot of you have read our blog post about communications on the road when you’re in really remote areas. Thank you for the support with that and I’d like to now write a bit more of…
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Blackjack Trailer Jack – Jockey Wheel Replacement
This is a review a long-term review of the Titan RV Black Jack Electric Trailer Jack system. It’s Australian designed, Australia made and by an small Australian company. It’s never really taken off in Australia unfortunately. However they sell quite a lot of units to America where these are really popular. Most caravans and camper…
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DARCHE FIRE PIT – LONG TERM REVIEW
Sturdy, Well Built, decently priced and very, very functional. We have had our Darche 450 Firepit for almost 12 months now, and it gets used almost every night. The few nights we aren’t using it, are because we are in a caravan park that frowns on fires. We use it for entertainment, bonding, making new…
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Why we DON’T keep track of our expenses or budget on the road!
If you are like us, you have spent some time on travel blogs, YouTube Channels (like ours!) and Facebook on travel groups, and the most common question, after ‘how do I make coffee without power?’, is generally ‘how much do I need to do the lap of Oz?’ or ‘how is everyone affording it?’ And…
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Travel Australia With Kids – Quiz Book
As you may know, I (Amanda) am a qualified Primary School Teacher and when I heard about the Travel Australia With Kids Quiz Book, of course my ears pricked up! Anything educational and fun at the same time is a gem in my eyes, so when Mandy offered to send me a copy to test…
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How to get Internet Anywhere in Australia – Remote Internet Guide
Update 22 SEP 21 – We have teamed up with TelcoAntennas to be able to offer this setup as a package, along with a 5% extra discount for our readers! https://www.telcoantennas.com.au/remote-data-setup-for-caravans-campers-trailers-mi Use code 649d36ue for the extra discount! We have recently uploaded a video that explains everything here in further detail – Check it out…
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Sur-Ron
Our Ultimate Travel Companion Our Sur-Ron is a fully electric off-road dirt bike, made up as a mix between a mountain bike and an off road dirt/trail bike. I’ve ridden about 700km on mine now over 6 months on the road, so I feel fairly well qualified to review it for Overlanders in particular. What…
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GPS – GARMIN RV890
Just thought we’d let everyone know what GPS we use! We’ve tried a few GPS apps for our phones and tablets, but I (Daniel) as the main driver, really wanted something that just stayed in the truck, was always on when we were driving, was easy to read and to use. So I started researching GPS…
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TRAVELLING/CARAVANNING WITH DOGS
A lot of people ask about what it is like travelling with dogs full-time. In short, it is harder with than without them but all it takes is more organisation, and they are no harder than travelling with a 3yr old! First Things First… What I mean by more organisation is that we try to…
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Caravan, Motorhome, Bus, Expedition Truck, Camper trailer? WHICH ONE WE CHOSE AND WHY!
Where do we even start? What even is a caravan? GVM? Amp Hours? Sway control? What Tow vehicle will we be getting? What caravan? Should we even get a caravan or do some sort of truck camper? Or back of the Ute camper? A bus? Wow. To say it is all overwhelming is an understatement. Daniel is…
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4 Weeks on the Road Full Time
After 4 weeks on the road…How are we feeling and what have we learnt… Well, what a whirlwind of time. We are doing things a little differently to many others in that our first 6 weeks are our real shakedown trip weeks and our first 2 weeks were a bit intense as we headed from…
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How We Prepared Ourselves, Our Lives and Our Belongings to Start Our Caravan Lap of Australia!
Firstly, we sat down for many nights and wrote a very detailed to-do list. We use an app called ‘Trello’, which has Boards that you create, then Lists and Cards. You can also have multiple people share access to the Board and can add, delete, move Cards around. We both have our “Big Lap” Board…
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Which Caravan to Pick?
Now that we have narrowed down our field of options, we are only left with the mammoth task of finding the perfect caravan for us, which probably doesn’t even exist! We aren’t experts, and we have never owned a caravan, so here is how we decided which to get! The really offroad vans – Kedron…
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Engel Eclipse MR40F Long Term Review
Engels cheapest reasonably sized fridge has served our family really well over the last 7 years. The Eclipse was meant to be the new, affordable model for Engel, who had seen fridge retail prices increase and a lot of the market start to get priced out of their products, at the same time as competitors…