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ISSUE 627

AMAZING

MATZIKAMMA

Exploring Vanrhynsdorp

and surrounds

HOME BIRTH

A reader builds

his own motorhome

KAMPKOS

the Banting way

MAIDEN VOYAGE

CHEAP AS CHIPS

Taking a new (old) Landy

camper for a spin

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Camp Master’s affordable new

family tent put to the test

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OUTSIDE SA R24.56

REGULARS new camping gear, kid’s

corner, puzzle pages, readers’ classieds,

technical Q&A, used caravans countrywide,

Doctor Ricky, Linda Roets, industry news and

SA’s most comprehensive resort listings

TESTED

Honda Brio, Prado VX

NEW MODELS

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GROUP PUBLISHER Godfrey Castle

PUBLISHER/EDITOR Neil Harrison

editor@caravansa.co.za

FEATURES WRITER Richard van Ryneveld

JOURNALIST Alexandra Dunsford-White

DESIGN Kyle Collison

SUB-EDITOR Denise Rossouw

WEBMASTER Michael Slater

SOCIAL MEDIA Dominica Wannenburg

CONTRIBUTORS Malcolm Cassisa, Linda Roets,

Dr Ricky, Howard Langley, Nick Yell, George Rudman,

Frik & Elna Booysen

Candles

on a cake

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he month of June is a special month for me; it’s when I celebrate my birthday.

This year I’ll be turning 46, which would seem to put me conclusively in the

category of a grown-up. As I’ve often been told to ‘grow up,’ this can only be

a good thing. Perhaps this advanced age also means that I’ll have to begin

wearing long pants and shoes. Sometimes even simultaneously.

Birthdays are interesting events. They celebrate your arrival into this world; a time when

you’re ejected (or hauled) from a dark, warm place where you’ve spent nine or so months

ﬂoating in quiet, unhurried contemplation, into a brightly-lit room where you’re smacked

on the bum by the ﬁrst person you ever meet. It’s good preparation for the journey that lies

ahead, but whether it’s an event to celebrate, I’m not so sure...

When you’re a laaitie , birthdays are an opportunity to acquire lots of stuff. Presents! As

well as the chance to enjoy a blowout with your mates. Cake! But our tastes change as the

years roll by... As a youngster, I can remember being appalled at the discovery that all that

my father wanted for his birthday was socks, hankies and a tin of Planters nuts. I couldn’t

think of anything worse. Why wasn’t he asking for a sports car, or - at the very least - one

of those lawnmowers you can ride on?! But I’m beginning to understand his thinking.

You see, I’ve reached the point where I have pretty much every thing that I want. So, what I

want these days aren’t things, but rather experiences. It seems that in just about every story

that crosses my desk, I discover another destination which I add to my mental I-must-go-

there list. And, besides places to visit, there’s also an ever-lengthening list of things I want

to do. They range from the ordinary – track down, identify and repair that squeak in my

Hilux – to the more daring – take an off-road caravan down Van Zyl's pass with the Hilux.

So, this year, for my birthday, I’ve written out a list of experiences that I want... umm...

to experience. And I’m giving myself a year, until my next birthday, to tackle them. It’s a

birthday that lasts a year. You can’t argue with that!

On the subject of gifts that keep on giving, it’s been very gratifying to chat with readers

who’ve been reading the magazine for the longest time. Caravan & Outdoor Life magazine

turned 54 in February this year, and there are those who’ve been on board for almost the

whole trip. Now that’s real staying power. Thanks for all the feedback.

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or accept responsibility for any damages or inconvenience

that may arise from incorrect information.

Neil

Volume 54, No. 5 (issue 627)

REGULARS

38 More muscle, more style

We spend some time getting to

know the new, stylish and powerful

Chevrolet Trailblazer.

4 Around the campre

14 Camping must-haves

53 Book Review

60 Caravan clinic

64 Reader classieds

66 Kids’ Corner

70 Puzzle pages

88 Dealers

96 Dealers’ Deals

99 Gear and services

102 Industry News

107 Towcar Guide

110 Data

32 Our new caravan

Some of George Rudman’s best

memories were those of family

camping trips. Now with his new

Jurgens Xplorer in tow, he intends to

create many more!

46 Fair weather friend

We put the Camp Master Family

Cabin 800 to the test in this month’s

tent review.

FEATURES

16 Knocking on heaven’s door

50 It’s all in the name

In our search for the perfect

weekend getaway car, we put the

new Honda Brio Amaze 1.2 Comfort

to the test. But will it live up to its

name?

Armed with a Defender kitted-out

with an Alu-Cab Icarus conversion,

Richard van Ryneveld nds a little

peace of heaven while exploring

Vanrhynsdorp and surrounds.

54 Don’t judge a Prado

This month’s towing test features

the Toyota Prado VX.

34 First time out

Nick Yell, along with his life partner

and daughters, takes his new Landy

Camper on a family

camping holiday.

58 Kampkos, the Banting way

Whether you have or have not been

following the hype about Low Carb/

High Fat eating plans, such as Prof.

Tim Noakes’ The Banting Way, this is

a healthy recipe that everyone will

enjoy!

COLUMNISTS

68 Dr Ricky

87 Camping chat with Linda Roets

RESORT LISTINGS

72 KwaZulu-Natal

77 Cape

81 Limpopo, Free State & North West

84 Gauteng & Mpumalanga

86 Swaziland & Mozambique

TO THE

MAGAZINE!

For current specials

and the latest

pricing, turn to

page 105.

TESTS, REVIEWS

& PREVIEWS

42 A motorhome is born

What could be difcult about

converting a panel van into a

bespoke motorhome? A reader,

Howard Langley, shares his DIY tale

with us.

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