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CARAVANS - RV’S - OUTDOORS - ON THE ROAD TRAVEL<br />
DIGITAL ISSUE #45 | JULY 2020<br />
IN THIS ISSUE:<br />
ARE WE HAVING MORE<br />
OR LESS ACCIDENTS?<br />
We ask Claytons Towing.<br />
IN MY OPINION<br />
On Camping Etiquette<br />
AUTOPHIX AUSTRALIA<br />
The ultimate diagnostic tool<br />
for your vehicle<br />
WIN<br />
a NEW AGE MY20 XU<br />
THALLON SILOS<br />
IN BALONNE<br />
THE<br />
SHIRE, QLD<br />
SPECIAL FEATURE<br />
07 Claytons Towing – are we having more or less 31<br />
accidents?<br />
TRAVEL<br />
05<br />
39 Balonne Shire QLD is home to 7 amazing<br />
places including the Thallon Silos 35<br />
73 Wandering the Watagans 57<br />
65<br />
RV REVIEWS AND NEWS<br />
71<br />
17 JB Caravans – the rush is on!<br />
77<br />
21 Mobi Nomad – the new design from South<br />
Africa<br />
23 Sonoma 167RB ‘Mountain Edition’ from USA<br />
27 <a title="What's Up Downunder Digital Issue 45 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f847a3b9?page=1"> CARAVANS - RV’S - OUTDOORS - ON THE ROAD TRAVEL D</a>
<a title="What's Up Downunder Digital Issue 45 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f847a3b9?page=2"> WIN a NEW AGE MY20 XU THALLON SILOS IN BALON</a>
<a title="What's Up Downunder Digital Issue 45 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f847a3b9?page=3"> SPECIAL FEATURE 07 Claytons Towing – are we havi</a>
<a title="What's Up Downunder Digital Issue 45 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f847a3b9?page=4"> 1727 73 71 47 Pros and Cons on two Truma heaters</a>
<a title="What's Up Downunder Digital Issue 45 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f847a3b9?page=5"> G'day W elcome to all the new carava</a>
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<a title="What's Up Downunder Digital Issue 45 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f847a3b9?page=7"> Clayton’s Towing BY ALISON HUTH, PHOTOS BY PET</a>
<a title="What's Up Downunder Digital Issue 45 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f847a3b9?page=8"> of an accident to help clean it up so that the tr</a>
<a title="What's Up Downunder Digital Issue 45 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f847a3b9?page=9"> story on the big drama that happened that a</a>
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<a title="What's Up Downunder Digital Issue 45 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f847a3b9?page=13"> AUTOPHIX AUSTRALIA BY RACHAEL DOHERTY L </a>
<a title="What's Up Downunder Digital Issue 45 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f847a3b9?page=14"> There are 10 units within the Autophix range, fro</a>
<a title="What's Up Downunder Digital Issue 45 page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f847a3b9?page=15"> USING THE AUTOPHIX 3210 TO MONITOR YOUR ENGINE’S </a>
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<a title="What's Up Downunder Digital Issue 45 page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f847a3b9?page=18"> comfortably into the van and didn’t so much talk </a>
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