RV owners are trying their best to quell a reputation as a stingy group of travellers during a large gathering in South Australia this week with efforts to spend locally, donate items, and learn about Indigenous culture.
About 1,200 recreational vehicle owners have gathered in Mount Gambier for an annual national rally.Campervan and motorhome owners are trying their best to quell a reputation as a stingy group of travellers during a large gathering in South Australia's south-east this week.
But they can spend weeks or months on the road compared with the average of two nights per trip for domestic travellers overall.Tips for making the most of life on the road in an RV. Within the first two days of the rally, members had put $60,000 worth of shopping dockets into a draw designed to encourage them to shop locally.
Craft hall coordinator Marg Paulo said it was important to give back in between knitting, beading, macramé, sewing, and making greeting cards. Despite some early hesitations, former Olympic swimmer Brooke Hanson says a van holiday with her family is about living simply.The CMCA runs a road safety campaign called RVSafe focusing on towing, speed, using UHF radios, and overtaking.
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