Caravan and Camping Show

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I was lucky enough to get in to the  The Victorian Caravan, Camping & Touring Supershow at Sandown racecourse as it had restricted visitor numbers. Thanks to my friend Andrew who suggested I get on to it immediately. As it was only Sunday was available out of the 4 days of the show. But was I that lucky ? It is a kid in a lolly shop scenario and I bought a few lollipops that I did not need.

I would have been useful to spend all the four days there in order to get a detailed insight to the ideas and make informed purchase decisions on equipment.  

I did however do a little bit of shopping. This equipment wasn't top of mind, but probably would of been purchased at some stage.

  • SavvyLevel Plus
    A device designed to assist levelling the van using electronic sensors feeding via bluetooth to your phone.  It wasn't on my mind before the show - I was just going to use a spirit level. After seeing a demonstration, I got sucked in and bought one. 
  • Winsig  Mobile Phone antenna
    I am going to some pretty remote areas, and even the non remote ones suffer dead spots. Australian made and designed to be used on Telstra services 5G included.  I thought this was a better offering than the one supplied by Telstra. The company also had a pretty impressive digital tv antenna, but it is not something I have any desire to have in my van.
  • Ecoheat Induction Cooktop
    I was first exposed to induction cooktops when I visited Japan last year and was impressed. This top is specifically designed for RV use with its variable power settings and small size. The reviews on the internet looked good so in the bag it went - along with some additional temptations of pans and insulated pot flask to keep those casseroles that I'll never cook warm.
  • Filko Travelers Pak washer, squeegee and Slurpa sponge
    Simple as it sounds, the van is large and a decent extendable pole with mop head could be useful. The sponge at 20 bucks seemed expensive but it does soak up the water 100% - I thought that if it works as promised, the shower area will be dry instead of forever damp.
The van builds were amazing in quality, imagination and price !  What's more even at $164ooo +++ almost all were sold with a 12 month or more wait on them.  The caravans as well were close to their motorised siblings in price and sale status.  I reckon I can do a lot for the $80000 above my van cost, however if you weigh in the labour costs, there isn't a huge profit in there. That depends of course on how fastidious the builders are and quality of components used.


If I am available, I would probably attend next year's show. In some ways I was disappointed with the accessory breadth. For instance there wasn't much in the way of lining, cupboard fixtures, ventilation ie the accessories you need for a build.  It seemed like a lot of vendors, but there could of been 5 times more to make it really something.  On this link is a list of the accessory vendors at the show. 

For what was there I did get the accessories mentioned above which I might not have before. Also, I might also be investing in a Solar/Lithium battery solution from another.  On talking to the exhibitors, most were overwhelmed with orders so hopefully it'll be bigger next time.

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