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TRAVEL WITH YOUR TRIBE

Family 'vanning has been a mainstay of Australian holidays for decades. And, while bold and bright luxury units now make accommodating everyone a breeze, family trips away were often accomplished with much smaller units.

The same still applies today, says Wayne Park, Relationship Manager with finance brokerage Credit One. Park deals with RV owners every day trying to decide the best style of RV for their preferred method of travel, and he has found there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to it.

“Family RVs can be anything from a camper trailer, right through to a dual axle 22-foot caravan,” he says.

“They can be configured in many different ways, depending on the size of the family and how many beds are required, as well as how the family likes to travel.”

Obviously, budget plays a big part in deciding your purchase, as does the type of travelling you want to do, whether that’s caravan park hopping or serious off-grid adventuring.

Here, Park offers some sage advice to those who are now in the

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