The dry season in the Australian tropics starts after the monsoon or wet season, generally from mid-May onwards and can last into January if the wet is late.

You’ve probably always wanted to drive a Ferrari. But, what about living in one? Great Australian Outdoors magazine heard that the Ferrari of caravans, the Airstream International, had hit our fair shores and that they need to be seen to be believed. So we did just that.

Your day is winding up and it’s time to relax around the campfire. The sun is dropping towards the horizon and the air is beginning to chill. It’s comfortable next to the flames and you just don’t want to move away from that radiating heat.

This fascinating book offers a telling insight into the conundrum raised by conflicting appraisals of the enigma of the domestic cat. How can a cuddly, purring household pet be transformed into a sleek, feline killing machine once it steps outside the threshold and makes the outdoors its domain?

Genetic records suggest the dingo could have been in Australia up to 18,000 years ago.

Great Australian Outdoors writer Dick Eussen provides a glimpse into a sultry paradise

Red Sand Green Heart: Ecological Adventures in the Outback offers an insight into a rarely seen part of Australia. The non-fiction book follows John L Read’s journey into the outback after he was employed in 1989 by a uranium mining company as an ecologist.

LifeStraw is a simple and widely celebrated water filter which removes more than 99 per cent of bacteria and 99.9 per cent of protozoa (single celled organisms) by the time water is sucked from one end of the straw to the other. While the original LifeStraw can filter up to 4000 litres of water, newer and larger versions of the LifeStraw can filter up to 25 times that while also removing 99.9 per cent of viruses and microplastics from water.

Leatherman upgrade takes Wave multi-tool to next generation. Leatherman has been a name synonymous with excellence since the Oregon-based tools manufacturer burst onto the scene in 1983.

Hema is a Brisbane-based Australian company with 25 years experience in producing detailed street and wilderness trail maps and GPS units. Hema products are popular with off-road, 4WD camping and caravanning enthusiasts in Australia and New Zealand.