In this tough economic climate caravan parks really come into their own as an affordable holiday option for the whole family whether you choose to camp in a tent or caravan or stay in cabin accommodation.

So we enjoyed seven days at Porepunkah near Bright in the Victorian High Country for $605.25.

And the benefits of the fresh air and relaxation were priceless!

Demand from families across Australia maintains solid sales for Australia's biggest Recreational Vehicle builder.

The cost-effective option of multi-berth camper trailers, pop-tops and caravans with bunk beds and specialist niche models like the Expanda and Base Station models has Jayco under pressure to match orders of a number of models before Christmas, Jayco told GoSee today.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority gave Imparja TV a win today and allowed the channel to now charge to reconnect satellite TV decoder cards.

But Australian travellers get another kick in the hip pocket and; the Rudd government and AMCA seem to be bent on free-to-air being a paid service.

Queensland has a treble in the GoSee TravelSmart Club November draw with winners from Camira, Bungalow and Elanora.

In a run of prizes from our generous friends at Westprint Heritage Maps Max McLaughlin, Qld, won an Eastern Outback CD. Paul Payne, Qld, won the Aspen Holiday Parks Adventure Travel Pack. John Hiscock, Qld, won Lionel Mussell's iconic touring book Australia Calling.

New Zealand winner is John Humphreys who won the Mokoia Island Experience.

Thetford has been awarded the stringent German Environmental Certificate Blue Angel for its Aqua Chem Green and Aqua Rinse products by the German Federal Environmental Agency.

Aqua Kem Green which has a biological action (Test ISO 11734) and Thetford Aqua Rinse can be used under all circumstances where the waste water ends up in the regular sewage system.

Hayman Reese has a new Intermediate Weight Distribution Hitch which is a neat fit for the state of the economy as caravanning and camping families head for holiday time-out with lighter campers, pop-top caravans and camper trailers.

The GoSee Projecta Rechargeable Power Pack PS 800-P was starting to fail. Was it just flat and not charging properly or was the main battery failing?

The battery pack is an emergency vehicle starting aid in case our Engel refrigerator runs the Captiva battery flat.

It also powers an inverter for 240v power for a laptop and to recharge mobile phones while GoSee is on the road.