Practical guides, gear tips, and real stories for caravanners and Big Lap travellers. The Travel Storage Australia Journal.
Forget 'do the big lap or stay home.' A growing number of Aussie retirees are choosing shorter, closer-to-home trips in 2026 — and it's changing what grey nomad travel looks like.
6 September 2026 · 7 min read
Fuel prices are up and the north-west has had weather disruption, but some grey nomads are still heading off — and for many, the quiet roads and easier bookings make it worthwhile.
27 August 2026 · 6 min read
Heading off on the Big Lap from a regional town? Discover how to store your boxes and have them forwarded anywhere in Australia — from Byron Bay to Broome, Bundaberg to Broken Hill.
15 June 2026 · 9 min read
Planning the Big Lap around Australia? Before you choose a single campsite, you face the hardest question of the whole trip: what do you do with all your gear? Here's the two-tier storage strategy that keeps you light on the road while every seasonal kit stays within reach — delivered to wherever you are.
28 May 2026 · 8 min read
Self-storage, valet storage, mobile pods, daily bag storage — there's no shortage of options for storing your gear while you travel Australia. But most of them were built for people who go home again. Here's the honest breakdown of what each option actually costs, and which one was genuinely built for nomads.
10 February 2026 · 10 min read