RV FEATURE
3. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION
You don’ t have to travel too far outside the major population centres to find yourself out of range of the mobile phone network. Even in Victoria, there are areas with no phone coverage. It is essential to be able to contact emergency services no matter where you are, and satellite-based communications are the way to go. Satellite phones, EPIRBs( distress beacons) or text-based communicators like Zoleo allow you to notify the emergency services that you need help and, more importantly, where they can find you.
4. NON-PERISHABLE FOOD AND DRINKING WATER
Did you know that a healthy person requires around 2.5L of water a day to survive? You can double or even triple that in extreme heat, if you ' re elderly or have a medical condition. It’ s a good idea to carry at least 20L of water for general travel and more if you intend to head outback. Your caravan’ s water tanks are great for this, but also consider a second store, such as a jerry can, in case you damage your van’ s tanks. It’ s also a good idea to carry some non-perishable or long-life food in the event you lose your food supply.
The mobile phone networks don’ t extend too far outside cities and towns. We strongly recommend you have some form of emergency communications with you, especially if you venture offroad.
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