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HITCHING UP WITH MAX TAYLOR FIND US ON FACEBOOK SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM BEAM ME UP MANAGING EDITOR Max Taylor SALES DIRECTOR Technology. In this age, we shouldn’t be surprised by the innovations that seem to spring from nowhere. Grant Manson - 0417 052 819 NATIONAL SALES MANAGER Take, for example, the hybrid-drive system that was launched at the Victorian Supershow in mid February (see page 52). This is a world first that incorporates motors on the van’s wheels that effectively ‘drive’ the caravan while it’s being towed. Ashley Manson - 0438 051 354 VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR James Manson The braking energy otherwise wasted is used to charge an onboard battery which, incidentally, has so much capacity that all van functions powered by gas can conceivably instead run off this same battery. PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Adriana Manson This is a major oversimplification of what the system can do. And trust me, as soon as it’s available to journo types such as myself for on-road testing, we’ll be first with the story. GRAPHIC DESIGNERS And then there’s the app developed by BMPRO to control the JHub in 2019-model Jayco caravans (see page 44). Would you prefer to open your slide-out from outside to ensure it doesn’t snag some bushes? Sure, that’s what the app is for. And much more. Darcy McDonald Question: when it comes to the RV lifestyle, how much technology is too much technology? I don’t know the answer. But if we all wind up lowering our jockey wheels with a simple thought – which nowadays doesn’t seem too far-fetched – I suspect we’ll have gone too far. 2 \ Rob Mangoni + Will Blazejewski WEB DESIGNER WWW PRODUCED BY GoRV Pty Ltd www.gorv.com.au WWW Cameron Damon Media www.camerondamon.com.au EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES   info@gorv.com.au