GoSee got the ballweight wrong on our 2416km plus tow tug evaluation with the new Green R Hyundai Santa Fe R auto diesel. Hyundai says 150kg maximum ballweight.

But a weighbridge check shows we had 170kg.

So we trimmed our rig. We used our Hayman Reese digital scales and checked the Jayco Discovery ballweight again. This time 147kg.

Just under the Hyundai 150kg towball down-weight maximum and 436Nm torque from the 2.2 diesel feed smoothly to solid road grip through the Santa Fe R's traction control.

After four days and 793km of towing the Green R Hyundai Santa Fe R 2.2 auto diesel is doing particularly well with fuel use figures ranging from 10.58 to 12.5 litres per 100 km.

The Jayco Discovery pop-top caravan is a good match for the Hyundai Santa Fe R and follows the Hyundai's lead.

Ten points to the engineers who put the poise in the Santa Fe R diesel design. It loves to work.

Day 7 of extended practical evaluation and GoSee is impressed with the Green R Santa Fe R and its serious sustained tow tug grunt on one of Australia's real towing test tracks.

Clyde Mountain on the Kings Highway route from Batemans Bay NSW to Canberra ACT is no place for tow tug pretenders and the Santa Fe R shows itself as a bulldog with big torque teeth for its type.

GoSee is road testing a towing product which takes towing mirrors to a new level. Clearview Towing Mirrors has produced something really different.

At this stage of development the Australian designed and tested Clearview mirrors bolt onto the Toyota Landcruiser 100 Series and the Nissan GU Patrol.

Modifications are being designed to suit other popular towing tugs. These include the 200 and 80 Series Landcruiser, Ford 250 and 350 F Series trucks and the Navara, Hi Lux and Prado.

There is only one public Dump Point for thousands of road touring caravans and Recreational Vehicles (RV's) which travel between Melbourne and Sydney on the arterial Hume Highway route.

The Dump-Ezy unit is in a caravan park which subscribes to the view that Australian road travellers should Leave no Trace and allows it to be used free.

GoSee found it at Holbrook Motor Village run by Trevor and Sharon Liddell. The easy access caravan park is a member of the Top Tourist Parks of Australia chain.

Campervan hirers are to be told it is not acceptable to camp anywhere but designated camping areas, the New Zealand Freedom Camping Forum has agreed, PR.co.nz online press release service for New Zealand reports.

People hiring non-self-contained vehicles will be instructed not to freedom camp. They will be directed to designated camping areas, like Holiday Parks, Department of Conservation (DOC) camp sites and other designated camping spaces.

NSW is still the most expensive of Australia's stamp duty free states in which to register a caravan or camper.

Only the ACT charges higher registration now that it has just dropped stamp duty.

It is certain that Australian RV buying and registration decisions are being coloured by this, probably with NSW buyers and sellers the losers.

This GoSeers logo by George Haddon is in response to requests in January from TravelSmart Club members.

Now 'Out There' Bumper Stickers and Mouse Mats for GoSee TravelSmart Club members are available on the new Shopping GoSee option.

It is the 18th button down on the left of the GoSee Home Page.

The nominal price covers production costs.

Kevin McCarthy of Merbein, Victoria took the major prize in the recent Bush Power competition run by Battery World and Century Batteries.

All Bush Power winners from the competition run by Battery World have been notified and arrangements made for them to receive their prizes, Battery World's Kerry Hannah told GoSee.

The GoSee Jayco Discovery pop-top 16.52 caravan has earned our respect as a well priced at about $A35,000 useful, easy-towing, comfortable travel companion.

After 9,414km travelling in ACT, Victoria, NSW and Tasmania the practical Discovery meets GoSee expectations in all but a few annoying areas which involve the quality of some of the products fitted to it.