Your touring mate for the road
Touring Brain helps New Zealand caravan, campervan and motorhome owners make smarter decisions about towing, weather and when to move. Check your rig setup, get a towing call for your next leg, or see what the weather's doing over the next few days.
Camping in a tent or roof-top tent? You're welcome here too — head to the pre-flight checklist for a tent-specific packdown and weather check, and use the weather briefing to see what's coming.
Please note: Touring Brain provides general touring guidance only. It is not professional, legal or safety advice. Weather and road conditions change quickly — always check official sources, drive to the conditions, and use your own judgement. All care, no responsibility.
Set up your rig
Tell us about your setup and we'll remember it next time. Pop in your email if you'd like updates, new feature alerts and the occasional offer from our sponsors.
Towing & loading
Check whether your tow vehicle and caravan setup is within safe limits. Enter your weights, ball weight and rear loads and get a plain-English sanity check with a visual rig view.
Touring mode
Planning a tow from A to B? Enter where you are and where you want to go, pick a day, and get a clear towing call — good, fair, caution or park up — based on real weather, wind exposure and drive time for your route.
Weather briefing
A quick 3-day weather view for where you are now and where you’re thinking of heading. Wind, gusts, rain and temps at a glance — no towing scores, just a clean forecast you can read fast.
Tyre safety
Tyres are the most overlooked safety item on any rig. Low-mileage caravans often have old tyres that look fine but are perishing from the inside. This page covers tyre age, correct pressures, and why motorhome owners should think twice before fitting generic light truck tyres.
Motorhome loading
A simple loading check for motorhomes and large campervans. Enter your compliance plate limits and weighbridge figures and get a clear over/under result for GVM and axle weights. No towing maths — just "am I overloaded?"
Pre-flight checklist
A walkround checklist before you move — weather, tyres, hitch, lights, inside and outside. Tick everything off, and when it's all green you're good to go. Saves automatically so you can come back to it.