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painting air con unit
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Hi All As a newbie I need a bit of advice on a couple of things. The painted surface on the exterior of the ibis roof top aircon has worn away in places. I'm going to paint it but not sure if the roof is safe to stand/ kneel on. The van is a 2008 jayco Sterling outback. Also, the cover of the aircon appears to be fi...
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Van Parking
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Is this really the way to park a van for a fast get away Who teaches them , the full shot showed that the van was also on levelers WHY it looks fairly flat tot he eye
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Wombat 280
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cameras on vehicle
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I've had a aluminium body fitted to back of my ute and now cant see out the back window . Thinking about fitting a camera on the back at the top of the canopy so I can see how close I'm getting to things directly behind while backing . Does anyone know if you can get a camera that allows you to adjust it from in th...
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mezza56
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Grey water tank
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Hi I'm thinking about having a grey water tank fitted to our van. We have 3×95liter water tanks at present , 2 for shower ect. 1 for drinking (filtered). What I was thinking is to reduce the drinking water to 65 liters and put a 95 liter gray tank on. I've heard that you can get some unwanted odours with the...
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OwenK
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diesel fuel tank lock
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I have a 2010 T5 Volkswagon Van and there is no lock on the diesel cap. I found one on the internet but is was $120. Any other ideas please Helen
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adreamer
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water tank
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Hi everyone just about to head of on our 8week travels up the NSW coast, have everything sorted out but hubby can't work out how to get water in the tank. He emptied it but when he puts the hose in from the side it just comes out what is he doing wrong. Galaxy Odyssey 2011 is the van. This is going to be one in...
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Jude N Garry
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2009 Jayco Discovery - Outer finish
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I am looking to buy a 2009 Jayco Discovery pop-top. The van looks quite clean, even though I doubt it has been detailed. One of my concerns is the outer finish on the firbreglass gel coating. Currently it is OK except for one area where the coating has been stripped away. I am concerned about the long-ter...
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erad
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3 WAY FRIDGE ON 12V
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HI ALL, Am I correct in thinking that if you connect a 3 way fridge direct to your 12v van battery/s with a inline fuse and battery charged by Solar, you will only use 12v power when fridge switched to 12v?? Reason, while travelling you could run fridge from van battery instead of tug and the Solar will kee...
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10 amp V 15 amp power Caravan Park
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Our son has just set himself up with the full camping tent and the necessaries for tent camping . they intend to start of camping in Caravan Parks. They have all 10 amp electrical items including the 10 amp electric cord for 240 power.. Can they plug the 10 amp cord into the power box at the C.park.?? M...
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Pros and cons of caravan battery chargers
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My caravan battery charger has just died and gone to where all dead battery chargers go, it was a powerteck 12 volt 12 amp intelligent full automatic battery charger so started to price a new one comes out at around $250 , but i have an old charger in shed i used on farm for tractors top ups and it seems to b...
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Windows 10 WARNING.
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There is an up and coming Windows update titled Anniversary Update for Windows 10 This is requires heaps of your precious download allowance if you are working on a mobile internet connection. I updated two machines yesterday. My internet usage jumped from the usual 200 - 400 MB to 7031 MB. I saw the o...
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PeterD
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towing in overdrive
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hi all this may seem a silly question but using a nisson ST 2011 with a 19.6 caravan we dont use cruise control but do use over drive is this ok or are we driving wrong
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magraret
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Awning vinyl replacement
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Hi all, my first post. I have purchased new awning vinyl from AussieTraveller in Qld. After reading a lot of old posts, looking at Utube vids re changing the vinyl etc, I had one of those "light bulb" moments and ask your opinions. I personally think it should work. On the locking end of the roller, simpl...
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Dave Jezza
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Maxxis tyres
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Hi all. My tyres on 100 series landcruiser (275-65-17) are almost up for renewal. I was thinking of replacing them with a new tyre that Maxxis have put out (980 AT), the tread pattern is very similar to BFG All Terrain which I have been using for many years. The Maxxis are about $75 a tyre cheaper (a goo...
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OwenK
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Camec 25L 900w microwave
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Has anyone had a problem with the power setting of this microwave oven. In the past I have put a cup of cold milk in the oven for two minutes on the default power setting (100%) and it would be too hot to drink, now since my last move yesterday it comes out barely luke warm and you can hear the oven when it is wor...
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Greg9
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War on cfx 65 dual zone
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Need help when I turn the frige off I loose memory that I set last time any help appreciated
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benji
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240 power
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Lost 240 power , have read that it maybe the safety switch failing, where would I locate this switch in a 2015 Starcraft outback?
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bax
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Charging van batteries
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Hi, have Jayco van with two 100 amp batts installed, is it beneficial to charge them once and a while via a 25A smart charger. I am thinking this would give them a full test and cycle rather than charging via van or solar on the road. If so, do I just apply clamps straight to batts, and is it positive to one bat...
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Towing caravan with mitsubishi (new model) Pagero Sport
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Hi All I have just returned from my 1st trip driving my new Pajero Sport and have some fuel consumption figures to share. We travelled from Gippsland through the grampians to port augusta through to alice springs darwin, mt isa, townsville then back to gippsland. In all we travelled 13,101 kms with1...
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WaterPure by BioMagic question
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Hi all, I have found and read one forum thread on this topic but this thread looks like it was running a couple of years ago. I am wondering if any more members have used this product and can offer any further comments on its usefulness. I use the BEST filter to filter all water as it is added to my tanks and I h...
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