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Crackles · Crackles

just yesterday I was talking to another traveller about tyre pressures. I was interested to hear that he runs 55 psi in a van that weighs 2.7t. I was advised at beaurepaires to run 40 psi (cold) on our 2.8t van. We have p225/75/15 that have a max tyre pressure of 41 psi stamped on them We seem to get a great ri...

Jamie and Kerryn · Jamie and Kerryn

I would like to get a power invertor so we can run a 240v kettle, toaster etc when we are on the road. I'm not sure how I would connect it to the batteries and any help would be great.. It's got two standard house batteries another huge green battery thing connected together but I have no idea how this all wo...

Spydermann · Spydermann

Anyone using a VSR? eg Navra. Got a fridge in the boot of my ute running off a factory installed power outlet from the ute battery. Want to plug a 2nd battery in that outlet and run my fridge from the 2nd battery and recharge that battery when driving along or with solar. I am assuming the VSR will stop the ut...

old ab · old ab

Hi,, when towing with my duel cab ute, do i turn the stability control off when using stabilizer bars on my van.. Tandem van weighs 2800.. Thanks

Gundog · Gundog

We have an LG Plasma 3D smart TV I'm considering keeping it for use in the van subject to available space and suitability. Searching the user manual about power consumption it refers you to the back of the TV. "AC 100-240v 50/60hrz 3.2A" what is this telling you. I have looked at the 12v mode...

revemike · revemike

I wonder if anyone can shed some light on this problem.... I am fitting a new water pump into my van. The old one is still working but is very noisy. I have purchased a new pump that when tested outside of the van using a bucket of water does appear to run quieter once the initial priming has finished. Here i...

No Fixed Address · No Fixed Address

Hi Folks, Very new at this...my 1st post! Just in the process of buying a van and setting it up for touring and running most things on 12volt, just wondering if any one out there has had any experience with the EFOY Fuel cell system for recharging batteries. Many thanks for any info.

mjt57 · mjt57

We are considering the Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited for our next car. Mainly down to price and towing capacity. It comes with 20" wheels. However, someone said that in order to get the towbar that's capable of 3,500kg towing we'd need to get the smaller 18" wheels (and its higher profile tyr...

rockylizard · rockylizard

http://www.caravancampingsales.com.au/editorial/news/2015/off-road-tyre-pressure-warning-54272

Hendo · Hendo

Hi Any suggestions how I can secure my M/wave to its shelf. It's not a fixed position and I'm getting sick of carrying on the bed each trip, I would like to fix it to its shelf maybe using straps, ti-downs or other such devices. Any suggest would be appreciated. Ta Hendo

Fuzzball · Fuzzball

Has anybody else had trouble with CAMEC doors turning themselves inside out? Our door consistently goes inside the caravan, and it has triple point locking which doesn't work. The caravan is only just over one year old. We're going to attempt to get it fixed in Perth, but until then, I sleep with a ligh...

Cupie · Cupie

http://caravanandmotorhomebooks.com/articles-index/

oldtrack123 · oldtrack123

ACCC puts electricians and builders on notice that they must replace unsafe Infinity cables19 October 2015The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is urging electricians and builders to replace dangerous Infinity electrical cables that were installed in up to 40,000 homes and busi...

Kev Pearce · Kev Pearce

Hello again. Can anyone tell me if you can buy a 240 volt tyre pump at an "acceptable" price? I have a 12 volt inflator that works off the in-car power point, but the cord is too short to reach one caravan tyre while it is in the shed. Being a bit lazy, I hoped I may be able to get a 240 volt job to work o...

Michelle · Michelle

I was wondering if any of you have fitted a hot water shower unit to the outside of your van, we are going around the country next year in our pop top, this doesn't have a shower inside but have looked on line and you can buy units for $300.00 ish fitted outside you only have to have a portable pop up cover to st...

Ger08 · Ger08

Just wondering if anyone has used or knows much about Fyrlyt driving lights. They seem to get some good reviews and are well priced.

mjt57 · mjt57

You'd think that this would be an easy thing to research, but what I'm getting, so far, is that they go into the simplistic explanations, and none explain exactly how the brakes work. For example, I slow a bit, say, to drop to a lower speed limit with the touch of the brake. What do the electric brakes do? O...

greyhoundtom · greyhoundtom

I know it has been discussed before but in view of a certain RV organization that shall nameless, and their ambitions in regard to camping areas, and the requirements that more and more councils are likely to put in place for those camping within their domain to be completely self contained, I am once a...

scribbles · scribbles

Hi everyone,have a problem with my CD/RADIO,works fine on 12v but when I plug into 240v in caravan parks it stops working,I have a house battery with a BC-00-15A converter,any clues to the problem ?

Phil C · Phil C

Bloody hell, I followed advise from my computer guru son in law to load up windows 10 and now my touch screen is untouchable.... Any help I try within win10 sends me to far away places all unconcerned with touch screen issues, when I do get to a site that may have the answer, I have to perform major surgery o...

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	Further tyre pressures query (Preview) just yesterday I was talking to another traveller about tyre pressures. I was interested to hear that he runs 55 psi in a van that weighs 2.7t. I was advised at beaurepaires to run 40 psi (cold) on our 2.8t van. We have p225/75/15 that have a max tyre pressure of 41 psi stamped on them We seem to get a great ri...	Crackles	13	1472	10:43 AM Oct 22, 2015 by JackoFJR
	How to connect a 12v power invertor (Preview) I would like to get a power invertor so we can run a 240v kettle, toaster etc when we are on the road. I'm not sure how I would connect it to the batteries and any help would be great.. It's got two standard house batteries another huge green battery thing connected together but I have no idea how this all wo...	Jamie and Kerryn	24	4226	11:16 PM Oct 21, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Voltage Sensitive Relay (VSR) (Preview) Anyone using a VSR? eg Navra. Got a fridge in the boot of my ute running off a factory installed power outlet from the ute battery. Want to plug a 2nd battery in that outlet and run my fridge from the 2nd battery and recharge that battery when driving along or with solar. I am assuming the VSR will stop the ut...	Spydermann	7	3033	10:53 PM Oct 21, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Towing with a Ford Ranger PX series 11 (Preview) Hi,, when towing with my duel cab ute, do i turn the stability control off when using stabilizer bars on my van.. Tandem van weighs 2800.. Thanks	old ab	5	888	08:04 PM Oct 21, 2015 by old ab
	Plasma TV ? (Preview) We have an LG Plasma 3D smart TV I'm considering keeping it for use in the van subject to available space and suitability. Searching the user manual about power consumption it refers you to the back of the TV. "AC 100-240v 50/60hrz 3.2A" what is this telling you. I have looked at the 12v mode...	Gundog	14	1160	07:12 PM Oct 21, 2015 by Fuzzball
	New water pump (Preview) I wonder if anyone can shed some light on this problem.... I am fitting a new water pump into my van. The old one is still working but is very noisy. I have purchased a new pump that when tested outside of the van using a bucket of water does appear to run quieter once the initial priming has finished. Here i...	revemike	12	1264	02:58 PM Oct 21, 2015 by revemike
	EFOY methonal fuel cells (Preview) Hi Folks, Very new at this...my 1st post! Just in the process of buying a van and setting it up for touring and running most things on 12volt, just wondering if any one out there has had any experience with the EFOY Fuel cell system for recharging batteries. Many thanks for any info.	No Fixed Address	17	3665	08:38 AM Oct 21, 2015 by dorian
	Towing with a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (Preview) We are considering the Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited for our next car. Mainly down to price and towing capacity. It comes with 20" wheels. However, someone said that in order to get the towbar that's capable of 3,500kg towing we'd need to get the smaller 18" wheels (and its higher profile tyr...	mjt57	13	5616	10:55 PM Oct 20, 2015 by Aus-Kiwi
	Tyre pressures on unsealed roads (Preview) http://www.caravancampingsales.com.au/editorial/news/2015/off-road-tyre-pressure-warning-54272	rockylizard	16	2127	10:40 PM Oct 20, 2015 by Aus-Kiwi
	M/Wave Security (Preview) Hi Any suggestions how I can secure my M/wave to its shelf. It's not a fixed position and I'm getting sick of carrying on the bed each trip, I would like to fix it to its shelf maybe using straps, ti-downs or other such devices. Any suggest would be appreciated. Ta Hendo	Hendo	9	1146	10:08 PM Oct 20, 2015 by Aus-Kiwi
	CAMEC door turning inside out (Preview) Has anybody else had trouble with CAMEC doors turning themselves inside out? Our door consistently goes inside the caravan, and it has triple point locking which doesn't work. The caravan is only just over one year old. We're going to attempt to get it fixed in Perth, but until then, I sleep with a ligh...	Fuzzball	5	1170	05:26 PM Oct 20, 2015 by banjo
	Caravan Technical Information Source (Preview) http://caravanandmotorhomebooks.com/articles-index/	Cupie	4	938	11:39 AM Oct 20, 2015 by wws
	Urgent update recall INFINITY CABLES (Preview) ACCC puts electricians and builders on notice that they must replace unsafe Infinity cables19 October 2015The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is urging electricians and builders to replace dangerous Infinity electrical cables that were installed in up to 40,000 homes and busi...	oldtrack123	0	855	01:51 PM Oct 19, 2015 by oldtrack123
	240 volt tyre pump? (Preview) Hello again. Can anyone tell me if you can buy a 240 volt tyre pump at an "acceptable" price? I have a 12 volt inflator that works off the in-car power point, but the cord is too short to reach one caravan tyre while it is in the shed. Being a bit lazy, I hoped I may be able to get a 240 volt job to work o...	Kev Pearce	17	2220	10:45 AM Oct 19, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Hi all, Fitting Hot water shower unit to outside of van (Preview) I was wondering if any of you have fitted a hot water shower unit to the outside of your van, we are going around the country next year in our pop top, this doesn't have a shower inside but have looked on line and you can buy units for $300.00 ish fitted outside you only have to have a portable pop up cover to st...	Michelle	9	1260	12:43 PM Oct 18, 2015 by RED72
	Fyrlyt Driving Lights (Preview) Just wondering if anyone has used or knows much about Fyrlyt driving lights. They seem to get some good reviews and are well priced.	Ger08	1	1073	10:17 PM Oct 16, 2015 by Aus-Kiwi
	How Do Electric Brakes Work? (Preview) You'd think that this would be an easy thing to research, but what I'm getting, so far, is that they go into the simplistic explanations, and none explain exactly how the brakes work. For example, I slow a bit, say, to drop to a lower speed limit with the touch of the brake. What do the electric brakes do? O...	mjt57	12	1639	09:31 AM Oct 15, 2015 by wasn_me
	To fit a grey water tank ....... Or not? (Preview) I know it has been discussed before but in view of a certain RV organization that shall nameless, and their ambitions in regard to camping areas, and the requirements that more and more councils are likely to put in place for those camping within their domain to be completely self contained, I am once a...	greyhoundtom	24	2196	08:38 AM Oct 15, 2015 by dorian
	CARAVAN CD/RADIO (Preview) Hi everyone,have a problem with my CD/RADIO,works fine on 12v but when I plug into 240v in caravan parks it stops working,I have a house battery with a BC-00-15A converter,any clues to the problem ?	scribbles	9	1352	12:16 PM Oct 14, 2015 by madaboutled
	Windows 10 and touch screen (Preview) Bloody hell, I followed advise from my computer guru son in law to load up windows 10 and now my touch screen is untouchable.... Any help I try within win10 sends me to far away places all unconcerned with touch screen issues, when I do get to a site that may have the answer, I have to perform major surgery o...	Phil C	15	1935	11:11 AM Oct 14, 2015 by PeterD
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