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Big Gorilla · Big Gorilla

How do I post a large photo in the topic instead of the thumbnail ?

Cellery · Cellery

Hi, I am a Newbie to this site and need some help please! I have just brought a 4WD to tow my Caravan, the Toyota has an Anderson plug but the van does not. My old rig charged the vans battery through a normal 7 pin round plug but I would like to wire up the van with an Anderson plug. How do I go about this? I have l...

Sue - Steve Gazel · Sue - Steve Gazel

Hi All, we have just brought a new tv to put in our van and was wondering which antenna are people using and have the least problems with as far as getting reception and tuning. Not that we watch much but to catch up on news and daily events, mainly to not lose track of the real world while enjoying our wonder...

retiree · retiree

looking at buying newairconditioner for ourcoachtossing upwith a aircommand or a coleman replacing our8yr old electrolux also tossing up aboutputting a spilt system in butwilltake abit of messing around thought oncoleman or aircommand willbe appreciated cherylle and wayne

golivers travels · golivers travels

Hi all, after spending 6 weeks in the UK in a motorhome with central heating it has made us think seriously about putting heating in our van. Live in central Victoria. We often like to go away in winter, but not necessarily north as it is so busy. Most of the time we book into caravan parks because of heatin...

tcp99 · tcp99

Is Garmin the way to go. Anybody purchased one lately. Terry

retiree · retiree

thinking very serious about putting spilt system in our 11mt.motorhome we doknow this can be done as we we have seen on our travels in melbourne at present but unable tofind anyone interested in doing it for us they all seem to only wantto talk roof ones which are not big enough to cool our motorhome down...

Trotsky · Trotsky

I need to move some batteries around to make space for more. To do this I need to stack a couple of batteries to use vertical space that is wasted. These are sealed batteries and I was wondering if I could seperate them top from bottom by using a block of timber to ensure that there is no contact of teh termin...

grandadbarney · grandadbarney

I am going to buy a sattelite system for the vast system can anyone recomend any particular brand Grandad Malcolm

Boothie · Boothie

I have done searches and read all posts I could on recharging 12 volt batteries and running my fridge on gas whilst I have my van plugged into 10 amps. Set the scene, retiring later this year, bought a van before Christmas, went interstate over Christmas, wife and her family thing. For those fishos, I...

petengail · petengail

The other week I was towing the van along the old Armidale Road from Grafton NSW to Armidale. By the time we got to the top of the plateau the heat indicator was showing well up into the hot area although not in the red. My quetion is, should I be towing up very steep and long inclines in drive, 3rd or 2nd g...

magraret · magraret

how all for those of you who have one of how much diesel do you use a trip and whats your average fuel consumption towing 20 ft van

RosieW · RosieW

What do Grey Nomads recommend for the best TV antennas for coverage? We have a bus, and are tossing up between some of the commercial RV antennas or a digital regional (house) antenna on a pole. We have had a few people tell us that they were disappointed with the commercial RV antennas. Just after ot...

Curl · Curl

Hello all. Just recently purchased a 2012 Mitsubishi Triton to tow our Caravan. It looks like to me, that I will have to upgrade the rear leaf springs as they are too soft to handle the constant load(fridges, batteries, genny etc) of apprx 350kgs. I fitted some Ironman Loadplus springs, and they did as...

lilly31 · lilly31

Hello I am a bit confused ..can someone tell me difference between TELSTRA AND BIGPOND MOBILE BROADBANE .. I thought both were same but seen no so which is best for on road for on the road ...and also which is best WIFI or UBS stick

Mr Red · Mr Red

Hi guys, Hope every one had good christmas and have a good year,now my question with automatics do you tow in drive or lock in other gear some say in drive some say lock into gear,also on more modern cars have been told no need for transmission cooler????. The car in question is a ford 1 ton cab chassis au...

gerard gue · gerard gue

good morning we have a hiluxsr5 diesel with part time 4wd, it is possible to use low speed without engaging the 4wd ? cheers

Plendo · Plendo

There are now a number of good cheap data plans available on the Optus network through Amaysim,and these will work in most areas. BUT there are still areas where only Telstra is available, but recognise that you pay a premium for the Telstra (or bigpond) service. Now you can go totally prepaid and use A...

Sheba · Sheba

Has any-one ever used one of these ? Waeco MyFridge. 240/12 V. Cheers, Sheba.

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

I have completed a 28.5 hr test with insulation in place as recomended. If any one would like to follow up on the figures please PM me. JC.

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Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Posting Pictures (Preview) How do I post a large photo in the topic instead of the thumbnail ?	Big Gorilla	7	959	05:10 AM Jan 21, 2013 by justcruisin01
	Anderson Plug (Preview) Hi, I am a Newbie to this site and need some help please! I have just brought a 4WD to tow my Caravan, the Toyota has an Anderson plug but the van does not. My old rig charged the vans battery through a normal 7 pin round plug but I would like to wire up the van with an Anderson plug. How do I go about this? I have l...	Cellery	7	8021	09:45 PM Jan 20, 2013 by blaze
	Which antenna??? (Preview) Hi All, we have just brought a new tv to put in our van and was wondering which antenna are people using and have the least problems with as far as getting reception and tuning. Not that we watch much but to catch up on news and daily events, mainly to not lose track of the real world while enjoying our wonder...	Sue - Steve Gazel	5	983	10:31 AM Jan 20, 2013 by PeterD
	aircondioner thoughts (Preview) looking at buying newairconditioner for ourcoachtossing upwith a aircommand or a coleman replacing our8yr old electrolux also tossing up aboutputting a spilt system in butwilltake abit of messing around thought oncoleman or aircommand willbe appreciated cherylle and wayne	retiree	6	964	02:19 PM Jan 18, 2013 by ozjohn
	Gas central heating or diesal? (Preview) Hi all, after spending 6 weeks in the UK in a motorhome with central heating it has made us think seriously about putting heating in our van. Live in central Victoria. We often like to go away in winter, but not necessarily north as it is so busy. Most of the time we book into caravan parks because of heatin...	golivers travels	17	2749	01:55 AM Jan 18, 2013 by golivers travels
	Looking for a Sat Nav (Preview) Is Garmin the way to go. Anybody purchased one lately. Terry	tcp99	14	1112	01:18 AM Jan 18, 2013 by Albert
	looking for spilt system installer inmelbourne (Preview) thinking very serious about putting spilt system in our 11mt.motorhome we doknow this can be done as we we have seen on our travels in melbourne at present but unable tofind anyone interested in doing it for us they all seem to only wantto talk roof ones which are not big enough to cool our motorhome down...	retiree	1	533	08:32 PM Jan 17, 2013 by Roving-Dutchy
	Battery storage (Preview) I need to move some batteries around to make space for more. To do this I need to stack a couple of batteries to use vertical space that is wasted. These are sealed batteries and I was wondering if I could seperate them top from bottom by using a block of timber to ensure that there is no contact of teh termin...	Trotsky	4	1011	04:30 PM Jan 17, 2013 by Dougwe
	satellite tv (Preview) I am going to buy a sattelite system for the vast system can anyone recomend any particular brand Grandad Malcolm	grandadbarney	18	1870	01:01 PM Jan 16, 2013 by _wombat_
	15 amp outlets revisited (Preview) I have done searches and read all posts I could on recharging 12 volt batteries and running my fridge on gas whilst I have my van plugged into 10 amps. Set the scene, retiring later this year, bought a van before Christmas, went interstate over Christmas, wife and her family thing. For those fishos, I...	Boothie	20	1600	06:06 PM Jan 16, 2013 by Santa
	Turbo Diesel Rodeo Auto - Towing 1200 KG Van (loaded weight) up very steep mountains (Preview) The other week I was towing the van along the old Armidale Road from Grafton NSW to Armidale. By the time we got to the top of the plateau the heat indicator was showing well up into the hot area although not in the red. My quetion is, should I be towing up very steep and long inclines in drive, 3rd or 2nd g...	petengail	8	1262	12:17 AM Jan 10, 2013 by Ole_Grizzly
	fuel consumption on 2011 nissan narvara st duel cab 4x4 (Preview) how all for those of you who have one of how much diesel do you use a trip and whats your average fuel consumption towing 20 ft van	magraret	10	2463	07:41 AM Jan 9, 2013 by Justice
	TV aerial? (Preview) What do Grey Nomads recommend for the best TV antennas for coverage? We have a bus, and are tossing up between some of the commercial RV antennas or a digital regional (house) antenna on a pole. We have had a few people tell us that they were disappointed with the commercial RV antennas. Just after ot...	RosieW	6	1322	09:09 PM Jan 8, 2013 by valiant81
	Triton Springs (Preview) Hello all. Just recently purchased a 2012 Mitsubishi Triton to tow our Caravan. It looks like to me, that I will have to upgrade the rear leaf springs as they are too soft to handle the constant load(fridges, batteries, genny etc) of apprx 350kgs. I fitted some Ironman Loadplus springs, and they did as...	Curl	3	3460	08:50 PM Jan 7, 2013 by PeterD
	TELSTRA .....BIGPOND (Preview) Hello I am a bit confused ..can someone tell me difference between TELSTRA AND BIGPOND MOBILE BROADBANE .. I thought both were same but seen no so which is best for on road for on the road ...and also which is best WIFI or UBS stick	lilly31	11	6554	06:45 AM Jan 7, 2013 by neilnruth
	Towing With Automatics (Preview) Hi guys, Hope every one had good christmas and have a good year,now my question with automatics do you tow in drive or lock in other gear some say in drive some say lock into gear,also on more modern cars have been told no need for transmission cooler????. The car in question is a ford 1 ton cab chassis au...	Mr Red	11	1491	07:43 PM Jan 6, 2013 by snapper49
	4wd (Preview) good morning we have a hiluxsr5 diesel with part time 4wd, it is possible to use low speed without engaging the 4wd ? cheers	gerard gue	5	1072	09:58 AM Jan 5, 2013 by Quietguy
	Phone/Data Best of both worlds. (Preview) There are now a number of good cheap data plans available on the Optus network through Amaysim,and these will work in most areas. BUT there are still areas where only Telstra is available, but recognise that you pay a premium for the Telstra (or bigpond) service. Now you can go totally prepaid and use A...	Plendo	10	1078	09:16 AM Jan 5, 2013 by Quietguy
	Mini-Fridge. (Preview) Has any-one ever used one of these ? Waeco MyFridge. 240/12 V. Cheers, Sheba.	Sheba	15	1371	07:24 AM Jan 5, 2013 by Sheba
	SOME TEST RESULTS ARE IN ON THE FRIDGE INSULATION. (Preview) I have completed a 28.5 hr test with insulation in place as recomended. If any one would like to follow up on the figures please PM me. JC.	justcruisin01	15	1631	01:47 AM Jan 5, 2013 by justcruisin01
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