Techies' Corner

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.

Dolly · Dolly

Hi all, I am looking for some tips on the best way to set up a sound system with Bluetooth conection for audio and TV. I have a CD player with radio that runs to speakers on opposite sid of van - a digital tv with satellite that uses a seperate amp for audio. Its just a bit messy and I need to simplify it somehow D...

musketeer · musketeer

hi we bought our 2 new agm fullriver batteries which are fully charged ,we have changed the charger over to gel and we have adjusted the steca controller to gel as well but the regulator is saying that the batteries are on low voltage ,any ideas as we know the batteries are fully charged.

ozannie · ozannie

Greetings one and all and a happy new year to you. As a single, ex blonde (yet somewhat switched on, cluey) first time vanning "chick" I have a question, to which I think I know the answer but will ask anyway (I have been known to be wrong occasionally). When I go bush, do I just leave the normal e...

elliemike · elliemike

Any advice on on these. For tuning my aerial to the best direction for a signal. I've always just looked around the campsite to see where everyone else's aerial is trained, and wondered about a signal finder. I have a Sat Dish as well and already have two Sattelite Finder gizmos. Now I have not tried usi...

Nomad246 · Nomad246

Having just taken delivery of our new Jayco with Nitrogen filled tyres we wonder how other owners have found this in use. Apart from the obvisious cost and availability issues has anyone got any comments? Thanks

patrolst · patrolst

How many Nomads check there Safety Switches in their Caravans on a regular bases? Also do you check the Safety switch. (RCD, LCD) at the caravan Park prior to connecting your power lead?

briche · briche

There has been a change to the VAST down frequency. For the full details see this post on the general forum. Could not be bothered doing it again Brian

Kiwi-as · Kiwi-as

Hi all, just bought a new 4.4kva generator on Ebay for $560. Will pick it up when we resume our trip this weekend. Will run the aircon and washing machine, plus charge batteries in the wet.

Nomad246 · Nomad246

I received a 20m Click brand 15A extension lead from an old uncle at the weekend. Age of lead is unknown, but being a Click brand wouldn't be that old. The lead was pristine in appearance and had no visual flaws. However when I tested it (as per the AS/NZ standards) it was borderline fail for insulation re...

milo · milo

Dad and I are doing a fly drive trip to New Zealand next year for a month.. What's over there in the way of wifi? I'm not sure if ill take my laptop or just my ipad 3 yet I'm thinking of leaving my iPhone home so I don't have bill shock when we get back!! My ipad does have Telstra 3G and wifi..don't know if Te...

musketeer · musketeer

we have 3 solar panels of 250 watts which runs our compressor fridge and we think the batteries have gone south,we have by accident left the portable solar connected to the anderson plug overnight which we have always been told is a no no, is this right ? can it drag the power back out of the batteries at ni...

Cruising Cruze · Cruising Cruze

How do you remove the 3 way fridge in a Viscount caravan do you only have to remove the screws in the front surround panel or do you have to do more, is there maybe a website that shows you how to do it any help would be fantastic John

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	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	1367	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	3577	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	6649	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	1540	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	1136	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	1130	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	1419	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	1681	01:47 AM Jan 5, 2013 by justcruisin01
	Audio / Visual set ups (Preview) Hi all, I am looking for some tips on the best way to set up a sound system with Bluetooth conection for audio and TV. I have a CD player with radio that runs to speakers on opposite sid of van - a digital tv with satellite that uses a seperate amp for audio. Its just a bit messy and I need to simplify it somehow D...	Dolly	0	806	01:03 AM Jan 3, 2013 by Dolly
	new agm batteries (Preview) hi we bought our 2 new agm fullriver batteries which are fully charged ,we have changed the charger over to gel and we have adjusted the steca controller to gel as well but the regulator is saying that the batteries are on low voltage ,any ideas as we know the batteries are fully charged.	musketeer	23	2141	07:45 PM Jan 1, 2013 by Peter_n_Margaret
	Battery power (Preview) Greetings one and all and a happy new year to you. As a single, ex blonde (yet somewhat switched on, cluey) first time vanning "chick" I have a question, to which I think I know the answer but will ask anyway (I have been known to be wrong occasionally). When I go bush, do I just leave the normal e...	ozannie	5	1263	12:23 AM Jan 2, 2013 by aussietraveller
	Digital Aerial Signal Finder (Preview) Any advice on on these. For tuning my aerial to the best direction for a signal. I've always just looked around the campsite to see where everyone else's aerial is trained, and wondered about a signal finder. I have a Sat Dish as well and already have two Sattelite Finder gizmos. Now I have not tried usi...	elliemike	10	1358	09:41 PM Dec 30, 2012 by elliemike
	Nitrogen Filled Tyres ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Having just taken delivery of our new Jayco with Nitrogen filled tyres we wonder how other owners have found this in use. Apart from the obvisious cost and availability issues has anyone got any comments? Thanks	Nomad246	31	9985	08:36 AM Dec 30, 2012 by Shogun
	Safety Switches (Preview) How many Nomads check there Safety Switches in their Caravans on a regular bases? Also do you check the Safety switch. (RCD, LCD) at the caravan Park prior to connecting your power lead?	patrolst	8	1185	07:10 AM Dec 30, 2012 by Cupie
	Change to VAST down frequency (Preview) There has been a change to the VAST down frequency. For the full details see this post on the general forum. Could not be bothered doing it again Brian	briche	2	881	01:45 AM Dec 30, 2012 by Hydeeeho
	Generator (Preview) Hi all, just bought a new 4.4kva generator on Ebay for $560. Will pick it up when we resume our trip this weekend. Will run the aircon and washing machine, plus charge batteries in the wet.	Kiwi-as	14	3817	05:44 PM Dec 29, 2012 by colin58
	Untested 15A Extension Leads ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I received a 20m Click brand 15A extension lead from an old uncle at the weekend. Age of lead is unknown, but being a Click brand wouldn't be that old. The lead was pristine in appearance and had no visual flaws. However when I tested it (as per the AS/NZ standards) it was borderline fail for insulation re...	Nomad246	33	4404	05:46 PM Dec 28, 2012 by jimricho
	Internet in NZ (Preview) Dad and I are doing a fly drive trip to New Zealand next year for a month.. What's over there in the way of wifi? I'm not sure if ill take my laptop or just my ipad 3 yet I'm thinking of leaving my iPhone home so I don't have bill shock when we get back!! My ipad does have Telstra 3G and wifi..don't know if Te...	milo	12	1339	12:36 PM Dec 28, 2012 by buffy61
	batteries (Preview) we have 3 solar panels of 250 watts which runs our compressor fridge and we think the batteries have gone south,we have by accident left the portable solar connected to the anderson plug overnight which we have always been told is a no no, is this right ? can it drag the power back out of the batteries at ni...	musketeer	10	1701	03:21 AM Dec 27, 2012 by Bucko
	3 way fridge (Preview) How do you remove the 3 way fridge in a Viscount caravan do you only have to remove the screws in the front surround panel or do you have to do more, is there maybe a website that shows you how to do it any help would be fantastic John	Cruising Cruze	7	1448	11:52 PM Dec 24, 2012 by Cruising Cruze
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