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fridge / freezer protectors
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We run 2 engels ( 1 as freezer, other fridge ) both within those insulated travel bags.....great......NO, the other day i needed to pull the freezer one out of the vehicle, all good, once out i removed "the bag". the freezer was swimming in wet condensation on all sides, the water was trapped between th...
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jab160
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Low Tec tv aerials
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Bought a new van 3 years ago modern wind up aerial ,works very well most areas ,but no vertical signals unless I can climb up on the roof remove a bolt and turn it up ,my travelling buddy has the modern winguard on his new van and its no better then mine,my brother in law has an old pop top and a happy wanderer T...
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Ron-D
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Tire Balancing
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Should the tires/wheels on my duel axle be balance?
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not so grey nomads
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Potential to cause caraavan fire
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Hi Caravaners, just thought I would share this I had to take our oven out off the caravan to change out a thermocouple that wasn't working when the oven was removed I found the plastic edging had been burnt due to the heat off one off the gas rings looks to me like a design fault by Coromal to have fitted th...
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Pajero Fish Tails
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Hi all, any ideas on what is happening when i hook my van to my Pajero 2012 model GXL, on a straight highway it sometimes tends to feel like a fishtail as if the van is steering the car, I can feel the movement through my back and seat, first i thought it was the grooves in the road made by trucks [Bruce H/Way, S...
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A Peculiar Fridge Problem
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I would appreciate any suggestions on the possible cause of a peculiar problem with the fridge in our camper. It's a two way 12vDC/240vAC Waeco CR110. When plugged in to 240vAC it works a treat, drops the freezer temperature from 25 to -10 degrees in one hour. Running on 12vDC off the auxiliary batter...
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Itchyfeet Pete
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Wi Fi for van
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We have a small tv in van and have a USB Chromecast. Have Netflix on iPhone how do we cast across to tv? Do we need a rv wifi?
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Olivegirl56
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Tow Ball weight scales.
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Last year brought the Pro series tow ball weight scales, haven't used them yet, but I noticed that my max tow bar ball weight is 350kg, the max weight marked on the scales is 350kg. But has anyone questioned the accuracy of these, and how would one go about testing it to see how accurate it is. Its basicly j...
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iana
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Need to purchase an Inverter.
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Looking at purchasing an Inverter. The items that will be powered from it are: A 150w coffee grinder, a battery charger for a Dyson portable vacuum cleaner, a battery charger for an Olympus Stylus camera (both lithium), and a Surface Pro Computer. Will a modified sine wave do, or should I go for a pure s...
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iana
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Car Covers
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Whilst boiling away in the summer sun I was thinking about investing in a car cover for the tug. I have been told that all I need to do is cover the windows as the paint is treated to withstand UV. I was also informed that some covers let in UV in. Also I was told that after the covers get a bit dirty they cause m...
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DMaxer
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Android phone GPS to Apple Ipad
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Hi All, I have an Apple Ipad wifi only tablet and a Motorola Android phone with built in GPS. I was led to believe I could get the phone to connect to the I pad via WiFi or Bluetooth. This should in theory show my location on Hema 4x4 maps and or topo maps. Unfortunately I havent had any success with any serve...
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clean-machine
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sentry lithium batteries
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Has anyone had any experience with these batteries
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terriwa
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water tanks
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good morning and happy new year all just a quick one i have 2 water tanks on the van if i plug the van into mains water do i use the water in the water tanks ? does the mains just keep filling the water tanks ? or does the mains just go through to the taps ? should the water pump, pump when conected to mains preas...
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trouto
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Gas hot water systems.
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(someone let me know it I am asking to many questions) As I have mentioned I am a new caravan owner. I tried the hot water system in the new van for the first time yesterday, the external cover/vent gets extremely hot, you wouldn't think about touching it and the heat that hits the side of the van above the v...
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not so grey nomads
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Caravan average height
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Hi all, Looking at finally updating my 1992 Roadstar Poptop with a full van but I'm not sure of the average height of a 17 / 18' van. The entrance to my garage is just on 2.580 mtrs. I understand that newer vans are much higher than this but I'm looking at older second hand vans as I'm now a solo traveller and d...
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Hendo
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mazda gearbox
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hello every one , has any one had a good reception from mazda regarding gearboxs thanks H.B.
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harry Butler
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Road clearance
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i have a Jayco Starcraft which I am travelling Aus. In and am having trouble crossing gutters and culverts in country areas would there be a problem if I under slung the axle ,it would give me approx. 80mm extra height and would stop damage to the rear legs and plumbing on the van.any advice would be appre...
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Air conditioner in Jayco motorhome
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I wonder if anyone can help us. The rooftop air conditioner in our 2014 Jayco Conquest doesn't fire up anymore. We have owned this vehicle for just over 12 months, and it worked OK for the first 6 months or so, but now not a whisper, either using the remote control (batteries OK) or the buttons on the unit i...
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Snowy River SR-19 caravan Houghton Belaire T3500 air conditioner and Honda EU20i generator
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I did some tests this morning with the AC in my new caravan and my Honda EU20i generator, the generator won :) With the AC switched off: van draw was 325W which I assume was the three-way fridge/freezer and the battery charger. With the AC in "Fan only" mode and the fan at maximum speed the draw was 417W - th...
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Mike Harding
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Engel as freezer
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Was hoping to find out from this learned forum if a 240 watt solar panel and 130 ah battery will be able to supply a45lt engel as a stand alone freezer without having to use mains power or genie ??? Thanks in advance mick (we are about to start our big lap on Thursday )
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