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Hi everyone, I guess this follows Valiant's post above regarding installing a battery in a caravan. What is the preferred method of venting a battery enclosure? In the case of my son's Jayco Eagle camper, the battery box is vented into the main thoroughfare (inside the van). A lithium LifeP04 lives i...

My husband and I were dressed and ready to go out for a lovely evening of dinner and theater.Having been burgled in the past, we turned on a 'night light' and the answering machine, then put the cat in the backyard.When our cab arrived, we walked out our front door and our rather tubby cat scooted between...

I've got a 240ah lithium battery in my camper trailer, I'm thinking of putting in another 240ah battery and upgrading the solar array from 250 watts to 600 watts. Or purchasing a generator/ inverter (around the $500 to$1000 mark). the generator will be the cheaper option, but my concern is the noise....

I have around 27 tyres on various vehicles and RVs (including spares) at home, when a tyre/s need replacement I take them off at home, drop them in to be replaced and later pick them up. Have a Heavy duty Trolly jack and medium unit so can do a side (2 wheels) at a time if needed.Years ago was given a ½ inch Ra...

Finally got around to getting my Dad's record player up & running well over a decade. I actually have some other Marantz components of my own choosing including a KI Pearl Lite amp & Van den Hul cables which I ripped out of my long dead Peugeot 504 with endless personal upgrades, including air s...

None of us have been everywhere in Australia but if all us grey nomads combined our photo's the result would probably cover most of it. This is the spot to try and stump each other as to where a particular scenic photo has been taken. Please include something in the photos submitted that will be an obviou...

Does anyone know if the road between Bouretown Qld to Boorolooba NT is passable with an Avida Birdsville towing a Jimny?

On another forum, back in 2014, I started a topic called Word association. As of today, it has had 49,325 responses and 356,704 views. Maybe this will be of interest to some and may prompt them to at least post something. Let's see. Your response can be directly related or anything at all. How it works. I...

Just wondering what insurance company people are using for their caravan insurance. Our fridge boards blew in a storm and we were told by our insurance company that they are not covered. Any recommendations for reliable affordable insurance please.

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I just joined "Pick This Place" Forum recently and it occurred to me maybe we should start another guessing game and call it "Who is This". We could post photos of famous people and you have to guess who they are. If we can get enough starters I will e-mail the Webmaster with a req...

A guy rocks up to the town hall to interview for a desk job. The hiring manager starts ticking boxes.Any allergies we should know about? Yeah, the bloke says, coffee.The manager raises an eyebrow. Ever worked in public service before? Sort of. I did a few years in the army. Two tours overseas.Excellen...

Hello! Im brand new to all this tech stuff and Im about to embark on a life on the road full time, until I choose to settle somewhere in Australia permanently. So please excuse my ignorance when I ask this question: using an Anderson Plug on the side of my motorhome can I top up the charge on my batteries usi...

Weve all had trouble with our pets but I dont think anyone can top this one.I hate calling in sick to work. Even when I have a perfectly good reason, I always feel like my boss assumes Im lying.Well, recently I did have a real reasonbut it was so humiliating, I lied anyway. I told them Id injured my head, and...