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windy · windy

On the road again after a spell, want to know what is the best way to go for internet connection on the move over all of OZ,, thinking what brand of sat phone connection and costs, for 2 laptop, 2 phones 1 ipad Mike and Fran

Gavinwr27 · Gavinwr27

We have a new Fortitude caravan (made by Safari), with led tail lights. When I am stopped and I apply the brakes the stop lights on the caravan remain steadily lit. However when I am moving and I apply the brakes the stop lights flash On and off at a steady rate (similar to indicators). Can anyone tell me wh...

R and B · R and B

Hi All, I have a Jayco 16 footer, at present the gray water outlet has two pipes exiting the van. I have to push two clear plastic pipes onto the outlet and then conect it to the black discharge line all of this is a pain in the but. Can any body tell me if there is a better system. I have been thinking of using r...

ironhore · ironhore

Has anyone got an evakool 12v 210lt caravan fridge and are they any good looking at changing our domestic 3 way we have 650 watt solar and 400ah battery cheers for any help mick

BARME1 · BARME1

The finace dept and my good self arre setting up to do the big trek 2014 Mazda bt50 van supreme executive 2015 need some advice on the best or views on anti sway nd weight distribution

brandydod · brandydod

Has any one had a Denso roof top A/C fitted to their van. If so are they any quieter than the Dometic, Ibis and others. Would love to get something a little les noisy. Phil

Lancelot Link · Lancelot Link

Looking for a hand held UHF for use on the road, mounted unit is not an option. The unit has to be user friendly. Any suggestions would be helpful! -- Edited by Lancelot Link on Monday 31st of October 2016 01:44:24 AM

Ascot · Ascot

Has anyone had any experience with this coupling [3.5t Automatic McHitch Coupling ].We are considering converting from ball coupling.Would therefore be very appreciative of any comments fellow forum members might have.Our van has a ball weight of approximately 320kg. Gross being 3250kg.Shou...

The Belmont Bear · The Belmont Bear

I am currently in the process of setting up the monitor for the new van's rear camera. The auto electrician has told me that the cable will protrude from the driver side windscreen pillar so that the monitor can be connected and mounted by suction cap to the windscreen. This seems to me that it is going t...

valiant81 · valiant81

Hi every one; Grey water tanks, the wife and my self have been talking ( this alone can get me into trouble ) and it's time to clean the water tanks. Our caravan has two tanks and both will need doing. Have heard that bleach or bi carb soda and even vinigar can be used but the last time we...

Dave Jezza · Dave Jezza

Hi all Neatly mounted in my recently purchased van is a socket combination with one cig type and two usb slots. Went to use the cig socket for the dust buster and no power. When I traced the wiring I saw it was disconnected from the battery. After thinking I'd simply re-connect it I had one of those "light...

Ron-D · Ron-D

pulled into a service service centre today like most of us with vans the best place is the truckies section, there was a guy just finishing putting fuel in his diesil it was that add blue stuff, I had to tell him that from what I have heard You can't run that stuff through your engine and not to drive the thin...

The Belmont Bear · The Belmont Bear

Can anyone recommend a good set of towing mirrors, I have a Pajero Sport with external mirrors that automatically fold in whenever the doors are locked and I don't want them to hit on the car ? I heard somewhere that Mitsubishi maybe able to disable the auto function so that the mirrors will only fold in m...

gray · gray

Production of this model has been discontinued. Has anyone found a compatible alternative for bathroom and cassette spaces without major renovations? Thanks

Tailor · Tailor

Hi, I've been trying to find out some information on the Amps drawn by using this fridge on 12Volt. I understand it depends upon a number of factors such as temp of fridge and freezer compartments, but I can't even get a starting point. All I can find is an general average of about 13 A/H in the day, and abo...

vik351 · vik351

Hi folks... Can ya point me in the right direction in the best motorhome fight thanks... LOL Big topic I can imagine, was thinking along the lines of a low roof for two and a bed ya dont have to make up every day. vik...

mezza56 · mezza56

Hi all , with out appearing like a dum dum I'm curious about where the best position to place a jack on the van to change a wheel. We've had the van 5 years and touch wood have never had a flat. We haven't retired yet but , we have travelled in it to top of Qld twice and to Vic a couple of times plus NSW coast and w...

jancol · jancol

Hi all, We are leaving on the big lap February 2017 and need to change from Optus to Telstra as we have been told they have the best coverage. We would welcome any advice on communications and internet setups .

oldgrey52 · oldgrey52

The alternator on my old Chamberlain 354 originally had an external regulator. After a recent flat battery on the old girl, I discovered a later model alternator (Bosch I think) with a regulator (Ingram) attached to the back. I checked the alternator output while it was running, no charge the re...

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

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	satellite internet connection on the move (Preview) On the road again after a spell, want to know what is the best way to go for internet connection on the move over all of OZ,, thinking what brand of sat phone connection and costs, for 2 laptop, 2 phones 1 ipad Mike and Fran	windy	8	1440	07:42 PM Nov 20, 2016 by Ziggy99
	Flashing stop lights (Preview) We have a new Fortitude caravan (made by Safari), with led tail lights. When I am stopped and I apply the brakes the stop lights on the caravan remain steadily lit. However when I am moving and I apply the brakes the stop lights flash On and off at a steady rate (similar to indicators). Can anyone tell me wh...	Gavinwr27	8	2882	02:03 PM Nov 20, 2016 by Phil C
	Jayco Gray Water outlet (Preview) Hi All, I have a Jayco 16 footer, at present the gray water outlet has two pipes exiting the van. I have to push two clear plastic pipes onto the outlet and then conect it to the black discharge line all of this is a pain in the but. Can any body tell me if there is a better system. I have been thinking of using r...	R and B	17	8072	11:52 AM Nov 20, 2016 by Phil C
	12v fridge (Preview) Has anyone got an evakool 12v 210lt caravan fridge and are they any good looking at changing our domestic 3 way we have 650 watt solar and 400ah battery cheers for any help mick	ironhore	10	1430	07:50 PM Nov 19, 2016 by mr glassies
	WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION HITCHES (Preview) The finace dept and my good self arre setting up to do the big trek 2014 Mazda bt50 van supreme executive 2015 need some advice on the best or views on anti sway nd weight distribution	BARME1	11	3374	04:42 PM Nov 19, 2016 by meetoo
	Roof top A/C (Preview) Has any one had a Denso roof top A/C fitted to their van. If so are they any quieter than the Dometic, Ibis and others. Would love to get something a little les noisy. Phil	brandydod	3	767	04:13 PM Nov 19, 2016 by macka17
	Best hand held UHF for on the road, and I searched posts! (Preview) Looking for a hand held UHF for use on the road, mounted unit is not an option. The unit has to be user friendly. Any suggestions would be helpful! -- Edited by Lancelot Link on Monday 31st of October 2016 01:44:24 AM	Lancelot Link	18	1827	08:49 PM Nov 18, 2016 by Bryan
	Mc Hitch Automatic Coupling 3.5t. (Preview) Has anyone had any experience with this coupling [3.5t Automatic McHitch Coupling ].We are considering converting from ball coupling.Would therefore be very appreciative of any comments fellow forum members might have.Our van has a ball weight of approximately 320kg. Gross being 3250kg.Shou...	Ascot	23	16459	07:12 PM Nov 18, 2016 by BARME1
	Caravan Camera (Preview) I am currently in the process of setting up the monitor for the new van's rear camera. The auto electrician has told me that the cable will protrude from the driver side windscreen pillar so that the monitor can be connected and mounted by suction cap to the windscreen. This seems to me that it is going t...	The Belmont Bear	9	1881	06:13 PM Nov 16, 2016 by The Belmont Bear
	Time to clean the water tanks!!!! (Preview) Hi every one; Grey water tanks, the wife and my self have been talking ( this alone can get me into trouble ) and it's time to clean the water tanks. Our caravan has two tanks and both will need doing. Have heard that bleach or bi carb soda and even vinigar can be used but the last time we...	valiant81	16	7129	09:32 AM Nov 15, 2016 by Santa
	USB and Cig sockets (Preview) Hi all Neatly mounted in my recently purchased van is a socket combination with one cig type and two usb slots. Went to use the cig socket for the dust buster and no power. When I traced the wiring I saw it was disconnected from the battery. After thinking I'd simply re-connect it I had one of those "light...	Dave Jezza	14	2021	04:09 PM Nov 13, 2016 by Jaahn
	Got the blues (Preview) pulled into a service service centre today like most of us with vans the best place is the truckies section, there was a guy just finishing putting fuel in his diesil it was that add blue stuff, I had to tell him that from what I have heard You can't run that stuff through your engine and not to drive the thin...	Ron-D	11	1712	11:32 AM Nov 12, 2016 by T1 Terry
	Towing Mirrors (Preview) Can anyone recommend a good set of towing mirrors, I have a Pajero Sport with external mirrors that automatically fold in whenever the doors are locked and I don't want them to hit on the car ? I heard somewhere that Mitsubishi maybe able to disable the auto function so that the mirrors will only fold in m...	The Belmont Bear	16	5332	08:53 PM Nov 11, 2016 by Hylife
	Domestic vacuum flush toilet VT2500 (Preview) Production of this model has been discontinued. Has anyone found a compatible alternative for bathroom and cassette spaces without major renovations? Thanks	gray	6	1280	09:42 PM Nov 9, 2016 by gray
	Thetford 3 way 185L fridge power consumption (Preview) Hi, I've been trying to find out some information on the Amps drawn by using this fridge on 12Volt. I understand it depends upon a number of factors such as temp of fridge and freezer compartments, but I can't even get a starting point. All I can find is an general average of about 13 A/H in the day, and abo...	Tailor	18	15045	03:12 PM Nov 9, 2016 by PeterD
	advise on motorhomes ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Hi folks... Can ya point me in the right direction in the best motorhome fight thanks... LOL Big topic I can imagine, was thinking along the lines of a low roof for two and a bed ya dont have to make up every day. vik...	vik351	92	6170	11:46 AM Nov 7, 2016 by vik351
	changing a tyre (Preview) Hi all , with out appearing like a dum dum I'm curious about where the best position to place a jack on the van to change a wheel. We've had the van 5 years and touch wood have never had a flat. We haven't retired yet but , we have travelled in it to top of Qld twice and to Vic a couple of times plus NSW coast and w...	mezza56	14	2434	09:28 PM Nov 6, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	Internet and phone package when traveling (Preview) Hi all, We are leaving on the big lap February 2017 and need to change from Optus to Telstra as we have been told they have the best coverage. We would welcome any advice on communications and internet setups .	jancol	10	1193	02:35 PM Nov 6, 2016 by oldbloke
	Wiring alternator excitation circuit (Preview) The alternator on my old Chamberlain 354 originally had an external regulator. After a recent flat battery on the old girl, I discovered a later model alternator (Bosch I think) with a regulator (Ingram) attached to the back. I checked the alternator output while it was running, no charge the re...	oldgrey52	15	2354	02:10 PM Nov 5, 2016 by oldgrey52
	Also interesting... (Preview) http://newatlas.com/grappler-police-bumper-pursuit/46285/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=36defd7d31-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-36defd7d31-92462077	aussie_paul	0	1118	02:04 PM Nov 5, 2016 by aussie_paul
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