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Electronic Stability Control
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Morning Nomads, My wife and I are starting our caravan journey with retirement, and only newbies to the forum. I have many, many questions as I want to do things right the first time. We are looking at either a 21' or 23' Traveller caravan with the creature comforts the my beloved (ok Im getting older so...
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AndynAL
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Shower base repairs
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I have 3 cracks raidiating out from the drain in the base. Does anyone know where to purchase a product to seal over the floor?
Neil
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woolman
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Fibre Glass crazing on a 2009 Jayco Sterling just noticed does anyone know if Jayco will fix. If not how do you fix it.
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i have a 2009 Jayco Sterling that has crazing in the Fibre Glass walls. Does anyone know if Jayco will fix it even though if it out of warranty. If not how do you fix it. It's a 22 footer so it would be a big job. I brought it new expecting it to be my last van as I'm in my late sixties and I thought they were strong a...
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WilliamChurchill1
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generators
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Hi Folks, once again I would love to hear from people with experience as opposed to a sales person this time on the subject of a generator. The van we have ordered is a New Age 19ft, we are planning a substantial solar set up for free camping, but we are looking at a generator to run if needed the Air con or...
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No Fixed Address
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Colorado Battery
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just wondering if any Colorado (twin cab) owners have replaced their battery with a more standard sized battery. Ours (2.5 yrs old) has just died and the RACQ services have had to send to Brisbane for a replacement (we are near Surat) as its not a battery they or any one-else from Roma to Toowoomba carry...
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villatranquilla
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battery/inverter
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http://www.batteriesdirect.com.au/shop/product/23886/V-LFP-12-200.html?ut...
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stoney123
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Torflex Suspension.
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We are in the process of specing a new caravan.The manufacturer says this is the way to go for on road.My question is the van will be 25'ft,weighing approx.3300kg gross,has any body actually used this suspension,first hand.If so could you please throw a bit of direction to me as to whether we are headi...
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Isuzu Dmax
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We are looking at changing our Nissan Patrol wagon for an Isuzu D-Max duel-cab. Has anyone got one and has anyone heard of any issues with them?
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gollymolly
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Suburban hot water system
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hi all This little problem is driving me nuts. 3 year old caravan we live in 24/7. Hot water heats up on gas and electricity to proper temp, tested by relief valve. By the time it gets to the outlets, it's luke warm. This happens on both mains water and caravan tanks. The taps are running for a while and...
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Phil C
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breakaway noise
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When parked up for about a month and hooked up to power my breakaway unit starts to make a loud humming noise. Stops if I turn the power off. It is not the unit's battery - put a new one in last time it happened. Charge van batteries with solar when not on power. Unit always has an orange light on - says fully c...
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spida
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Alko ESC brake system.
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The last trip in the van, the other half saying she felt car sick. I blamed the road surface for causing the pitching of the van, but maybe the pitching is caused by the ESC coming on because of the road surface. I am talking about bituminised highway, but with tree roots and other causes causing undul...
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iana
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Companion Fridge Freezers Opinions Please
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Can anyone enlighten me on the quality of the Companion. BCF have a sale $400 off all Companion at the moment. Wondering what they are like. Have googled and read a few reviews but looking for personal experiences now.
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Happywanderer
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CTEK charger
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Hi Recently I fitted new 3x 120A AGM batteries to our van and we have a CTEK 25000 charger , it all looked ok at the time I left the 240v hooked up to the van in storage approx 3 weeks ago , I checked it all last week and all ok . Today I went to check something in the van and the 12v was nearly extinct , the lights b...
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mezza56
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2008 York Slide-On camper
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Good Afternoon Happy Travellers, I am wanting to pick the brains of any Nomad who has first hand knowledge of the 2008 York Slide-On camper. Please favour me with your esteemed knowledge. regards Nobby
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Nobby Simpson
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LED awning strip lighting
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hi all, looking for tips on fitting LED awning lighting, where to buy, roughly how much, that sort of thing cheers
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TeamBernian
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Dometic Fridge Problems.
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We've had our van 4 years from new. Our 90lt Dometic fridge was working well up until 1 year ago. It still works well on 12v when traveling & 240v in CP's but on gas it struggles if the temperature gets near 25 degrees. We have a proper temperature gauge & the fridge compartment doesn't get cold en...
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bt50 3.2
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Has any body bought a bt50 3.2 manual.I am thinking about a 2012 single cab ute. I have a courier, but would like more power. Your thoughts , please. Thanks, Bill
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Iveco 45C17 front suspension on Sunliner Pinto
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Is the front suspension supposed to be resting on the lower rubber?
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Question about vents.
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On our van we have vents in each skylight, on the fridge, and top and bottom of the door, and of course the fan above the stove. Each of these has the notice " do not obstrauct vent when gas appliances are in use" repeat " are in use", We have a 12v only fridge, and only have a gas stove. If the notices are taken l...
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iana
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Toyota Prado tow bar,s
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The towbar I am talking about is the genuine cast steel one genuine toyota, I have seen a picture of one of these broken in half,I have just completed a 14.000 km trip with one of these tow bars towing a two tonne plus caravan and had no problems at all,I was a bit sus before I left ,but I feel if you have your va...
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