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Tow ball weight, legal - insurance
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Hi, just searched tow ball weight in old forums. It has been asked if you loaded your van heavier than the vans compliance tow ball weight but about 10% of gross weight but less than the tugs weight would it be legal ? One reply said yes . My question is, is this right ? I've been told if your van is over wei...
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Vans wiyh slide outs
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In my search for the ultimate life on the road van, I have decided 5th wheelers deprive me of somewhere to put a tinny. So a search on the net today I found a 27' American made van with slide outsSlide outs how dust proof/water proof are they.27' is it too longIt has AU compliance I'm considering making th...
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Gundog
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GPS location on Hema Maps using an IPAD
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Hi all, appreciate your advice. I am considering purchasing the Hema Maps to use offline on an IPad. ( Ipad Air with Wi-Fi & Cellular). I have been told that the IPad GPS uses mobile phone towers to locate your position. Therefore, the Ipad GPS cannot be used in remote locations. Does anyone have a...
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peter1
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Cleaning fly mesh on roof vents
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Our van has the 2 x 4 seasons vents and two wind-up vents each with fly mesh under them. Given how far into the centre of the roof they are - particularly the 4 seasons ones, how do you clean off the red dust, leaves, bugs and other rubbish off them
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Bruce and Bev
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Television Reception in caravans
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Our TV reception in our van is just hopeless... in bad weather, rainy or windy or both, no reception at all and in poor reception areas picture keeps breaking up all the time. Any ideas please about the best aerials or satellite dishes to install. We are pretty "green " about all of this stuff...
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Margi
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12 Volt Fans
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Due to the high temperatures we are currently experiencing in SA I want to get a suitable 12 volt fan to use when free camping. I would be grateful for advice on models that really are efficient. I have looked at the oscillating type which can be fixed to either the wall or ceiling however they need to be wi...
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Tug wiring for van fridge
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I am rewiring the tug. (not happy with the way it was set up originally). I am running a separate wire from the start battery to an andersen plug for the van fridge. Would there be any problems with running this wire through a redarc V.S.R. (I have a spare one) to eliminate possibility of a flat start batte...
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wasn_me
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Installing a diesel heater
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We live in Logan City virtually a suburb of Brisbane in Queensland.Just wondering if anyone living in this region has had a diesel heater installed.I would like to make contact with you for further discussions.P.M. me if you wish and I will give you my details. or the.rodgersplace@gmail.comThank...
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JayDee
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smart phones - not so smart
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Never had so much trouble in my life!!! ARRRR Am I the only one. I have just got my first smart phone, and it started to drive me crazy. Trying to work it all out seemed like an impossibility. So I figured I would stick to working out just the main bits, like making phone calls and txts etc. Even then there ar...
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meetoo
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Wasted Energy
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No, I'm not talking about sitting on your butt and watching the world go by, I'm talking about those solar panels that in my case are semi-permanently attached to the roof racks on my Territory. They run 2 X 60 AH batteries in the back which are always fully charged because there is nothing to run off them...
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hako
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annoying advertising
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How do you stop the advertising on the site from continually changing, I know it is for the forums benefit but it is using my small downloads Ken
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ken thomas
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NBN do you need the modem/router the ISP's want to sell you.
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If you are in an area that is about to change over to NBN fibre service, think again about purchasing or the free modem/router or router option. I have been on the NBN for 2 years, at first I was not impressed because it didn't seem to be much faster than ADSL2, are starting to run various speed tests I foun...
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Gundog
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Voltage drop...
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I have a Sphere roughly 20" led tv in the van. I measured the dc current draw today of 9 amps, because I thought that a voltage drop of between .5 and 1 volt was excessive. The AC current draw off the inverter was showing .39 amps. Thoughts?? Aussie Paul.
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Rooftop Sat system.
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I'm looking for a new on roof auto satelite system that is reliable & not Chinese, but does not cost a fortune. To be fitted to a Winnebago Leisure Seeker motorhome. There are many on Google, but most are in WA or Qld & we live in Adelaide. I am not up with this type of thing & would appreciate a...
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Baggie
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Whats happened to My Router
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Luck would have it I think my DLink DIR-626L Router has become bitchy. Before proceeding with my problem, this is my internet setup form the NBN NTD(access point) I run Cat6 cable to a gigabit WAN port on my router. This afternoon I lost internet connection, I re booted both the router and PC, then I rese...
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Gundog
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warranty beware
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We recently purchased a used van 18mths old with a Webasto freezer that has a 2 year warranty. The freezer is not running anymore & we are now being told by the freezer manufaturer that the purchase date & 2 year warranty expired 9 mths after the original owners purchased their van because the v...
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chooknphil
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Advice re a lap top and a phone
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Would anyone have any experience or any recommendations re choosing a laptop using microsoft word or chrome google documents that has the same grunt as a PC? I have a son who has a diability and i have huge documents re his requirements, some of which have videos half hour attached for viewing by carers...
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CapnJac
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Auto Electrical supplies
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If you need Anderson plugs, wire etc contact Agwholesalers at Greenmount Qld.[ south of Toowoomba] Their prices are the best I can find. Auto wire and some fittings are not listed on their web site but they have them, Twin 8 B& S wire is $5.50 a meter , 50 amp Anderson plugs , $11/ box of 4. I r...
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Phillipn
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Wikicamps Satellite Finder - camera mode
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Has anyone using the camera mode in Wikicamps satellite finder actually seen the camera view when the satellite icon is displayed showing where in the sky it is? I only see a white screen on the phone, not what's in front of me like that shown on Wikicamps's website, although the satellite icon seems to...
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Joe50
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cleaner for annex
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Hi.Our annex roof is 30 months old.Outside looks fair but underside looks my age.Is there a solvent cleaner on the market that any nomads have had success with?
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robo24
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