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golivers travels · golivers travels

Hi all, after spending 6 weeks in the UK in a motorhome with central heating it has made us think seriously about putting heating in our van. Live in central Victoria. We often like to go away in winter, but not necessarily north as it is so busy. Most of the time we book into caravan parks because of heatin...

tcp99 · tcp99

Is Garmin the way to go. Anybody purchased one lately. Terry

retiree · retiree

thinking very serious about putting spilt system in our 11mt.motorhome we doknow this can be done as we we have seen on our travels in melbourne at present but unable tofind anyone interested in doing it for us they all seem to only wantto talk roof ones which are not big enough to cool our motorhome down...

Trotsky · Trotsky

I need to move some batteries around to make space for more. To do this I need to stack a couple of batteries to use vertical space that is wasted. These are sealed batteries and I was wondering if I could seperate them top from bottom by using a block of timber to ensure that there is no contact of teh termin...

grandadbarney · grandadbarney

I am going to buy a sattelite system for the vast system can anyone recomend any particular brand Grandad Malcolm

Boothie · Boothie

I have done searches and read all posts I could on recharging 12 volt batteries and running my fridge on gas whilst I have my van plugged into 10 amps. Set the scene, retiring later this year, bought a van before Christmas, went interstate over Christmas, wife and her family thing. For those fishos, I...

petengail · petengail

The other week I was towing the van along the old Armidale Road from Grafton NSW to Armidale. By the time we got to the top of the plateau the heat indicator was showing well up into the hot area although not in the red. My quetion is, should I be towing up very steep and long inclines in drive, 3rd or 2nd g...

magraret · magraret

how all for those of you who have one of how much diesel do you use a trip and whats your average fuel consumption towing 20 ft van

RosieW · RosieW

What do Grey Nomads recommend for the best TV antennas for coverage? We have a bus, and are tossing up between some of the commercial RV antennas or a digital regional (house) antenna on a pole. We have had a few people tell us that they were disappointed with the commercial RV antennas. Just after ot...

Curl · Curl

Hello all. Just recently purchased a 2012 Mitsubishi Triton to tow our Caravan. It looks like to me, that I will have to upgrade the rear leaf springs as they are too soft to handle the constant load(fridges, batteries, genny etc) of apprx 350kgs. I fitted some Ironman Loadplus springs, and they did as...

lilly31 · lilly31

Hello I am a bit confused ..can someone tell me difference between TELSTRA AND BIGPOND MOBILE BROADBANE .. I thought both were same but seen no so which is best for on road for on the road ...and also which is best WIFI or UBS stick

Mr Red · Mr Red

Hi guys, Hope every one had good christmas and have a good year,now my question with automatics do you tow in drive or lock in other gear some say in drive some say lock into gear,also on more modern cars have been told no need for transmission cooler????. The car in question is a ford 1 ton cab chassis au...

gerard gue · gerard gue

good morning we have a hiluxsr5 diesel with part time 4wd, it is possible to use low speed without engaging the 4wd ? cheers

Plendo · Plendo

There are now a number of good cheap data plans available on the Optus network through Amaysim,and these will work in most areas. BUT there are still areas where only Telstra is available, but recognise that you pay a premium for the Telstra (or bigpond) service. Now you can go totally prepaid and use A...

Sheba · Sheba

Has any-one ever used one of these ? Waeco MyFridge. 240/12 V. Cheers, Sheba.

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

I have completed a 28.5 hr test with insulation in place as recomended. If any one would like to follow up on the figures please PM me. JC.

Dolly · Dolly

Hi all, I am looking for some tips on the best way to set up a sound system with Bluetooth conection for audio and TV. I have a CD player with radio that runs to speakers on opposite sid of van - a digital tv with satellite that uses a seperate amp for audio. Its just a bit messy and I need to simplify it somehow D...

musketeer · musketeer

hi we bought our 2 new agm fullriver batteries which are fully charged ,we have changed the charger over to gel and we have adjusted the steca controller to gel as well but the regulator is saying that the batteries are on low voltage ,any ideas as we know the batteries are fully charged.

ozannie · ozannie

Greetings one and all and a happy new year to you. As a single, ex blonde (yet somewhat switched on, cluey) first time vanning "chick" I have a question, to which I think I know the answer but will ask anyway (I have been known to be wrong occasionally). When I go bush, do I just leave the normal e...

elliemike · elliemike

Any advice on on these. For tuning my aerial to the best direction for a signal. I've always just looked around the campsite to see where everyone else's aerial is trained, and wondered about a signal finder. I have a Sat Dish as well and already have two Sattelite Finder gizmos. Now I have not tried usi...

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	Gas central heating or diesal? (Preview) Hi all, after spending 6 weeks in the UK in a motorhome with central heating it has made us think seriously about putting heating in our van. Live in central Victoria. We often like to go away in winter, but not necessarily north as it is so busy. Most of the time we book into caravan parks because of heatin...	golivers travels	17	2748	01:55 AM Jan 18, 2013 by golivers travels
	Looking for a Sat Nav (Preview) Is Garmin the way to go. Anybody purchased one lately. Terry	tcp99	14	1109	01:18 AM Jan 18, 2013 by Albert
	looking for spilt system installer inmelbourne (Preview) thinking very serious about putting spilt system in our 11mt.motorhome we doknow this can be done as we we have seen on our travels in melbourne at present but unable tofind anyone interested in doing it for us they all seem to only wantto talk roof ones which are not big enough to cool our motorhome down...	retiree	1	528	08:32 PM Jan 17, 2013 by Roving-Dutchy
	Battery storage (Preview) I need to move some batteries around to make space for more. To do this I need to stack a couple of batteries to use vertical space that is wasted. These are sealed batteries and I was wondering if I could seperate them top from bottom by using a block of timber to ensure that there is no contact of teh termin...	Trotsky	4	1007	04:30 PM Jan 17, 2013 by Dougwe
	satellite tv (Preview) I am going to buy a sattelite system for the vast system can anyone recomend any particular brand Grandad Malcolm	grandadbarney	18	1863	01:01 PM Jan 16, 2013 by _wombat_
	15 amp outlets revisited (Preview) I have done searches and read all posts I could on recharging 12 volt batteries and running my fridge on gas whilst I have my van plugged into 10 amps. Set the scene, retiring later this year, bought a van before Christmas, went interstate over Christmas, wife and her family thing. For those fishos, I...	Boothie	20	1594	06:06 PM Jan 16, 2013 by Santa
	Turbo Diesel Rodeo Auto - Towing 1200 KG Van (loaded weight) up very steep mountains (Preview) The other week I was towing the van along the old Armidale Road from Grafton NSW to Armidale. By the time we got to the top of the plateau the heat indicator was showing well up into the hot area although not in the red. My quetion is, should I be towing up very steep and long inclines in drive, 3rd or 2nd g...	petengail	8	1259	12:17 AM Jan 10, 2013 by Ole_Grizzly
	fuel consumption on 2011 nissan narvara st duel cab 4x4 (Preview) how all for those of you who have one of how much diesel do you use a trip and whats your average fuel consumption towing 20 ft van	magraret	10	2459	07:41 AM Jan 9, 2013 by Justice
	TV aerial? (Preview) What do Grey Nomads recommend for the best TV antennas for coverage? We have a bus, and are tossing up between some of the commercial RV antennas or a digital regional (house) antenna on a pole. We have had a few people tell us that they were disappointed with the commercial RV antennas. Just after ot...	RosieW	6	1318	09:09 PM Jan 8, 2013 by valiant81
	Triton Springs (Preview) Hello all. Just recently purchased a 2012 Mitsubishi Triton to tow our Caravan. It looks like to me, that I will have to upgrade the rear leaf springs as they are too soft to handle the constant load(fridges, batteries, genny etc) of apprx 350kgs. I fitted some Ironman Loadplus springs, and they did as...	Curl	3	3428	08:50 PM Jan 7, 2013 by PeterD
	TELSTRA .....BIGPOND (Preview) Hello I am a bit confused ..can someone tell me difference between TELSTRA AND BIGPOND MOBILE BROADBANE .. I thought both were same but seen no so which is best for on road for on the road ...and also which is best WIFI or UBS stick	lilly31	11	6538	06:45 AM Jan 7, 2013 by neilnruth
	Towing With Automatics (Preview) Hi guys, Hope every one had good christmas and have a good year,now my question with automatics do you tow in drive or lock in other gear some say in drive some say lock into gear,also on more modern cars have been told no need for transmission cooler????. The car in question is a ford 1 ton cab chassis au...	Mr Red	11	1487	07:43 PM Jan 6, 2013 by snapper49
	4wd (Preview) good morning we have a hiluxsr5 diesel with part time 4wd, it is possible to use low speed without engaging the 4wd ? cheers	gerard gue	5	1066	09:58 AM Jan 5, 2013 by Quietguy
	Phone/Data Best of both worlds. (Preview) There are now a number of good cheap data plans available on the Optus network through Amaysim,and these will work in most areas. BUT there are still areas where only Telstra is available, but recognise that you pay a premium for the Telstra (or bigpond) service. Now you can go totally prepaid and use A...	Plendo	10	1073	09:16 AM Jan 5, 2013 by Quietguy
	Mini-Fridge. (Preview) Has any-one ever used one of these ? Waeco MyFridge. 240/12 V. Cheers, Sheba.	Sheba	15	1363	07:24 AM Jan 5, 2013 by Sheba
	SOME TEST RESULTS ARE IN ON THE FRIDGE INSULATION. (Preview) I have completed a 28.5 hr test with insulation in place as recomended. If any one would like to follow up on the figures please PM me. JC.	justcruisin01	15	1627	01:47 AM Jan 5, 2013 by justcruisin01
	Audio / Visual set ups (Preview) Hi all, I am looking for some tips on the best way to set up a sound system with Bluetooth conection for audio and TV. I have a CD player with radio that runs to speakers on opposite sid of van - a digital tv with satellite that uses a seperate amp for audio. Its just a bit messy and I need to simplify it somehow D...	Dolly	0	740	01:03 AM Jan 3, 2013 by Dolly
	new agm batteries (Preview) hi we bought our 2 new agm fullriver batteries which are fully charged ,we have changed the charger over to gel and we have adjusted the steca controller to gel as well but the regulator is saying that the batteries are on low voltage ,any ideas as we know the batteries are fully charged.	musketeer	23	1996	07:45 PM Jan 1, 2013 by Peter_n_Margaret
	Battery power (Preview) Greetings one and all and a happy new year to you. As a single, ex blonde (yet somewhat switched on, cluey) first time vanning "chick" I have a question, to which I think I know the answer but will ask anyway (I have been known to be wrong occasionally). When I go bush, do I just leave the normal e...	ozannie	5	1213	12:23 AM Jan 2, 2013 by aussietraveller
	Digital Aerial Signal Finder (Preview) Any advice on on these. For tuning my aerial to the best direction for a signal. I've always just looked around the campsite to see where everyone else's aerial is trained, and wondered about a signal finder. I have a Sat Dish as well and already have two Sattelite Finder gizmos. Now I have not tried usi...	elliemike	10	1303	09:41 PM Dec 30, 2012 by elliemike
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