Techies' Corner

Pinto · Pinto

G'day all I have fitted a 3rd tank to my Avan for drinking I was wondering how to remove the plastic taste from my new water tank. We have flushed it out 5 times , put vanilla flavouring in it but still the horrid plastic taste remains. Any suggestions ?? The other 2 tanks are for creek-dam water for wash...

jandas fun · jandas fun

Hi all, two questions if i may. Our caravan has sprung a minor (i hope) leak, which i think is coming from a window area. I am going to reseal around the window but seem to remember reading that a marine silicon should be used? was it called sikaflex or similar? Secondly, the water had wet the side of the wal...

Duh · Duh

I just saw this note in an Avan WA newsletter, regarding the WA Avan agent closing down; For all your Avan parts Contact : Stan or Josh at Cara Spares 08 9493 4445 (Part of George Day Caravans) Or Chris, Jeff, David at Offshore Marine 08 6310 5600. (WA Avan Agents) NB Offshore Marine will be closing soon a...

George · George

Hi I am a new member who is thoroughly enjoying the company of the forum. I finally have to replace the old 12 v analogue TV and doing the rounds I found that a 12 volt digital TV in the likes of Harvey Norman and the Good Guys are about half the price of 12 v. TV that are for sale in caravan accessory sh...

dingo · dingo

hi guy's i have a hema 5 inch navigator which i want to bluetooth to my headset so that i can hear turn 4 turn when i go for a ride it will pair to my phone and my phone will pair to the headset but the navigator wont pair to the headset any help would be much appreciated thanks in advance dingo

_wombat_ · _wombat_

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Thursday 25th of October 2012 10:14:17 AM

PeterD · PeterD

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/usingroads/downloads/nsw_road_rules_2012.pdf

Threadbare Bunny · Threadbare Bunny

Hello All, Can anyone tell me anything about this unit ?? I have this unit in my Ranger Panorama, and it is fried. The van is a year old, but the unit looks like it's a LOT older than this...I'm wondering if this has not been "swapped " for whatever unit was originally in it ??

Curl · Curl

Hello All. I have an 80Watt 12V SolarPanel that is just 12Months old and has decided to throw the towel in. I can get 20.4Volts on Open Circuit but NO Amps at all on the Short Circuit current. It's being replaced under warranty, but I'm curious if anyone else has had the same problem and was able to fix it?

briggspc · briggspc

Hi there all, every time I take my cassette out of the van to empty, it leakes all over my legs and feet, it seems the seals are gone on the couple of openings on the top, I have been using citric acid for descale hope that has not stuffed the seals? can one buy new seals or do I have to spend $150 for a new cassett...

Solo Steve · Solo Steve

G'Day Techies I am considering buying a UHF 5 watt handheld for my fulltime trip. I only want to be able to talk to Truckies who are behind and about to pass me or approaching from ahead on narrow roads and to talk to other travellers in the near vacinity. Also maybe call for help in an emergency situation f...

crocodile · crocodile

howdy all, has anyone got any shortcut ideas on how to check how much gas is left in the cylinders. I do know that one can buy certain items from camp/van suppliers to tell how much is left but one fellow nomad said to run hot water down the side of the cylinder and when it turns to a frosty type level that is h...

_wombat_ · _wombat_

have a look here http://www.burnworld.com/what-is-a-zettabyte.htm

Retreat · Retreat

Anyone used or have an opinion on this equipment? Demo can be seen; Titan Anti-sway weight distribution hitch www.titanbrakes.com.au

Anvid · Anvid

We have successfully used 'Yahoo' for about the past 9-years for our email address and for searching. In the past several months, we are having considerable trouble with our emails and my wife started an account with Yahoo 7 and that was even worst. It is almost impossible to add email contacts...

Seano · Seano

hi guys well my wife and I finally pick up our 16 foot pop top van from brisbane last week, after fitting out our tow rig to tow it over the last 6 month or so , now my question is the van has a 12 volt battery system in it so what can I do to run my small tv when we free camp now and then. do I need a inverter adap...

George · George

Greetings, I am looking for a device that can be attachd to a hose that will measure the amount of water going into my tank so that I can partial fill before my trip and then top up just before camp, thereby not having to carry hundreds of litres unecessarily. There has gotto be an easier method than timin...

Recoup · Recoup

I know this has been on before, but a noisy water pump is not environment friendly at all . Just think if a Lyrebird would pick up that sound , pumps going off in the thickest off bush and you would wonder how the hell did they get that van up that hill ? I read in the previous post how to stop the noise , but I won...

Cruising Cruze · Cruising Cruze

G'day to you lovely people I have an question abouth the solar power we would be only using it for TV - ( what is an old Laptop for the time been 3.2 amp ) lights 2 x 8 watt - phone and tablet 2x .5 amp - using this say for 4 hrs a day ?? and maybe later on a new waterpump in de Van so the usage is not much about 400 wat...

Grahame Readwin · Grahame Readwin

I need a new GPS I notice that the Garmin and VMS either have Camps 6 pre loaded or available as a download. All I need to be able to do is plan a trip by putting waypoints on the map. Camps 6 pre loaded would mean I didn't have to do this, but does this facility warrant the cost over a cheaper GPS unit? Any thoug...

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	Plastic taste in drinking water (Preview) G'day all I have fitted a 3rd tank to my Avan for drinking I was wondering how to remove the plastic taste from my new water tank. We have flushed it out 5 times , put vanilla flavouring in it but still the horrid plastic taste remains. Any suggestions ?? The other 2 tanks are for creek-dam water for wash...	Pinto	10	5444	09:19 PM Oct 31, 2012 by Two Strays
	Water leak in caravan (Preview) Hi all, two questions if i may. Our caravan has sprung a minor (i hope) leak, which i think is coming from a window area. I am going to reseal around the window but seem to remember reading that a marine silicon should be used? was it called sikaflex or similar? Secondly, the water had wet the side of the wal...	jandas fun	5	1768	06:15 AM Oct 30, 2012 by gst
	Offshore Marine (WA Avan Agents) Closing Down Soon (Preview) I just saw this note in an Avan WA newsletter, regarding the WA Avan agent closing down; For all your Avan parts Contact : Stan or Josh at Cara Spares 08 9493 4445 (Part of George Day Caravans) Or Chris, Jeff, David at Offshore Marine 08 6310 5600. (WA Avan Agents) NB Offshore Marine will be closing soon a...	Duh	0	676	10:02 PM Oct 28, 2012 by Duh
	Buying a 12 volt digital TV (Preview) Hi I am a new member who is thoroughly enjoying the company of the forum. I finally have to replace the old 12 v analogue TV and doing the rounds I found that a 12 volt digital TV in the likes of Harvey Norman and the Good Guys are about half the price of 12 v. TV that are for sale in caravan accessory sh...	George	17	76200	09:38 PM Oct 27, 2012 by blaze
	hema navigator (Preview) hi guy's i have a hema 5 inch navigator which i want to bluetooth to my headset so that i can hear turn 4 turn when i go for a ride it will pair to my phone and my phone will pair to the headset but the navigator wont pair to the headset any help would be much appreciated thanks in advance dingo	dingo	1	689	02:20 AM Oct 27, 2012 by vk6tnc
	testing (Preview) -- Edited by _wombat_ on Thursday 25th of October 2012 10:14:17 AM	_wombat_	8	791	03:31 PM Oct 26, 2012 by _wombat_
	New Road Rules in NSW (Preview) http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/usingroads/downloads/nsw_road_rules_2012.pdf	PeterD	11	2986	12:05 PM Oct 26, 2012 by aussietraveller
	SETEC 20-11 unit.... info please. (Preview) Hello All, Can anyone tell me anything about this unit ?? I have this unit in my Ranger Panorama, and it is fried. The van is a year old, but the unit looks like it's a LOT older than this...I'm wondering if this has not been "swapped " for whatever unit was originally in it ??	Threadbare Bunny	7	2427	05:45 AM Oct 26, 2012 by Threadbare Bunny
	Solar Panel Volts No Amps. (Preview) Hello All. I have an 80Watt 12V SolarPanel that is just 12Months old and has decided to throw the towel in. I can get 20.4Volts on Open Circuit but NO Amps at all on the Short Circuit current. It's being replaced under warranty, but I'm curious if anyone else has had the same problem and was able to fix it?	Curl	14	5997	07:41 AM Oct 25, 2012 by PeterD
	telford cassette toilet leaking from the top (Preview) Hi there all, every time I take my cassette out of the van to empty, it leakes all over my legs and feet, it seems the seals are gone on the couple of openings on the top, I have been using citric acid for descale hope that has not stuffed the seals? can one buy new seals or do I have to spend $150 for a new cassett...	briggspc	9	2143	04:28 AM Oct 16, 2012 by briggspc
	UHF Handheld Opinion (Preview) G'Day Techies I am considering buying a UHF 5 watt handheld for my fulltime trip. I only want to be able to talk to Truckies who are behind and about to pass me or approaching from ahead on narrow roads and to talk to other travellers in the near vacinity. Also maybe call for help in an emergency situation f...	Solo Steve	9	1106	03:07 AM Oct 16, 2012 by jimricho
	checking gas levels in cylinders (Preview) howdy all, has anyone got any shortcut ideas on how to check how much gas is left in the cylinders. I do know that one can buy certain items from camp/van suppliers to tell how much is left but one fellow nomad said to run hot water down the side of the cylinder and when it turns to a frosty type level that is h...	crocodile	17	3822	02:22 AM Oct 16, 2012 by miroku12g
	What is a zettabyte? (Preview) have a look here http://www.burnworld.com/what-is-a-zettabyte.htm	_wombat_	16	1162	06:34 PM Oct 14, 2012 by 03_troopy
	Titan Anti-sway weight distribution hitch (Preview) Anyone used or have an opinion on this equipment? Demo can be seen; Titan Anti-sway weight distribution hitch www.titanbrakes.com.au	Retreat	4	2401	05:50 PM Oct 13, 2012 by Hydeeeho
	Query about Yahoo (Preview) We have successfully used 'Yahoo' for about the past 9-years for our email address and for searching. In the past several months, we are having considerable trouble with our emails and my wife started an account with Yahoo 7 and that was even worst. It is almost impossible to add email contacts...	Anvid	5	880	05:38 AM Oct 13, 2012 by hako
	tv on 12 vot system (Preview) hi guys well my wife and I finally pick up our 16 foot pop top van from brisbane last week, after fitting out our tow rig to tow it over the last 6 month or so , now my question is the van has a 12 volt battery system in it so what can I do to run my small tv when we free camp now and then. do I need a inverter adap...	Seano	7	1443	11:32 PM Oct 8, 2012 by goldcoaster
	water flow meter (Preview) Greetings, I am looking for a device that can be attachd to a hose that will measure the amount of water going into my tank so that I can partial fill before my trip and then top up just before camp, thereby not having to carry hundreds of litres unecessarily. There has gotto be an easier method than timin...	George	6	4677	01:46 PM Oct 5, 2012 by jimricho
	Noisy Water Pump 2 (Preview) I know this has been on before, but a noisy water pump is not environment friendly at all . Just think if a Lyrebird would pick up that sound , pumps going off in the thickest off bush and you would wonder how the hell did they get that van up that hill ? I read in the previous post how to stop the noise , but I won...	Recoup	1	995	03:33 AM Oct 4, 2012 by Happywanderer
	Solar help (Preview) G'day to you lovely people I have an question abouth the solar power we would be only using it for TV - ( what is an old Laptop for the time been 3.2 amp ) lights 2 x 8 watt - phone and tablet 2x .5 amp - using this say for 4 hrs a day ?? and maybe later on a new waterpump in de Van so the usage is not much about 400 wat...	Cruising Cruze	10	1479	08:38 PM Oct 3, 2012 by Cruising Cruze
	GPS (Preview) I need a new GPS I notice that the Garmin and VMS either have Camps 6 pre loaded or available as a download. All I need to be able to do is plan a trip by putting waypoints on the map. Camps 6 pre loaded would mean I didn't have to do this, but does this facility warrant the cost over a cheaper GPS unit? Any thoug...	Grahame Readwin	13	1909	01:30 AM Oct 2, 2012 by milo
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