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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...

milo · milo

hi guys, does any one use blogger? for some reason i cant get to the dashboard to update my site since they changed to this stupid new look any ideas, tried the help section but no luck

Pejay · Pejay

Well it's been an interesting couple of days with more to come. Last week had 'The Beast' serviced ready for taking off - no worries! On Friday morning having done some driving around to get a few things etc (as you do) I got home in time for lunch - beast going fine, but then after lunch Pete hops in to hea...

Rip and Rosie · Rip and Rosie

What do other small van owners use to solve their power problems. We have 15 foot poptop- and so space is a bit of a premium. Are considering getting some solar panels, but would a generator be the go? Has to be one or the other as there's no space for both. The only thing we would be powering would be microwa...

blaze · blaze

over time our van toilet has an acumalation of debris in the holding tank (I feel it has been cause by filling with creek water). No real problem apart from the odd black spec in the bowl qwhen flushing. I have been adding the toilet chemical to the holding tank with the hope that it will help clean it out bu...

Rheo47 · Rheo47

My suburban hot water service has reduced water pressure. I have full pressure when using cold water? The hot water pressure is only half of what it used to be. Water temperature is ok. There is also a loud whistling noise coming from the taps when using the hot water. Can anybody help?. Rheo (John)

milo · milo

we have a dometic 3 way fridge, which can run gas, electric from caravan park 12 vlt from house and when driving and also from solar.. latley sometimes you have the van pluged into carvan park power the light that shows next to the power light doesnt come on , then other times its on.. its been on 12vlt whil...

bill12 · bill12

Had a win , today , when I finally got all the bits together, and got my vast sattelite tv system to work , off the batterys in the vehicle and van. I had the box, so I got portable dish and 300w inverter on ebay, and after a bit of fiddling, I have hd tv in the van.I must admit, I am feeling a bit proud of myself.It...

milo · milo

hi guys dads thinking about getting a car trailer to go behind the tardis to either tow my 5 door mazda 2 hatch (2004) or smaller , so were not so restricted when we travel any ideas?

milo · milo

i know most times the little telstra next g net is fine but if i ever had my own mh and lived in it permanelty i wonder if theres broad band like we have at home but via satelite i presume? as i play alot of online video games, and listen to online music stations , talk back etc the ones ive been looking at (or mo...

Magnarc · Magnarc

Hi all, I have been told that led lights use less electricity than the "normal" ones. We are only thinking of replacing the downlights at this time. As we are about to go solar is this a fact and what is the difference in usage between the two systems? Thanks in advance, Phil B.

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	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	1144	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	3962	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	1198	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	2443	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	917	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	1499	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	4796	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	1032	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	1523	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	1946	01:30 AM Oct 2, 2012 by milo
	any one use blogger ? (Preview) hi guys, does any one use blogger? for some reason i cant get to the dashboard to update my site since they changed to this stupid new look any ideas, tried the help section but no luck	milo	14	6011	01:48 AM Oct 1, 2012 by milo
	Fuel Injector Problems ??? (Preview) Well it's been an interesting couple of days with more to come. Last week had 'The Beast' serviced ready for taking off - no worries! On Friday morning having done some driving around to get a few things etc (as you do) I got home in time for lunch - beast going fine, but then after lunch Pete hops in to hea...	Pejay	16	4141	11:45 PM Sep 30, 2012 by Mccanic
	Power options for a small van (Preview) What do other small van owners use to solve their power problems. We have 15 foot poptop- and so space is a bit of a premium. Are considering getting some solar panels, but would a generator be the go? Has to be one or the other as there's no space for both. The only thing we would be powering would be microwa...	Rip and Rosie	11	1439	10:00 PM Sep 28, 2012 by Two Strays
	thetford toilet in van (Preview) over time our van toilet has an acumalation of debris in the holding tank (I feel it has been cause by filling with creek water). No real problem apart from the odd black spec in the bowl qwhen flushing. I have been adding the toilet chemical to the holding tank with the hope that it will help clean it out bu...	blaze	9	2814	03:04 AM Sep 28, 2012 by Solo Steve
	SUBURBAN HOT WATER SERVICE - PROBLEM (Preview) My suburban hot water service has reduced water pressure. I have full pressure when using cold water? The hot water pressure is only half of what it used to be. Water temperature is ok. There is also a loud whistling noise coming from the taps when using the hot water. Can anybody help?. Rheo (John)	Rheo47	5	1871	09:49 PM Sep 26, 2012 by Rheo47
	some problems.. hmm (Preview) we have a dometic 3 way fridge, which can run gas, electric from caravan park 12 vlt from house and when driving and also from solar.. latley sometimes you have the van pluged into carvan park power the light that shows next to the power light doesnt come on , then other times its on.. its been on 12vlt whil...	milo	17	1985	05:02 AM Sep 22, 2012 by vk6tnc
	vast tv-It Works! (Preview) Had a win , today , when I finally got all the bits together, and got my vast sattelite tv system to work , off the batterys in the vehicle and van. I had the box, so I got portable dish and 300w inverter on ebay, and after a bit of fiddling, I have hd tv in the van.I must admit, I am feeling a bit proud of myself.It...	bill12	18	2254	01:44 AM Sep 18, 2012 by jules47
	car trailer behind motorhome (Preview) hi guys dads thinking about getting a car trailer to go behind the tardis to either tow my 5 door mazda 2 hatch (2004) or smaller , so were not so restricted when we travel any ideas?	milo	18	8371	08:09 PM Sep 17, 2012 by biggles
	broadband net (Preview) i know most times the little telstra next g net is fine but if i ever had my own mh and lived in it permanelty i wonder if theres broad band like we have at home but via satelite i presume? as i play alot of online video games, and listen to online music stations , talk back etc the ones ive been looking at (or mo...	milo	10	1607	07:16 AM Sep 16, 2012 by Mr B2
	LEDs (Preview) Hi all, I have been told that led lights use less electricity than the "normal" ones. We are only thinking of replacing the downlights at this time. As we are about to go solar is this a fact and what is the difference in usage between the two systems? Thanks in advance, Phil B.	Magnarc	10	1755	03:50 AM Sep 15, 2012 by woody
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