Techies' Corner

villatranquilla · villatranquilla

have been using the Engle (29 litre and 30 yrs old) as second fridge as the caravan fridge is small but now need to use it as a freezer as I'm catching fish. So would like to buy a new one with split compartments for freezing/fridge use simultaneously. Don't want to run two. Any advice or recommendations w...

bill12 · bill12

I have just aquired a vast box, and want to know how much power it uses,so I can get the right size inverter.The govt subsidised the install to my house, and all I had to pay was $220.

extreme potato · extreme potato

I am planning to do a travel blog which I hope I can just print into a book at the end of the trip. Is there a simple blog site that can take my photos and comments while I travel and then be printed easily?

davkar · davkar

Well have been at Kiffens Reserve near Yarrawonga Vic Lovely spot but if you like a quite weekend at the Cod opening well forget it. Some camper at these Cod opening spoil it for others like shouting when drunk and leave there mess every were and us Nomad Campers get the blame. One person from one cam...

bill12 · bill12

Has anybody tried the gps that comes with a reversing camera built in. They are selling 7 inch versions on ebay for about $150. My van is a big box and a camera would help.

goinsoon · goinsoon

Would you believe it, just had to replace the charger/power supply in the van for the second time in three months. Has anyone had similar problems with their ELECTRO brand charger. Electroserv were great with warranty, no worries, were happy to swap it. It is juist the inconvenience -- Edited by goin...

briche · briche

Hi all, I would like to ask the question about using a jump start unit similar to the supercheap model to run our Waeco fridge. Not sure of all the issues at stake about this so I thought I would ask the question. Are they suitable or not. We would be running 2 x 80 watt panels when we are away from the van and I'...

sue e · sue e

We don't plan to do a lot of unpowered site camping but would like the option. hubby uses a CPAP machine so we need some kind of power supply.we can get one from the mob that supplies the CPAP machine but now we don't know what to use as the power source. so is it best to use a battery or a power/ jump start thing...

Jim · Jim

I have previously posted about the difficulty in removing tar stains from the front of my van. Google reveals a product called tautflex which is said to be suitable to cover vinyl and it comes in an almost infinite range of colours. It is also said to be used to decorate the taut liners on semi trailers...

Vic · Vic

There have been a couple of instances on TV where they have shown unscrupulous people who wind back km reading on cars, including a couple of dealers. I always thought this could only be done with the old style mechanical mileage meters. If this is possible with the new electronic meters, what hope hav...

Jim · Jim

Any one with suggestions to remove tar from the vinyl stoneguard at the front of a van. Have used kero, peanut butter (suggested on internet - I think they must have been kidding) turps bleach napisan. The kero takes off the main part of the tar but there is a brown stain left. Thanks to the council tru...

woody · woody

Am sure there is alot of experince in this area out here,looking to get a genny for free and bush camping, does anyone know how to calculate what output would be required? I have a 2 way ( 12v and 240V) fridge , lighting, and 12V TV to run. Prob only camp off road up to 4 or 5 nights at a time ( max)

sue e · sue e

have just read a previous thread on this topic and am thoroughly confused. when we bought our tent the salesperson told us just get a powerboard and plug it in and that's it. it would seem that this isn't correct(shock horror a salesperson not giving correct info?) so googled the suggested device and w...

Cupie · Cupie

Did I tell you about my HWS ...... (Direct start Suburban USA made) Well ... For some years my HWS has been a bit cranky ... pilot always lit but the 'woffer' ... main burner was always a bit iffi. On the first night of the latest 8,000km trip it just refused to start. Then after finding a local gas fitter a...

lost Gypsy · lost Gypsy

Hi guys, I have a Waeco fridge and it dosent seem to work that well, when Im am pluged in to mains power its fine,but I have 2 x 200amp hour batteries and as soon as the volts drop a bit it stops working, it is supposed to cut off when volts drop below 11.5v . I'd love to free camp but I cant because of this, i also...

milo · milo

hi guys ,i know you may have seen my tent thread in the main forum but thought id post a tech q here.. i know when we had the tardis ,motor home at the caravan parks we pluged the big 15 amps (i think that was the ones) into the power inlet on the van, but when your tenting and you want power for your laptop,tv, fr...

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

We have 4.2 lt Nissan Patrol TDI, towing 3.5t van. Like many patrol drivers, we have overheating issue when towing up long steep inclines. This problem can be conquered by keeping the revs close to 3000 RPM, but at times, this is not possible, hence my question: Does anybody have any comments positi...

Evie n Rhys · Evie n Rhys

Just a little help here please. As a nomad with a small van at present towed by an valued and loyal Toyota I am hesitatingly looking at replacing my car after recently getting into strife on a steep drive while towing. Toyota being front wheel drive lost all traction of course.... I never considered tha...

goldcoaster · goldcoaster

Is anyone travelling with a Mystar box or just the standard box. If mystar could you tell me your setup,I know it has 2 coax cables coming from your dish or lnb. Or should I stick to the standard box,which is easy to hook up. Cheers.

RALPHRALPH · RALPHRALPH

hello this topic has been discusted a millon times but has any one had a bum steer in the solar panel department,and what brand so i dont buy onei was looking at 80w for the roof of the car ,so many on line ,but who do you trust as in quality ,there all spinning the sales pitch theres is the best. im in mackay al...

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	portable fridge recommendations (Preview) have been using the Engle (29 litre and 30 yrs old) as second fridge as the caravan fridge is small but now need to use it as a freezer as I'm catching fish. So would like to buy a new one with split compartments for freezing/fridge use simultaneously. Don't want to run two. Any advice or recommendations w...	villatranquilla	14	9169	07:08 AM Dec 10, 2011 by jimricho
	how much power does a vast box use? (Preview) I have just aquired a vast box, and want to know how much power it uses,so I can get the right size inverter.The govt subsidised the install to my house, and all I had to pay was $220.	bill12	6	3377	08:33 AM Dec 9, 2011 by _wombat_
	Blog to Book (Preview) I am planning to do a travel blog which I hope I can just print into a book at the end of the trip. Is there a simple blog site that can take my photos and comments while I travel and then be printed easily?	extreme potato	2	988	10:40 AM Dec 8, 2011 by yeoeleven
	Kiffens Reserve Cod opening (Preview) Well have been at Kiffens Reserve near Yarrawonga Vic Lovely spot but if you like a quite weekend at the Cod opening well forget it. Some camper at these Cod opening spoil it for others like shouting when drunk and leave there mess every were and us Nomad Campers get the blame. One person from one cam...	davkar	2	1050	07:40 PM Dec 7, 2011 by Wombat 280
	GPS with reversing camera (Preview) Has anybody tried the gps that comes with a reversing camera built in. They are selling 7 inch versions on ebay for about $150. My van is a big box and a camera would help.	bill12	7	4577	02:24 PM Dec 6, 2011 by 03_troopy
	BATTERY CHARGER (Preview) Would you believe it, just had to replace the charger/power supply in the van for the second time in three months. Has anyone had similar problems with their ELECTRO brand charger. Electroserv were great with warranty, no worries, were happy to swap it. It is juist the inconvenience -- Edited by goin...	goinsoon	3	2489	01:57 PM Dec 6, 2011 by 03_troopy
	Battery jumpstart units to run Waeco fridge (Preview) Hi all, I would like to ask the question about using a jump start unit similar to the supercheap model to run our Waeco fridge. Not sure of all the issues at stake about this so I thought I would ask the question. Are they suitable or not. We would be running 2 x 80 watt panels when we are away from the van and I'...	briche	11	9976	07:19 PM Dec 3, 2011 by jimricho
	more about inverters please? (Preview) We don't plan to do a lot of unpowered site camping but would like the option. hubby uses a CPAP machine so we need some kind of power supply.we can get one from the mob that supplies the CPAP machine but now we don't know what to use as the power source. so is it best to use a battery or a power/ jump start thing...	sue e	3	1232	07:31 AM Nov 30, 2011 by jimricho
	Vinyl colouring (Preview) I have previously posted about the difficulty in removing tar stains from the front of my van. Google reveals a product called tautflex which is said to be suitable to cover vinyl and it comes in an almost infinite range of colours. It is also said to be used to decorate the taut liners on semi trailers...	Jim	4	1278	09:56 AM Nov 29, 2011 by Jim
	Winding Back Speedometer Readings ?????? (Preview) There have been a couple of instances on TV where they have shown unscrupulous people who wind back km reading on cars, including a couple of dealers. I always thought this could only be done with the old style mechanical mileage meters. If this is possible with the new electronic meters, what hope hav...	Vic	29	4749	06:18 PM Nov 28, 2011 by Vic
	Tar removal (Preview) Any one with suggestions to remove tar from the vinyl stoneguard at the front of a van. Have used kero, peanut butter (suggested on internet - I think they must have been kidding) turps bleach napisan. The kero takes off the main part of the tar but there is a brown stain left. Thanks to the council tru...	Jim	28	13215	04:05 PM Nov 28, 2011 by Jim
	what size genny (Preview) Am sure there is alot of experince in this area out here,looking to get a genny for free and bush camping, does anyone know how to calculate what output would be required? I have a 2 way ( 12v and 240V) fridge , lighting, and 12V TV to run. Prob only camp off road up to 4 or 5 nights at a time ( max)	woody	23	4702	07:14 PM Nov 27, 2011 by woody
	power to a tent- again (Preview) have just read a previous thread on this topic and am thoroughly confused. when we bought our tent the salesperson told us just get a powerboard and plug it in and that's it. it would seem that this isn't correct(shock horror a salesperson not giving correct info?) so googled the suggested device and w...	sue e	3	1096	11:13 PM Nov 26, 2011 by Elle on Wheels
	Suburban Hot Water System (Preview) Did I tell you about my HWS ...... (Direct start Suburban USA made) Well ... For some years my HWS has been a bit cranky ... pilot always lit but the 'woffer' ... main burner was always a bit iffi. On the first night of the latest 8,000km trip it just refused to start. Then after finding a local gas fitter a...	Cupie	3	3609	08:21 AM Nov 26, 2011 by Spook
	fridge not working to well (Preview) Hi guys, I have a Waeco fridge and it dosent seem to work that well, when Im am pluged in to mains power its fine,but I have 2 x 200amp hour batteries and as soon as the volts drop a bit it stops working, it is supposed to cut off when volts drop below 11.5v . I'd love to free camp but I cant because of this, i also...	lost Gypsy	20	2422	04:29 PM Nov 24, 2011 by 03_troopy
	powere when tenting.. ( 1 2 ) (closed) (Preview) hi guys ,i know you may have seen my tent thread in the main forum but thought id post a tech q here.. i know when we had the tardis ,motor home at the caravan parks we pluged the big 15 amps (i think that was the ones) into the power inlet on the van, but when your tenting and you want power for your laptop,tv, fr...	milo	50	4453	10:28 PM Nov 19, 2011 by Webmaster
	Flushing Oil Concentrate (Preview) We have 4.2 lt Nissan Patrol TDI, towing 3.5t van. Like many patrol drivers, we have overheating issue when towing up long steep inclines. This problem can be conquered by keeping the revs close to 3000 RPM, but at times, this is not possible, hence my question: Does anybody have any comments positi...	Dunmowin	1	1734	07:48 PM Nov 17, 2011 by blaze
	Towing with a VE commodore (Preview) Just a little help here please. As a nomad with a small van at present towed by an valued and loyal Toyota I am hesitatingly looking at replacing my car after recently getting into strife on a steep drive while towing. Toyota being front wheel drive lost all traction of course.... I never considered tha...	Evie n Rhys	14	9563	06:14 PM Nov 17, 2011 by jimricho
	Austar (Preview) Is anyone travelling with a Mystar box or just the standard box. If mystar could you tell me your setup,I know it has 2 coax cables coming from your dish or lnb. Or should I stick to the standard box,which is easy to hook up. Cheers.	goldcoaster	9	2019	05:31 AM Nov 17, 2011 by goldcoaster
	solar panels revisted (Preview) hello this topic has been discusted a millon times but has any one had a bum steer in the solar panel department,and what brand so i dont buy onei was looking at 80w for the roof of the car ,so many on line ,but who do you trust as in quality ,there all spinning the sales pitch theres is the best. im in mackay al...	RALPHRALPH	7	2461	11:55 PM Nov 15, 2011 by codgerswa
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