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Gundog · Gundog

Top 5 Towing Myths, on YouTube pertaining to Travel Trailers aka Caravans, sure this is an American video. Just search YouTube top 5 towing myth.by Wandering Weekends I feel a lot what he says is worth listening to and it makes sense, watch it, what do you think. There are other myths let's park them...

Bazz61 · Bazz61

So pulled the toilet lever to seal off cassette... doesn't happen ,the cassette internal lever moves but the sealing flap is nowhere to be seen . A quick Utube and dismantle finds the flap had dis..engaged from mechanism....re engaged and its now working ..for how long ??? So what is the permanent fi...

Eaglemax · Eaglemax

I sincerely hope those bolts arent going through the fuel tank....

Gundog · Gundog

So yeah this is another WDH thread, but just a bit of how far behind in the technology we are. Anyway if your interested you search on youtube for what available in yank land, a guy called wandering weekends I watched a couple of his vids one the 3 worst WDH's and 11 best. Surprising the 3 worst I've never se...

Gundog · Gundog

Our Dometic Harrier AC has chucked a wobbley, It hadn't chucked up an error code at first, so bright and early monday morning I contact one of dometics service tech's. Explained to him it had just stopped cooling everything else was working ok, so he says it looks like its dumped its gas, we dont do on sit...

Eaglemax · Eaglemax

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2297527/Tornado-tears-houses-Australia-like-bomb-going-off.html

jegog · jegog

The car park at the Luton airport had a Land Rover catch fire which subsequently destroyed the car park and a lot of vehicles parked inside. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk0MWDsueMY for John Cadagon's commentary on it. At the end he gives advice on what to do if you are inside a carpark whi...

Gundog · Gundog

Fitting a 2nd awning to the caravan would that potentially make the van over width. My thinking is when I fit the new awning,perhaps I could repurchase the old one fitting a new skin instead of 8 ft have a 4-5 ft projection, even the length may need to be shortened due to various windows and access hatc...

Micko69 · Micko69

Howdy everyone I am trying to work out what wiring I have or dont have in my van. I looked at the 12 pin plug and discovered it didnt have the same co wiring as per the colour code. Also, there was no earth wire in the loom except for a white wire that went from earth 3 to earth 10. Also the 2 additional red wire...

Bazz61 · Bazz61

have a Thetford gas oven in as new conditon, the 3 gas burners on top work fine , can light the oven grill but wont stay on as soon as I move knob to run position , I've tried holding it in and have actually used the grill by holding the knob in but still wont stay on.????

Micko69 · Micko69

Hi folkes just wondering if someone can tell me what the attached photo is? It was connected to 2 wiring looms in my 2001 Evernew e-series?. stamped on the unit is 1C30. Any help would greatly be appreciated regards Michael -- Edited by Micko69 on Tuesday 10th of October 2023 09:16:16 AM -- Edited by...

Brodie Allen · Brodie Allen

Amazing how the little things can be overlooked and that could become a major drama. when you retire or leave the van or RV it makes sense to turn the water pump off. A chap near us left his van yesterday to do a bit of fishing, and for some reason a water line inside the van became disconnected or cracked an...

Sarge9 · Sarge9

I have had this product pop into my feed several times over last few months, I was wondering if there is anyone with experience of using the product..... I asked elsewhere and got 1 positive reply ..... no negative. I am an advocate for Bostik v4, but this vereseal looks like it might be an ok shortcut, pe...

Craig1 · Craig1

I just went around all of window, door hinges,catches,towel rail, window shades and pull handles, about 40% needed a1/4 turn or so to tighten up.

wootts · wootts

Anyone fitted a Aussie Super Spring to their vehicle? not after a lift just want more height after caravan is attached. Cheers Eric

Eaglemax · Eaglemax

13 months ago I purchased our Jurgens caravan and booked it into a caravan maintenance facility for some work... new Jap wheel bearings, tyres replacement (9 years old!!) etc. On the list was check handbrake for effectiveness, replace if necessary. When I collected it I asked them about the handbra...

Eaglemax · Eaglemax

Curious, why arent AC units under the floor or half in the floor? Tony

Gundog · Gundog

Because I have no desire to travell on dirt roads both my Ute and Van HT LT tyers. Noticed a new arrival in the CP we are at with a single axle 15ftr off road van with muddies on whilst the tug has AT's. Why would you put muddies on a van ?

Cowboy7307 · Cowboy7307

we are planing a trip this summer and need some advice on keeping van cool, heading up to the Murray river for a few weeks over Christmas, we don't have air con van is a poptop 17.6 ft, and want some info looking at portable air con units, but have no idea what we need, have been told to stay away from evapor...

gonoph · gonoph

** Issue Identified ** Issue has been identified. When I put my tow vehicle in reverse 12v is presented to the van for the 12v lights and fridge - Explanation below. Thanks to those below who replied. Hi all, I have a old school caravan electrics question which I would appreciate some assistance wi...

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	Top 5 Towing Myths (Preview) Top 5 Towing Myths, on YouTube pertaining to Travel Trailers aka Caravans, sure this is an American video. Just search YouTube top 5 towing myth.by Wandering Weekends I feel a lot what he says is worth listening to and it makes sense, watch it, what do you think. There are other myths let's park them...	Gundog	4	747	02:12 PM Oct 28, 2023 by Whenarewethere
	Thetford cassette problem... rubber sealing flap fails ... (Preview) So pulled the toilet lever to seal off cassette... doesn't happen ,the cassette internal lever moves but the sealing flap is nowhere to be seen . A quick Utube and dismantle finds the flap had dis..engaged from mechanism....re engaged and its now working ..for how long ??? So what is the permanent fi...	Bazz61	2	445	06:27 AM Oct 27, 2023 by Possum3
	Suspect towbar mount (Preview) I sincerely hope those bolts arent going through the fuel tank....	Eaglemax	6	923	06:40 AM Nov 5, 2023 by Bulldozer
	WDH it aint about using them (Preview) So yeah this is another WDH thread, but just a bit of how far behind in the technology we are. Anyway if your interested you search on youtube for what available in yank land, a guy called wandering weekends I watched a couple of his vids one the 3 worst WDH's and 11 best. Surprising the 3 worst I've never se...	Gundog	6	757	02:26 PM Oct 24, 2023 by Bobdown
	Harrier AC Issues (Preview) Our Dometic Harrier AC has chucked a wobbley, It hadn't chucked up an error code at first, so bright and early monday morning I contact one of dometics service tech's. Explained to him it had just stopped cooling everything else was working ok, so he says it looks like its dumped its gas, we dont do on sit...	Gundog	24	1472	09:00 PM Jan 5, 2024 by Gundog
	Cyclones, heavy winds is your van protected? (Preview) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2297527/Tornado-tears-houses-Australia-like-bomb-going-off.html	Eaglemax	7	849	11:44 PM Oct 29, 2023 by Cupie
	Luton car park fire (Preview) The car park at the Luton airport had a Land Rover catch fire which subsequently destroyed the car park and a lot of vehicles parked inside. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk0MWDsueMY for John Cadagon's commentary on it. At the end he gives advice on what to do if you are inside a carpark whi...	jegog	4	603	09:45 AM Oct 24, 2023 by bobsa
	Legality of fitting an Awning to the other side of the Caravan (Preview) Fitting a 2nd awning to the caravan would that potentially make the van over width. My thinking is when I fit the new awning,perhaps I could repurchase the old one fitting a new skin instead of 8 ft have a 4-5 ft projection, even the length may need to be shortened due to various windows and access hatc...	Gundog	3	593	11:21 AM Oct 12, 2023 by deverall11
	2001 Evernew wiring (Preview) Howdy everyone I am trying to work out what wiring I have or dont have in my van. I looked at the 12 pin plug and discovered it didnt have the same co wiring as per the colour code. Also, there was no earth wire in the loom except for a white wire that went from earth 3 to earth 10. Also the 2 additional red wire...	Micko69	2	420	11:14 PM Oct 13, 2023 by Sarge9
	Thetford oven not staying on . (Preview) have a Thetford gas oven in as new conditon, the 3 gas burners on top work fine , can light the oven grill but wont stay on as soon as I move knob to run position , I've tried holding it in and have actually used the grill by holding the knob in but still wont stay on.????	Bazz61	4	411	08:55 AM Oct 11, 2023 by Possum3
	Can someone please tell what this is? (Preview) Hi folkes just wondering if someone can tell me what the attached photo is? It was connected to 2 wiring looms in my 2001 Evernew e-series?. stamped on the unit is 1C30. Any help would greatly be appreciated regards Michael -- Edited by Micko69 on Tuesday 10th of October 2023 09:16:16 AM -- Edited by...	Micko69	16	1020	11:52 AM Oct 11, 2023 by Whenarewethere
	Turn the water pump off! (Preview) Amazing how the little things can be overlooked and that could become a major drama. when you retire or leave the van or RV it makes sense to turn the water pump off. A chap near us left his van yesterday to do a bit of fishing, and for some reason a water line inside the van became disconnected or cracked an...	Brodie Allen	2	615	05:26 PM Oct 10, 2023 by Bazz61
	VersEseal Any experience. (Preview) I have had this product pop into my feed several times over last few months, I was wondering if there is anyone with experience of using the product..... I asked elsewhere and got 1 positive reply ..... no negative. I am an advocate for Bostik v4, but this vereseal looks like it might be an ok shortcut, pe...	Sarge9	1	369	03:25 PM Oct 8, 2023 by woolman
	Checked Your Screws Lately ?? (Preview) I just went around all of window, door hinges,catches,towel rail, window shades and pull handles, about 40% needed a1/4 turn or so to tighten up.	Craig1	10	1023	10:53 AM Oct 21, 2023 by BarneyBDB
	BT50 or D Max Suspension (Preview) Anyone fitted a Aussie Super Spring to their vehicle? not after a lift just want more height after caravan is attached. Cheers Eric	wootts	1	441	12:26 PM Oct 10, 2023 by Possum3
	Common caravan handbrake (Preview) 13 months ago I purchased our Jurgens caravan and booked it into a caravan maintenance facility for some work... new Jap wheel bearings, tyres replacement (9 years old!!) etc. On the list was check handbrake for effectiveness, replace if necessary. When I collected it I asked them about the handbra...	Eaglemax	11	700	06:25 PM Oct 6, 2023 by Eaglemax
	Rooftop AC units CofG (Preview) Curious, why arent AC units under the floor or half in the floor? Tony	Eaglemax	7	460	06:06 PM Oct 2, 2023 by StewG
	Which tyres for the caravan (Preview) Because I have no desire to travell on dirt roads both my Ute and Van HT LT tyers. Noticed a new arrival in the CP we are at with a single axle 15ftr off road van with muddies on whilst the tug has AT's. Why would you put muddies on a van ?	Gundog	4	771	02:24 PM Oct 19, 2023 by Aus-Kiwi
	Caravan cooling Required (Preview) we are planing a trip this summer and need some advice on keeping van cool, heading up to the Murray river for a few weeks over Christmas, we don't have air con van is a poptop 17.6 ft, and want some info looking at portable air con units, but have no idea what we need, have been told to stay away from evapor...	Cowboy7307	11	616	02:00 PM Sep 29, 2023 by Eaglemax
	Issue Identified - 7 pin flat plug not powering 12v fridge or 12v light switches (old school van) (Preview) Issue Identified Issue has been identified. When I put my tow vehicle in reverse 12v is presented to the van for the 12v lights and fridge - Explanation below. Thanks to those below who replied. Hi all, I have a old school caravan electrics question which I would appreciate some assistance wi...	gonoph	5	850	03:54 PM Sep 27, 2023 by Dick0
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