Wow HW, you're on the road. Is it good? So where is that place where you parked? Keep up the good work and progress report.
jimbo said
12:57 PM Apr 22, 2011
Well H V I arrived last night at Chrisies Beach Echuca and today Good Friday it is overcast and very chilly unlike many Easters gone bye...Still! I;m glad to be back amongst the smell of camp fires and Chain saws.....Am next to a local sheep farming family kids and dogs and terrific chats around thecamp fire Roast Potatoes and many other goodies....This is definatly the Life...And my Computer is going strong...Can't waite to see if mt Tv can get a signal Collingwood and Essendon for Monday's Game
jules47 said
12:57 PM Apr 22, 2011
Nice spot Marj - where is it near? Be careful out on the roads today won't you.
-- Edited by jules47 on Friday 22nd of April 2011 12:58:27 PM
bill12 said
12:59 PM Apr 22, 2011
How is the Hiace going? I wish I was on the road, But a lack of that essential, money, keeps me working.Now is the time to be heading north, and having your own business ties you down. Have a great trip. Bill
ken thomas said
01:18 PM Apr 22, 2011
Marj
At least you are heading in the right direction,because it is cold and wet at portland
Ken
gubby said
02:08 PM Apr 22, 2011
All the best HW, I think a few people were starting to fret over missing you, Lol.
Have a great Easter and a fantastic trip......
ChiChi1 said
02:14 PM Apr 22, 2011
Marj, Glad to hear you are on the road. Understand why you had to leave Punky behind. Am having same thoughts. Its so dangerous out there for them. Heat, Ticks, wild animals. (possums, snakes lizards etc) but I am too selfish and Molly will be coming with me even if I spend all my time looking out for her.
Firefly said
03:02 PM Apr 22, 2011
Looks good mate, were you the only camper there for the night?
Woo hoo, the girl has hit the ground running.
robell said
06:41 PM Apr 22, 2011
Way to go H W, go for it, enjoy. Cheers, Rob.
Happywanderer said
10:12 PM Apr 22, 2011
Ok, Have recharged the battery at the Roadhouse cafe, lovely people. Last night in the photo was 39 ks north of jerilderie, a lovely spot and heaps of trucks, a bit noisy and as my inhouse battery has carked it I lay in the dark thinking of ways to rearrange the furniture in here and listening to the trucks go by. Didn't get a lot of sleep as soon as I started to doze off a very noisy one would go past or one would come in and park having its generator going all night. BUT being the first night it was good knowing there were people nearby especially Betty and mal in their caravan, who were parked just around the trees from me. It turns out they are great friends of Ken Thomas as I mentioned in the other thread. Its very cold here tonight Wyalong Shell Roadhouse but good cafe and free showers so that has compensated for it. I took my Camps Wide book into study and make notes while havig a cuppa. A truckie called out asking where I was looking to go etc. He eventually came over and sat down, went through the book with me and found my next two stops to work around going to Dubbo Zoo. So tomorrow I am going as far as Tomingly 1 ks north of Peak Hill, spelt wrong I think where he said there is a good stop, and not far before the dubbo zoo, then the next day do the zoo and go on to Gilgandra where he said there is a good road house each end . This truckie lives in Gayndah which is not far from where my son lives in Biggenden. He's parked in a truck out hte back here. I'm the only camper parked out the front in a little siding, a little walk from the loos which stay open all night and plenty of light to seewhere I'm going. Its really cold so won't be putting the top up and will be wrapping myslef in the 3 blankets I brought with me. Last night I froze with the top up but hadthe gas on for the fridge and always a bit weary about gas. Tonight I have just left the gas and fridge off, ok as I won't be openig it at all.
Happywanderer said
10:18 PM Apr 22, 2011
This site is amazing. I wouldn't have done any of this without all your encouragement and on going support. Nice to know there are others out there waiting and watching for news of my journey. I text my children and sister every morning and night and get a reply and rang my daughter today about a few things happening in the van, S in L got me to check a few things and it seems the battery is dudded. Couldn't afford a new one when doing all the other work with the money I had already spent. Now have no power inthe house. Do have gas for cooking and fridge. Cig lighter charger for phone. Debating whether to go get a universal cig lighter charger for laptop or hold onto that money to put towards a new battery when I get up to sons in Biggenden. So have to watch just how long I'm on here to make it last till I can get it charged again. I've got 1 hour 29 minutes remaining. That won't last long. And suddenly my Y seems to be woking again. May go read a book under the light of my trusty Oztrail lamp on batteries.
Firefly said
10:19 PM Apr 22, 2011
You will be glad for the new battery than Marj thats for sure.
We have a feather doona that is easy to store but really warm if need be. Its been a godsend on some nights as well. Your fridge will be fine in this weather mate.
Nice of that chap to help you out with a bit of "local knowledge" wasn't it. The truckies are usually in the know.
Travel Bug said
11:36 PM Apr 22, 2011
Sorry that your in house battery died Marj. A bit of a rough start for you.... but how good to meet that helpful truckie. They always know the best free places to stay and good places to eat that don't cost a fortune.
I hope that you keep warmer tonight and manage to have a better sleep.
Looking forward to updates when you can post.
Take care and travel safe. Pam.
Sheba said
12:05 AM Apr 23, 2011
Shame about Punky Marj, but it was obviously the right thing for you to do at the moment. Probably when you've had more experience on the road, and are more confident, you'll get another one.
Bummer about the Battery too. Glad you've got a lamp to read by though. Sounds as though you're meeting all the helpful people you need along the way. Great isn't it ?
Take care,
Cheers,
Sheba.
jimricho said
07:42 AM Apr 23, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
This site is amazing. I wouldn't have done any of this without all your encouragement and on going support. Nice to know there are others out there waiting and watching for news of my journey. I text my children and sister every morning and night and get a reply and rang my daughter today about a few things happening in the van, S in L got me to check a few things and it seems the battery is dudded. Couldn't afford a new one when doing all the other work with the money I had already spent. Now have no power inthe house. Do have gas for cooking and fridge. Cig lighter charger for phone. Debating whether to go get a universal cig lighter charger for laptop or hold onto that money to put towards a new battery when I get up to sons in Biggenden. So have to watch just how long I'm on here to make it last till I can get it charged again. I've got 1 hour 29 minutes remaining. That won't last long. And suddenly my Y seems to be woking again. May go read a book under the light of my trusty Oztrail lamp on batteries.
Hi Marj,
Glad to see the trip's going well for you, apart from ther house battery that is....
Re the laptop power... my view (for what it's worth) is to put the money towards the replacement battery rather than than cig lighter charger as you already have a "pure" sine wave inverter that should be more than suitable for the job. You should be able to use this to charge the laptop while travelling and rely on the computer's internal battery when using it.
Re the house battery; My thought here is to spend the extra money on an AGM type sealed battery as you will have less problems, it'll be more reliable and last longer and thus be cheaper in the long run. It may be worth a trip into Maryborough to sort this out. Also have your S in L check that the charging system is properly set up too.
cheers,
Jim
blaze said
09:20 AM Apr 23, 2011
I have to disagree a little with Jim (sorrry Jim), I have found the most effective way to handle our laptops is via a cig plug adaptor which we also use to charge when traveling and also more power effective when parked up. I just purchased a new battery, 110 a/h marine deep cycle and start battery, wet cell but it also is cabable of starting the vehicle with 660 cca. It was $310. They also tested our other deep cycle batteries for $11 each but that wasnt charged on the purchase of our new battery. The est was done over a 36 hour time frame as deep cycle cant be load tested like a start battery. We dealt with battery world in Albany but they are every where Happy travels marj cheers blaze
ps I also believe you should aim to evntually have every thing straight 12 volt and only use the invertor in emergencies. We havnt used ours yet
-- Edited by blaze on Saturday 23rd of April 2011 09:23:02 AM
Ron and Shirley said
09:55 AM Apr 23, 2011
HW
Dont know whether you will get to read this post due to your power/computer problems.
Tomingley is a busy truck stop as many southbound trucks pull in there as it is just before one of those gantries that record the truckies travel times. The roadhouse across the road does pretty good tucker.
Re your next stage an alternative after Dubbo is to turn off just out of Dubbo to Mendooran. A good and quite popular large bush camp on the edge of town (turn left just a bit over the bridge). Very quiet (no trucks), flushing loos, and a short walk to the pub if you want a meal.
From there you can head straight up to Coonabarabran. All good roads and avoids a number of the hills on the Newell between Dubbo and Coonabarabran.
jimricho said
10:01 AM Apr 23, 2011
Hi Blaze,
In general I do agree with your thoughts regarding charging the laptop and have often said as much on this forum, I fact I made this point a previous post in response to Happywanderer. I have also expressed my view that inverters should not be used with sensitive electronic devices unless they are pure sine wave. Like you I prefer to avoid using inverters and the only use I've given mine (a rather old 200 watt square wave type) is to power a soldering iron to do some urgent repairs.
Marj did recently purchase a 300w pure sine wave principally to power her TV so I took this into account in my response, also that she is out on the road and may wish to wait until she arrives at her SinL's place when she will then have the time to think through these issues. It was with this in mind I went against my normal advice as I felt the money would be better put towards a good quality battery.
On the subject of aux batteries in cars ("house" batteries in motorhomes/campervans) I also agree that a dual purpose battery is a much better choice than a deep cycle wet or gel battery. In addition to the advantages you mention they also can accept a higher charging current and and thus recharge much quicker. Several years ago a (then) professional tag-along operator I know used Yuasa "Overlander" (starting) batteries for their aux battery as they found from experience these were more suitable than "deep cycles". This was in the days before AGMs were readily available. One advantage of AGMs over wet (flooded) batteries is their better tolerance to deep (or total) discharges.
I currently use an Optima Red Top (starting) battery for my aux in the tug. (I don't have the physical space to install anything larger) This battery is 9 years old and during it's life it's been a starting battery, marine battery, caravan battery and now an aux battery in the tug. During it's life there have been times when it sat for lengthy periods without being recharged. My current battery in the Goldstream is on its "last legs" so I'll be replacing it before heading out again. (oops sorry about that terrible unintended pun)
Jim
-- Edited by jimricho on Saturday 23rd of April 2011 10:09:28 AM
Hylda&Jon said
11:48 AM Apr 23, 2011
A good AGM battery for the van is essential but the 12v computer charger from Tricky Dickys I believe is a must get when you have the money spare. The invertors use too much unnecessary power as they have to convert 12v up to 240v then your computer converts the 240v back down to 16v...what a waste of power. Also you can plug it into your car lighter if you are running short of power in the van & it won't flatten your car battery much at all.
BTW a handy thing to travel with to help you with a flat battery or just to give you some spare 12v power as it also has a cigarette lighter socket is a jump starter. I wouldn't do without it now days, I have used it once on myself & a few times helping out fellow travellers. Also mine has an air pump so I can pump up tyres if needed.(handy after letting the tyres down a bit if travelling on sand then pumping them up.
Cheers
Jon
ps: Welcome to the nomadic lifestyle, It's good to see you finally made it. Get a cuddly teddy bear to sit on your bed to replace punky
This is Boofy, Hylda's second favorite squeeze.
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Saturday 23rd of April 2011 12:17:51 PM
Ron and Shirley said
12:33 PM Apr 23, 2011
jimricho wrote:
Marj did recently purchase a 300w pure sine wave principally to power her TV so I took this into account in my response, also that she is out on the road and may wish to wait until she arrives at her SinL's place when she will then have the time to think through these issues. It was with this in mind I went against my normal advice as I felt the money would be better put towards a good quality battery.
Also believe that the 12v-power source for the laptop is the way to go.
However from reading HWs posts one gathers due to the R/S battery she has no internal lights, power for the sine wave inverter so no TV or power for whatever else that a requires 240v.
So agree with Jim, particularly on a tight budget, that the around $70 for a 12v power supply solely for the computer (eg http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=MP3476) would be better put towards a new good battery that will solve all immediate problems in the short term.
A few days or a week without the Internet will do no long-term harm, though maybe some short-term withdrawal symptoms, LOL.
ozi2 said
12:48 PM Apr 23, 2011
Hi HW, its really great to know that you are on your way, shame about your battery carking it when it did....isnt it always the way? We have had chapter and verse to this point of time, god knows if you dont write a book about all your experiences then look out
Have a safe and wonderful holiday with your family and friends,
cheers
ozi2
Happywanderer said
05:17 PM Apr 23, 2011
Just a quick note on here tonight so don't waste the battery. Change of plans. Came right through to Gilgandra today and staying behind the Caltex that the truckie recommended. Did that and will see dubbo zoo on way back home t osave money as will have to get a new house battery and do want to get a ciggie charger as well for the laptop. So good to read all your comments on here to see what is the best etc. Will sort all that out when I get to sons in Biggenden. So need al the money I can now. The Shell roadhouse lat night kindly let me chargethe laptop so have a little power left on it now. Talking to a lady here whose son is managing this roadhouse tonight. She said take laptop in to the toilet or showers and plug into the power point there so may go do that now. Its not too much of a problem as long as I'm not missed to much hahaha. I can do without it for a few days, boought batteries for my radio cd player so now have some music. As long as I can have some charge to pay my bills next Wednesday, Maybe at Jules by then so will ask her nicely if I can have some power. Pretty please. Ok, off here now, will read all the posts later when I have more power. All going well and its getting very warm, changing into light clothes tomorrow.
ChiChi1 said
06:27 PM Apr 23, 2011
HW We will have withdrawals if we don't continue to hear from you. Have a good trip. P.S. Son will be installing cigarette socket so that I can run the computer rather than going to expense of inverter. Not sure how this will work out but will see.
Happywanderer said
07:49 PM Apr 23, 2011
Hi guys, just on here quickly before curling up for the night with a book. Funny story and has to be told. Not sure if I told earlier the speedo jams on the 9s. at 699. 799, etc the little one that does the 10th comes around and then it struggles to get to the zeros.Well today it was at 194,899 took about 20 ks to get around to clicking over, most times between 5 or 10 ks. Then that one took over 20ks. THEN I get to 194999 waiitng for the big turn over to 195,000 ks. I'M STILL WAITING 200 ks later. I rang son in law, said Now I know why this has low ks. It has been losing anything from 5 to 20 ks at each turn over. Now over 200 ks on the big one. The true reading is likely to be anything up to 100,000 more. He said Well at least it will have low ks if you decide to sell it. I find it very funny. After the battery incident you can't do anything but laugh. So I am using my camps wide book to see what I'm doing in mileage as Myrtle can't tell me. Will be interesting tomorrow if it does manage to click over. The struggle is so funny to watch, the zeros come into view an d click it all goes back to the 9999. Every click I look to see if its made it yet. I wonder if it will ever move again.
Happywanderer said
07:50 PM Apr 23, 2011
Soon as I can afford will get the cig light charger but will need to get the new house battery first. I think a good idea to have both.
Happywanderer said
07:53 PM Apr 23, 2011
Any ideas of cheap /free sites to look at on the way through Coonabraban, Narribri and Moree tomorrow, would be helpful. Will check in here briefly in the morning.
Travel Bug said
08:04 PM Apr 23, 2011
Hi Marj,
Glad to see that you are going well.
I got a good giggle out of your story re: Myrtle's kms.
I sometimes think that the funniest bits of our adventures are based on misadventure.
Keep on smiling. Take care. Pam.
Cruising Granny said
08:06 PM Apr 23, 2011
I've missed something, but I can't see the reference to the "AGM" explanation. What does "AGM" mean? What's the difference between these batteries? I don't mean to be ignorant, but abbreviations are not my favourite thing. I had to put a new auxiliary battery in Rosy this week as well. The old one was more than 4 years old, which is a good run for any battery, especially in the tropics.
This is Bandure freecamp where I stopped last night.
looks like a nice spot HW.
good to hear from you.
Barb
So where is that place where you parked? Keep up the good work and progress report.
Well H V I arrived last night at Chrisies Beach Echuca and today Good Friday it is overcast and very chilly unlike many Easters gone bye...Still! I;m glad to be back amongst the smell of camp fires and Chain saws.....Am next to a local sheep farming family kids and dogs and terrific chats around thecamp fire Roast Potatoes and many other goodies....This is definatly the Life...And my Computer is going strong...Can't waite to see if mt Tv can get a signal Collingwood and Essendon for Monday's Game
Nice spot Marj - where is it near? Be careful out on the roads today won't you.
-- Edited by jules47 on Friday 22nd of April 2011 12:58:27 PM
Marj
At least you are heading in the right direction,because it is cold and wet at portland
Ken
Have a great Easter and a fantastic trip......
Looks good mate, were you the only camper there for the night?
Woo hoo, the girl has hit the ground running.
Its very cold here tonight Wyalong Shell Roadhouse but good cafe and free showers so that has compensated for it. I took my Camps Wide book into study and make notes while havig a cuppa. A truckie called out asking where I was looking to go etc. He eventually came over and sat down, went through the book with me and found my next two stops to work around going to Dubbo Zoo.
So tomorrow I am going as far as Tomingly 1 ks north of Peak Hill, spelt wrong I think where he said there is a good stop, and not far before the dubbo zoo, then the next day do the zoo and go on to Gilgandra where he said there is a good road house each end .
This truckie lives in Gayndah which is not far from where my son lives in Biggenden. He's parked in a truck out hte back here. I'm the only camper parked out the front in a little siding, a little walk from the loos which stay open all night and plenty of light to seewhere I'm going.
Its really cold so won't be putting the top up and will be wrapping myslef in the 3 blankets I brought with me. Last night I froze with the top up but hadthe gas on for the fridge and always a bit weary about gas. Tonight I have just left the gas and fridge off, ok as I won't be openig it at all.
Do have gas for cooking and fridge. Cig lighter charger for phone. Debating whether to go get a universal cig lighter charger for laptop or hold onto that money to put towards a new battery when I get up to sons in Biggenden.
So have to watch just how long I'm on here to make it last till I can get it charged again. I've got 1 hour 29 minutes remaining. That won't last long. And suddenly my Y seems to be woking again. May go read a book under the light of my trusty Oztrail lamp on batteries.
You will be glad for the new battery than Marj thats for sure.
We have a feather doona that is easy to store but really warm if need be. Its been a godsend on some nights as well. Your fridge will be fine in this weather mate.
Nice of that chap to help you out with a bit of "local knowledge" wasn't it. The truckies are usually in the know.
Sorry that your in house battery died Marj. A bit of a rough start for you....
but how good to meet that helpful truckie. They always know the best free places to stay and good places to eat that don't cost a fortune.
I hope that you keep warmer tonight and manage to have a better sleep.
Looking forward to updates when you can post.
Take care and travel safe. Pam.
Shame about Punky Marj, but it was obviously the right thing for you to do at the moment. Probably when you've had more experience on the road, and are more confident, you'll get another one.
Bummer about the Battery too. Glad you've got a lamp to read by though. Sounds as though you're meeting all the helpful people you need along the way. Great isn't it ?
Take care,
Cheers,
Sheba.
Hi Marj,
Glad to see the trip's going well for you, apart from ther house battery that is....
Re the laptop power... my view (for what it's worth) is to put the money towards the replacement battery rather than than cig lighter charger as you already have a "pure" sine wave inverter that should be more than suitable for the job. You should be able to use this to charge the laptop while travelling and rely on the computer's internal battery when using it.
Re the house battery; My thought here is to spend the extra money on an AGM type sealed battery as you will have less problems, it'll be more reliable and last longer and thus be cheaper in the long run. It may be worth a trip into Maryborough to sort this out. Also have your S in L check that the charging system is properly set up too.
cheers,
Jim
I have to disagree a little with Jim (sorrry Jim), I have found the most effective way to handle our laptops is via a cig plug adaptor which we also use to charge when traveling and also more power effective when parked up. I just purchased a new battery, 110 a/h marine deep cycle and start battery, wet cell but it also is cabable of starting the vehicle with 660 cca. It was $310. They also tested our other deep cycle batteries for $11 each but that wasnt charged on the purchase of our new battery. The est was done over a 36 hour time frame as deep cycle cant be load tested like a start battery. We dealt with battery world in Albany but they are every where
Happy travels marj
cheers
blaze
ps I also believe you should aim to evntually have every thing straight 12 volt and only use the invertor in emergencies. We havnt used ours yet
-- Edited by blaze on Saturday 23rd of April 2011 09:23:02 AM
HW
Dont know whether you will get to read this post due to your power/computer problems.
Tomingley is a busy truck stop as many southbound trucks pull in there as it is just before one of those gantries that record the truckies travel times. The roadhouse across the road does pretty good tucker.
Re your next stage an alternative after Dubbo is to turn off just out of Dubbo to Mendooran. A good and quite popular large bush camp on the edge of town (turn left just a bit over the bridge). Very quiet (no trucks), flushing loos, and a short walk to the pub if you want a meal.
From there you can head straight up to Coonabarabran. All good roads and avoids a number of the hills on the Newell between Dubbo and Coonabarabran.
Hi Blaze,
In general I do agree with your thoughts regarding charging the laptop and have often said as much on this forum, I fact I made this point a previous post in response to Happywanderer. I have also expressed my view that inverters should not be used with sensitive electronic devices unless they are pure sine wave. Like you I prefer to avoid using inverters and the only use I've given mine (a rather old 200 watt square wave type) is to power a soldering iron to do some urgent repairs.
Marj did recently purchase a 300w pure sine wave principally to power her TV so I took this into account in my response, also that she is out on the road and may wish to wait until she arrives at her SinL's place when she will then have the time to think through these issues. It was with this in mind I went against my normal advice as I felt the money would be better put towards a good quality battery.
On the subject of aux batteries in cars ("house" batteries in motorhomes/campervans) I also agree that a dual purpose battery is a much better choice than a deep cycle wet or gel battery. In addition to the advantages you mention they also can accept a higher charging current and and thus recharge much quicker. Several years ago a (then) professional tag-along operator I know used Yuasa "Overlander" (starting) batteries for their aux battery as they found from experience these were more suitable than "deep cycles". This was in the days before AGMs were readily available. One advantage of AGMs over wet (flooded) batteries is their better tolerance to deep (or total) discharges.
I currently use an Optima Red Top (starting) battery for my aux in the tug. (I don't have the physical space to install anything larger) This battery is 9 years old and during it's life it's been a starting battery, marine battery, caravan battery and now an aux battery in the tug. During it's life there have been times when it sat for lengthy periods without being recharged. My current battery in the Goldstream is on its "last legs" so I'll be replacing it before heading out again. (oops sorry about that terrible unintended pun)
Jim
-- Edited by jimricho on Saturday 23rd of April 2011 10:09:28 AM
A good AGM battery for the van is essential but the 12v computer charger from Tricky Dickys I believe is a must get when you have the money spare. The invertors use too much unnecessary power as they have to convert 12v up to 240v then your computer converts the 240v back down to 16v...what a waste of power. Also you can plug it into your car lighter if you are running short of power in the van & it won't flatten your car battery much at all.
BTW a handy thing to travel with to help you with a flat battery or just to give you some spare 12v power as it also has a cigarette lighter socket is a jump starter. I wouldn't do without it now days, I have used it once on myself & a few times helping out fellow travellers. Also mine has an air pump so I can pump up tyres if needed.(handy after letting the tyres down a bit if travelling on sand then pumping them up.
Cheers
Jon
ps: Welcome to the nomadic lifestyle, It's good to see you finally made it. Get a cuddly teddy bear to sit on your bed to replace punky
This is Boofy, Hylda's second favorite squeeze.
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Saturday 23rd of April 2011 12:17:51 PM
Also believe that the 12v-power source for the laptop is the way to go.
However from reading HWs posts one gathers due to the R/S battery she has no internal lights, power for the sine wave inverter so no TV or power for whatever else that a requires 240v.
So agree with Jim, particularly on a tight budget, that the around $70 for a 12v power supply solely for the computer (eg http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=MP3476) would be better put towards a new good battery that will solve all immediate problems in the short term.
A few days or a week without the Internet will do no long-term harm, though maybe some short-term withdrawal symptoms, LOL.
Hi HW, its really great to know that you are on your way, shame about your battery carking it when it did....isnt it always the way? We have had chapter and verse to this point of time, god knows if you dont write a book about all your experiences then look out
Have a safe and wonderful holiday with your family and friends,
cheers
ozi2
Will sort all that out when I get to sons in Biggenden.
So need al the money I can now. The Shell roadhouse lat night kindly let me chargethe laptop so have a little power left on it now. Talking to a lady here whose son is managing this roadhouse tonight. She said take laptop in to the toilet or showers and plug into the power point there so may go do that now.
Its not too much of a problem as long as I'm not missed to much hahaha.
I can do without it for a few days, boought batteries for my radio cd player so now have some music. As long as I can have some charge to pay my bills next Wednesday, Maybe at Jules by then so will ask her nicely if I can have some power. Pretty please.
Ok, off here now, will read all the posts later when I have more power. All going well and its getting very warm, changing into light clothes tomorrow.
We will have withdrawals if we don't continue to hear from you. Have a good trip. P.S. Son will be installing cigarette socket so that I can run the computer rather than going to expense of inverter. Not sure how this will work out but will see.
He said Well at least it will have low ks if you decide to sell it. I find it very funny. After the battery incident you can't do anything but laugh. So I am using my camps wide book to see what I'm doing in mileage as Myrtle can't tell me.
Will be interesting tomorrow if it does manage to click over. The struggle is so funny to watch, the zeros come into view an d click it all goes back to the 9999. Every click I look to see if its made it yet. I wonder if it will ever move again.
Hi Marj,
Glad to see that you are going well.
I got a good giggle out of your story re: Myrtle's kms.
I sometimes think that the funniest bits of our adventures are based on misadventure.
Keep on smiling. Take care. Pam.
What does "AGM" mean? What's the difference between these batteries?
I don't mean to be ignorant, but abbreviations are not my favourite thing.
I had to put a new auxiliary battery in Rosy this week as well. The old one was more than 4 years old, which is a good run for any battery, especially in the tropics.