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Hi, I have a Motorhome and am putting 2 x 200watt solar panels on the roof, and have 3 x 100Ah batteries. I would like to put in a 2,000 or 3,000 watt inverter as I will will be doing a lot of free camping. I am have conflicting advise that the inverter will will draw too much power from the batteries. I want to u...

Has anyone fitted airlifters to their pop tops? How do they work and how reliable are they? I saw the 2014 thread but was wondering if there are more recent feedback and also long term feedback from 2014. Thanks -- Edited by Bryan on Tuesday 24th of May 2016 10:06:40 AM

The time has come to load up our 2 furpersons and take off with them on a short trip to see how they are gunna travel. I.m a tad anxious....all the thorts about what if they make a run for it etc etc...but SWMBO is totally cool about it all ..so we will see. Their names are Sambucca (a black Burmese cross)...a...

We are currently staying here and highly recommend it, we love to free camp but as we could be here for up to 3 months it is not practical atm so we are settling in for awhile. This park is set on 36 acres of beautifully kept grounds and at $22 dollars a night for a powered site it is very reasonably priced and a...

Hello everyone, I want to buy a 32" LED TV for my Motorhome and because they are not 12V I was thinking of buying a small inverter say 150Watt . The tv is 58 Watts so the question is do I buy a pure sine wave or would a modified one do the job. I don't know anything about electrics so I would appreciate some...

Noticed in a SuperCheap Catalogue the above on special for $49.99 from the 18/5/16. The item below could be the same unit, am not sure since I disposed of the catalogue, just check the weight range, item shown is 100Kg to 350Kg. I do not know how accurate they are, Before we had our vans ATM upgraded I use...

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Hi, we are having trouble getting gas to work on our 3 burner stove and the electric hotplate won't work either, the power point works (plugged an iron in) and there is gas getting to the stove the gauge is right the bottle has plenty of gas/ Model is DF500DIT-T1. Also gas is not getting to the fringe it wor...

Hi guys I have a new van with an Ibis 3 roof top aircon, when it cycles in and out it sounds like a bag of cement being dropped on the roof. After an hour of being run it only sounds like half a bag being dropped. This is the same on mains or Honda power , cool or heat cycle. Do others with an Ibis 3 have the same nois...

just to make you lough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC9SrRu0z0E cheers

Hi all , we took a trip up to Bermagui a few months back from Vic , as most wud know around there its a bit hilly and winding . though I drove reasonably steady I had to employ the brakes a bit. We had the brakes serviced around 18 mths back and only drove it from SA to vic and then not being used till the trip to Sth...

Hello All ,I need to replace my roll out awning as ours has got some rips and cuts in it ,as well as wear and tere . Had a quote of $550 to replace .The awning is 5mtrs on the barrel .Has anyone else replaced their awning lately if so what did you pay and is this a good quote

Hi uall, I was thinking about fitting a winegard retrofit hv antenna to the van, have the older winegard at the moment. Have any of you fitted the retrofit thing, and if so is it worth doing? It costs around $300. (just to watch tv). Cheers Owen. -- Edited by OwenK on Tuesday 17th of May 2016 09:54:00 P...

Any changes or extra requirements at the "camping area" for 2016? Haji-Baba

We are looking at purchasing a Samsung 9.7 Galaxy S2 Tablet via Telstra Wireless. We intend to use it for our emails, internet and as a navigation aid with Hema map apps. Also to connect to our laptop. Has anyone used this system or could help us with info. Cheers B&G

I have read the four articles on Winnebagos in this forum though did not find anything that answered my questions. I have two questions. 1. My dear wife has her heart settled on the idea of traveling around Oz in a Winnebago. I am not pro the idea as I can see issues with shopping, sightseeing and maybe...

Hi Guys our model tenant of 4 years is moving on so the agent is now looking for a new tenant for our rental. My question is can anyone recommend a landlord insurance company that covered wilful damage and rent default. Regards Peter

Police probe deaths of campers in Qld

Heading off long weekend of June just for two weeks to have a trial run before 5 week trip in Sept. due to cooler weather we plan to head North WA. kalbarri is the goal. Hope to keep updates on the forum.

Hi All Anybody know this road,would really like to go up in here to see convict bridge at Hampden. Facebook says it a terrible road but looks ok on Google Earth ?? -- Edited by jade46 on Tuesday 17th of May 2016 12:37:38 PM