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I am considering buying the Elecbrakes brake controller which attaches to the caravan and does not need to be wired through the tow vehicle. It is expensive but there are no installation costs so at the end of the day the overall cost seems to be about the same or actually cheaper than the wired units. ...

Hi guys it took quite a while to get on here. Looking forward to some travel discussions.

Fail........ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iUgM9QvKat8

For anybody interested in the complete post I need to advise that I inadvertently posted it in the Technical section. Sorry. Please look at complete post in Technical section. Cheers -- Edited by yobarr on Monday 16th of January 2023 10:25:01 PM

Hi. We are newbies with a 21ft van and a Toyota workmate ute 2.7 petrol. We know we will have to upgrade but wondering if we should do the electric brakes in it first to see if it will tow ok. What do you all think. Do it or upgrade.......Frankie & Steve

I have been watching for a while and decided to pop in. I will be just feeling my way. I am looking forward to it. Go easy if I make mistakes.

Hi, sprinter , nomad, 2017, how is the solenoid between starter battery and house battery energised, the low voltage relay drops at 10.5v my fridge gets no power etc while traveling ,the solenoid under the passengers seat must either cut out or the contacts need cleaning up, Anybody have a schematic...

Hi, I'm half way through five weeks in Tassie. Currently in the south. The drive down the Midland Hwy was terrible with more road work at 40klh than normal road. A couple of people have suggested going back to Devonport on the Lakes Hwy. I'll be towing a 2500kg van. Has anyone used that road recently?

Can't wait till the schools go back and things go quiet again in the camping spots,back to nature.

"Minor" car problem, dodgy repairs & compliance. (A long video)

How much solar and lithium batteries would we need to run aircon in Campervan? currently have 2 x 200w panels 2000w inverter with 2 x 120ah AGM batteries also is it difficult to switch over the batteries and how do we determine lithium quality as our installer said all lithium is not the same quality --...

Not a $300 one, something around $100 -150 mark, that also has at least 5 days ice retention. Also 30-40 litre. The last one we had and recently gave up the ghost, had an 8 day ice retention, 40 lt's, a lock, and was a Coleman, any suggestions? We have a 3 way portable fridge, that we use for longer then 4 d...

Information is still very sketchy but it appears the January software update for Samsung phones is causing at least one model to stop working requiring some sort of complex reset procedure and the consequent loss of all data. News article Edit: Link embedded. -- Edited by Mike Harding on Wednesday...

'twas a Motorhome .. then a Caravan .. and now strictly on good roads !

Hi, i have a snorkel fitted to our bt50 and on our last trip the induction/air noise i usually hear suddenly stopped, when i got home i partly placed a thick piece of cardboard across the top of snorkel then slowly covered the whole thing. There was no suction at all, sound of engine didnt change and ran as...

Hi all Been lurking for a fair bit lately. Reading the battery replacement threads and so on. Backed out carefully of any trailer hitch measurements/weights threads as they seems to be quite, heavy personality wise lol (wink wink)

Still, great info in there too.Anyway, I've bit the bull...