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I have installed a shunt in the charging circuit of the MPPT regulator, its a 50 amp Jaycar one c/w meter. I am on the second unit, the first just registered in the negative, no matter which way the signal wires were attached to the shunt. I took pictures of the wiring to Jaycar and they couldn't fault it, a...

I recently did the Strzelecki Track with a Cub camper, which was easy going. Picking up a 17' Goldsteam "Rhino" offroad caravan, single axle, independent suspension, 16" AT tyres. Would like to travel the Strzelecki from Maree to Birdsville in August. You advice on whether the van can handle the tra...

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Gday, For the second time in 6 weeks ourselves and two other couples have buzzed off for 5 nights but not much further than 150 kays from our Echuca base.The last trip being an extended silo run in the West region. Our last weeks adventure took us to stay at Corowa,Wangaratta and Benalla .We prebooked ea...

Neale Daniher, Victorian of the year, worthy recipient.

Do caravanners out there recommend the use of weight distribution hitches when attaching caravans to your Y62 (2018 model).The van I am having made has a GVM of 3.5 t (probably won't weigh that much when loaded) and my Y62 has had airbags fitted. Does the front axle weight of the Y62 (1650 kg) mean that w...

I hope Im using the forum correctly , this is my first post . ive possibly asked a question before here about tow bar capacities and where I can find info ? However this time Im after some general info regarding the mileage people are getting in real life towing a caravan around ( 1800kg - 2300kg ) Im afte...

https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recall/honda-australia-motorcycle-and-power-equipment-pty-ltd-eu22i-generator-- Edited by RoamerAllWaze on Tuesday 2nd of July 2019 06:50:24 PM -- Edited by...

Thought I should ask in case it circumvents a problem happening. The water pump in the van works fine, but has for a few days, when taps are turned on been chattering loudly and causing solid reverberations through the pipes. Sounds like a jackhammer in the shower cubicle. Can also feel it on taps arou...

Can anyone give me some info on the Solar Force Battery Charger. It's fitted in my 10 yo Van, Fusion. I have know manual and it appears that the manufacture has gone bust as their Web site is inactive.

Diesel at Undara QLD is $1.98 Litre !!! However down the road at Mt Garnett, it was $1.38 Litre. The most expensive?? and the cheapest?? fuel in Qld within 100 k.s of each other. Joe. -- Edited by Farmhat on Saturday 29th of June 2019 05:34:16 PM

we've had our eberspecher diesel heater in the van for near on 6 years now and we've used it a lot , its a 2.2kw unit and its in our 23'6 van , I'm looking to see if the fuel consumption is on par with others in a similar setup. If I turn it on around 5.00pm and run it at say 18 - 20 degrees till late around 11.00pm a...

Three vehicles over nearly 5 weeks, took to the Cape ex Melbourne we were looking for adventure. Our biggest concern was road conditions. Despite numerous calls to various roadhouses and the Queensland Roads website, the best advice to hand was to keep the speed down, watch out for washouts, dust an...

We have vinyl floor covering in our caravan enjoying South Australia but the cold coming up though the floor is not nice. Looking for ideas how to insulate the floor?

Ok!!! I made a mistake by buying a Kogan 12 volt TV. BIG MISTAKE. We are experiencing very very very poor sound from our van TV. Can anyone offer any advice as to how we may be able to fix this problem. Nice to have good TV reception when on the road. Over time we have now purchased 4 Electronic type product...

I figure there will be a few of us who have been members of the NRMA Road Service for around 50 years, I recently reached this milestone and fortunately when I renewed my membership the last time I was told that I would from 50 years onwards get a 50% discount on membership fees at the level that I had for the...

New member and first time poster. We are planning our first big trip to begin later this year and plan to spend up to a year on the road seeing as much of Australia as we can. We have a 4 year old well behaved Rottweiler (obedience/protection trained) that we are thinking of taking with us given we plan to do...

Hi Tony and Bev well thanks to you I got my Avatar up in time before I left on my trip . at the moment I am just out in a bush camp not far from the Billabong Roadhouse If you see my van come over and have a chat Snips

In the past I have never been able to find a person who is able to provide a quality service in repairing existing items such as damaged awnings, shades, annexes,etc. unless one attends a major caravan manufacturer or agent whose prices can sometimes be quite expensive. Well recently I was recomme...

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