grizz. I.m a member of the c.m.c.a. and as such I am a "helper" any member travellers going past that are in trouble have my name and my number, some members keep their number quiet, others like me are just plain gragarious and love the company and love to help, lot of people out there travelling, a lot have problems as well, lot of people out there helping you just dont hear about them, busted spring hanger with no help anywhere to be seen can be a catasrophe to some, but if they look up a "helpers" number it is a half hour job and a cup of coffee and piece of cake, and a new lifelong friend is made, my inbox is constantly full from freinds all over the country, some I have helped, others I have met on the track, I'm a happy man if my skills help others, the batterys were a nightmare I dont mind telling you, but the weight just tore the whole bottom of the box to pieces, they didnt reinforce where required, I bet they hear about it when the couple get back to sydney, danger from fire was there, I underplayed it, but I have seen some nightmare privately built setups as well. it's a major inconveinience to these people who must now backtrack. that's why I keep banging on about becoming a member of the c.m.c.a. the "helpers" are everywhere, the peace of mind that brings is in itself a major help

James, the mess was such and the mood was such that it was a matter of figuring out what was wrong and repairing the problem, I just pulled everything that was in the storage bin out, tidied up what I could for the poor buggers, repaired and salvaged what I could, he had other gear stored in there as well such as sullage hoses and power cords and he had some washing in there, all was acid ruined, they looked about the size of 100 amp hour deep cycle gel cell, but I dont know what the output or anything else was, I just got them back on the road, all talk was concentrated on the repairs and general natter

got a call from the owner, took the unit back to the installer/supplier, fully apologetic, putting them up in five star luxury suite all costs paid for whilst repairs are under way, everything will be fixed/replaced, repairers will send me a voucher for a restaraunt meal for two, liked my reinforcing struts so much they will now become common place on all new instalations, problem was as simple as not enough reinforcing to take the weight and a couple of loose bolts, if the bolts had been checked, quite possibly would not have happened. all in all I guess a good outcome but could have been so easily averted, check those repairs/modifications