Towing – Shackles or hooks?
One of the biggest topics around the campfire at a caravan park is often around can you use hooks to connect your towing chains. I am going to stick my neck out onto the chopping...
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Packing up to go!
So you are almost ready to go, how do you make sure everything is remembered to be done, and what do you actually need to do? For the safety of all your gear, you need...
Water Flow Meter
After updating the water pump and separating the water tanks (link to that blog post), we only had the one gauge and it was only on the front tank, so once switched to the second...
Tyres – how old is too old?
How old are tyres allowed to be? This post was prompted by a conversation today where I was told that my tyres are too old and should I have a blowout my insurance would be...
Water pump upgrade
Upgrading to a quieter water pump
Water… liquid gold!
Two topics covered here – firstly how to easily fill the tanks so that they are actually full, secondly how to refill the tanks when free camping without dragging the van back to town. Filling...
Solar Panels – how many?
I see a lot of questions come up about “how much solar do I need to charge my batteries”? Whilst the general consensus is double you battery AH in Watts (so a 100AH battery ideally...
Towing speeds around Australia
So how fast are you allowed to tow a caravan around Australia? If you just want to jump down to the relevant speeds for the state you want to know about, use these quick links:...
Van wobble when parked
EDIT: Update at the end – 7th November 2022 OK, this is a post about reducing the wobble in the van when its parked and people are walking around inside, nothing going on, just moving...
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