Drawers
We have a cupboard that had odd sized shelving, as it was designed to be three pull out pantry units, however the original owners had it converted to 9 shelves. These shelves are only 220mm...
Category: Caravan Mods
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...
Caravan Awning and Annexe setup
Most vans these days have an awning attached to the side and are mostly fairly similar in design. Ours fitted to our Essential Caravan is a manual roll out style made by Aussie Traveller and...
Our Inverter
To run 240 volt equipment when free camping, an ‘inverter’ is required. These connect to your 12v battery supply and step it up to 240v AC to suit your home style electrical equipment. This can...
Our off-grid Power Upgrades
When we bought our first van, I upgraded the batteries from the stock 105AH AGM to twin 140AH AGM. Unfortunately that van was written off after 6 months (money refunded – floor was rotting due...
Dometic RMDX21 Fridge – Mods and Repairs
In our 2017 Essential Exceed Caravan we a standard Dometic RMDX21 3 way manual switching fridge/freezer. Very happy with it, though it has had a few issues over the last year, all so far solvable!...
Rear Pole Carrier
We had a heap of poles for the awning and awning extension in the front boot, both adding weight to the drawbar and taking up space. So a pole carrier was in order. Normally I...
Trailer Brake Controller installation
The Brake Controller is used to operate the electric brakes on your caravan or large trailer. The controller is wired to the brake lights or brake light switch on the car to tell the controller...
Towing Mirrors vs Rear Camera?
Do you really need extended mirrors if you have a rear camera? Short answer – yes. Longer answer – YES YOU DO… There has been several comments of late on social media by people stating...
Tyre Pressure Calculator and Monitors
To keep you van stable and tyres from exploding you need to have the right tyre pressures in your van tyres as well as your car tyres. The easiest way is to simply read the...
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