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...
Category: Caravan Posts
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!...
No water flow into the van?
We are currently at a Caravan Park with very low water pressure, in fact so low they actually recommend using their water to fill your tanks and use your onboard pump for showers! Well ours...
Interior Spot Light fix
We have interior reading and ambiance lights mounted on the wall Over recent travels one of them dropped it’s chrome ring and lens cover off due to the vibrations, but was easily screwed back on...
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...
Roof hatch reseal
A water leak! Time to reseal the hatch… After the first shake down trip we noticed a few drops of water below the main hatch and investigated further. On looking at the hatch from above...
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. Age of the tyres can also be a...
Caravan weights explained – the balancing act…
GVM, GCM, ATM, GTM, TBM etc etc.. Do you know what these are? Are yours within specifications? Lets dive in! Apologies up front, this is a very wordy post, but there is no easy way...
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