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...
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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...
Starlink Satellite Internet
This post was first published 29th November 2022, less than 24 hours after setting up Starlink for the first time. At that time I was really, really happy with it (and many months later I...
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...
e-Bikes – A year on
We have had our Momentum Transend eBikes for a year now (wow thats gone fast..) and thought we should do a quick review a year on. Are we still happy? Yes. That pretty much sums...
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...
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