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...
And Around We Go - Travelling around Australia - with the Bakers!
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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. The easiest way is to simply read the...
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...
BBQ and Slide out tray
Being on the road full time for a few years we wanted to make sure things like cooking at the BBQ would be easy, so I invested in a slide-out tray from Australian Direct. I...
BOS 3 Rib Jockey Wheel
I was having problems with the original standard ALKO 8in Jockey Wheel, in it was getting stiff to turn. So I whipped it apart (punch out the roll pin in the handle) to clean it...
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