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Comment on Your Caravan by Graeme

Graeme — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:56:36 +0000

The external speakers are usually activated through the menu system of your radio/cd player.
On mine, a Windsor, it is done as a “fade” left or right. Balance gives front or back speakers and fade gives inside or outside

Comment on About us by gavin

gavin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:56:55 +0000

Hi Brett,on the subject of size for a generator and wattage useage yu mentioned,I have broken it. A/C =750-2500 kwh
laptop.=50-75 kwh
fridge/freezer=600. kwh.
wash mach= 500-3000kwh
DVD =40-60 kwh
stereo =30 kwh
clock =50 kwh
TV =300 kwh
an thats as far as I got.So as far as adding or multiplying or some formulea on when whats in use,what kicks in etc,i am lost.
Still looking around on various sites to come up with the size I need,cheers,Gavin.

Comment on Bulk Buys – T-Max Winches by Dave M

Dave M — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:34:04 +0000

Keen on a 1.6t hand winch too!

Comment on Your Caravan by Tony

Tony — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:14:04 +0000

We have a 2010 Supreme Executive 2060 van fitted with factory installed external speakers. Do you know how to activate these external speakers?

Comment on Your 4WD by Leslie Paulsen

Leslie Paulsen — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:16:42 +0000

Have just picked up my new nissan navara 2011 stx with canopy,bullbar ,spotlights, and hopefully a rhino rack with awning and a draw system to go in the back

Comment on Your 4WD by gary day

gary day — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:01:39 +0000

I drive a Prado 120 2006, I am thinking about fitting a diff locker, just after any feedback from owners with a Prado as to which brand of locker they run with and performance or if its even worth fitting a locker? Cheers

Comment on Your Caravan by Dawn & Alan

Dawn & Alan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:08:15 +0000

Just where do we start?…
Our caravan is a 2003 Jayco Heritage; Basically, as it came out of the factory, BUT, we have lifted it approx 5″ by undersliging the axles. (This allows us to get off the road without too many hassles!)
Having a liking for “camping out” we have added an extra deep cycle battery (120ah), which when our 120watt solar system (purchased from Kulkyne Campers of course!) is put into action keeps all the 12 volt sytem opertional!
I have modified a couple of Anderson plugs by “piggy backing” 2 together ! This allows me to hook our vehicle up to the caravan, together with the Solar system, so that we can keep the vehicle batteries fully charged as well as the van batts and also have the use of ALL batteries.
The 52 Litre Bushman freezer is usually kept in the rear of the vehicle and runs from one of the vehicle batteries
We have found that (providing we are blessed with a bit of sunlight) the solar panel is more than enough to keep everything operational.
We have also added a 12volt, 12″ dia fan to the vans accessories which gives a nice breeze thru the van. (Without having a Generator we are unable to use the air-conditioner of course.)
We will have been continuously travelling since selling our home in April 2002!
We have met many lovely people around Australia, who have also adopted this type of livestyle in preference to being tied down to a property with ongoing maintenance and expense etc etc.
The added benefit for us is that we get to see more of our children & grandchildren than would otherwise be the case as they live interstate & overseas.
Enjoy your Camping Freedom with a lot of help from Brett & his merry crew!

Comment on Your Camper by Stephen Mills

Stephen Mills — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:50:00 +0000

I have a Cub Space Van hard floor camper . It is probably the biggest hard floor camper on the road and is great for what we do. It is off road and I have added mains pressure hot water and shower to the van since getting it two yars ago. We have been around Aus with it and travelled from Lawn Hill to Borrolloola NT across country. A picture of it is in the Cub brochure as we arrived at the Principality of Hutt River.
Recently I broke the porch light and Cub want $220.00 to replace it. I would like to keep the Annerversary version of the Cub in original condition to some extent but the price for a outside light with a switch seems excessive. Can anyone help with some ideas or a better price. Thanks

Comment on Generator Deals by Brett

Brett — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:56:43 +0000

Hi Gav, if you can get back to me with what you think the maximum wattage you’ll need to run at any one time?

Comment on Generator Deals by gavin

gavin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:43:12 +0000

Oh PS, the fridge as well,