• How Too's

    Diesel heater servicing

    Our “Diesel and gas heater” article describes the fundermental difference between gas and diesel heaters …. diesel heaters need to be routinely serviced, and gas heaters need nothing.   So this article is for the brave souls who made the conscious decision against a lifetime of maintenance free bliss from a gas heater, and are now looking for some info on saving the significant service agent fees by maybe having a go at servicing their diesel heaters themselves. Your in luck because its not a very difficult job for anyone relatively handy using basic tools, which will include 2 x Torx driver bits.   Firstly have a cursory look over the attached…

  • Equipment

    Diesel and gas heaters

    Diesel ducted heating v gas ducted heating. A topic which produces polar opposite viewpoints in any healthy campground discussion. Unfortunately opinions are often based on “my XYZ heater is the best for sure” which is usually supported simply on the basis that they themselves have XYZ heater, and not much else.   As with all vested views no-one wants to admit they got the shit one. I have a diesel heater, its been great to us and I love it but Ill try my best to stick to the facts.  Ill also be sticking to only the brand named units Truma for gas and Eberspacher for diesel.   You are of course…

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    Coffee compromise?

    Coffee compromise???   Not on my watch Coffee for Ross is almost a religious experience and he can never spend too much time on coffee preparation. If you’d prefer not to spend any time or thought on coffee then this article is not for you, so grab yourself a Nescafe or International Roast and move off to another more interesting article and leave the wonder of coffee to the connoisseurs. Now that those neanderthals are gone, let get down to business … coffee business.    Should it be difficult to have good coffee when camping?, do we really have to compromise or sacrifice coffee quality for location?  The answer is no,…