• Equipment

    Heaters. Diesel vs gas shoot out

    Diesel ducted heating v gas ducted heating … the gloves are off This is a topic which is always good for predictable and polar opposite viewpoints in any social media discussion.  Unfortunately, many ‘online experts’ 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. Social media is choked with people seeking validation on their personal choices, and the typical “reviews” are based on limited or absent research and nothing deeper than the desire to agreed with.   As with all vested views, few people will publically admit they got…

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    Excel test 2

    Column1 Column2 Column3 Column4 Column5 Column6 Runnings Cost Comparison adjusted to 10ltr fuel tank Diesel pump $ per ltr $1.35 Bunnings 8.5kg Swap $27.00 Low High Eberspacher $0.14 $0.38 VarioHeatEco $0.16 $0.32

  • Serious'ness

    Nomading isn’t for everyone

    We were cruising along the east coast many years ago with our youngest and met a couple with a young child in a coastal caravan park. Parents of solo children often grab any opportunity to extract the obvious fleeting benefits of giving give little Johnny a short-term buddy to run amok with for a while. They were in a small caravan and we’re truly lovely people …. but its hard to hide behind a pretense in this environment for very long. I can’t recall the specifics, but from a distance I for whatever reason Mum just seemed a little like she didn’t belong, and was out of place. We were…

  • Equipment

    Our tow vehicle

    Our tow vehicle is a 2019 Toyota Troop Carrier, or as Toyota describes it an LC (Landcruiser) Military. To us he’s “Neville the Troopy” We laboured painstakingly over all the offerings in the current market of potential tow vehicles across the various manufacturers and as one by one because of their various limitations each were erased from the shortlist, leaving the Troopy as the sole survivor of the cull. The Troopy is certainly not the vehicle for everyone, its incredibly expensive, very old school, utilitarian in every aspect, loud and rough …. but it’s also an undisputed offroad champion without comparison, and it ticks off all our requirement boxes and…

  • How Too's

    Hot Water System Anode

    Another small maintenance job that fits well within the capabilities of the most basic of handymen/ladies. This job is another that will save you considerable cost both in outsourcing the maintenance, and in rectifying the damage that will result is avoiding it altogether Many vans today have a HWS (Hot Water Systems) and of the 3 more common ones we’re only interested in the most common of the 3 types, the gas/elec storage HWS. The other two HWS’s are the instant gas and the stainless steel storage unit. The most common gas/elec storage type HWS have whats called a sacrificial anode, which is a serviceable maintenance item that you should…