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Grey water and general waste
All applicable government authorities support and encourage the reuse of grey water in suburban environments and interestingly the same government and health authorities also caution against the storage of grey water even for short periods Most folk will run grey water directly onto the ground when possible us included. I see no harm in that, and while grey water falls short of its own fan club the broader view of grey water is its not necessarily . It would be an interesting statistic to see what percentage of campers with grey water tanks that are left with the choice would choose to collect grey water when it’s completely acceptable not…
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12v fans
The Canadian based Caframo fans were originally made for the marine market and are fantastic high quality, power efficient fans which moves large volumes of air Caframo Sirocco model fan has rapidly becoming a standard factory fitted accessory. The Sirroco is a 360 deg gimbal fan around 30cm, consumes 0.35amps on high and moves 140cfm of air volume. Caframo fans come in hard wired and cigarette plug varieties. A clever fan installation location can cool the bed at night and then be spun around to cool the saloon or kitchen area during the day. If you are considering any type of 12v fans have them installed at the factory, or…
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The Rollout Awning
Modern caravans come with a roll out vinyl awning, which within its limitations is a fantastic simple and easy to use piece of equipment. Long gone are the heavy old canvas awnings with their impossible collection of poles, ropes, pegs and ample helping of frustration. The most common awning brands around the caravan parks will be Dometic and Carefree. A typically roll out caravan awning is manually operated much like a huge holland blind. The obvious differences are its size and where a holland blind has an automatic positional lock and simple pull down to allow it to retract, the roll out awning has a locking lever on the end…
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First Caravan? Things to consider
Your new caravan will be a compromise on weight, size, storage and price. It will also need to be within the plated weight capacity of your current tow vehicle. You cant simply grab any van regardless of size and plonk it on the tow bar of any car. There are a lot of points to understand and check off. Weight is the caravaners arch nemesis The following article will add to the knowledge base required to make an informed, safe and appropriate decision for your new or ‘new to you’ caravan The very first thing you need to do is build up a working understanding all the different weight specs…
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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions or FAQ. First up we’re not entirely sure why these things are are called frequently asked questions. Like all so called FAQ and their corresponding answers, ours have been completely made up and we’ve never, ever been asked any of these questions. Just kidding, three of them the questions have been asked but that was too each other just to make our FAQ list(. Why is it “How much” is never on a FAQ list … hmmm Our FAQ are more of a collection of short statements that we’ve randomly plonked together, but when presented in the form of questions and answers they somehow feel more engaging…
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Never What It First Seems … !!
Things are often never as they first appear. Scroll down the page to see this pic from a wider angle . . . . . . We watched this cringeworthy scene unfold opposite our campsite in Byron Bay a few years back. Moments before this pic was taken …. the hose was in her mouth !!! As a young fella, I would happily have kissed her outside the pub later that night ;( A good lesson to be learned here. As a foreign language tourist, always use your phone’s readily available Google translator before you stick a poo tank cleaning hose in your mouth.
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Everything about pees and poos
Powdering your nose, spending a penny, call it what you like, we all need to go at some point and some methods are more appealing than others. Personally, I’m happy with a shovel and a roll of tickets. Luckily when it comes to camping, there are plenty of toilet options available to us when the call of nature arises. From the trusty shovel to the composting onboard caravan units and everything in between, you’ll find something that suits your budget and requirements. Many caravans have a built in toilet onboard and those without will always have room to store a smaller model Porta Potti. Many camp areas and rest areas…
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O oh !!!
You can probably only imagine what the sight of this sign did to the mind of a Medically Diagnosed Cyclone Panic Merchant
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Cyclone Ready
Im not too sure about this, for some reason it just doesnt seem to be enough
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Simple Van Mods
Van mods … its what many Van’ittes live for and its the best fun you can have with you pants on. I had no clue what the hell I was doing in this pic but Im sure I was having a ball The bathroom fan hatch on some of the newer vans come tinted. We went one step further and painted the hatch lid with a black rubberised paint and then silver over the top to reflect the heat. The idea is to reduce heat transfer into the van and light. With the vent open the light isnt much less than the original opaque, but close the bathroom is very…
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