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We're Ross, Barb and Max the Labradoodle. We camp, caravan, boat, fish and fluff about. This CZcams stuff is all just a bit of a hobby and we are here just throwing about some practical stuff that may (or may not) be helpful
Caravan fridge door lock ... that wont fail
A few peeps have experienced caravan fridge door catch failures while traveling on some of the more challenging tracks resulting in the contents spilling out and the fridge being damaged. Looking at the door catch it's not surprising. I've got a simple foolproof solution you can rely on
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Caravan Battery System Cooling Fan
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Temperature triggered venting fan for a caravan power/battery system cabinet
Milenco Caravan Door Midge Mesh
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Milenco caravan doors don't have the spline required to fit midge mesh directly to the door itself, but the flyscreen frame components from Bunning work very well, and are cheap and easy to whip up
Caravan Awning - not to be missed preventative maintenance
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Simple and cheap preventative maintenance that will save you money
Coleman 533. Finally it's large frying pan compatible. Cook safely with confidence.
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The Coleman 533 dual-fuel stove is a great product and it's been our go-to camping stove for years. The 533 has two major cons, one is its challenging simmer control and the other is its inability to play well with frying pans or larger pots. We had a few workarounds but thanks to Amazon we've found a quality and compact trivet solution that gives the 533 a lightweight stable frying pan size base.
Snowy River - Corringle
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Last minute 4 day fishing to one of my favourite Vic coastal freecamps at Corringle Victoria. A truly beautiful Parks Vic bush freecamp on the water front of the majestic Snowy on the opposite side to the small seaside town of Marlo. Marlo is where the Snowy River flows into the sea at the Ninety Mile Beach and is a camping, fishing, boating haven. If thats not enough, a short walk over the dun...
Easily create templates. Perfect for vehicle fitouts and any other enclosed, irregular spaces
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Use this very old-world method to easily and quickly make templates particularly of otherwise difficult and irregular enclosed areas. The old ways are often still the best, and this one is great for setting up for vehicle fitouts ... along with many other applications.
Caravan awning remote lock replacement
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Replacing the manual remote awning lock on a Carefree caravan awning
Buying a new caravan - colour
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Our last caravan has been sold and we're researching our next caravan build. We'll add a few vids of the design and build choices we've made and why we've made them.
Best camp toilet seat
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A cheap and very effective DIY toilet seat/chair that works incredibly well. It's an easy, comfortable, compact, and reusable DIY toilet alternative. No cassettes, no chemicals, no empties, less space, less weight.
Minimalist overnight "Half Arse'd Awning Deploy"
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For the overnighter where we'll benefit from at least a little protection door from rain, frost or overnight humidity we do the "Half Arse'd Awning Deploy" which provides enough of the benefit, with less of the effort
Filthy roof hatch mesh bath time, in our case the common Heki (mini).
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Pulling apart the roof hatch and cleaning the filthy sliding fly / bug screen mesh. Horizontal sliding screens in the roof hatch are awesome for airflow, but their also a perfect trampoline and filter catchment device for bugs, flys, ants, leaves, sticks, possums (believe it or not) and whatever else falls straight unto it from the completely unobscured pathway south from the sky above.
Caravan drop / corner jack extension hack
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Simple way to significantly increase the usuable extended length of your caravan's drop / corner jacks without increasing there stored length
Our VGear sand / ground mat, the little brother to our monster CGear awning annex mat
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Our VGear sand / ground mat, the little brother to our monster CGear awning annex mat
Generator Aux fuel tank - fuel tank extension
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Generator Aux fuel tank - fuel tank extension
Drum brake maintenance. Shoe replacement, wiring and voltage checked, and magnets tested
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Drum brake maintenance. Shoe replacement, wiring and voltage checked, and magnets tested
How to know just how many spare wheels are enough - part two
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How to know just how many spare wheels are enough - part two
How to know just how many spare wheels are enough - part one
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How to know just how many spare wheels are enough - part one
Caravan 3 way fridge 101, a complete noob guide. Fridge relationship troubles?? .. it's probably you
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Caravan 3 way fridge 101, a complete noob guide. Fridge relationship troubles?? .. it's probably you
My multi-cam angle, jump cut video experiment
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My multi-cam angle, jump cut video experiment
Levelling our van ... with a surprise twist
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Levelling our van ... with a surprise twist
Camp oven bread. Baking a loaf of Spelt bread in the camp fire
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Camp oven bread. Baking a loaf of Spelt bread in the camp fire
Using the caravans washing machine freecamping offgrid
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Using the caravans washing machine freecamping offgrid
Eliminate and put a stop to annoying hitch rattle, or hitch slop (requires consumption of alcohol)
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Eliminate and put a stop to annoying hitch rattle, or hitch slop (requires consumption of alcohol)
We lost a caravan wheel. Check your wheel nuts regularly
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We lost a caravan wheel. Check your wheel nuts regularly
Disinfecting caravan water tanks (and entire plumbing system) ... all while you're not even looking
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Disinfecting caravan water tanks (and entire plumbing system) ... all while you're not even looking
Casualty free bush poo'ping. Simple camp poo'ing how-to
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Casualty free bush poo'ping. Simple camp poo'ing how-to
Camping shower hack. Shower rose bracket
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Camping shower hack. Shower rose bracket
Brilliant video answered a lot of questions many thanks Neil and Ginnette
Thanks guys, im glad you got some value from the vid
Just bought one thanks for the info, from London UK
Glad the vid help, makes the stove a real winner
Great video and the stove is awesome but damn those kids are noisy and disrespectful.
@@brucehayes1959 i swear they werent that bad. They must just hit the GoPro mikes sweet spot 🤣
Why can't you just hook up a regular battery charger that you plug into the wall into the generator and charge your battery
You certainly can, just ensure the charger input doesnt exceed the gensets output
Where do you get one for a king generator
Thank you
thanks for the information, fairly new to it. and totally makes sense to have one on hand for a crappy day. I was thinking of going the garage charger generator option for emergencies the info about the charging amps was very helpful cheers mate. its also effective at charging a power station. like the ecoflow delta 2 as it does it extremely fast and you can switch it off. (about 40min)
Well done love it simple and home made and practical keep up these type of videos cheers Glenn
Thanks, will do!
📝🙏🏾 thank you very informative
G-day and thanks for the video it helped me fix the bounce in mine today. Cheers, Stuart. Canberra.👍👍
Mine came with a pump and they sell a separate portable power source it’s VERY PORTABLE you just have a closed mind LMAO
You've opened my mind 👌
great idea. i think i just might copy that. cheers
Thank you.
Very informative, best video an explanation so far.
Good walk through. Any idea when staring it sounds like a plane taking off?
They all do that when they first fire up and theyre running at full tilt
Excellent video - easily explained. 👍
we never saw it work ???
Marcus wow what can I say. It works by magic and all the other comments seem to get that. This is CZcams, not the Supreme Court, so proof is only optional. The generator consumes 8ml of fuel per minute (eco throttle), so how long do you suggest i film that bottle slowing emptying at 8ml per minute in order to satisfy your curiosity. Id recommend you dont use this method, the magic works only when you truly believe. You should subscribe to Mythbusters, youll be happier there. 👌
Great video thanks. Good for educating new caravaners like me. :)
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Fantastic so well explained thank you also nice to here it explained by a great bloke that's no afraid to say the word shit' good on ya from the uk
Thanks mate, appreciate the encouragement
Exactly the information i was looking for. Would it also be possible to plug 2- 20 amp chargers into one generator and charge a 100 amp battery fully in 2 1/2 hours?
Here's one for you. I've just installed my first VSR split relay. Before I charged bat for about half an hour every day straight off the 12v dc output and noticed with a very good battery the voltage would go up into the 16's and settle at 12.9. A good battery, or good enough may go up to 13.2 and settle at say 12.5, which is good enough right. Now, with the split charger wired in the voltage read across the top of the bat with the 12v dc hammering in has dropped to 13.3 which is exactly the regulation specification for the split charger.... but.... in reverse, I mean I'm charging the leasure battery that is wired to the starter but charging it just by connecting the genny 12v dc, so the current may be going through the VSR but not coming through it. So wtf's the magic of that? How can the split charger maintain the cross voltage at 13.3 when the dc is plugged straight on the bat?
WHERE DO YOU GET THE GASKET FROM
I got the alloy gasket from Everthing Caravans
Brilliant video thank you. 🫡
Thank you!!!!!!!!!
You're welcome!
Great idea.. very handy in some places.
Great tips, job done in 25min no stress 😅 going to carry a spare as they are so flimsy 👍
You spelled the word EXTENSION wrong in your video title.
i need to do this to my battery box i just built i have 2x 120ah lithium ion phosphate batterys in there, do you have a link to your temp controller?
Thanks for this. I will have a go at knocking one up. I enjoy the practical nature of your videos. Well done.
This is immensely helpful! Thank you soo much for sharing. I've bought a second hand mini heki and the fly screen is wrinkling like yours did. I can see that it is also been a bit ripped on one side. Do you have any suggestions on what I could use to fix it? Glue? String? I'm afraid it won't wrinkle back properly.
You can purchase adhesive insect mesh repair patches, but im not sure how successful they would be in that constantly opening and closing
So what happens when you flying forwards and the line on reel binds up or the bail flipped over and you run out of line????
Know your gear, and dont buy it at Kmart.
Great video, I made a similar one, but bought the extruded aluminium fly screen , not the folded style frame material, and bought the midgee mesh from mitre 10. Thanks for posting.
Well done I love watching these types of videos keep coming cheers Glenn
Thanks Glenn
Perfect video!
Thank you!
Thanks mate....a 'no nonsense' simple explanation of how the 3ways work 👍 I already knew everything you mentioned, by you clarified in better detail eg: fridge needs to be level, but now I know there's no need for +/- spit thickness :) I was planning on 'correcting' you re: running the fridge(s) on 12v, but you even cut in and clarified that point.....shout yourself an extra cordial. Well done 👍👍
Thanks for your review ! It is very useful. I will purchase myself one soon 👍
Hi, I have a 2.2kw petrol generator the instructions say i need to ground it, would i need to ground it charging a battery using a battery charger from the 240 outlet or if i was using an extension lead to power a device such as a domestic fridge or a microwave ? Thanks in advance.
Hey Richard. Most folk (me included) either dont know or dont care about the risks of not having a proper earth. Some folk install RVD device to compliment the van's RCD. Youll find that most generators have an earth terminal which you can connect to a metal stake belted into the ground.
Have you had a chance to put this together yet? I am interested in how you attached the frame to the door and how you worked around the top curved corners.
Filmed it, but havent edited as yet. Ill get onto it
Same here, but mine has also lost tension. Got a vid on how to re-tension the awning?
Sure do, scroll down thru the vids. Its only a limited retension via ine rotation at the braked end. Although re-tensioing both ends is favourable, the single braked end is effective and a safer option
I had to use a ladder and install mine while the awning was still up against the van. Didn’t have the space to pull the awning out.
Absolutely the best caravan washing machine video on utube. Thanks it answered all the questions.
Great video. Many thanks. I have three way dometic came with the van. I like the silence but so slow to cool and gives up when hot. My question is my fridge compartment condenser never gets icy. Freezer does get icy. It’s two door. Is that a fault in your experience?? Many thanks. Ps I leave it on 240 all the time in my shed so still doesn’t get icy.
Thanks. DEFINITELY didn’t get a glow plug spanner with my Eberspacher heater! What did you use to clean the glow plug screen?
Howdy, my screens carbon was limited to one side and not too excessive. I soaked mine in petrol, use a fine wire brush and blew it out with a compressor. Im now aware the spanner only comes with the genuine replacement plug
@@Vagare Thanks. We got severely ripped off with our German heaters! (Eberspacher and Webasto) My son bought a Chinese one for about a tenth of the price. It works faultlessly, and came with spare parts AND tools including a tube spanner, a hook and insert tool, and a spare screen.
The Eberspacher is expensive for sure. Chinese models are very hit miss, some people have great success just as many have nothing but problems. I personally wouldnt own anything chinese that produces CO, i have zero faith in them, so unfortunately i too am locked into paying too much but i manage to square that away by having a better, safer product a peace of mind
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Great find
Exactly what I needed to know. Thanks!
Great review
Thanks Mr Inbetween
Outstanding m8 !
Thanks Tricky 👌
This was the best video I've seen so far on this topic. You answered every question of mine! Thank you!
i did it! And it was delicious, buuut, while camping, I forgot how long the bread was supposed to bake... and I didn't want to disturb the coals carefully set on the curved Dutch oven lid, so I let it bake for an hour. I should have checked, and now I know better, and am trying again a second time. The first result was a lovely fluffy bread, with what was probably once a nice crunchy crust, but because of the extra cook time, there was an even quarter inch of black char all around the loaf's crust. We ate up the insides, and that was good. Lol. This second attempt looks much better- it's cooling now :)
That's terrific. Nothing beats bread baked in the camp oven, the smell is amazing.