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Great advice 👍
ОтветитьLovely Ep and things you take Guys, Have you thought of replacing your 1 x 120amp AGM battery with a 120amp Lithium, I replaced our 4 x 120 amp Agms with 2 x 140amp Lithiums and lost 100kg in weight and they hold there power better to,
ОтветитьThanks for info.. always helpful. When we bought our second hand motorhome, the microwave had a cut off pool noodle that jams between the microwave plate and the top of the internal microwave. Works well.
ОтветитьGood advice, great to see you are planning your next trip! looking forward to see how you go off grid for more extensive times ! Bill Mc
ОтветитьBATTERIES:
If your batteries are Lead Acid AGM, then the 120Ah actually only have about 60Ah useable. You can get away with having a spare battery that you connect to it, but probably not the best practice. You would be better off replacing the Lead Acid with a Lithium type battery, where a 120Ah battery has 120Ah useable (double the equivalent rated Lead Acid, and half the weight). However it is ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL that your Mains onboard charger, Solar charge controllers, and DC-DC charger from your vehicle have the correct charge settings for the battery chemistry you're using (Note that Lithium Ion is different to Lithium Iron Phosphate) or you can damage the battery and cause a fire. Obviously changing out your chargers can become an expensive exercise, but long term it's more economical and way better system.
If your battery is already a Lithium type, it is very important not to connect it in parallel with another battery that isn't at the exact same state of charge, because massive inrush currents flow and will damage the batteries. So in this case you can't have a spare battery that you pull out and connect to the other one via jumper leads.
PHONE SERVICE:
Regarding the Telstra service through a third party.... Resellers (MVNO's) advertise that they use Telstra as their carrier, however you do not have full access to all of Telstra's network like someone who is a Telstra customer. Also your phone may not be able to use all of the frequencies, so this can limit reception.
Lovely to see you back! Tips are very helpful. We have just upgraded from a Jayco Freedom pop-top to a Jayco Starcraft 19.2 and are also driving a 2016 Isuzu MUX. We are packing it and then having the complete unit weighed. Hopefully we don't have too much trouble. If we are too close to maximum weight we will have to consider buying a new car. We will not be doing The Big Lap. Thanks and best wishes.
ОтветитьAll this can be done with some 200ah Lithium batteries so you can free camp what you want. Run the diesel heater etc. Saves a lot on camping fees 12 nights free camp pays for a 200ah Kings batteryand to put some solar on the roof cost maybe 4 days caravanparks
ОтветитьYou mentioned electrical zip ties. Try using the re-usable zip ties rather than just destroying each zip-tie when you are done. Also many carry an extra spare wheel when they travel remotely. It is very possible to do side-wall damage and destroy a tire and no amount of tire plugs will fix it. Cheers
ОтветитьGood advice. I recall our first couple of trips - first trip internal hatch door left open- second trip cupboard door left open- third trip picnic table not locked fell open while travelling. Then we thought best to have a check list and from then on no issues and good peace of mind nothing is being forgotten. We have everything you mention except the diesel heater.
ОтветитьFantastic episode
ОтветитьNice tips for fellow Caravanners. Thank you...New follower here from Scotland 👍
ОтветитьYou really need to go lithium batteries…
ОтветитьGood advice from the both of you I learn something every time I see your videos thanks again
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