Posts Tagged ‘Free Camping’
Saturday, November 9th, 2013
In the last few months I have had a number of emails from people wanting to know if they can run this appliance or that appliance in their motorhome or caravan. Unfortunately, as is often the case, the answer is not just a simple “yes” or “no” – but a resounding “it depends”. You see […]
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Tags: battery, Building A Motorhome, Electrics, Energy, Free Camping, Motorhome, Power, Solar
Posted in Caravan, Electrics, Motorhome, Power, Refrigeration, Solar, Technology | 39 Comments »
Saturday, June 22nd, 2013
As we travel we often get asked “where is your favourite place in Australia” – while this is a hard question to answer, our thoughts normally turn to the most remote and isolated places we have travelled to. The vastness of the Australian outback is very difficult to describe to people who have not experienced […]
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Tags: Australian Travel, Caravan, Free Camping, Motorhome
Posted in Caravan, Motorhome, News, Technology | 3 Comments »
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
Which is best for long term travellers – a caravan and 4WD or a large motorhome? Of course there is no “right” answer. Much depends on what you intend to do with the vehicle, where you plan to go and of course how much money you have to spend. For the purpose of this article […]
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Tags: a-frame, Building A Motorhome, Bus Conversion, Caravan, Free Camping, Motorhome, Towing
Posted in Caravan, Motorhome, News | 38 Comments »
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Here is a list of what I consider the 10 most important rules when designing, building and using a motorhome or caravan electrical system 1.SYSTEM VOLTAGE – Keep the vehicle system voltage and the house system voltage the same. If your vehicle is 12 volt – then make sure the house system is also 12 […]
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Tags: battery, Building A Motorhome, Caravan, Electrics, Energy, Free Camping, Motorhome, Power, Solar
Posted in Caravan, Electrics, Motorhome, Power, Solar | 18 Comments »
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Solar panels are expensive – not as expensive as they used to be, but you are still going to need to budget a few thousand dollars if you plan to power motorhome or caravan from the sun. Given the cost of purchasing the panels, I am always amazed by the number of people that then […]
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Tags: Building A Motorhome, Bus Conversion, Caravan, Electrics, Energy, Free Camping, Motorhome, Power, Solar, Technology
Posted in Caravan, Electrics, Motorhome, Power, Solar, Technology | 32 Comments »
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Taking to the road and seeing Australia in a converted bus has been a great experience – one we intend to continue for some time. Lots of people ask us how this came about and what we did to prepare for life on the road. In this article we will look at what is involved […]
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Tags: Building A Motorhome, Bus Conversion, Caravan, Free Camping, Mobile Internet, Motorhome, Telstra
Posted in Caravan, Communication, Electrics, Internet, Motorhome, News | 26 Comments »
Friday, January 8th, 2010
This is Part two of How to Find Free Camps in Australia. Part 1 can be found here. In part one we looked at places where you might just find a spot to camp for a night or two, in this the second part we take a look at some places to avoid and some security and […]
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Tags: Caravan, Free Camping, Motorhome
Posted in Caravan, Motorhome | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
How to find Free Camps in Australia This is part one of a two part article discussing how to find “Free” camps in Australia. Those of you that regularly read our travel blog will know that as we travel Australia in our motorhome, we spend much of our time staying in free and nearly-free camps. […]
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Tags: Caravan, Free Camping, Motorhome
Posted in Caravan, Motorhome | 6 Comments »
Monday, May 4th, 2009
Some thoughts on how to setup a motorhome for free camping Written June 2008 Before beginning any discussion about setting up a motorhome for free camping, it is perhaps important to define what is meant by the term “Free Camping”. What is Free Camping? Quite simply, I use the term free camping to describe any […]
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Tags: Caravan, Free Camping, Motorhome
Posted in Caravan, Communication, Internet, Motorhome, News, Satellite, TV, Water | 34 Comments »