Recent content by Peter_n_Margaret

I am building another fibreglass sandwich box at the moment. The bed-over is tapered towards the front (to be more tree friendly) and long enough for a N-S bed which we much prefer. Like the one in the avatar but a tad longer. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

If you do it 'right', once you go to LiFePO4, you will never go back and you will probably never buy another battery either. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

A few km of corrugations and I reckon that tank will be left behind on the track somewhere. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

Depending on where you travel, water security is a primary concern. We carry 300L in our current vehicle and the new build will carry 400L. In both cases it is spread around in multiple, individually selectable chassis mounted tanks (keeping CofG as low as possible) and is used so as to never...

I think the use of "Load Range" is unique to tyres made in the USA. The rest of the world talks "Load Index". Like "Ply Rating". Its value disappeared with cross ply tyres 50 years ago. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

I think "Load Range" is a term used only in the USA on USA made tyres. Actual weight rating and at what pressure is what counts. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

I took these pics in Oz 20 years ago, but might be of interest to some here? Unusual enough....... But this is what caught my interest. Drive through diff to power the trailer. Not connected, but would make a momentous difference in dune country. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

It is illegal in Australia to drop anything on the road. I suggest that this applies to ESPECIALLY grey water. Ask any motorcyclist why. My favorite place is to stop on the verge of a gravel road, close to the edge where no one drives and there is no native vegetation. Cheers, Peter OKA196...

4M. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

You must not assume that all chassis twist at the same rate. Different rates of twist allow different answers to the design. My new build vehicle has a welded ladder frame chassis made from rectangular tube. It is very stiff compared with most. This allows a different assessment of how to mount...

You have to have the pictures :) 1963 Mini 850 with DIY roof top tent for our honeymoon in 1967. Early 70s(?) VW camper in the big flood of 1974. There were 4 adults and 2 kids on board........ Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

What components can't be reprogrammed to suit Lithium or are not already suitable as they are? I changed from AGM to LiFePO4 a while back and bought ZERO new bits. I continued to use my 20 year old solar controller. Just because it has not got "Lithium" written on it does not mean it is not 100%...

I found a long time ago that conventional cupboards let stuff move about when out in the bush and having things in boxes means that you will know where they are. This is what I did 20 years ago and it continues to work well. My new build is a similar concept, but the boxes simply slide into...

Been there 20 years. Cheaper and much more reliable than air bags for a fixed load. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

My favorite place to dump grey water is on the verges of gravel roads where nothing normally grows, but not on the road itself. Alternatively, dig a hole, preferably in a sandy location where it will soak away. I avoid placing it on native vegetation. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome