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My OKA has a standard type 85A alternator. For many years I have charged the 400Ah+ AGM batteries directly from the alternator successfully. Initial charge rates were up to 70A but drop to lower rates quite quickly as the SOC and battery resistance increases. I recently changed the batteries to...

OME..... "Original Manufacture Equipment". or "Old Man Emu" which in Oz, used to be manufactured by Monroe in Adelaide and were the same as a Monroe product with small modifications and were considered a better product. No idea if this is still the case, or not..... My only experience with these...

So it seems that corrugations are a common denominator pretty much everywhere (although those were pretty mild). What I think is different in Oz are the distances involved. We can see hundreds of km with barely a break. Another pic, this time from the Canning Stock Route. That is the Military...

The ones in the pic are solid, not sand. Another... Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

Tell me what you guys think "bad" corrugations look like please. Is this "bad"? Or is this "bad"? Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

Or more. My philosophy is that if you can not drive up the dune or through the soft sand (or mud), let some more air out. There is no minimum limit. 305/70R19.5 Michelin XDE2s, 2.8T on the front axle and 3.6T on the rear axle. No bead locks. A dune on a bypass track on the Canning Stock Route...

Re core materials. I am currently part way through a build similar to my avatar. It is all polyurethane core (for best insulation) except the floor which is PET. PET is a tad heavier but is chosen because the crush strength is better than the polyurethane so the potential to develop soft spots...

From my perspective, a N-S bed is not negotiable. The vehicle in the avatar that I built 20 years ago has one and the one I am building now will also have one. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

The failings of kitchen sinks are (in my view).... 1) Water volume requirement to get decent depth. 2) Water temperature. Wash-up water needs to be HOT. To address the first issue, consider how the dishes are washed. Don't put them all flat in the sink. Pick up one at a time and you will notice...

In Oz there is a height limit of 3.3m for going on a standard flat top recovery vehicle, otherwise they exceed the max vehicle height of 4.3m and have to get special permits which they can do, but it is a major extra pain. We are 3.05m. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

2 options that can be used together or separately. 1. Add coils over the springs. Cheaper and more reliable than air bags, just not adjustable. Check that your chassis can accept the loads. 2. Change the TOP leaf (only) thickness. I changed from 8mm to 10mm and the difference was much more than...

https://www.exped.com/en/products/sleeping-mats/megamat-max-duo-15?sku=7640445452519 Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

If the roof is not the weakness, and the brackets have a decent contact area and you prepare the surfaces appropriately, I would use Sikaflex 11FC at a generous thickness. Due to differential expansion of the roof and the panels, adding mechanical fasteners through the roof will often end in...

I do not wish to seem rude, but your previous experience would suggest that you really don't have a clue what the best vehicle FOR YOU will be. My best advice is to buy something second hand that is ready to go and that you think is right for you and try it out for a year or 2. I guarantee that...

Be careful what you wish for. The bigger they are, the fewer places they can go. We are 6m total length 2.2m wide, 4x4, with all comforts, permanently off grid and remote for a month+ at a time. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

Here is an "Ex army truck" that lives in Oz that would be good value. Check the rear windows........ Probably not original? :) Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

One decent stake can destroy every tyre on one side of the vehicle. And you don't need to be on some serious 4WD track either. I once saw a Porsche towing a tandem glider trailer drive over a tent peg in a camp ground. Instant destruction of 4 tyres. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

Glue on a plate with Sikaflex or similar and attach to the plate or glue it on directly if the area is large enough for the load. The plan is to spread the load over a larger area. This is a rough job in a storage box, but you get the idea. The connection in this case is a riv-nut in a piece of...

Yes, I do. Can't remember the name either. :( I do recall that the owner re-built it at one stage, taking a couple of metres out of the wheel base. Not seen or heard of it for many years. Cheers, Peter OKA196 motorhome

OK. :) Some guys I know were 3/4 of the way across the Simpson in a big rig after having wrecked 3 tyres with stakes with a couple of hundred km to go. Pretty stressful, particularly as there would not be a tyre available for their rig within a couple of thousand km. We have been across the...