Queensland Caravan, Camping & Touring Holiday Show with Motorhome & Campervan Show

[whatcharterboat]

Ever see something so simple and thought "Doh. Why didn't I think of that?"
Fuel / water transfer made easy and safe. He's holding a safety valve to control the flowrate.

 

[whatcharterboat]

Lots of toy haulers. Jayco had the 'Basecamp" which is a giant version of this . I kow it's not an expo style truck but I though it would be great for getting away for a weekend with some dirt bikes. IIRC it had a shower and toilet and kitchen up front but no permanent beds.

 

[whatcharterboat]

Designer wineglass coolers anyone?? Dave??

 

[whatcharterboat]

I mentioned Webasto in the Truck show thread. Well we caught up with them again. Good timing as we are doing another RTW at the moment so it's always important to discuss current options. We are hoping for a diesel oven in their range soon.

Neat cutaway of that fantastic furnace.

And here is the new methanol fuel cell that was only a prototype at last years show. Makes 1600 Watt hrs/day. Great supplement power source.

 

[whatcharterboat]

Caught up with the ARB guys again too. I know it looks like it was quiet but I took these pics after closing time. It was like a sardine can in there in the middle of the day. I spent ages looking at the diff locker cutawy. Haha. "Small things" again.

 

[whatcharterboat]

 

[whatcharterboat]

This guy had some really neat gear. Well everything you would need to fix a tyre anyway.

 

[whatcharterboat]

I've always said that Trailblaizer are the absolute best in the portable fridge business, but I don't know what they were trying to achieve here. Lol.

 

[whatcharterboat]

Hey . No one commented on our micro data projector. It was the only one I saw at the show. So you don't have a big screen bouncing around on the walls when your hitting the corrugations. Shines up about the same size as a 80" screen I suppose. It can be cordless and shine on the outside of the truck at night too. Hey , keeps the kids quiet.

This was the pic of it that Mickldo posted.

BTW that's the last of the show pics.
Hope you liked them.
Keen to do a big FG vs NPS thread next. See what happens.
Have a bit more spare time after work now. Just finished the last of my study / assignments. Yippee.

 

[1leglance]

Hey . No one commented on our micro data projector. It was the only one I saw at the show. So you don't have a big screen bouncing around on the walls when your hitting the corrugations. Shines up about the same size as a 80" screen I suppose. It can be cordless and shine on the outside of the truck at night too. Hey , keeps the kids quiet.

This was the pic of it that Mickldo posted.

Ok tell me more about this idea...
You mean instead of having a large flat screen for viewing movies or such this is a projector that will throw the image on any flat surface?
And this is why it can be used to project onto the outside of the rig?
How much and can we get them in the USA?
What kind of input?
12vdc or will I need an inverter?

 

[haven]

For more information about these projectors, google for "pico projector" (units
little larger than a big cell phone) or "pocket projector" (units about 5 inches square).
Some have built-in battery that runs the machine for a couple of hours, others run
off AC through a power brick that converts to DC. The projectors connect to a computer
or media player using a VGA port. Some have USB ports for connecting cameras or
flash drives.

Here's a web page that describes several pico projectors seen at CES in January.

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/noa.../10-tiny-mighty-pico-projectors-photo-gallery

John is right, the projector is much lighter, smaller and less vulnerable to damage
than a standard LCD screen. Drawbacks include image is not as bright or as detailed
as an LCD, and for these reasons the projector is not a good alternative for computer use.

 

[Corey]

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/noa.../10-tiny-mighty-pico-projectors-photo-gallery

I did not even know these small ones existed.
Pretty cool.

PS, I am liking the Dell one.
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...oductdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=224-0939
Video there too.

 

[whatcharterboat]

Hi Corey, Chip is spot on as usual, but this thing is Australian made and is tiny. About the size of a deck of cards. Comes with a mini tripod and runs for about 40 minutes on its own lithium-ion battery. Also has a 12volt brick so it's easy to hardwire a 12v power lead to it and we sourced a video Tx and Rx so it can be completely cordless outside. Also it had USB, VGA and RCA inputs.

80" screen is about as big as you can go and still maintain clarity. There was others that we looked at but the lumen output was too low and they weren't in such a small package. As it is now, you have to darken the cabin pretty well to use it and this truck has a small "dropdown" LCD screen as well for normal daytime use. If the lumen output was any less, you would probably only be able to shine up a 40" screen at best.

We've been offering data projection for years on our eco-tour buses. Some of the operators target university groups who need a platform to do field research in the outback. So maybe a group of a dozen with all the gear needed for a 2 week stay. Then after dinner they might flash the projector up on a screen on the side of the bus for a debrief of the days work. This little unit was a bit different though.

BTW it uses the opposite widow's rolla blind as the screen. You'd think it was made for it. Perfect size.

 

[whatcharterboat]

1leglance, I know you made comment about the access gear I spotted at the truck show, so I kept my eye out again at this show but I just didn't get around to see everything. Sorry. Two years ago there was a guy at the show who had these mini camper trailer/ caravan type units. Actually he used to build these just near our shed in Yandina.

Anyway, instead of worrying about wheelchair access up into the van, the floor of the aisle way simply dropped down to the ground. Really cool design. So as you can imagine there was no need for a poptop and it was very aerodynamic and low roof height. I thought it would have been perfect for wheelie's. What's your thoughts?

Regards John.

 

[RedRocker]

This has to be the most depressing thread I've ever seen on off road
campers. I mean WTH? We've got thousands of stick and staple RV's
over here and you guys have more cool campers than I can count.
Life just ain't fair I tell ya, it'd be worth a trip down under just to
catch that show.:Wow1: I hate you guys!! Not really. :drool: