Water Flow Meter
After updating the water pump and separating the water tanks (link to that blog post), we only had the one gauge and it was only on the front tank, so once switched to the second...
Category: Caravan Mods
Water pump upgrade
Upgrading to a quieter water pump
Water… liquid gold!
Two topics covered here – firstly how to easily fill the tanks so that they are actually full, secondly how to refill the tanks when free camping without dragging the van back to town. Filling...
Van wobble when parked
EDIT: Update at the end – 7th November 2022 OK, this is a post about reducing the wobble in the van when its parked and people are walking around inside, nothing going on, just moving...
Caravan Awning and Annexe setup
Most vans these days have an awning attached to the side and are mostly fairly similar in design. Ours fitted to our Essential Caravan is a manual roll out style made by Aussie Traveller and...
Our off-grid Power Upgrades
When we bought our first van, I upgraded the batteries from the stock 105AH AGM to twin 140AH AGM. Unfortunately that van was written off after 6 months (money refunded – floor was rotting due...
Dometic RMDX21 Fridge – Mods and Repairs
In our 2017 Essential Exceed Caravan we a standard Dometic RMDX21 3 way manual switching fridge/freezer. Very happy with it, though it has had a few issues over the last year, all so far solvable!...
Rear Pole Carrier
We had a heap of poles for the awning and awning extension in the front boot, both adding weight to the drawbar and taking up space. So a pole carrier was in order. Normally I...
Trailer Brake Controller installation
The Brake Controller is used to operate the electric brakes on your caravan or large trailer. The controller is wired to the brake lights or brake light switch on the car to tell the controller...
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