MATTOO wrote: This subject has nothing to do with fishing. Should it be banned. Is there not a zone for accomodation . |
BananaBoat wrote: With your good lady & her long hot showers, when doing the motorhome or caravan, this is truely one luxury we all want regularly We budget for 60L water per day. Thats a shower each plus dishes & rinsing off anything plus water usage for the dunny. Many others we have met go way lower than these figures. Some mates we traveled with can do it on 30L Get familiar with the "navy shower" which is - wet yourself off, turn shower off, soap up all over, rinse off, done Lots of motorhomes around the 6.5m range on a 6T ruc (car licence) have 180L fresh & grey tanks on truck bases. Most have towbars.... suzuki jimny are very popular to tow. Stretching the water by showers every other day, just washing your bits on the off days This is a subject that comes up alot with newbies... haha Microwaves, hair driers, toasters or any electrical thingy that has an element, including coffee machines... we do not use on the road, too much heavy draw down on the house batteries...up to 125ah or more discharge, a nice way to kill batteries if not a big bank of batteries to begin with. Also need a roof of solar panels to replace what has been used Lots of owners do use the above, this shortens the life of lead acid or AGM batteries fast, real fast actually Lithium batteries is a more suited choice Alan L Nice wagon you got there Our first motorhome was a Munro on a Ford Trader base 6.5m long... photo on my avatar Had a double bed above the cab, u-shape lounge down the back, separate dunny & shower, kool classic wagon Did heaps of updates for full time living / travelling....slow as buggary on any hill haha Most of our mates have UK caravans... 2010 onwards tandem axle Euro / UK built caravans provides the best bang for your buck. Heating, double glazing, well insulated, big fidge freezers plus more is standard & lighter to tow They do have lower loading abilities ranging from just 200kg upwards to 700-ish. Most are at the lower end. This means - water, food piss clothes fishing gear, boat, ebikes & anything going into your storage is included in that loading capacity Aust & NZ caravans are heavier, up to 3.5T fully laden. Some have generous water capacities & have heavier loading, built more robust as standard. Needs a decent tow wagon. Do your home work here. Many brands claim 3.5T towing. This towing topic comes up in the boat forum on here. Best to suss out the caravanners forum in aust - https://www.caravanersforum.com/ Having said all that, the ideal motorhome or caravan does not exist first time round, me thinks When you get your second or third van, you will have your ideal rig |
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