Ok, so what have we learnt so far, well for one thing I can't whack a happy snap up until I'm well on the way to thirty posts. No biggie, but you don't get them until I get there.
The natives around here seem to be obsessed by large springs, bright lights, big snorkels and snatches in the mud, understandable I suppose.
Its amps, amps, amps and more amps, watts are second rate, solar is good, generators not so, but VSR's are great, oh and that ever present constant flow of franticly hectic unadulterated refrigeration debate continues unabated.
Ah, and a date, not the fruity type, dried or otherwise, or the outing between a couple, with one party so concerned about getting past first base that they take the other to a restaurant that they really cant afford and then forget to put on clean underwear. No neither of those, a delivery date, specifically concerning a camper trailer, our new camper trailer, July, second last week of it is.
Originally we opted against the tropical roof, but have since added one, along with a stone guard.
We have purchased a fridge.
An 80watt solar panel, that will be mounted on the front tool box (hence the stone guard requirement), it will charge whilst in situ and also be removable for optimum placement.
Batteries, one 105 AH to be fitted and a smaller 60AH portable backup.
The brake controller is awaiting installation, as is the VSR, although the wiring has commenced on that project. Anderson plugs and circuit breakers were sourced from Traxide, good price, great service, thanks Tim.
Other items to be cobbled to the setup include an 240 volt smart charger and a 10 amp DC to DC charger. The only charging options I haven't included so far are wind turbine, hydro electric or nuclear. We a seriously considering a couple of guinea pigs and a treadmill, but we're still waiting for national parks to get back to us on the legalities of having black jellybean manufacturing mammals within their precinct.
Non-electricaly speaking, I've slapped together a kick arse pantry box, reconditioned a 25 year old primus three burner stove (they don't make em like the use ta), and sorted through a plethora of camping gear.
The pole holder is still to be constructed, but after that the jobs are thinning out, until the the camper lobs on the door that is, then the soldering iron, drills, thread tappers, self-tappers, left hand corner-post holes and cable ties will be flying of the hook.
Yeah yeah I know, P-O-S-T-F-U (pictures or shut the frock up), but I've already explained that little conundrum.
Anyway, I'll see ya's through the bathroom window.
Cheers
Malcolm.
