Best Way to Solve RV Water Pump Issues Today, we look at Motorhome and RV 12 volt water pump problems, what to do to when going boon docking or long term excursions in remote places and even frequenting RV parks. READ MORE
Living in an RV, Motorhome, 5th wheeler, Travel Trailer or Caravan has its challenges especially if you like to go where no man has gone before. In such cases you run into all kinds of strange and unexpected issues that READ MORE
How to get rid of Sleep Apnea What a subject on an RV site you may think! After all not so strange, taking into account the size of an RV and how snoring can impact everyone, I think a natural cure for sleep apnea READ MORE
Wow, we have just completed the testing of this absolutely AMAZING device. Here follows the low down details of the test results and the benefits of a Violet Ray Machine as one of the best natural treatments for insect bites. READ MORE
In October we set out on a travel excursion covering the North of the North Island of New Zealand. We did all the necessary checks as usual. With 2 new front tyres and alignment done, we hit the road. All READ MORE
Some real BIG mistakes to avoid, especially one! I was watching a few videos on YouTube where people have their bus conversion designs done on camera. What I saw gave me the chills. Most of them made the BIG mistake. READ MORE
Wow, we’ve just been on a 2 week excursion with the motorhome towing a vehicle behind. The weather was, as usual, 4 seasons per day, most days. Even with the irregular sunshine, we never needed to connect to mains nor READ MORE
RV, Motorhome, Travel Trailer and Caravan Off-Grid Batteries Which one? A question that is asked more and more these days, with the vast array of options available, is what I will discuss next. I will try to make it as READ MORE
Mobile Broadband In this post, we explore the different options available for static- periodic- and constant traveling motor homers. The Static Motor Homer If you tend to live in your motorhome somewhere in a park, paddock or campsite for READ MORE
Mini Dehumidifiers USB versus MAINS versus BATTERY Powered USB Version Watch out! Let’s take a close look at this little machine to see if it lives up to its name. I ordered one of these and on arrival, plugged it READ MORE
In this post, I will be going into details of how I successfully restored my dull yellow motorhome to its former glory without spending fortunes. This was a first for me and I learned as I went. I searched the READ MORE
How To Do It Right The First Time! In this post, I am inviting you to join me on a journey that starts at buying a bus for conversion to a motorhome and ends after living in it full-time 10 years down the READ MORE
Re-paint of steel wheel rims This weekend I inspected the wheels on my bus (motor home) to see how the last re-paint held up. This is how it was done: First, I water-blasted the wheels. Then I applied a coat READ MORE
LED Bulbs have come a long way. Most new vehicles come standard from factory with LED bulbs for all the lights except some headlights. There are quite a few good reasons for that. LED bulbs use much less power than READ MORE
I saw this amazing little gadget for the first time in a shop that sells indoor fireplaces. I was mesmerized when I noticed this little fan sitting on the wood burner, pumping a good stream of warm air that circulated READ MORE
Diesel Heater Comparison Been wondering and contemplating over these Swelter diesel heaters? So did I. For a long time I have been struggling with my 2 Eberspacher heaters. Eventually I had the fan bearings and brushes replaced. It helped but for READ MORE
I found the wire from the controller to the battery getting very hot when output amps exceeded 30A. On a good sunny day, I saw moments of charge exceeding 50A. The wire got so hot you couldn’t touch it.
As stated in a previous post, drying clothes is no joke when it comes to New Zealand RV life. In this post we look at the best of electric clothes dryers and what the ideal features are. The experience Having READ MORE
As motor-homers, we have tried many tricks to get our stuff dry, especially during New Zealand winter months. The problems We fitted enameled scissor-type dry-racks to the outside. These lasted for around 8 years. By then the NZ sun had READ MORE
This may seem trivial, but a water saver shower head is worth much more than meets the eye. In this post we will look at the pros and cons of a water saver pressure boost shower head. These shower heads READ MORE
