And each end in a different weather zoneEspecially with a van that's 50ft long
Our Silverline mods
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As long as you keep your clothes on !
I was grudgingly happy to have a shower, get de-liced, wear slippers and sign a privacy agreement to look inside ... but this time you've gone too far
Hey M. When the good folk at Jayco put my outdoor TV hatch where my door catch should, and had no acceptable catch replacement, i put on the Dometic Silverline magnetic catch. Very nice, pretty and convenient.
Heads up, twice a strong wind has grab the door detached it from the magnetic catch and slammed the door so hard it shattered the upper plastic catch. I thought the whole thing was going to rip of the van ... pretty surprised only a catch got destroyed.
More duct holding the inner and outer doors together for a week, until i could replace the catch.
Keep an eye on that magnetic catch in the wind ...
Heads up, twice a strong wind has grab the door detached it from the magnetic catch and slammed the door so hard it shattered the upper plastic catch. I thought the whole thing was going to rip of the van ... pretty surprised only a catch got destroyed.
More duct holding the inner and outer doors together for a week, until i could replace the catch.
Keep an eye on that magnetic catch in the wind ...
Thanks mate we have had the magnetic latch come apart often when we first got the van ,jayco fixed it , but now carry a spare .
Just an update on our solar panels . We spent 5 days at the Phillip island track camping running all 12v plus a fair few other campers charging their phones and the reg hardly changed from the float mode the hole time .
Very happy with the set up
Very happy with the set up
just caught up with your thread, @mfexpanda
nice............................
nice............................
Probably why ours isnt working ... your sucking all the power over the the south east
Bought and fitted the Mchitch auto coupler today .
It's well made and the stone stomper fits so I'm very happy just need to try it on the road
It's a simple process to fit and the handbrake works well
Pic tomorrow
It's well made and the stone stomper fits so I'm very happy just need to try it on the road
It's a simple process to fit and the handbrake works well
Pic tomorrow
That looks like it would be a genuine turd to line up?
Apart from the obvious benefits of an off road coupling, can I ask why you chose this one?
We've always had the old Treg in other vans and found them good but haven't really kept up with the new ones so opted to retain the standard ball coupling on the expanda. We didn't think we'd be tackling rough terrain but did get the Outback.
Anyway, we seem to find our old habits of exploring rough stuff die hard so wonder if we should change.
As far as I can see, the benefits of the latest ones are difficult to assess so would appreciate your thoughts.
We've always had the old Treg in other vans and found them good but haven't really kept up with the new ones so opted to retain the standard ball coupling on the expanda. We didn't think we'd be tackling rough terrain but did get the Outback.
Anyway, we seem to find our old habits of exploring rough stuff die hard so wonder if we should change.
As far as I can see, the benefits of the latest ones are difficult to assess so would appreciate your thoughts.
my thoughts exactly, but
I hope @mfexpanda can show us it is far more easier than it looks
I would be happy to be corrected........
your lucky @Dobbie over here in wait awhile, if you order an Outback - it comes standard with a Treg / Trig hitch
We had the Treg on an Aussie Swag ages ago and it was great. Did the 12 month obligatory lap with over 20,000k off road.
But this time we were lazy ....and it wasn't offered as an option so we forgot to check.
But we still find ourselves on challenging roads so we must either change our ways or look for an off road hitch.
But this time we were lazy ....and it wasn't offered as an option so we forgot to check.
But we still find ourselves on challenging roads so we must either change our ways or look for an off road hitch.
Hey @mfexpanda, with your inverter plug to plug are you just relying on the Drifter battery switch to isolate the batteries when your using the inverter.
Ive just ordered a 2500w inverter. Im unlikely to be able to do your mod on the road anyways ... but you never know
Ive just ordered a 2500w inverter. Im unlikely to be able to do your mod on the road anyways ... but you never know