New gas cylinder connection valve for 3.7kg and 8.5kg gas bottles
Gas cylinders are the convenient, safe, and reliable option for your barbecue, outdoor heating, and camping gas appliances. New Australian Standard In 2021, a new gas cylinder valve connection was introduced across Australia for all gas cylinders raging from 3.7kg and 8.5kg including Kwik-Gas cylinders. To maintain updated Australian safety standards, this new valve design…
LPG Gas Handling Tips for Safe Use
LP Gas is safe if handled correctly… If you own or hire LP Gas cylinders, you should be aware of the basic properties of the gas as well as safe handling and operating principles. There is no danger with an LP Gas system that is correctly installed and operated. However, like all other fuels, LP…
Managing Your Weight – Caravan That Is
10 weight mistakes we all make – especially novices Marketing is the villain when it comes to many RVs being overweight. We are all tempted to all those “must have” upgrades that are apparently essential and at bargain prices. No wonder we all fall foul and buy things we don’t actually need, which so easily…
Camping Safely With Gas
The great outdoors is the place to be this summer – and it’s also where portable gas appliances must be used. Western Australia’s energy safety regulator has issued a reminder that outdoor gas-fuelled equipment, such as barbecues, cookers, heaters and fridges, must only be used in the open air to avoid potentially lethal exposure to…
Buyer beware — Caravan scams on the increase
Buyer beware — Caravan scams on the increase Since the Coronavirus forced caravan yards to close for public viewing, buyers have been looking online for new and used vans and recent experiences in Victoria could be replicated here in Western Australia. Alas, the scammers are also noting this increase, especially those in Victoria. There have…
Loading the Caravan
Don’t throw you weight around Everything weighs something. All those little things can add up quickly and before you know it, just like me as I place another piece of chocolate into my mouth, you and your caravan are overweight. How did that happen, you ask? Then comes the start of the divorce procedures. Discovering…
Essentials For A Trip
There are some items that you simply must pack before heading out in a campervan or caravan. Here are the essentials: First-aid kit – always double-check your first-aid kit before every trip to ensure all items have been restocked, and emergency medication is up to date. Face-masks and hand sanitisers – while not a must, it’s always…
Clean Water
Here is a story from R D (Chad) Chadwick, the RV Guru, that has resonance. “I get numerous RV owners complaining about the taste and odour of the water in their tanks? What can we do about it? “Firstly, RV manufacturers install high-quality tanks suitable for holding drinking water, so it’s not the tank at…
Do The Right Thing
Being a Recreational Vehicle (RV) tourist brings with it certain responsibilities Sadly, there are those travellers who do not do the right thing, and they subsequently give this industry and all RV tourists a bad name. They also make it very difficult for those who work so hard negotiating with local Councils for new and…
UHF CB Radios
Understanding UHF CB Radio Max Erskine, a member of the Bi-Tone West Coast Caravan Club, has written this article with the hope that it will explain in laymen’s terms the intricacies of the UHF Radio which is growing in popularity among caravanners in Western Australian Clubs. Max spent 12 years in the RAAF as an…
