As we get older but a little comfort means a lot, with me at 76 I am doing a lot with POTA. I small walk to a picnic table and I have some ham fun. I like your channel as it gives me Ideas in what I can do with portable Com's. Mike, VA3MD
Fantastic news Julian. I have an Eriba caravan, and just installed a 100W flexible panel and Victron solar system on it, with the possibility to add additional panels should I ever need to. I also fitted a motor mover system - something I can recommend if you want to make positioning the caravan an easy process! Best of luck with your new acquisition - I look forward to the new content!
Good for you, Julian! I'm on the lookout for a smallish camper myself. After spending our fair amount of time in the field there's nothing wrong with bringing a little comfort along! 😉
As you age more, your body will appreciate the occasional rest. Just don't get to carried away the the resting part. Looks like a nice ham shack on wheels!
Julian, Congratulations on getting the trailer. Hopefully, it will present a better climate for your excursions. When it was cold, snowing and/or sleeting on a few of your videos I felt cold, I don't know how you tolerated it! The best 73 to you and your family. Jim
I showed my family this video and they immediately knew where this was going. Too funny...but seriously great opportunity and a fun journey in Emergency Radio Communications we have had over the years.
If and when the SHTF you will have PLENTY of time to be miserable and rough it. In contrast we have limited time to enjoy the best life has to offer, so WHY NOT enjoy it while we can! Beautiful trailer and it will be a lot of fun for you! All the best to you and your most excellent subscribers. RC
What a great opportunity Julian. Speaking as one who went to more RV camping then tent camping 5 years ago, you are going to get allot more "comfortable" time to do what you want to do. Plus Snapper will stay warmer !
We are very excited about this as we love going in the outback gol prospecting and we also have a van that we want to set up HF radio in . Looking forward to see what you do . VK6BP and soon to Be VK6YL
Very happy for you Julian. I hear you. Here I. The Canadian Rockies the weather can be brutal as well and having at least some sort of permanent shelter would be nice for portable ops. 73
Evolution is inevitable. Congratulations on embracing yet another advancement in your Ham Radio journey. Oh, and Thank You for being such an inspiration to the World Radio Community!
Excellent news! Nothing wrong with a little comfort. Pretty sure you’re signed off on being miserable outdoors, no recurrent training required. Enjoy the caravan!
Very cool. I felt like a sell out of sorts when I got a trailer, as I was spending less time with a pack on my back and sleeping in a tent, but then I had the realization that it got the whole family out a lot more. That trailer is long gone but looking to get another one soon. Enjoy!
Wwooo Hooo! That’s Awesome! I’ve known several people that have setup’s in travel trailers and motor homes with satellite tracking gear! Enjoy Brother!
Mr. Moving On Up, in the world! You are about to become a spoiled family with a soft bed, warm camper, hot shower, running water, and being high and dry in a down pouring rain! You might discover, it just isn't large enough, and trade it in for a bigger model. Plus you can always mount antennas & a bike rack on the rear bumper! Enjoy it, you guys deserve it!
Congrats this is what I imagine my field ops to be specially in a remote area where I can scape the craziness and feel secured w all my radios, etc..I am also been keeping eye on this type of items....looking forward for new adventures and your videos
It is a "no brainer" decision Julian. You can always leave it behind when you want to revert to the "hard way". Your dog will thank you for it. I look forward to seeing you cook breakfast inside it whilst transmitting winlink on the IC-705 - on 10 watts of course!
Hey great news! If I can offer a small tip - make sure to have a tire shop look at the tires on the caravan. Often a weak link in older caravans that maybe have been sitting for long periods of time. New tires are inexpensive compared to a blowout many miles off-grid. Cheers on the new rig!
Nice unit man! One nice thing is that this could be your mobile base station and you could still deploy on your e-bike and use your existing setup for getting around in the bush. You don't have to decide on one or the other, the two work well together. Watch out for leaks though. Some units need to be patched up every couple of years.
My trailer is set up for off grid camping and it is great to be able to get out out of the wind and to have warmth and light available during short winter days. My biggest power draw is the 12v@3.4A blower for my propane furnace. At 45 deg latitude solar panels mounted 25deg from horizontal and facing south are about optimal during the summer solstice, 65deg for the winter solstice. In my case 2x180w roof mounted rigid mono panels keep the batteries charged even in typical winter weather. It's not ideal but works for my lat. and long. and I don't need a generator except in the case of significant snow. I'm planning to add additional panels mounted vertically that can be adjusted 0-90deg and swept off in case of snow. Replacing incandescent bulbs with LEDs saved a surprising amount of energy. Know your loads and do the math but you can't have too much panel area. Cheers.
What a nice gift to your family, You will have to share your space now(bummer). But for me like the out doors but the potty issue. I like my own catbox. Hey its fun to have a nice solid wall in the wind than that trarp sound all night.
Congratz!! I m sure that will give new opportunities and different comfort. I have been planning to buy a small van. Could build it for travelling and for radio. Solar panels etc… lets see one day what happens. Looking forward to see your ideas for that trailer! 😊
Julian -- Just saw your short video re your "new" caravan. I'm anxious to see how you are going to tow it with your bike 😂 I'm tweaking you only because I'm sitting in my travel trailer ('caravan') looking out at Bodega Bay on the Calif north coast. There is a lot to be said for pulling up the blanket in the morning whilst my spouse jumps out of bed to turn on the heater and start the coffee ...
Hi Julian, you must make outdoor live for fun, and gives you new things to make with solar😉 Have fun with the new challenge. Don't forget to share that😂
Nice!... This is just another evolution to your channel and bug out gear! Now heat is what i would want in your area do you go $ or $$$$ Dickinson Marine, Newport Solid Fuel Heater, 00-NEWSF or the $60 dollar Chinese unit w remote control. Keep Warm as we all get older tents suck compared to insulated walls and water, heat, and a indoor latrine. LOL you can take the FaT Bike and the trailer just have to add a rack or in the cab bed or in the trailer of your vehicle?
That’s cool, I’ll be watching closely. I’m picking up a trailer (caravan for those in Europe) myself and am very interested how you’ll be setting up in regard to survival comm and remote communication.
Congratulations, Julian! Very happy for you. Took a similar route here a couple of years ago - got a campervan so that we'd be more likely to go camping with the kids at borderline inconvenient opportunities. :)
I'm looking for similar, but a little larger, for emcom. Which of course will be used for POTA, Field day, etc. as well. I'm an old fart now, and roughing it is not always an option like it once was. Congratulations! Put time into planning on the layout if you're modifying anything.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being comfortable while operating portable. Congratulations on your new wheels.
Julian. I am delighted for you. At times, especially when you are getting older, a bit more comfort does not hurt ! Trust me... I KNOW.
...congrats, Julian! ...what a blessing, both to you, and to us as you share your "new" content through this gift! 73!
As we get older but a little comfort means a lot, with me at 76 I am doing a lot with POTA. I small walk to a picnic table and I have some ham fun. I like your channel as it gives me Ideas in what I can do with portable Com's. Mike, VA3MD
Rock on, Julian…I’m sure you’ll trick it out, for all our major benefit. I’ll be watching, as always!
73,
KN4UNO
Fantastic news Julian. I have an Eriba caravan, and just installed a 100W flexible panel and Victron solar system on it, with the possibility to add additional panels should I ever need to. I also fitted a motor mover system - something I can recommend if you want to make positioning the caravan an easy process! Best of luck with your new acquisition - I look forward to the new content!
That would make one heck of a mobile ham shack!
Just so you know ... I like your content so much that I typically push the like button within your first 10 words. Go for it! 73!
Julle and Pentti roadtrip! ❤️🔥 Cant wait to see more!
Nice! A mobile off-grid station! Cannot wait to see what possibilities you come up with it!
Congrats! Looking forward to seeing you in the caravan.
Good for you, Julian! I'm on the lookout for a smallish camper myself. After spending our fair amount of time in the field there's nothing wrong with bringing a little comfort along! 😉
Very cool! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it for portable ops. Sure will make camping a lot more comfy!
73,
Brett K5WXP
Great news, Julian! I can't wait to see what you do with it, cheers!
This is awesome news! Can't wait for future videos. 73
As you age more, your body will appreciate the occasional rest. Just don't get to carried away the the resting part. Looks like a nice ham shack on wheels!
Julian,
Congratulations on getting the trailer. Hopefully, it will present a better climate for your excursions. When it was cold, snowing and/or sleeting on a few of your videos I felt cold, I don't know how you tolerated it!
The best 73 to you and your family.
Jim
Congratulations on your gift. Love all you have done for Amateur Radio.
When life sends you a gift. Embrace it unquestioning with both hands. The universe has your back!
I showed my family this video and they immediately knew where this was going. Too funny...but seriously great opportunity and a fun journey in Emergency Radio Communications we have had over the years.
CONGRATS and ENJOY!!! Semper Fi.
If and when the SHTF you will have PLENTY of time to be miserable and rough it. In contrast we have limited time to enjoy the best life has to offer, so WHY NOT enjoy it while we can! Beautiful trailer and it will be a lot of fun for you! All the best to you and your most excellent subscribers. RC
Thanks for the awesome comment and kindness 🙏
Fantastic news! Congratulations, and we all hope you enjoy it.
What a great opportunity Julian. Speaking as one who went to more RV camping then tent camping 5 years ago, you are going to get allot more "comfortable" time to do what you want to do. Plus Snapper will stay warmer !
Campers + ham radio = great, great fun! Enjoy, Julian :)
I just hooked up to my trailer a few hours ago leaving in the morning and I will be out in the wilderness for about six days. You will love it.
We are very excited about this as we love going in the outback gol prospecting and we also have a van that we want to set up HF radio in . Looking forward to see what you do . VK6BP and soon to Be VK6YL
Very happy for you Julian. I hear you. Here I. The Canadian Rockies the weather can be brutal as well and having at least some sort of permanent shelter would be nice for portable ops. 73
A la espera de nuevos videos con la familia, saludos desde Argentina, 73 cordiales
Welcome to the RV Hams! Six years ago you recommend I dump the "shack field in the field" idea. Now you get to be in he club!
Evolution is inevitable. Congratulations on embracing yet another advancement in your Ham Radio journey. Oh, and Thank You for being such an inspiration to the World Radio Community!
Excellent news! Nothing wrong with a little comfort. Pretty sure you’re signed off on being miserable outdoors, no recurrent training required. Enjoy the caravan!
Excited to see this work into your operations. See you on JS8 20M, 73
Awesome; you will enjoy that! A great channel getting greater.
Very cool. I felt like a sell out of sorts when I got a trailer, as I was spending less time with a pack on my back and sleeping in a tent, but then I had the realization that it got the whole family out a lot more. That trailer is long gone but looking to get another one soon. Enjoy!
Congrats Julian!!! Gonna be a fun project...
Awesome! Looking forward to the caravan mobile setup!
Great news Julian! Congrats!
Wwooo Hooo! That’s Awesome! I’ve known several people that have setup’s in travel trailers and motor homes with satellite tracking gear! Enjoy Brother!
That is great news. I'm looking forward to seeing the interior and seeing how you rig it for EmCOmm.
Looking forward tosee more of this project!
Very cool, looking forward to see how you customize it.
Mr. Moving On Up, in the world! You are about to become a spoiled family with a soft bed, warm camper, hot shower, running water, and being high and dry in a down pouring rain!
You might discover, it just isn't large enough, and trade it in for a bigger model.
Plus you can always mount antennas & a bike rack on the rear bumper! Enjoy it, you guys deserve it!
Great idea. My dream is a pinzgaeur 4x4 with a cabin on the back and all the gear set up, maybe even a generator
I had a Pinz 6x6 and sold it years ago. It was low mileage. I kick myself every time I think about it. N6MJS
Awesome to hear, Julian. I think you've earned a few relatively easy deploys :)
Congrats brother! Enjoy it!
Have fun with your new caravan 🎉
Looking forward to a seies of renovation videos transforming the rig into a state of the art ham shack...good luck.
Fabulous- so many more options be comfortable while bringing whatever gear you would like to use or compare.
Congrats this is what I imagine my field ops to be specially in a remote area where I can scape the craziness and feel secured w all my radios, etc..I am also been keeping eye on this type of items....looking forward for new adventures and your videos
It is a "no brainer" decision Julian. You can always leave it behind when you want to revert to the "hard way". Your dog will thank you for it. I look forward to seeing you cook breakfast inside it whilst transmitting winlink on the IC-705 - on 10 watts of course!
Nice!!!!!! You can keep the gear dry and warm up a little easier now, congrats!!
Congratulations,, this will be a useful option for your operations
Congrats Julian!
Looking forward to what you do with it! 73's NI6B
Congrats man! That'll be a treat!
Hey great news! If I can offer a small tip - make sure to have a tire shop look at the tires on the caravan. Often a weak link in older caravans that maybe have been sitting for long periods of time. New tires are inexpensive compared to a blowout many miles off-grid. Cheers on the new rig!
Great advice, thanks. It just had new tires fitted. Also recently passed inspection. Still, This is the kind of advice I need. 🙏
I hope to see you outfit the caravan and record it. Congrats!
Comfort is safety.
Enjoy.
Carry on...
🥳👍🏻
Sorry we made you late for breakfast. Hi to Mrs Julian. Looking forward to seeing what you can do with it.
Glam Ham is also setting up an RV. Would love to see the mobile coms!
Congratulations on the caravan! It should make for some great content!
Well said, another option! Opens new possibilities! Enjoy!
What are those glasses/goggles you’re wearing? Nice! Hopefully your caravan trailer works out for the best!! 👍🏽
this is cool cant wait to see more of whats to come.
Awesome, it’s a blessing.
Nice unit man! One nice thing is that this could be your mobile base station and you could still deploy on your e-bike and use your existing setup for getting around in the bush. You don't have to decide on one or the other, the two work well together. Watch out for leaks though. Some units need to be patched up every couple of years.
I'm excited for you!
Nice, that is great news !!!
great stuff, look forward to seeing this develop , maybe wife will come also :)
My trailer is set up for off grid camping and it is great to be able to get out out of the wind and to have warmth and light available during short winter days. My biggest power draw is the 12v@3.4A blower for my propane furnace. At 45 deg latitude solar panels mounted 25deg from horizontal and facing south are about optimal during the summer solstice, 65deg for the winter solstice. In my case 2x180w roof mounted rigid mono panels keep the batteries charged even in typical winter weather. It's not ideal but works for my lat. and long. and I don't need a generator except in the case of significant snow. I'm planning to add additional panels mounted vertically that can be adjusted 0-90deg and swept off in case of snow. Replacing incandescent bulbs with LEDs saved a surprising amount of energy. Know your loads and do the math but you can't have too much panel area. Cheers.
Definitely go for it. Ham Van North.
Comfy digs! Sleep well.
What a nice gift to your family, You will have to share your space now(bummer). But for me like the out doors but the potty issue. I like my own catbox. Hey its fun to have a nice solid wall in the wind than that trarp sound all night.
Congratz!! I m sure that will give new opportunities and different comfort.
I have been planning to buy a small van. Could build it for travelling and for radio. Solar panels etc… lets see one day what happens.
Looking forward to see your ideas for that trailer! 😊
Cool stuff. I've been looking for something similar in a trailer.
Julian -- Just saw your short video re your "new" caravan. I'm anxious to see how you are going to tow it with your bike 😂
I'm tweaking you only because I'm sitting in my travel trailer ('caravan') looking out at Bodega Bay on the Calif north coast. There is a lot to be said for pulling up the blanket in the morning whilst my spouse jumps out of bed to turn on the heater and start the coffee ...
That just looks like fun!
Totally stoked!!!!
Hi Julian, you must make outdoor live for fun, and gives you new things to make with solar😉 Have fun with the new challenge. Don't forget to share that😂
Fantastic! I'm a backpacker, but bought a trailer this past year.. absolutely love it for extended outtings.
Great news!
We build these for people everyday with any mods they need or want including solar or wind generators. Very practical shelter and comms.
Fantastic!
Nice!... This is just another evolution to your channel and bug out gear! Now heat is what i would want in your area do you go $ or $$$$ Dickinson Marine, Newport Solid Fuel Heater, 00-NEWSF or the $60 dollar Chinese unit w remote control. Keep Warm as we all get older tents suck compared to insulated walls and water, heat, and a indoor latrine. LOL you can take the FaT Bike and the trailer just have to add a rack or in the cab bed or in the trailer of your vehicle?
That’s cool, I’ll be watching closely. I’m picking up a trailer (caravan for those in Europe) myself and am very interested how you’ll be setting up in regard to survival comm and remote communication.
Awesome, Bro! A mobile ham shack.
Congratulations, Julian! Very happy for you. Took a similar route here a couple of years ago - got a campervan so that we'd be more likely to go camping with the kids at borderline inconvenient opportunities. :)
Hopefully it doesn't leak, but what an opportunity for some excellent radio fun ahead !!
Julian, Good luck with your new adventures with this caravan .
I'm looking for similar, but a little larger, for emcom. Which of course will be used for POTA, Field day, etc. as well. I'm an old fart now, and roughing it is not always an option like it once was. Congratulations! Put time into planning on the layout if you're modifying anything.
You deserve some comfort. I see no issue.
If you have been watching some of the Dayton tours, there is plenty of potential for an emcom trailer build and survival house on wheels!
options are always needed. the right base for the right situation.
right on brother!
Can't wait!
I can't wait to see how you modify this 'new to you' opportunity. I am sure that you will do it justice.
That's awesome!
looks pretty nice to me, just think of all the possibilities!
Dude...secure base camp, it's a new and expanded game. Nice!