CAMPING Tips and Tricks - Making Camping Life A Bit Easier
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- After many years of camping we have learnt a lot! So, we decided to run through some tips and tricks we have found to help make life a bit easier.
Happy camping!
Topics covered -
0:00 Intro
0:48 Reversing
3:04 Levelling
5:05 Zipping on the Awning
5:32 Filtering your Water
7:28 Storage Solutions
13:13 Spare Wheel Hack
14:22 Shower Tent Modification
15:12 Pole Maintenance
15:38 Trailer Connections
15:53 Solar Set Up (Maximising your System)
18:24 Rock Tamers
19:03 Hot Water System
20:22 Mold Suppression
21:04 Grey Water
21:20 Boat Rack Auto Release Hack
23:04 Fridge Efficiency
24:54 Tent Pegs
25:18 Greasy Nipples
26:09 Adjusting the Camber and alignment
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Excellent video. Great tips!
Thanks so much mate! 🍻
There was more to this video than a camper trailer, the last bit about family was priceless ! Great video thanks mate
@robzop69 thanks Rob!! 🍻
really good and pragmatic tips. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! 😁
Here's a tip for a peaceful camp, leave the kids at home lol 😂 Some great tips in this video. Dead on with the reversing tips and great idea with the water filters and draining the tanks and lines.
Bahaha great tip Philip!!! 😂😂
With the mould suppression in my Robbo I installed a 240v dehumidifier(obviously need to be plugged into to 240v all the time in storage though) near the diesel heater with an auto drain feature (my was not keen on drilling a hole through the floor though) it just gives you a little more confidence that it won't, even though you packed it up dry, go mouldy
@@DarrenEvans-fb5cr that's a good idea cause it is always a worry isn't it and even when you think they are dry there seems to be moisture in them.
Great video as always. I also use silicon on my sticky pole too 😂. Just be careful it doesn’t get on your fabric 🤔.
Alignment you should run a very small amount of toe in and very small amount of negative camber.
Some very good tips as always.
Thanks guys!! We really appreciate you watching and your tips 😊
we miss your weekly trip vids on your big trip and Miranda's hhmmms
We certainly miss being on the trip to be able to make them!! 😊
Great video.
Few extra tips
Inox underneath to prevent rust and corrosion I actually do this over my whole camper.
The triangle drawer I just built a pull on cupboard makes it so much easier to get all the way in by pulling a drawer out
Thanks for watching mate! Thanks for those tips too 😁 yes we have seen a few of the Robbos with the drawer and they look great, makes storage must easier for that compartment.
The only time I ever nail reversing the very first attempt, is when nobody is watching LOL Best thing ever for reversing, a wireless camera on the back of the trailer. Love the string on the awning zip idea - wish I had thought of that when we had the camper. Good video, enjoyed the humour too :) Gotta say though that in all the years we have had vans, campers etc. We have never drained tanks dry at the end of a trip. I simply flush the system before the next trip and refill. In over 30 years we have never had an issue with bad water. (We don't use water filters either so maybe we have been lucky not to get a tummy bug).
Yep so hard to reverse when there is an audience isn't it 😂😂 thanks mate appreciate you watching. Yeah probably over the top with the tanks and filters, we have heard a lot of people do what you do with no issues. We just like the piece of mind 😊
We only have a forward fold camper, but you've given me some tips I didn't even think of!!
Glad you got something from the video Keith! Thanks for watching and happy camping!!
Great to see the Thunder Bucket make a return appearance.. 🙂
🤣🤣 old 🌩🪣 thanks for watching mate!
Great tips. I will air out the water tanks. With all the rain in QLD I will also add some moisture grabbers to the RTT.
Thanks mate! Definitely recommend the moisture absorbers, especially in QLD where it is more humid than it here in Perth. It always surprises us how much moisture it pulls put of the canvas even when we haven't had any rain. They are great. Thanks for watching 🍻
Great vid. Finding the Thirsty Nomad filters to be great,
Thanks mate! Not heard of them, will have to check them out 👍
Enjoying your stuff mate, keep it coming 👍
Thank so much mate, we really appreciate the support 🍻🍻
All good stuff! I hadn't thought of the Anderson plug splitter for the solar panels. Great idea!
Thanks mate! Anything to help top the batteries back up hey!!
Great video mate 👍🏻 loved watching as always 👍🏻 had to google one bit…thunder bucket which made me laugh 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 the only tip I have is I always…get a cloth and rub some Vaseline into it and run it along the zips…on rucksacks your awning would benefit from a little going over Same as your storage bags…..doing this before travelling they won’t feel stiff when opening……just a light coat of Vaseline so it’s almost dry….thank me later be back here next week for more of my useless tips 😂 awesome mate 🇦🇺🦘🪃
Thanks mate! Always appreciate your support 🍻 have not heard of doing that before, we will have to give that a try! Thanks for the tip!!
Ain't got no camper but enjoy your videos 😉 x
Thank you Myra ❤️ more trip videos coming up promise 😁
Great vid again. Thanks for all the tips. I’ve just learnt quite a few things thanks to you.👍
Thank you!! We are glad the tips were able to help you 😁 thanks for watching, happy camping!!
Some great tips here, thanks guys! Very useful ⛺
Thank you! Happy camping 🏕️😁
Awesome episode Guys 👍👍👍Lov'n the Plates 👍👍👍
Cheer andy 🍺🍺🍺
Thanks mate 🍻🍻 can't miss us now 🤣🤣 thanks for watching 😁
Great tips especially liked the rope on the zipper for the annex and the fridge fan i was thinking of some insulation from clark rubber to place on the inside of the 2 sun exposed surfaces of the fridge compartment
Yeah that is a great idea Lee! Those compartments get so hot in the warm weather don't they. The rope is so handy especially if your are vertically challenged like us 😂
I have dropped the height of the fridge slide so the fridge sits lower and added a ARB snake track for the power lead send you a photo tomorrow
@@user-tk6zz9dr2w that would be great to see thanks Leigh!
Invaluable tips. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks mate! Hope all is well 😁
Great video once again. 👍👍 definitely got a few good tips out of it. Can definitely relate to the last few seconds of the video 😂😂😂
Thanks Andrew, glad you got something out of it! Kids hey.......🤣🤣 thanks for watching mate!
@@RoaminintheRobbo wouldn’t miss it!
@@andrewdoyle19 🧡
Great tips - thank you
Thanks mate! 🍻 thanks for watching 😁
Great video mate, some good advice there.
Thanks Michael! We appreciate you watching mate 🍻
Thanks
Thank so much for your support mate! 🍻
Awesome episode guys 😊 some great tips and tricks in here 👌
Thanks team!! Hope all is well 😁
@@RoaminintheRobbo most welcome 😃 been well mate just getting ready to hit the road which will be may the 4th so close now 🤟
@@Meet_the_metchers so exciting!!
@@RoaminintheRobbo can’t wait to get on the road wa incoming 😃
@Meet_the_metchers starting with the best state hey 😜
Great vid!!
Thank you!! We appreciate you watching 😁🍻
Use the silicone spray on a rag then over your zips. Check going overland, ezy wash mod.
Thanks for the tips mate, will do!
just my tip if i may dont leave the cord on the zip for annex due too and trust me from experience it can get hocked up when unfolding and bust the zip (trust me it happened too me and a $400 repair and i had too tack the canvas of the trailer myself) and the stabilizer legs should be at a angle it will work better than strait up and down and your fridge fan should blow air in not out with a filter it will work and stop dust and just find a workshop that can get those wheels strait
Thanks for the tips mate! That sucks it got caught and ended up being such an expensive repair 😬 will have to make sure we remove it so we don't have a similar experience! Thanks for watching 🍻
Another thing that filter will do is help your shower head last longer. If you ever have to fill up with hard water, that stuff will clog the shower head in no time
Great point mate! Thanks for watching!!
Excellent video… lots of practical tips. One thing I’ve never had a system for is what to do with the used/dirty clothes before washing day? Where do you guys store those? Bin bags or…?
Thanks mate! We have a collapsible laundry buddy from Navigator. Works well cause you can fit a lot of washing in it, has a zip top that is ventilated and stores flat when you are not using it 😊 thanks for watching!!
@@RoaminintheRobbo Thanks... sounds so simple 🤪
@@opx6 🤣🤣 think i just made it sound complicated. It is actually a very handy bag 😁
Rippa of a video mate 👌
Thank so much mate! 🍻
Check out lock your hubs videos. Setup voltage converter and fridge cover. I love ryobi. The blower is great for camp fire, i have the reciprocating saw. The radio. Wrap two wire around antenna a connect to annex poles, strip the end. More radio stations. Check out cowboy kent rollins and fire to fork, kfc chicken.
Some more great tips, thanks mate we really appreciate it 🍻
Great, practical tips thanks. Check your nuts (said with a straight face) is the best advice I've heard in a while. :)
😂😂 it is an important message 🤣 Thanks for watching mate!
Also mate, did you just modify bin bags for the draw bar bags? I can’t seem to find drawbar bags
Hey mate, no those bags are from navigator and they are called stone guard Buddy's. Didn't need to modify anything to make them fit, they are great as you can store quite a lot in them!
Loved your video of your Tips & Tricks whilst out and about camping or when your camper is parked up.
I will be checking out the sticky poles and Cam will be checking out the greasy nipples 😂
Trust you guys to take it to the gutter 🤣🤣 thanks for watching!!
@@RoaminintheRobbo 🤣😂 sorry couldn’t help ourselves.
@@wheatlandwanderers 🤣🤣
Found this episode this episode very interesting, great work, but what happens when you aren't a jack of all trades. All you guys seem to be able to turn your hands from mechanic to electrician and chefs.
Thanks Helen! YT is a great learning manual if there are things you want to try but are unsure how to do them. I can assure you we have messed up plenty of things mechanical, electrical and cooking, especially the cooking! 🤣 I guess we are lucky Craig has worked with machinery for many years it has given him the confidence to give things a good. I would certainly be lost when it came to those things if I didn't have him! Thanks for watching 😊
Make friends with someone who is😂
I thought you would need the camper on the ground to do the wheel alignment?
Great Nips
@@troystomper Miranda says thanks and hopes you enjoyed the tips as well 😜
@@RoaminintheRobbo haha ohh geez 😁
Great video guys. I’ve had some issues with the fridge compartment getting too hot in our FF camper. Looked at putting a fan in there like you did but concerned about dust getting in thru the vent. You have any problems with that?
Thanks Neil! No we haven't had any dust issues and we have taken the trailer on a lot of dust tracks since installing it 😁 thanks for watching mate!
Looks like I might have a crack at installing one. Do you mind me asking where you got the black vents from.
@neilwelsford3578 we got the actual fan from Jaycar but the black "vents" were already on the Robbo.
Noice vid...
Thanks mate!!!
What sort of awning poles you running?
Hey Matthew we we're fortunate that our model XTT came with the rawcon conversion already done, so much easier for putting the awning up. Thanks for watching mate!
Quick question with the fidge fans. Are they running constantly once you start up the fridge. So on all the time while driving and dusty rds?
Hey Kizz no you can turn the fan on and off as you please. So we tend to only have it on when it is really hot days to help the fridge work more efficiently.
@RoaminintheRobbo oh yeah I saw that switch. I was just wondering how the dust is not getting in if the fans aren't on while you drive on the dust?
@@kizzlipman on the inside of the vents there are dust pads over them. Fortunately they work well as we don't have trouble with dust getting in that compartment.
@RoaminintheRobbo we have the lincoln mk3 I'm wondering how we might be able to do this. I don't really want to to be cutting into the doors haha
@kizzlipman just had a look at a pic of your camper. Yes that certainly makes it hard as you don't already have vents. We were lucky they came on the Robbo, I wouldn't want to be cutting my camper either 😬
Bad solar advice.
The high output panels essentially drop down and match the lowest panel so you lose their extra efficiency.
There are also considerations that need to be made about them being parallel or in series so either the voltage or amp capacity down stream needs to be considered
I'm certainly no expert and don't claim to be. Using the Anderson splitter keeps the panels in parallel, I made no comment about the downstream capacity of the system or dc-dc charger but does defiantly need to be considered. In the demonstration I performed, I stated it's not the most efficient setup but the combination of the 2 different wattage panels will put more current into your batteries. The larger panel was not brought down to the level of the smaller as proven by the smart shunt readings. If I was to have a brand new system, this wouldn't be what I'd want. But when your off grid and need the extra solar input it seems to work.
@@RoaminintheRobbo Yeah all good mate. Heaps of bad electrical camping advice out there. just need to make it clearer that people need to consider all factors before attempting stuff. I could see how many people could probably try what they seen and potentially make a really bad mistake if for example they had bigger panels and the installation they paid for never accounted for extra panels being attached.
Here's some info from a course
PV Array Configurations
An array consists of a number of PV modules connected in series, parallel, or series-parallel:
Connecting PV modules in series increases the output voltage, whilst the output current remains the same.
Connecting PV modules in parallel increases the output current, whilst the output voltage remains the same.
Worked Example 1 - Modules in Series
The following diagram shows four PV modules connected as a series string. Each module has a power rating of 120 W, a nominal voltage of 24 V, and a rated current of 5 A.
When connected in series:
The nominal voltage of the string is equal to the sum of the voltages of each module, i.e. 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 = 96 V d.c.
The rated current of the string is equal to the current of each module, i.e. 5 A d.c.
The rated power of the configuration is determined either by adding the module power ratings or by multiplying the total voltage by the total current, i.e.
120 + 120 + 120 + 120 = 480 W
96 x 5 = 480 W
So we end up with a 480 W, 96 V, 5 A array.
Worked Example 2 - Modules in Parallel
The following diagram shows four PV modules connected in parallel. Each module has a power rating of 120 W, a nominal voltage of 24 V, and a rated current of 5 A.
When connected in parallel:
The nominal voltage of the configuration is equal to the voltage of each module, i.e. 24 V d.c.
The rated current of the configuration is equal to the sum of the currents of each module, i.e. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 A d.c.
The rated power of the configuration is determined either by adding the module power ratings or by multiplying the total voltage by the total current, i.e.
120 + 120 + 120 + 120 = 480 W
24 x 20 = 480 W
So we end up with a 480 W 24 V, 20 A array.
Worked Example 3 - Modules in Series-Parallel
The following diagram shows four PV modules connected in series-parallel - two parallel strings, each consisting of two series connected modules. Again, each module has a power rating of 120 W, a nominal voltage of 24 V, and a rated current of 5 A.
When connected using this series-parallel configuration:
The nominal voltage of the configuration is equal to the voltage of each string, i.e. 24 + 24 = 48 V d.c.
The rated current of the configuration is equal to the sum of the currents of each string, i.e. 5 + 5 = 10 A d.c.
The rated power of the configuration is determined either by adding the module power ratings or by multiplying the total voltage by the total current, i.e.
120 + 120 + 120 + 120 = 480 W
48 x 10 = 480 W
So we end up with a 480 W, 48 V, 10 A array.
Care should be taken to accurately match module types and ratings that are to be connected together into an array.
The output current of a string is limited to the lowest output current of any individual cell within that string.
Just a quick one on my end petroleum grease makes bushes go soft research grease and use a pins and bush grease on suspension ( high temp for wheels)
Thanks for the tip Jonathan I will have a look into that 👍 thanks for watching!
Cheapest and best levellers I've found have bern 40mm x 250/300mm off cuts of treated pine retaining wall timber! I carry a couple of various lengths. Easy to store and can't break them. Plus they make handy baseplates.
Bet plastic levellers can't do that?
Great idea! They no doubt would hold up better than the plastic ones. We have just cracked one by driving up too far onto it 🙄