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Well I just don't know what to do about buying one, I now hope to use a folding trailer caravan behind my trike and my car and one day go back to motorhoming; not just yet so no permanent fixing. This means the power station with solar panel fits the bill. So my question is, what is the best...

I have decided to move away from motorhomes at this present time and go back to motorbiking; well not quite. This time I am using a trike and, for sleeping arrangements, we will be using a 1970 portafold folding caravan. The portafold needs a lot of work to bring it back to it's former glory but...

I have decided, as my heater needs new bearings, I would do a little experiment; as I will have to strip it down I thought I would run it on old sump oil. When it stops running I will change the bearings and have a look in side, if it keeps running, I will strip it down when the noise from the...

Classic webasto diesel heater, fully serviced and ( new burner mat and sensor) at cost of £340 .Output is 2.4 KW . The unit runs in 3 modes - full power / medium and low. Included is: main unit HL24 Fuel pump with snap in cable New exhaust pipe (inside heat shield) Air intake & silencer pipe...

Today I was looking through my box of heater parts and I noticed the lug on one of the cases was hanging off so with a little help from me waggling it soon broke free. While I had it in my hand I thought it would be interesting to see if it was fire retardant so with the aid of a gas lighter I...

Wonder if they will be making a Chinese copy of this Webasto Air Top 2000 STC gasoline heater kit Ideal for traveling or camping, the certified Webasto Air Top 2000 STC gasoline heater kit is the number 1 choice for space heating in the petrol vehicle market for a reason. This handy 12 V...

I have decided to go down the Eberspacher route but with a twist. I am going to use a 24 volt Eberspacher heater with a 12V to 24V 20A DC-DC Step-Up Voltage Supply Module. The heater has cost me £103 + £10 P&P, the 12v to 24 v cost £27.33, total £140.33: there was nothing at this price in 12...

Genuine Vs Copy A paradigm shift is taking place in the "mobile" diesel heating market. The once superior German and Finnish designed diesel heaters are now being copied in vast numbers by China and Russia. These copies are being marketed as "similar in performance at a fraction of the cost"...

Could some nice person please answer me this question. If the lights are on and the heater is on full the lights throb, is this down to a bad earth or is the main cable to the fuse holder not thick enough to take the current? The cable was upgraded when the fridge was fitted with no problems but...

Been thinking about getting one of these chinese diesel heater afterburner

The last 2 times we have been away I have kept the diesel heater on all night, in the morning I have woken up and not felt so good: is it a coincidence or do you think it's the heater running all night when we are asleep? Next time we stay out I am going to set the timer to come on at 7 and off...

The finished job. Rae

The object of this follow on was to enable me to lift the solar panels manually to get better directional sunlight. First job, remove the bolts so the panel can be lifted from one end. This was easily achieved by using tailgate drop catches with rubber O rings underneath to give a nice...

My first job will be to drill the holes so the solar panels can be bolted together when they are on the roof. I find the easiest way to match up the holes is to clamp the two panels together and mark accordingly. Three holes are required, per side, so the first mark will be in the centre...

In true Blue Peter style, this is one I did earlier. Recent conversation I was having with a member who was suffering from damp issues in their van and they had never seen this thread......hope it helps. I think my first port of call is to cut a small section of wall board at the bottom corners...

On my last rebuild there was a couple of occasions that I couldn't get the right angle to be able to use wood glue from a bottle and so I ended up using mastic instead so this got me thinking, get an empty tube of mastic, push the plunger back out, wipe all the excess mastic away and refill it...

OK, I've got to get this one right. In the very near future I shall be sticking the brackets of my solar panel to the roof of the van so I really need to get it right first time, what is the correct adhesive to use? Thank you in anticipation. Rae & Ann

Well started collecting for my latest build. So far we have the foam, a fridge, a sink, a cooker and a set of cab seats. I won't start the project until I have the vehicle running properly, as it hasn't run for quite a few years and, also, I like to have most of the expensive stuff before I...