G'Day, I am in the throws of designing a semi off road van

[glanyard]

JR,
Little Bowen River becomes the Bowen River after it convolutes with Broken River.
I tried to air my knowledge yesterday but this site was extremely slow and frustrating.
glanyard

[J.REEVES]

Hi Glanyard,
It was a simple case of reading what I wanted to read (Brown instead of Bowen)and not what Milton had written.
Even Little Bowen River takes some finding thanks for the explanation.
Yes I find this internet site very slow and not just yesterday.

JR

[Milton477]

Some pictures of the external lighting I fitted to the van during the build. The bright lights fitted to all 4 sides are useful for maneuvering in the dark & enable you to see the creepy crawlies when moving around the van at night. Not to be used in sociable locations however.
I have also installed a led strip under the van. When sitting outside at night, it throws enough light to see the ground in the immediate vicinity under the awning but does not shine in your eyes.

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[Bussy]

G’day Rory, your van in those camping spots looks great. How is the generator box mounted to your van? Did you use the existing spare wheel mount bracket bolts? I have been thinking of having some expanded metal mesh between my rear bar and the back wall of the van and just temporarily mounting the generator there when camped and if needed. Fuel fumes are always a worry when its stored in front boot so in the past did you run yours dry before putting it back into the boot?
Nice spots on the back are a must I reckon. What sort of rear camera did you fit and are you happy with it?
I like the idea of the LED under the skirt of the van so might pinch that one for mine.
Cheers,
ALLAN

[Milton477]

My spare wheel brackets just bolt onto the rear bar as does the generator box. At the time, I thought that I needed to leave things flexible so the rear bar is a length of 100x50x3. The generator box hooks over the bar & is secured with 1 bolt through the upright. I can take the box off in 30 sec & thought it might be useful for noise abatement issues if the genny was in the box away from the van if using it for extended periods. When it was in the front boot, I never ran it dry but my boot is sealed from the van by plastic welds so never had a problem. The fuel storage is more the issue as the plastic stuff seems to 'breathe' I'm going to change to a steel jerry can when I am next home.

My reversing camera is a Jaycar bluetooth system with 2 cameras. Good for seeing who is behind but my better half with a 2 way is a better reversing camera. I used the front camera for hitching up with varying degrees of success. My new tug has a reversing camera which is light years ahead.

Rory