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  • scoota_gal
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    Some absolutely awesome images there, Java. I am amazed to see the few with bikes hauling huge vans!

    The classic American van IMHO, are the silver caravans shaped like a hot dog! Then I guess the other thing I think of is the Winnebago, another American classic touring vehicle.

    Interesting to see a kind of "camper trailer" amongst the photos too. It actually reminds me of one that is now produced in Western Australia, known as a "Camprite".

    And speaking of gypsy travellers, I should think that Andy needs to put up photos of his recent adventure in a "van" in here!

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  • Javaphile
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    Caravanning, the early years: http://www.life.com/gallery/61591/early-caravans-and-trailers#index/0


    Java "Now where did I put that tin can opener?" phile

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  • galumay
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    Originally posted by 5B7A7171766C1F0 link=1274794745/32#32 date=1310297008
    The kids especially are lucky to be able to spend time in such a beautiful location galumay.

    I love the photo of the camp fire, but for some reason expected to see your pompeii at the site too!
    I have to confess to taking the stovetop rather than the pompeii, its no real substitute though!

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  • Dennis
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    The kids especially are lucky to be able to spend time in such a beautiful location galumay.

    I love the photo of the camp fire, but for some reason expected to see your pompeii at the site too!

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  • galumay
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    seems like the appropriate thread to post in! Here are some pics from our little camping trip this weekend. Not very hard core - its only 20 mins from home!

    http://galumay.smugmug.com/X100/Camping

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  • don_nairn
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    compares to going gas powered wouldnt a generator do the job and other jobs as well.

    eventually you have to make the decision are you getting away from it all or just taking it with you?

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  • Lizzie
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    what a great outfit, Scoota, ,love the kitchen!
    looks like the bike may have to get jealous on weekends

    L

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  • dsgfh
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    Were no longer getting around in the lancer Andy, so space is certainly not the concern it used to be. The Kia Sorento has quite a sizable boot :, so it was more a question of power than space. A small butane stove from the local asian shop used for shabu-shabu will do the water boiling duties.
    Not sure how Miroslawa will go 5 days without a latte though.

    Of course now Ive bought the grinder, Miroslawa has gone & gotten herself a vacuum sealer which would have packages little portion controlled doses quite nicely.

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  • Andy
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    I just did 4 days interstate with a couple of Bodum plunger cups and (shock horror) home ground coffee!

    Ground 700g odd of fresh roasted Espresso Wow for the trip and then all I needed anywhere was hot water. Worked a treat and while the coffee was not as great after the first day it was stiill far better than most everything else around me and was still darn nice.

    So my recommendation is keep it simple if space is a concern, start with great coffee, keep it in sealed foil bags (multiple small ones if you can) and using a plunger with good technique can result in great travel coffee.

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  • dsgfh
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    Picked up a grindripper for this trip once I realised everything else requiring power (lights, chargers) would run off 12 volts already.

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  • Dimal
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    Originally posted by 504753525C340 link=1274794745/24#24 date=1303026728
    Thanks Kevin.  I have seen a couple of pure sine wave inverters from Aussie sellers on that famous auction site  for not much more than a hand-grinder is going to cost me.  The hand-grinder is certainly a lighter-weight option though.
    Yeah, but be very wary of the claims made on the nameplate.... :

    Mal.

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  • dsgfh
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    Thanks Kevin. I have seen a couple of pure sine wave inverters from Aussie sellers on that famous auction site for not much more than a hand-grinder is going to cost me. The hand-grinder is certainly a lighter-weight option though.

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  • KJM
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    Originally posted by 6E796D6C620A0 link=1274794745/22#22 date=1303001814
    Was pondering an inverter to run my smartgrinder for pourover
    Youd need to know what kind of motor it has in it...

    The price of the electronics is falling like a stone. A colleague of mine runs an electronics manufacturing business. He has some plant in China, and while he was there last month he asked one of his chinese negotiators to go find a 1kW pure sine inverter board. The board he got is very impressive. Despite attempts to do it the worst possible things possible, it appears to be very well design and built. The one off price over there was around $AU60. So a 1kW board in a box should be do-able for around the $200 mark (assuming a really nice box).

    I cant see how you could purchase the components for less than close to double the price of the completed device!

    Anyway - to run the motor off a modified (square wave) inverter - youll need to know the motor type.

    But the little handgrinders do a great job. It is what we use, and it is in keeping with the "great outdoors" ethos too :

    Cheers
    /Kevin

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  • dsgfh
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    Were on the very start of the camping journey, and I can see already its going to be an expensive way to get away on the cheap :-p

    Heading to tassie for easter next week & considering how were going to do coffee on the road. Was pondering an inverter to run my smartgrinder for pourover (as well as recharge personal electronics), but a hand-grinder might be a better idea to start with, unless anyone has experience running a grinder on a modified sine wave inverter? (for the cost of a pure sine wave inverter Ill just get the hand-grinder).

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  • KJM
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    Well congratulations scoota gal. Nicely done.

    Im in the process of building a slip-on canopy to go on the back of the Ute. When we go, we usually go near the beach and tow a tinny 8-). So our setup is a lot more compact - we use a roof top tent for the accommodation wing and everything else will pull out from the ute tray. When I get it finished (maybe after Easter) Ill have to post some pictures.

    Our coffee making is rather modest - an Aeropress - with hand ground beans. It does attract a fair bit of interest from fellow campers though! The smell of fresh coffee causes people to swing past and ask you questions.

    Probably not as much as carrying a large Deere sign though : :

    Cheers
    /Kevin

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