Collyn Rivers has written an excellent article on Diesel Interior Heaters which are suitable for heating a caravan. I have reproduced the article for future reference.

After months of procrastination we finally settled on a Garmin nüvi 310 Satelite Navigation system, which we will use on our travels. We narrowed down our choice between the nüvi™ and a Uniden sat nav. The text to speech voice guidance feature made us decide that the nüvi™ sat nav was a better unit.

Definitive statements that these units are NOT required or should not be used are being promulgated widely on a number of forums and Barry from Cabolture Caravan Repairs feels that these comments can, and will, be taken as gospel by a novice caravanner.

Here’s a great idea to lift your portable toilet without taking up valuable room in your caravan.

Another perennial question often raised is what is a good TV aerial for the caravan and how how should it be mounted on the caravan. On the MSN Groups Caravanforum there have been a number of posts. Relevant images and details follow.

With global warming being topical at the moment, and wanting to do the “right thing” for the environment we are looking at alternate energy and what better source than from the sun. I’ve quoted a few posts from the MSN Caravanners forum so that I can reflect on them when we eventally consider solar power [...]

Uniden have released the GNS 8350 Car Navigation system. The recommended retail price is $599.00.

The Aerpro AP122 is probably the more common used aerial for caravans. It has proven to be a good performer in remote regions.The Aerpro AP122 is made from good quality stainless steel. As at February 2007, it generally retails between $9.95 and $11.95. You may be able to get cheaper units around $7.00 to $9.00 [...]

After conducting extensive research, we’ve upgraded our digital camera. We decided on the Canon Powershot A710IS because of its numerous features.

Our Traveller caravan was manufactured before it was fashionable (and affordable) to have an air-conditioner. What with the temperature reaching 42 degrees over the weekend, I thought about how feasible it would be to retro fit an air-conditioner.