Open Research into Off-road Caravans and Camper Trailers

Essential Guide to Off Road Design of Camper Trailers

Instead of talking about ourdesigns, we have structured this ebook around identifying the problems in off road travel first and then offering some design solutions.

These designs may not suit everyone. Researching your own personal requirements for an off road camper trailer can take time. Oncesomeone has travelled and gained experience they get better insight into what their requirements are, but the purchase has been made!

A 44 Page eBook containing:

• What setting up time and packing up time would you expect?
• What are the benefits and pitfalls of canvas?
• How easy is it to keep dust and midges out of the camper trailer?
• What is the best airflow for comfort sleeping off-road?
• Essential design of Kitchen, cooking and refrigeration.

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This is not a product brochure. But discussion on design issues

Understanding Canvas in Off Road Camper Trailers

Many people have graduated from swags to tentsto camper trailers.
This progression gives you more “space’ each time you step up.
And with the right space you get better cooling in summer or warmer in winter. With more comfort comes a better experience.

That’s great, but the price of an “off-road” camper trailer is higher than an outback or an on-road one. Is the canvas any different? Absolutelyit is!

Canvas for camper trailers is vastly different to that for a tent.

You are paying much more money and for that money you need a superior design.

Researching your personal requirements can take time. Once someone has traveled and gained experience they get better insight into what theirrequirements are, but the purchase has been made!

Here is a 36 Page eBook with Open Reseach containing:

• It’s the design that is different for a camper trailer compared to a tent!
• Airflow and comfort sleeping off-road
• Flameproof Canvas near Kitchens
• Australian Technology in Canvas Design & Fabrication
• Traps with Canvas
• Strength and Waterproofness in Canvas Design
• Materials in Canvas Design
• Range of Materials used
• Disadvantages of Pop Tops, even with a hard roof!
• Keeping out midges: The little things that ruin a good trip
• Large 220W solar on Canvas Fly

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Essential Guide for off-road Design of a Caravan

Third Edition

With the right caravan you can stay anywhere and experience all of Australia.
When (not “if”), you find your favourite spot, you can stay as long as you like. Its your choice and not dependent on facilities.

That’s great, but the price of an off road caravan is higher than an outback van.
So, is it worth it?

Have a read through this eBook to decide.

A 58 Page eBook containing 10 chapters, here are a few of them:

• The importance of "self contained" with off-road caravan compliance
• Low weight is essential!
• Length and turning circleWidth, tracks & reversing mirrors
• The weight of adding batteries and solar
• Adding the weight of additional water tanksUsing reclaimed water
• Shock Absorbers: Saviour or Slave? Airflow and comfort off-road

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Designs for Comfort with Off-road Caravans and Camper Trailers

Third Edition

There is a dilemma when traveling to out of the way places:
Where is the fine line between authentic camping and new-age comfort?

If you want to imitate “Bear” Grills and his “minimalist” style of adventure, then this book is not for you.Mind you “Bear” doesn’t take his wife with him. And that is the rub!
For the author to get his wife into deep out of the way places, there has to be a high level of comfort!

This fine line is accommodated if you consider the off-road caravan or camper trailer as your private “oasis”.You can re-treat to it when ever it suits.

Have a read through this eBook to decide.

A 46 Page eBook, here are a few of the page titles:

Where is the fine line between Authentic camping and an Oasis in the Bush?
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covering Water, Heating Air-conditioning and more!

Design Guide for Desert Travel with Off-road Caravans and Camper Trailers

A campfire in the desert is like no other. Sparks rising upward towards the stars with glowing embers melting into the ground. You feel close to the origin of mankind and it can send chivers up your spine!

Do you have enough water? Are you well prepared for crossing sandy sections of track?

Traveling through the desert needs special preparation. It also involves special preparation and taking things with you. (Like taking firewood with you.)

This can add to the weight of your vehicle. 

However, you need the absolute lightest load and overall weight. This is where the challenge lies. How to select the right options for your off road camper trailer or caravan for the safest travel across harsh and hot country; or for travel on remote sandy beaches.

Key elements are discussed in this EBook. It isn’t written for long stays in the desert but for travelers “passing across” spartan earth or sand.

This is written for BOTH caravans amd camper trailers with a specific section on canvas design for desert travel.

Download this eBook of 76 pages which includes the following topics:

1. Low weight is essential
2. Traps that increase “apparent weight”
3. Importance of good Suspension
4. Length and Ramp over angles
5. Matching wheels tyres
   Large Diameter Wheels and tyres
6. Water - How much do we need?
   Water tank configurations  Dual Grey Water Tanks and Using reclaimed water
7. Importance of understanding canvas in hot climates
   Tropical Roof: both Canvas and Metal
   Insulation, Airflow, 12V Air-conditioning and comfort off-road
   Air-flow and Natural Coolness
   Air conditioners
8. What is the trend in energy use in a caravan?
9. What size batteries to design for?
10. The weight of adding batteries and solar
11. The “weight effect” of Braking

With the right camper trailer or caravan and vehicle combination, you can travel safely anywhere and experience all of Australia. 

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High Performance Electrical Design for Camper Trailers and Caravans

“ This is all about camping, why dowe need modern devices or high battery power?”

From one of our customers: “ Traveling and camping follows the 80/20 rule:
80% of the time it is great and we soak up the day and want to stay as long as we can...
20% is average so other things entertain our day inside. Take away these luxuries and those days will be dead”

High performance for this eBook is measured by high power/ low weight.
In Caravans and Camper Trailers, the lighter the weight, the easier to tow with better accessibility to the best camping spots.
The core question when investigating your requirements is to ask just how much of Australia do you want to experience and how independent do youwish to be?
High performance energy comes at a price. Is it worth it? Have a read through this eBook to decide.

A 38 Page eBook containing many chapters, here are a few of them:

• Preamble: The Future in High Performance Energy Systems
  1. Operating a full power Air-conditioner on Batteries
  2. Why are we using more power? a 20 year trend.
  3. Performance is measured by Power to Weight
  4. Examples of Low weight Solar panels
  5. Designing a Lithium System to avoid danger
  6. Generating Power with Solar
  7. A Quick Lesson in Solar Performance?
  8. MMPT Solar Controllers are a Must!
  9. Storing the electrical energy in Batteries
  10. Design of Lithium Systems
  11. Design of Charging systems for Lithium Batteries
  12. Storing the electrical energy in Methanol - Fuel Cells
  13. Easy to use charging systems
  14. A summary of this eBook
  15. Addendum for high end Camera Users

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What terrific photographs by a customer passionate about his photography while camping! However, he doesnt want to lose any ofthose images and wants to backup all his data and charge all his camera batteries in a safe location.

This eBook describes a professional setup to do just this: It has a background on the Digital Darkroom in the Desert setupincluding:

1. At the Heart of the System is a 12V Hub Router
2. Safe dry, dust free space to store your equipment out of sight
3. Power available to charge your equipment any time and anyplace
4. Vibration ready pad for Network Attached Storage
5. Networking to make backups easy to do and secure
6. Connectivity to the Cloud
7. Tools to make life easier
8. Use of Fuel cell for 12V power

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With the EFOY fuel cell you can stay anywhere and experience all of Australia.
When (not “if”), you find your favourite spot, you can stay as long as you like. Its your choice and not dependent on facilities.

The core question then when investigating your requirements is to ask just how much of Australia do you want to experience?

That’s great, but the price of this technology is high. Is it worth it?

There is good demand for second hand fuel cells as the warranty period is long and the technology is so reliable. So the realcost of ownership is low.

Have a read through this eBook to decide.

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Traveling off-road to out-of-the-way places requires as much attention on the compatibility of the vehicle to the off roadcaravan as it does the fundamentals of chassis and suspension design. 

We have now researched every conceivable aspect of vehicle stability when towing to get to the theory of what causes instabilityand what the guidelines are to manage it. This was time consuming but the results are conclusive. A comprehensive set of conclusions isincluded.

This Guide covers the following topics:

1. Understanding Vehicle Stability
2. Changing a Vehicle Manufacturer’s Suspension /Tyres
3. The Role of Tyres in Towing Stability
4. The Role of Suspension in Towing Stability
5. Towing Stability Recommendations
6. Table of Design Constraints of Vehicle to Caravan
7. Air Suspension in the Caravan aids Towing Stability
8. Speed and Anti-sway devices for towing stability
9. Car-Trailer High Speed Stability Report
10.  Lowest unsprung weight aids towing stability
11. Changing a Wheel /Tyre without a Jack
12. Driving on 3 Wheels in an Emergency

With the right caravan and vehicle combination, you can travel safely anywhere and experience all of Australia. 

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