Monday, Jan 26, 2004 at 13:42
Peter,
Am sorry to read that you will have to pack and take the generator and fuel for it with you on your holiday, and then LEAVE THEM with the National Parks Officer in West Australia and Northern Territory, some areas refuse generators due to fire risk up north and then there is always the realy nice small area where there is someone already parked and you arrive with your generator and are 'advised' that they don't want you there ruining their holiday with the noise, tis amazing how quickly a generator stops working with some sugar poured into the tank during the dark of the night.
As was stated in the first few posts "you can't use generator's in National Parks" in either of those states.... and the vast ammount of National Parks will amaze you, seems like a total waste of time and money if you can't use a product that you have paid good money for in the first place, however tis your money......
My own choice is .......
Solar power, 2 x Deep cycle Gell batteries, isolated from the vehicle battery by a quality battery isolator.
Mount the Solar panel on the roof of your vehicle with a quality, easily removable, roof rack. With this combination you don't require a regulator, assuming that the fridge is permanently connected to the system the panel is replacing the power during the day, if you
camp in a shady spot for a few days simply unclip the roof rack and place it back in the sun again with a long lead and a chain firmly attached at both ends, as panels tend to walk.
I have been touring Ozz since 1997 and using this system without power hassles.
Note:
I have not specified brand names as every man & his dog has a better one than I have, ask them.
If you require more detailed info ... size's, methods, pictures etc, just ask.
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