Category Archives: Motorhome General

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A Day of Landscaping

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Ross

Today was a big landscaping day. We want to make the property lower maintenance for when the tenants move in. Already we have no lawn. There was an area of about 50m sq out the back that is great for … Continue reading →

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Bus for Sale Nissan UA440 11.3 m 1993 Ready for Conversion

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Ross

The bus that was going to be our new home is definitely for sale. It’s on Trademe, listed under Motorhomes. Have a look at this link – no longer working.  It is listed as ready for motorhome conversion, and includes … Continue reading →

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Long time … no blog …

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Ross

Crikey! Is that the date? Where did the rest of July get to? Life is fairly busy. There was a burst of TradeMe in there somewhere. Sold a few things. Couriered my first stuff out of town. One got smashed … Continue reading →

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The Forum is Back

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Ross

Hallelujah…. The CMCA/NZMCA on-line forum is back on line for us from NZ. After a numbe of months when the link was broken, there is now a new link and it works. And I am happy… The link is in … Continue reading →

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New Brake Rules (continued)

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Ross

While I was there I asked whether they had checked out the new heavy vehicle brake rules. Seems like they had checked it out and the owner of the ones they are working on that are unregistered is relaxed about … Continue reading →

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Plumbing fixed

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Ross

Finally got the plumbing fixed. It was one of those 5 minute jobs that took several hours. They replaced the pressure valve, but it still thumped every few seconds. The next likely cause was a small water leak, so they … Continue reading →

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Motorhome Forum Still Broken

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Ross

With still no luck logging on to the forum, I asked for help from the NZMCA office. I got a prompt answer, but it was not at all what I expected. The answer was that our access to the forum … Continue reading →

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On-line Motorhome Forum Broken

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Ross

Back in the March 2008 I managed to log on to the New Zealand MotorCaravan Association (NZMCA) on-line forum. This is a combined forum with the Australian association, the Campervan and Motorhome Association of Australia (CMCA). I had some trouble … Continue reading →

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New Brake Rules (continued)

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Ross

While I was there I asked him if he was aware of the need for vehicles to be registered by the end of June because of changes in the brake rules. He wasn’t, thinking the Annex Cs would cover them, … Continue reading →

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Plumbing and Pipes

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Ross

I took the camper around to the local motorhome builders this morning, to get a new pressure-release valve fitted for the water system. There was a very slight leak from the old one, leading to a reduction in pressure and … Continue reading →

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New Heavy Vehicle Brake Rules

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Ross

While still coming to terms with the implications of stopping our build, we went to the road-show from Land Transport NZ explaining the implications of the new heavy vehicle brake rules. We got an invite as owners of our campervan … Continue reading →

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Bus For Sale

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Ross

Our bus is going for a CoF next week, so it can be registered. We have a 11m 1993 Nissan UA440 which we bought last year from a conversion company to convert to the motorhome of our dreams. It is … Continue reading →

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Isuzu Trucks

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Ross

Looks like there is a new upgrade/model of Isuzu trucks due in September. It is hard to get exact details of what the changes are as it looks like Isuzu NZ don’t want too many details out. Someone said to … Continue reading →

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Generators

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Ross

More research today on generators. I wanted to see what a quiet one with electric start might cost. Originally I fancied an Onan 3.6KW petrol inbuilt one. In the USA I saw a price of under US$2,800 which equates to … Continue reading →

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