Friday, September 2, 2022

Breakfast in Moree


Avocado on toast and a cup of tea.
It has rained overnight and is cool.
But the water out of the tap is 34 deg. -very nice on a cold morning. 

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Weigh In


First stop on the trip is the weighbridge to check that the set up is within the design limits.
1) Gross Vehicle Mass for the car (including tow ball weight & passengers) from car specification.
2) Aggregate Trailer Mass for the caravan including water, food and clothes from caravan compliance plate.
3) Tow ball weight, ideally 10% of ATM and less than maximum from car specification.
4) Gross Combined Mass ( car and caravan) from car specification.

The Rig

A Mazda CX-5 towing an A'van Cruiser.
On the Gore Highway.

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Big trip planning


When travelling remotely- beyond mobile phone reception- I carry a PLB.
A personal location beacon will bring help using satellite signals.  It helps if you have registered it properly and update the details for each trip - including car and caravan details and passenger details.

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

An elder writes

I have very much enjoyed David Suzuki's book The Legacy - ISBN 978 1 74237 355 3.
It describes the importance of the environment and how close we are to catastrophe. I calls on us to act.

Sunday, November 7, 2021

Measure the air you breathe

A simple cheap device is available to measure air quality - 
A) CO2 = Carbon dioxide, fresh air is 350 to 450 ppm.
1000 to 2000 ppm indicates poor air quality and causes drowsiness.
Current measurement at Hawai'i is 414 ppm.

B) HCHO = Formaldehyde, maximum recommended exposure is 0.100 mg/m3

C) TVOC = Total volatile organic compounds, maximum recommended is 0.250 mg/m3

D) Temperature 

E) Humidity

You can see that inside my home the air quality is as good as the outdoor air.

Friday, November 5, 2021

In the club

The Lead Pencil have responded to my request for membership with a yes.

Gas Lighting

Gas lighting was nominated as word of the year yesterday by Mirrium-Webster. When I look it up, the source of the term is nomin...