Thread: Homestar's new home?

Originally Posted by Saitch

Just making you realise that this thread has now cost me a lot of money as we are now owners of a 16' pop top van.
It's hard yakka keeping up with the Homestars, Pedros and the likes on here!

Well, I'm off to buy some tea & bikkies now.

Wouldn't have thought it would be too hard to keep up with me and my 50 year old van.

Of course we now expect a thread with plenty of pics and details on the improvements you'll be making. (even if you think it's all ok, you WILL make changes to suit yourself, trust me...)

Originally Posted by Milton477

I'll bet that you will use it. It's much more interesting than TV. Good system by the way.

FYI - I didn't use my phone at all over the last 2 weekends to look at the batteries - just checked the meter once or twice and checked to see when the solar controller dropped into float mode.

Only time I've used the app so far is to set up the system and to show others, not actually to use it myself. It's still a great system but I don't really need the bells and whistles. And as for TV, if I was building another van, I wouldn't even bother. I seem to put the antenna up, scan the channels, sigh and turn it off again...

Originally Posted by Homestar

Take away the Caravan park and Elvis and I’d just about agree but make it a few friends in the bush - still in the van, but towed by the 101. 👍

Book into the Tandarra Caravan Park near Beenleigh and you might meet Elvis Aaron Presley. He was living there some years ago on the Disability Pension. He might still be there.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Wouldn't have thought it would be too hard to keep up with me and my 50 year old van.

Of course we now expect a thread with plenty of pics and details on the improvements you'll be making. (even if you think it's all ok, you WILL make changes to suit yourself, trust me...)

Hopefully no changes needed as it's got lots of "Things" added by the previous owner and most importantly, no internal shower/toilet.

Soooo, where are the pics? 👍😉

Originally Posted by Homestar

Soooo, where are the pics? 👍😉

Haven't got it yet. Still liaising with a bloke I know with a car carrier to pick up and deliver.

As a matter of interest, would you know the ATM of your van as ours comes in at 2665 kg.

I actually played on a weighbridge just the other weekend with it so I know all the figures. Remember that old vans are very lightweight compared to more modern vans, so while mine is a featherweight for its size, I wouldn’t want to tow it down 100km of corrugated dirt roads - wouldn’t be much left of it I don’t think, so weight very much depends on how it’s built and how much nice stuff is inside it.

With van attached.

Hilux with me in it (GVM 3,000Kg GCM 5,650Kg)
Front axle - 1,280Kg
Rear axle - 1,480Kg

Van
Front axle - 700Kg
Rear axle - 700Kg

After that I dropped the van off and got the following. (Van GTM 1,760Kg)
Van total - 1,540Kg
Jockey wheel - 140Kg

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omg,, a poptop at 2600??

I wonder what the point was...
if built full height maybe ( a 3000kg ) sticker shock

any pics of this loose lid around yet?