Westward Ho!!

The Melbourne Caravan and Camping Supershow was held from 11th March to the 16th and our new On The Move Caravans Grenade series 2 was on display for the duration of the show. Due to unforeseen circumstance we were unable to be at the show for the entire time but did manage to attend for the last two days. During this time, we spent several hours at the On The Move stand talking to people and showing them through our new and exciting caravan. The van then went back to the factory as it was not quite ready for handover. That happened on the 16th March at 31  Randor Street Campbellfield, where the official handover and orientation by Lennie Mifsud took place. It was then that we hitched up and towed our new van back to Treetops scout camp at Riddells Creek for the swap over from our old van to the new one.

 We were really keen to get on the road, but the changeover took a little longer than we expected. A visit to our storage facility was required and after a goodbye to our friends and family, we headed to South Australia by way of Mildura and the Riverland. 

CES, Caravan Electrical Solutions, from Campbellfield do all the electrical work for On The Move Caravans. They also do electrical work for quite a number of other caravan builders around the area. Jason and his company not only fit but supply all and everything to do with the electrical side of our build. This eliminates the need for the builder to source the different products from the various suppliers when Jason at CES can do the lot. In our caravan, they have installed their very own 240 volt power points which have a silver buff backing plate and black socket and switches, which suits our decor to a tee. When we go off power, our 240 volt outlets switch over, by way of the invertor, to stored power. We have given this a trial run and it's all good. We maintained a good strength of voltage through our 3 x 120 amp/hour batteries and nothing faltered.

It was great being able to pull up in a wayside stop on the Eyre Highway while crossing the Nullarbor and Marg was still able to have her brewed coffee.