Greetings all

[tvan_travels]

Had my Mk5 Scout since August last year and finally found this forum. Great read so far with heaps of great advice/tips/knowledge. Look forward to learning a heap more!!

Been on a few trips and a couple of  things I have learned the hard way are:

1. 100Ah is okay but 200Ah is better. Lucky I got the extra wiring, second battery going in shortly.
2. $330 is a lot of money to learn to ALWAYS use pegged down poles with the quick awning. A gentle breeze can get big with very little notice! At least replacing the poles isn't a hard job, even for numpties like me.

Off to Bendleby and Arkaroola soon. Hope to see some TVans in my travels.

Stewart

[William_Foster]

Welcome to the club.

I've had an awning on my ute for years and never really worried about guide ropes; but recently I set-up for a stop and out of nowhere the wind whipped up and broke the awning.  Consequently I have been using the poles and guide ropes on the Tvan ever since. I find that having to spend money to fix something is a stronger motivation to change behaviour than words in an instruction manual