I was one of the lucky ones who pre-ordered an iPad and received their iPad on 28 May 2010. I bought a 3G 64Mb iPad which should do me for a few years.
I am impressed with what it can do and am writing this blog entry from it. Whilst the keyboard on the iPad is "qwerty" it does take some getting used to.
Will it replace the laptop - NO. But you can still do a lot with it and it is a lot easier to carry than a laptop.
Finally completed the Jerry Can Holder for our Outback Sturt camper trailer.
All painted and welded to the A-frame.
Made sure there was enough room so as to be able toopen and lock the toolbox without hitting a jerry can.
Overall, I'm happy with the end result, other than the paint colour for the holder not being as dark as the remainder of the camper trailer.
Having bought two lengths of angle iron we were reasy to start making the frame for our triple jerry can holder.
Deciding where to put the upright
Mockup of the positioning of the jerry can holder
At the campertrailers.org website was a tip for creating a 12 volt camping light. To make the light we bought the following items:
Arlec Light - $9.80 (Bunnings)
Nelson ELV 12 volt Fluorescent Lamp - $10.00 (Bunnings)
Cigarette Adapter - $3.95 (Jaycar)
We removed the 240v plug from the Arlec Light and replaced it with the Cigarette Adapter. The connections were silver soldered and the cigartette adapter was then reassembled. The Nelson ELV 12 volt lamp was then fitted.
The light was then plugged into a 12v socket and tested. We were pleasantly surprised with the brightness of the light.
For less than $25 we now have a good 12 volt light for the Camper Trailer.
Having hitched the Outback Sturt camper trailer to the Pajero earlier in the day, it was time to take the camper to my father's place in Adelaide.
We will be making the jerry can holder for the front of the camper as well as purchasing an inner spring mattress to replace the thin foam mattress that is currently in the camper.
Economy
We drove 225km and used 44 litres of LPG.
We drove at 100kph (highway).
This equated to 19.56ltr/100km.
LPG cost was $0.541c/ltr.
Total cost was $23.81.
