ECC Podcast

Garry Gardner from the Weight and Towing Masterclass talks about the all importance safety device for your vehicle and caravan - brake controllers.

It is one of the hottest topics raised by listeners with Host Scott Hillier and Garry provides some great advise on why you need them on your vehicle.

Garry highly recommends you get your brake controller fitted and adjusted properly by a professional.

Weight and Towing Masterclass Dave Lewis from Weight Check discusses caravan pay load and how easy you can blow out your caravan weight.

Dave discusses with Host Scott Hillier how easily some caravan owners can over pack their vans causing weight compliance issues.

Adding two full water tanks, gas bottles, barbecue, food, beer and wine, and tools can easily send the weight of your caravan into the red.

Dave's advise be frugal with what you pack into your van.

Weight and Towing Masterclass – Total Towing Set-ups Garry Gardner joins Host Scott Hillier to talk about sway controllers and how they are often the last line of defense in stopping your van swaying all over the road.

Garry talks about the significant development in recent years in improving both mechanical and electronic sway controllers.

Garry explains the different circumstances that can cause caravan sway, and how the sway controllers work for your benefit.

Host Scott Hillier catches up with Weight and Towing Masterclass and Weight Check expert Dave Lewis to talk about the importance of Tow Ball Mass and how to reduce caravan sway.

Dave said experts will check tow ball mass as it is one of six compliances they look for when setting up your caravan for travel and compliance.

He warns if you don't get it right it can cause your vehicle to sway.

Total Towing Set-ups Garry Gardner joins Host Scott Hillier to talk about the importance of weight distrbution hitches, or load levelling devices.

Weight distribution hitches stabilise your car and van by sharing the tow ball weight across your vehicles.

Garry says while they are easy to install, it is best that caravan owners choose the right one for their vehicle, and they should have them professional fitted.

Mobile Caravan Weighing's Dave Lewis joins Host Scott Hillier to take out the confusion and simplify what the acronyms around caravan weight and towing means.

Dave covers the four main raitings – tare weight, tow ball mass, gross trailer massand agregrate trailer mass.

Dave says once you understand this and comply with your caravan, you are then better educated to what you can and can't add to the caravan on your next trip.

Host Scott Hillier catches up with Weight and Towing Masterclass - Garry Gardner - who provides some invaluable safety tips and tricks for caravanners before they hit the road.

Garry talks about tow bar ratings, and simple safety tips to stop your caravan from detatching and ruining your holiday plans.

Tradies wanting to get home on a Friday and hit the road at the drop of a hat for a weekend getaway can now do it with the Q-Box.

Everything Caravan & Camping product expert Charlie Graham joins Host Scott Hillier to talk about how tradies can simply drop their tools at home on a Friday afternoon and pack the Q-Box into their van and hit the road within minutes.

The Q-Box https://www.everythingcaravancamping.com.au/a/caravan-rv-portable-campers/q-box/q-box-portable-camper-box/100032359?variant_id=85528 comes with:

• Cooking compartment

The Q-Box fits in over 60 different vans and transporters.

When it comes to van life, thermal and blockout blinds are essential.

Host Scott Hillier catches up with Everything Caravan & Camping product expert Charlie Graham to talk about the Voos range of thermal and blockout blinds, which are quick and easy to install.

For the full range available head over to https://www.everythingcaravancamping.com.au/s/caravan-rv/voos

Your caravan or camper trailer is a significant investment, and Everything Caravan & Camping product expert Charlie Graham has some great tech tips to keep your investment safe and secure.

Milenco has a huge range of security products to keep your investment safe, from security cables through to caravan alarms and hitchlocks.

You can checkout the full range of Milenco safety and security products https://www.everythingcaravancamping.com.au/s?query=Milenco