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17/7/2014 at 8:13pm
 Location: Lincolnshire
 Outfit: 5 m zig bell force 10 trigano ridge
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Hi deserter, the speakers are from some hi-fi speakers I no longer use, so are quite efficient. You'll find car speakers work but will not be as loud for a given input signal.

Anything with over 95db 1w/1m is very good. A typical car speaker would be around 87db 1w/1m (each +3db is a doubling of output) eg a 90db 1w/1m speaker will be twice as loud as a 87db 1w/1m for any given input power.

There is an amplifier yes, mobile phones, mp3 players ect will not power normal speakers to a level above a whisper, so amplification is necessary.

The battery that powers the amplifier is good for 20-30 hours playtime at near maximum volume. It is a 7ah SLA.

The boxes are ported to increase bass response of the speakers which in turn means a more compact box. The standard approach for most loudspeakers on the market today.

It all sounds more complicated than it actually is I think.



17/7/2014 at 11:47pm
 Location: Ulverston South Lakeland
 Outfit: monty 6 deluxe Vango Asante 500
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Quote: Originally posted by valkrider on 15/7/2014








"pegs and mallet is in the channel underneath the body."




I read that and thought you'd done away with somone 17.


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Dance before the storm and don't look back to where you've been.

If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs, you obviously haven't grasped the gravity of the situation.

I don't want it I just need it.



18/7/2014 at 12:47am
 Location: Kent
 Outfit: Outwell Cleveland 6P
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Quote: Originally posted by valkrider on 17/7/2014
Dan, you cannot argue with £55 for a functional trailer, nice job.

My trailer wasn't just one for me, I actually started it as a business.
My trailer was the first prototype, I had another prototype which was slightly different, which I sold.
Due to a number of setbacks I had to stop the business. The website someone designed for me would very rarely pass on messages through the contact form.
After I stopped I had an email from the hosting site saying my inbox was full but there was no way I could access the inbox.
In the end I spent £30k on trying to get the business up and running before running out of money.
These trailers would still cost over £500 to make not including my labour.
Here's the other one.

 

Thanks Valkrider. Its a real shame that you were not able to continue the busisness after such finiacial and personal investment especially as you obviusly had a product that was in demand.



03/8/2014 at 5:24pm
 Location: Cotswolds
 Outfit: Vango Shangri La & Renault Grd Espace
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I have just finished another cushion to add to my earlier one. OH says enough as we have no more room in the car lol!



I have also made four stakes from dowel, whittled to a functional point by my son, as holder for my solar lights.

And last week I made a jacket for my Cobb, to help keep the heat in in very windy conditions.



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03/8/2014 at 6:26pm
 Location: Cambrigde
 Outfit: 2017 Freedom Sunseeker
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Made our ehu... Got it tested at work and passed with flying colours (this is made to suit our tent and our needs)
Parted used are

Rcd -30ma
Volt and amp meter
10amp type b curve couple pole
Reverse polarity light

All items are concealed in a IP65 consumer box

Cable from Left to right -

Power in
Mk marster seal sockets (double)
Power to 3way Fridge
Lights
Light switch

All cables are <1 meter trail with commando socket on the end

Go everything from work and cost about £20 to make give or take


Any question please ask :)[/IMG]


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04/8/2014 at 12:30am
 Location: Denmark
 Outfit: None Entered
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What a nice idea - a jacket for the Cobb!

Here's mine and OH's newest project, for "Giraffen", my 40 year old retro tent:

LED- light strip, running from 10 AA batteries. The strip is mounted on a strip of wood that fits into the plastic hooks I can clip to the tent pole:



...and a crocheted holder for the battery pack, retro stile:



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Proud owner of a 1987 Sprite Alpine 370 EK, a cheap popup tent and a beloved retro Trio frame tent from the early seventies, called Giraffen.


04/8/2014 at 9:08am
 Location: Cotswolds
 Outfit: Vango Shangri La & Renault Grd Espace
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I love it pingvin! I have thought about the strip lights as they do give off a better light. You are bringing Giraffen right up to date

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04/8/2014 at 12:54pm
 Location: North Herts
 Outfit: Monterey4 Cabanon E
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Keep in coming Pingvin, I am astounded at your ingenuity, industriousness and imagination. Love Giraffen's curtains, no wonder you gave it that name

Sarahir - beautiful cushion as before. I'm resting on my laurels too much and need to exercise some creative skills I feel: carry bag for the Hago stand perhaps... you're re-inspiring me.

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16/8/2014 at 1:03pm
 Location: Midlothian
 Outfit: bct bell
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This is our home made chuck box in situ this summer. It's from the plans by Blue Sky Kitchens, and works like a dream. Extra provisions storage, shelving, hanging and worktop space, that folds down into the stand and is easy to transport.


Edited to add - sorry...forget it. I can't figure out how to get photos on this forum.



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