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01/9/2012 at 8:50pm
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Having rallied for several years, I would recommend changing the bulbs to LED if you plan on rallying regularly, but for weekends if you use some common sense when it comes to your power usage you should be ok with the standard bulbs.
As regards the heater on overnight then it will be fine, but I suspect you will be far too hot if you leave it on overnight. We have never used a cover on the aquaroll or wastemaster and I don't recall ever seeing them on a rally field either, even over new year. I really don't think you will have any issues in early November.
It used to be quite common to see generators on the rally field, but now you see fewer and fewer generators and more and more solar panels.
If you plan on doing a lot of rallying in the future, a roof mounted solar panel is a worthwhile investment. We just returned from a week without EHU and the 50 watt panel on the roof kept our battery at 13.8 volts throughout, despite several hours of watching TV every evening.
On the bonfire night rally you won't use much power anyway. You will be gathered around the bonfire on the Saturday night and if you are anything like me Friday night will be spent chatting to the other ralliers over a can of 3.
If you mention your concerns to the rally officer on arrival, they will offer you all manner of advice. If you are unlucky enough to have a problem, don't be afraid to ask for help. You wouldn't be the first person to arrive on a rally field with a flat battery (I did it myself on our first rally) someone will have a spare battery they will be willing to lend and failing that someone with a generator will gladly recharge a battery for you (I certainly would if I were able to assist)
Despite the myths surrounding ralliers, the vast majority are very helpful and friendly. They have all been in your position on their first rally and know full well that you will not know anyone there and will have concerns about managing your battery. The truth is most of your concerns will be unfounded.
I would recommend you try to speak to as many people as you can though. As I said previously, the will generally be a friendly bunch and more than happy to make you feel welcome, but if you don't speak to them, they may think you want to be left alone.
When I used to run rallies, we made a point of explaining to new ralliers that they would be more than welcome to join in with anything we did but that they were not under any obligation to join in.
A lot of people come on here and complain that they went on their first rally and no one made them feel welcome. The truth is that if they locked themselves away in their caravan all weekend then what did they expect to happen. Fortunately you have chosen a rally with a great social event so you can't really avoid making a few friends there. The only thing I find with the bonfire rally is that a lot of the people there only ever go to the one rally a year so you don't see them until next year.
Post last edited on 01/09/2012 21:00:59
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