Australian CamperTrailers Group

national meet Peak Hill 2008

thursday

tai chi

    Rob Sanderson held another tai chi morning session. He explained the importance of breathing, the movement of the body & how it is carried upright during tai chi. After different warm up exercises from Tuesday's session the class went through shibashi 2, a further set of 18 exercises which the movements of tai chi is based on. 

carlisle rogers

    It was great to see Carlisle Rogers from Camper Trailer Australia magazine once again attend the national meet, this time with Marla the Track Trailer Mirage he is rebuilding as seen in the magazine. Carlisle talked of what goes on behind the scenes in preparing an issue of the magazine ready for press, how he goes about testing the campers, (someone has to do it) & what is required for members who wish to write a travel article.

    Members were asked what they thought of the magazine & what they would like to see included in the now bi-monthly magazine. All voted more camper trailers travel articles would be of interest in helping them plan trips.

    Carlisle had a number of the latest issues on hand as well as past Camper Trailer Australia magazines & subscriptions to give away. The lucky members to win subscriptions were Gerry Broadhead, Graham Levet, Kitty Kool, Sue Christie-Cox, Therese Elsey & Carol Sanderson.

wheel bearing maintenance

    Rob Sanderson held his camper trailer wheel bearing workshop for the third year. Maintaining your own camper wheel bearings is something anybody can do & Rob showed just how easy it was. He disassembled the hub off his own camper trailer showing the parts & then told of what to look for in checking the bearing races for heat discoloration, pitting, scoring & any unevenness. While he had everything apart he showed how to check the axle for cracks where the machining of the stub begins.

    He then showed the technique to push grease into the races & reassembled the hub & the process of tightening the nut. Two old hubs where on hand & he removed a cone from the hub with what he had on hand, a screwdriver & then drove it back home without damaging the cone.

    While on the subject of wheels he showed what a good tyre repair kit should consist of including bead breaker & 12volt pump.  

pamper session for women

    While Rob was getting his hands dirty his wife Carol held a pamper session for women. Carol is a trained Mary Kay consultant & had products on hand. 25 ladies and young girls enjoyed a foot soak then an exfoliating scrub on their feet. Followed by mint bliss lotion which has a cooling effect. Then all the fun and exciting things happened.. we tried lotions on our legs, arms and hands oooh our dry skin from the wind and fires felt much better.

    Then came a lip mask and lip balm and that was divine, lots of dry lips that gobbled up the moisture. Courtney Beckwith pulled out the winning number for the lucky door prize which Fransica Miller won. A very cute mini brush set which was in a local little material bag from the craft shop.

cobb workshop

    Jill Skinner showed how the popular Cobb Cooker can be used in camp as an alternative for cooking a range of food traditionally cooked in the camp oven. With the use of heat beads as a heat source the Cobb can be used as an oven, a barbecue, a smoker or a stove.

    Jill was cooking a roast for the nights dinner & went through the steps of what was needed lighting the heat beads & assembling the Cobb & finally placing the roast on the dish & placing the lid on top.

kids cooking comp

    There were two contestants in this years kids camp oven cooking competition. Billy Lacey won the main course section with a lazana cooked in the camp oven while Jayden Skinner won best dessert with a great batch of popcorn.

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