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Australian CamperTrailers Group
national meet
Peak Hill
2008
tuesday
tai chi
Tuesday morning started
with a session of tai chi with Rob Sanderson. He explained where tai chi had
come from, the different forms around & the basics of tai chi moment & breathing
techniques. After the warm up exercises he moved through shibashi one, a set of
18 exercises that the tai chi form is based on & is taught before learning the 108 moves
of the Khor Style Sun Tai Chi
form.
understanding 240volt battery chargers
Jamie's second
workshop on the Tuesday morning centered around understanding 240volt battery
chargers, the different types available & what type to use to recharge the various
batteries used particularly by 4wds & camper trailers. As a rule of thumb a
battery charger 10% of the batteries capacity is needed to recharge a 12volt
battery successfully ie if you have a 100amp hour battery a 10amp battery
charger is recommended.
He then talked about the
different battery isolators available, how they worked & the applications they can be used
for in regard to 4wds & camper trailers. Again having Jamie on hand answering
questions was a fantastic way to spend the morning.
dreamcatcher
workshop
Clancy Skinner held a
dreamcatcher workshop for the kids. Dreamcatchers were first originated by the
North American Indians in the 1960s & 1970s. Traditionally they are constructed by tying sinew
strands in a web around a small round or tear-shaped frame of willow in a way
roughly similar to their method for making snowshoe webbing. These days wool or
cotton thread is used.
The resulting "dream-catcher"
was hung above the bed & used as a charm to protect sleeping children from
nightmares. Good dreams pass through and slide down the feathers to the sleeper.
Dreamcatchers are made of willow and sinew are not meant to last forever but
instead are intended to dry out and collapse over time as the child enters the
age of adulthood.
advanced gps
Once again an
enthusiastic group navigated their way
to Brian Sommerville's second GPS workshop.
This session was directed more towards the advanced
GPS user & was easy to follow, thanks once again to the projector & large
screen. Brian gave an overview of the functionality of the
different GPS units and indicated more of the specific functions that each of
the different types of GPS (handheld, car unit) did, and the advantages of each.
He also expanded how a GPS
works and how it received information from the satellites, the different mapping
options, computer programs & maps for different applications were also looked
at. Map and grid coordinates were also briefly explained, so members were made
aware of the different map grids that are in use in Australia.
Brian covered the basic
functionality of different units ranging from the Garmin Nuvi to different
handheld units such as the Garmin Oregon, and the different mapping software
that went with each unit. Brain also went to the trouble of setting up a simple
exercise for people to enter various coordinates into their GPS and report back
to what was at each location...... by Jas & Sue.
dream pot
Donna
Zwerus held a workshop on the use of the
Dreampot
The Dream Pot consists of a double layer insulated outer pot with one
or two stainless steel inner pots & lids which can be used as saucepans.
The cooking process is very
simple. All you need do is place the ingredients into the inner pot & gently boil on your stove for the required short
time based on the recipe. Then place the inner pot directly into the
Dream Pot & close the lid.
The thermo
cooking process now starts by cooking the food in the residual heat. No further monitoring is required during
this process allowing you the convenience of going about other tasks or
while you are travelling. Your meal cannot burn, boil over or overcook.
After the necessary thermo cooking time in the Dream Pot the meal is
ready to serve up to eight hours later.
Carol Hillier showed everyone
her
Thermos Shuttle Chef thermal cooker.
tame the
toilet tent
One of the funniest
events at a CamperTrailers Group national meet has to be the 'Tame the Toilet
Tent Competition' at happy hour, as you can see by the laughter on the audience
in the photos. Members are timed folding the change tent back to pack away shape
& the fastest to do so is the winner. This years winner & past title holder
was John Heath.
Both Jamie Hazelden & Brain
Sommerville was
off in the morning. A certificate of appreciation was presente to them by Rob for holding
the information workshops. Jamie also donated three major prizes which would be awarded at
the closing ceremony. A certificate of appreciation was also given to Ian Porteous of Dreamtime Campers who is a member of the group & donated major
prizes. He dropped in for a bit of R&R after attending the caravan & camping show
in Dubbo the previous weekend.
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