For trips longer than a single night, or 4WDing during the warmer months, a dual battery setup for a fridge is key to keeping food fresh. With an auxiliary battery, you can keep the fridge on (and beer cold) without discharging your starter battery.
You can plan to bring electronic devices on your next camping trip to the beautiful Australian outdoors. A 12V power setup that uses an additional car battery means you can run 12V appliances anywhere.
Caravanning off the grid is one of the best ways to enjoy Australia’s stunning natural beauty. When you aren’t tied to powered sites, you can explore remote locations and enjoy the freedom of self-sufficiency. However, staying off the grid means you’ll need to plan how to power your caravan.
A van or camper provides the ultimate freedom — a home on wheels that opens up the country for you to explore. However, power from a dual battery system or your car battery uses DC power, which requires DC-power-specific appliances to be useful.
Vanlife isn't a passing fad, it's now a very real and very sustainable way of life for so many people across the globe. And it’s common to hear stories about those who travel off-grid financially sustain their lifestyle by using their creative skills in disciplines like professional photography, writing, web design or programming.
Heading off in the campervan? Powering your trip with solar panels or a solar blanket is the logical next move. Whether you plan to charge your devices or just want to keep the lights on; learn how to calculate how much power you need so you can choose the best option to suit your appliances.
Overlanding across lengthy stretches of road can be a difficult task due to the time, few places to stop off at and the minimal amounts of cars and people. For a safer journey, keep your mind active and your power running with these tips from REDARC.
We all love a camping trip, whether it’s getting away for the weekend with the family or testing your truck out on some tough 4WD tracks. But sometimes a quick camping trip is not enough, and to truly get off grid you're going to need a reliable 12V setup.
The REDARC BCDC1212T 12A trailer battery charger is designed to charge your auxiliary trailer battery to 100% state of charge while on the move.
MrTruck knows better than many the hassle of having to charge your dump trailer battery from 110V mains power. To free his trailer from the hassle of AC mains charging, he chose REDARC’s purpose-built DC-to-DC dump trailer charger, the BCDC1212T.
The REDARC BCDC1212T 12A trailer battery charger is designed to charge your secondary trailer battery to 100% state of charge while on the move.
REDARC are going in depth on some of their most affordable and popular 12 Volt products on the market. The Smart Start SBI, BCDC and Fridge Kits are all perfect accessories for a weekend getaway.
