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rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Read it here cheers - John

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Read it here cheers - John

Wandererone · Wandererone

Hi all We have just bought our 4th caravan (over a period of about 20 years) It took me 12 months to convince him in doors (hereafter known as HID) that this was the right thing to do. As we are now dedicated 'greys' and living on the annuity kindly provided by our super and a little from the government we dec...

Robruno · Robruno

Hi Guys We are looking into buying a generator for our caravan but am unsure what size we should get and which is the best brand as we do not want a noisy generator. Our caravan is 18ft. Thank you Robyn

the rocket · the rocket

it was mentioned in post, vehicle towing capacity changes in general section that inspections for shackles were happening in gympie. Can anyone who was stopped please confirm this and tell us the date or is it just A furfy. I have never been stopped. I am not interested in chinese whispers, only fac...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... See if you can pick where the vans park and where the grey water is allowed to run free...... Inland Straya is currently a VERY dry place ... locals appreciate the assistance to keep some of their grass alive. cheers - John

amckenna · amckenna

Hi, I have a 2010 Regal Roystan that we bougbt in January. it has been parked up for the last 3 months and was heading to Tom Price on Monday. 240v power is working fine but 12V power not working. Bought a new battery and still no power via 12volt (lights, radio and water pump etc) there is a 3 way switch next t...

amckenna · amckenna

Hi, I have a 2010 Regal Roystan that we bougbt in January. it has been parked up for the last 3 months and was heading to Tom Price on Monday. 240v power is working fine but 12V power not working. Bought a new battery and still no power via 12volt (lights, radio and water pump etc) there is a 3 way switch next t...

PeterX · PeterX

Big write up in today's 21/8/2018 Courier Mail about Towing vehicle changes in QLD Mentioned on front Page , 8,9, 13,22 Proposed new laws will stop upgrades to popular vehicles Transport Minister Mark Baily, despite repeated requests requests has not told peak industry bodies why the governmen...

Desert Dweller · Desert Dweller

Yes NSW & QLD are in drought & property owners are doing it tough but some of it may be self inflicted. http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/problem/132923

Yuglamron · Yuglamron

I just had an email from a Radiographer friend telling me that come November, For anyone over 50yrs old a Knee MRI is no longer covered by Medicare. Bit of a concern for us Grey Nomads. Did some checking and it appears to be true. -- Edited by Yuglamron on Monday 20th of August 2018 05:30:10 PM

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

I re did the VAST card and am only getting ABC & SBS. What have I done or not done? Aussie Paul.

Llib Nosrebor · Llib Nosrebor

Hi. Has anyone taken out Catholic Insurance? I have a homemade caravan that has been insured through CIL for 6 years. The premiums have always been high, but coverage on a homemade van is almost non existent except for CIL. I have never made an insurance claim in 50 years, but my premium has been increas...

Ger08 · Ger08

Im the first to admit that Im a real planner/researcher when it comes to new destinations. What prompts this is that we ran into a couple who clearly had not done any research on their next destination which was a town in WA that doesnt have any free camping anywhere near it. We pointed out that there was v...

Joe50 · Joe50

Various models from 1000W to 3000W https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recall/elinz-electronics-pty-ltd-t-as-elinz-pure-sine-wave-inverter-battery-charger Cheers Joe

gandk · gandk

Hi all. Have been having trouble with our Truma hws. Igniting, but not staying hot for long. Was informed it MAY be a Flame Rectification Electrode. I ordered one through Caravansplus for about $80 plus postage, only to be emailed to say the Truma parts costs have now doubled in price. I wouldn't mind i...

Dave1952 · Dave1952

I have just lost a bit over $28 because I bought some car parts online and obviously my computer had been hacked. The scammers are using the site weborderprtyfsk.com online GBP. Those of us who do make any purchases online need to be aware to do as I do and not have too much money in the account they use on...

rockylizard · rockylizard

https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recall/fca-australia-pty-ltd-2018-kl-jeep-cherokee-- Edited by rockylizard on Tuesday 21st of August 2018 12:39:45 PM

vickiparker · vickiparker

We were informed yesterday that Qld will be bringing in new laws for caravans, we thought our van was fine until we bought scales to weigh the ball weight and found it over weight, we use a Jeep Grand Cherokee to tow and 18ft van with slide out. The only way we can get the weight down is to remove the gas bottl...

Rain Maker · Rain Maker

https://caravanbuyersguide.com.au/caravan-accidents/

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	RECALL: 2017-2018 (JK) Jeep Wrangler, 2018 (KL) Jeep Cherokee, 2018 (M6) Jeep Compass, 2018 (WK) Jeep Grand Cherokee (Preview) Gday... Read it here cheers - John	rockylizard	0	447	04:10 PM Aug 26, 2018 by rockylizard
	RECALLL 2018 (M6) Jeep Compass (Preview) Gday... Read it here cheers - John	rockylizard	0	298	04:09 PM Aug 26, 2018 by rockylizard
	Caravan Parks vs Free Camping (Preview) Hi all We have just bought our 4th caravan (over a period of about 20 years) It took me 12 months to convince him in doors (hereafter known as HID) that this was the right thing to do. As we are now dedicated 'greys' and living on the annuity kindly provided by our super and a little from the government we dec...	Wandererone	21	2558	08:57 PM Aug 25, 2018 by Wandererone
	Generators (Preview) Hi Guys We are looking into buying a generator for our caravan but am unsure what size we should get and which is the best brand as we do not want a noisy generator. Our caravan is 18ft. Thank you Robyn	Robruno	21	2259	06:26 PM Aug 25, 2018 by Robruno
	Vehicle inspection gympie (Preview) it was mentioned in post, vehicle towing capacity changes in general section that inspections for shackles were happening in gympie. Can anyone who was stopped please confirm this and tell us the date or is it just A furfy. I have never been stopped. I am not interested in chinese whispers, only fac...	the rocket	21	1767	03:24 PM Aug 25, 2018 by The Belmont Bear
	Grey Water for Inland Straya... (Preview) Gday... See if you can pick where the vans park and where the grey water is allowed to run free...... Inland Straya is currently a VERY dry place ... locals appreciate the assistance to keep some of their grass alive. cheers - John	rockylizard	16	1303	03:13 PM Aug 25, 2018 by Desert Dweller
	12v system (Preview) Hi, I have a 2010 Regal Roystan that we bougbt in January. it has been parked up for the last 3 months and was heading to Tom Price on Monday. 240v power is working fine but 12V power not working. Bought a new battery and still no power via 12volt (lights, radio and water pump etc) there is a 3 way switch next t...	amckenna	10	1304	12:14 PM Aug 25, 2018 by amckenna
	12v system (Preview) Hi, I have a 2010 Regal Roystan that we bougbt in January. it has been parked up for the last 3 months and was heading to Tom Price on Monday. 240v power is working fine but 12V power not working. Bought a new battery and still no power via 12volt (lights, radio and water pump etc) there is a 3 way switch next t...	amckenna	0	397	05:26 PM Aug 24, 2018 by amckenna
	QLD vechile towing capacity changes ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Big write up in today's 21/8/2018 Courier Mail about Towing vehicle changes in QLD Mentioned on front Page , 8,9, 13,22 Proposed new laws will stop upgrades to popular vehicles Transport Minister Mark Baily, despite repeated requests requests has not told peak industry bodies why the governmen...	PeterX	32	2555	11:53 AM Aug 24, 2018 by yobarr
	Could This Be Part Of The Problem? (Preview) Yes NSW & QLD are in drought & property owners are doing it tough but some of it may be self inflicted. http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/problem/132923	Desert Dweller	20	1658	11:34 AM Aug 24, 2018 by Aus-Kiwi
	Radiography. (Preview) I just had an email from a Radiographer friend telling me that come November, For anyone over 50yrs old a Knee MRI is no longer covered by Medicare. Bit of a concern for us Grey Nomads. Did some checking and it appears to be true. -- Edited by Yuglamron on Monday 20th of August 2018 05:30:10 PM	Yuglamron	5	861	11:25 AM Aug 23, 2018 by darjak
	VAST help. (Preview) I re did the VAST card and am only getting ABC & SBS. What have I done or not done? Aussie Paul.	aussie_paul	3	747	10:21 PM Aug 22, 2018 by aussie_paul
	caravan insurance (Preview) Hi. Has anyone taken out Catholic Insurance? I have a homemade caravan that has been insured through CIL for 6 years. The premiums have always been high, but coverage on a homemade van is almost non existent except for CIL. I have never made an insurance claim in 50 years, but my premium has been increas...	Llib Nosrebor	13	1746	06:27 PM Aug 22, 2018 by rockylizard
	How much planning and research do you do? (Preview) Im the first to admit that Im a real planner/researcher when it comes to new destinations. What prompts this is that we ran into a couple who clearly had not done any research on their next destination which was a town in WA that doesnt have any free camping anywhere near it. We pointed out that there was v...	Ger08	18	1453	08:09 AM Aug 22, 2018 by RosieW
	PRODUCT RECALL: Elinz PSW Inverter Battery Charger (Preview) Various models from 1000W to 3000W https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recall/elinz-electronics-pty-ltd-t-as-elinz-pure-sine-wave-inverter-battery-charger Cheers Joe	Joe50	0	595	07:14 PM Aug 21, 2018 by Joe50
	WANTED: OLD TRUMA HWS FOR PARTS (Preview) Hi all. Have been having trouble with our Truma hws. Igniting, but not staying hot for long. Was informed it MAY be a Flame Rectification Electrode. I ordered one through Caravansplus for about $80 plus postage, only to be emailed to say the Truma parts costs have now doubled in price. I wouldn't mind i...	gandk	1	392	02:41 PM Aug 21, 2018 by gandk
	The Scammers are at it again (Preview) I have just lost a bit over $28 because I bought some car parts online and obviously my computer had been hacked. The scammers are using the site weborderprtyfsk.com online GBP. Those of us who do make any purchases online need to be aware to do as I do and not have too much money in the account they use on...	Dave1952	10	1400	01:02 PM Aug 21, 2018 by reikioz
	RECALL: 2018 (KL) Jeep Cherokee (Preview) https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recall/fca-australia-pty-ltd-2018-kl-jeep-cherokee-- Edited by rockylizard on Tuesday 21st of August 2018 12:39:45 PM	rockylizard	0	551	12:37 PM Aug 21, 2018 by rockylizard
	overweight caravans ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) We were informed yesterday that Qld will be bringing in new laws for caravans, we thought our van was fine until we bought scales to weigh the ball weight and found it over weight, we use a Jeep Grand Cherokee to tow and 18ft van with slide out. The only way we can get the weight down is to remove the gas bottl...	vickiparker	89	4806	10:20 AM Aug 21, 2018 by vickiparker
	Caravan accident statistics (Preview) https://caravanbuyersguide.com.au/caravan-accidents/	Rain Maker	4	1909	05:56 PM Aug 20, 2018 by Izabarack
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