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A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing h...

I just saw a report from he who abused SHY ( Sarah Hansen Young) He reportedly said don't go off at the Govt for Foreign aid to Indonesian because they buy our farmer's produce. Black Hawk Attack helicopters. Patrol Boats. Paid for by Australia's Foreign Aid money. I really don't think our farmers pr...

Hi all.......Is anyone using one of these , how do they handle full load , I notice some have 2 inbuilt fans to disipate the heat and some only have 1....What are some of the uses you put them too . I have plenty of battery capacity for the 12V load current this is not a worry . I would not be using it abov...

I need mirrors for towing our about to be purchased 16' pop top.Ford Territory 2012 SZAny suggestions appreciated

This is a complete A frame towing kit to suit a Suzuki Grand Vitara 1998-2005. Professionally engineered by Whitfield-Hall Fabrication of Victoria. Comes with all parts including cable brake kit which was never used. Vehicle has now been sold hence the reason for sale. Has complete instructions f...

Hi I'm new here for the grey nomad people if tour around the yorke peninsula and you a lot fishing drop in my place I build Kustom fishin rods repair reel service tackle I don't know if this allowed or not but I have van to pick up ambassador as a reno

Just read about it on here. Anyone here know anything. Is it a free camp Or is it on someones property?

Interest in vintage caravans has recently peaked. Usually the vans go hand in hand with their vintage tugs. Here are some pictures of some Australian caravans post restoration. The Globe trotter (not globetrotter one word) The last one is a roadmaster

we have been told the caravan park at hot springs have trouble with bird poo on there vans. Anyboby with more information about this park? -- Edited by NannaD on Saturday 11th of August 2018 10:30:15 AM -- Edited by NannaD on Saturday 11th of August 2018 10:30:44 AM

If you are passing through Alice Springs, take the time to visit the small IGA type neighbourhood stores. In some of them they have a Tucker box freezer dedicated to frozen roo tails. No not for dog food, these are sent from NSW and are for human consumption. Dont be alarmed at the skin and fur still attac...

Has anybody raised their ride height on a roller rocker suspention setup? Im thinking that putting the axle tube under the springs will give me a 2 inch lift. Im aware of the legalities and its fine. Just wondering if anybody has done it and how, if at all it effects the handling by way of raising the ce...

Hi everybody. Im wanting to put new vinyl flooring down in my campervan. There is old discolourd vinyl there which cant be taken up as it is stuck firmly to the floor. Do i need to glue the new vinyl down and if so what glue should I use. Any suggestions would be very welcome.. thanks Linz

I pulled in to a servo in Goulburn last week for diesel advertised on the board for 147.9 / lt. put in 100 plus ltr's and at just about full I noticed the pump price was 150.9 / ltr, and it's "Premium Diesel". You may be able to guess what the next 10 min was like, I lost the battle as the servo did have a sign adve...

The Australian 4WD Industry Council of Australia have just released a statement regarding changes to GCM re-rating for vehicles undergoing a Second-Stage-of-Manufacture. As of July 1, 2018, there will be no more GCM upgrades permitted on new vehicles. https://mr4x4.com.au/no-gcm-upgrad...

Hi Guys, I wanted to start this thread for a bit of fun and so we can all see some of the longest road shots taken by everyone here lol. I hope this catches on! To start things off, this is mine, on the road to Cloncurry, Western Queensland as I was traveling around Australia anti clockwise. Hope you guys ha...

Hi, I have just acquired a used Jayco that is fitted with a 12 pin connector (and Andersen Plug) but my car has a 7 pin. I would prefer to keep my car as is for other trailer use and would like to change the van connector myself. The adapters I have seen at $80 seem a bit steep. My question is " Can I just fit a 7 pin...

Hi all this is my rig An Avan Ray 14 2002 pop top pulled by Hilux 2wd diesel. It is set up to be self sufficien. 200w solar panel and a 105ah battery. I will be adding a folding panel for winter trips. I have an Eberspacher diesel heater (excellent) . Gas fridge, cooking and bbq. Joolca twin en-suite and gas...

We have put down a deposit for a used caravan pop top, an Olympic Fulcher Pop Top. I needed to upgrade the towbar from its existing 16KG to a 2300 KG.The vehicle is a Ford Territory 2012 SZ diesel.We struck a deal where the dealer offered to install the bar (Hayman Reece) and brake controller as well as two...

Couple of days ago we left Mitchell (Qld) and headed to Blackall, around 50 k out from Blackall an almighty bang from car/ van, pulled over to to check what was going on, found the hitch pointing 45o down to the road, checking under car one bolt & one nut had broken away from the tow bar to the chassis le...

A huge convoy of about 20 road trains laden with 2,000 bales of hay is en route from outback Western Australia to drought-stricken farmers in New South Wales. About 16 trucks left Northam in WA's Wheatbelt early on Monday, with the remaining trucks to join them along the route.The convoy will travel a...