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Does anybody know where we can buy the Haier Pulsator in Oz? pete

Looking to buy a Twin Tub washing machine to take on the Big Lap. We have been told to avoid Automatics due to the amount of water used and especially the Lemair but due to breakdowns, hard to find repairers and parts. Have found a 5kg that has XPB50 - 1288S or Wasser X5 written on it (...

Gday... Most will have read, or heard about, these comments before ... although it is good to read through and absorb. Even give some consideration to the logic of it all. However, I am sure it will rile many on here (and other forums). Read it here Cheers - John

Perhaps you might like to try this the next time you run into travelers like these.

Drove into Kimba this morning (Friday) at 11.00. Rang Kimba Motor Services to see if they could do a service on the troopy. The owner, Dick, was most obliging and squeezed me in at 2.30 in the afternoon. Dick wase absolutely great, very efficient and a very reasonable price for the work done. If passing...

Hello again. I am now planning to drag my Jayco Starcraft (NOT off-road design) from Broken Hill , following the "dog Fence" north to Tobooburra, then up to the corner. Return thru Milparinka, Tibooburra etc towards Louth and Tilpa. I am looking for recent Road Condition reports and wether OR NOT suc...

Morning. I have just taken out 2 x110 AGM batteries, I thought that I had only got 4 years out of them but finding some paper work, I got about 6 years out of them, I have decided to go back to one Battery of about 135amp to 150amp, For what I am running. Can I do better with another Brand or is AGM still the o...

A retired man who volunteers to entertain patients went to a hospital in Brooklyn and took his portable keyboard along. He told some jokes and sang some funny songs at patients bedsides. When he finished he said, in farewell, I hope you get better. One elderly gentleman replied, I hope you get better,...

We have just placed an order for the 5 rib BOS jockey wheel. It can be managed with a good strong portable drill Hoping that this will help with my shoulder problems. Cost around $300, but we can not take the $$$$ with us soooooo. why not. jay&Dee

Been doing a bit of reading up on e.g.r. valves, seems to be a few pros & cons about taking it out of the picture, engines may run hotter, turbo can be overpressurised. E.G.R. can be simply blanked off or controlled by an add on module, has any one done either of these mods. & what resulted, Tal...

The tail end of yesterday's strong cold front ripped through much of Western Australia overnight and delivered damaging winds and widespread hail, as well as snow to one of the state's highest peaks. Plenty of reports of hail coming through. Check out this one from Bedfordale ..... http://www.abc...

Hi All, I have a Jurgens Travado with a tow ball weight of 280 kilos. With gas bottles etc this is taking my tow ball weight beyond my tug's recommended tow ball weight. The spare tyre on the Travado is forward of the axles. Has anyone moved this to the rear of the van and would it take some tow ball weight of...

ODE TO THE TISSUE PAPER DESERT FLOWER We travel east, we travel west,Our beautiful Aussie landscapeWonderous sites to seeBut alas, an epedemicWherever women pee(Or maybe where men poo)Some, not all, do dab and dropBehind bushes, shrubs and trees Why, even in the open, if its night and cant be see...

Hi After experiencing some very rough roads our Truma hws now only works on 240 power and not the gas. When we try turning on the gas it only stays on for about 10 secs. Any ideas? Kim

does anyone know of an insurance company that insures caravans when people are living and travel in them full time

Whilst reading about some of the drought stricken Farmers and their Wives I come across this. The Child Bride has filled some gift bags for the needy Ladies with some basic make up items as well. Its hard to imagine today as we enjoy this day with our family and friends surrounded by food, love and the ba...

Problems on the Road - "Towing Caravans for Rec-reation? Not Wreck-creation!" Most unfortunately, the caravan industry is being badly tarnished by the continual reports of serious accidents, involving caravans, on our roads. For every major accident - involving a roll-over - the CCA rece...

Woman comes home and tells her husband, "Remember those headaches I've been having all these years? Well, they're gone." "No more headaches?" The husband ...asks, "What happened?" His wife replies, "Margie referred me to a hypnotist. He told me to stand in front of a mirror, stare at myself and repe...

Two Glasgow boys, Archie and Jock, are sitting in the pub discussing Jocks forthcoming wedding. Aye, its all going like magic, says Jock. I've got everything organised already: the flowers, the church, the cars, the reception, the rings, the minister, even ma stag night Archie nods a...

Two sisters, one blonde and one brunette, inherit the family ranch. Unfortunately, after just a few years, they are in financial trouble. In order to keep the bank from repossessing the ranch, they need to purchase a bull from the stockyard in a far town so that they can breed their own stock. They onl...