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I've just commenced building an 18' totally off grid van. One of the most important aspects for me is that it DOES NOT LEAK. Online research and anecdotal evidence suggests that perhaps a HUGE percentage of vans less than 10 years old leak. Stories of roof leaks, window leaks, seam and corner leaks...

Hello to all, I'm a new caravan traveller making my way from Finley to Jindabyne in December. Can anyone suggest the best way to travel . I have driven thru Tallangatta - Corryong - Khancoban - Crackenback - Jindabyne by car only a couple of years ago and was sure I saw signs saying No Caravans Permitted ...

My husband and I are currently doing up our shearers huts to accomodate people that want to stay in them. How do we advertise the shearers huts accomodation?

I am looking to visit Cobbold Gorge. Have a 2 wheel drive ute with a semi-off road van. Can anyone tell me what the road conditions are for the roads from Georgetown to Forsyth, Forsyth to Cobbold Gorge. Einasleigh to Forsyth And Mt Surprise through to Einasleigh. I believe some of the road is sealed...

I mentioned this recently as a comment on another thread, but thought I would post it here. A few years ago I was in a cp at Alice Springs and had these noisy birds settling down for the night in tree branches above our RV. As well as noise deposits from above were another likely scenario as the branches e...

hi we will be heading through SA soon and was wondering how to handle our water supply. Can we fill our tanks at CP or is it all non drinkable davo

Collect a few pumice stones about the same size as a normal fire starter and keep them in a small jar of kero. Take one out as required, works very well. If you can find it in the fire after it goes out it can be re used. -- Edited by grahamg on Tuesday 19th of May 2015 08:41:13 AM

I once read the rule of thumb, being not exactly accurate that each foot of caravan was approx. equivalent to1hundred weght. therefore a seventeen foot van weighs approx. 1.7 tonne. any ideas.

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...