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The CCA - www.caravancouncil.com.au - continually receives a small number of reports of broken wheel studs, and loose wheel nuts, sometimes with the nuts unwinding COMPLETELY off the studs. There has recently been a SPATE of such incidents. It must be stressed that if a stud breaks, it is certai...

Gday Team,I am new to the forum and about to get organised with a slide on camper on a Hilux DualCab.I am looking to the Trayon Dual Standard with a few extra's.Has anyone got any clues for me?There will only be 2 of us travelling and we are upgrading from swags.I will be upgrading the suspension and the fr...

Hello Nomads I am looking to purchase a first aid kit for my caravan. Any recommendations - either one available for purchase, or a list of what should go into it? Thanks Rex

Hi gn's can anyone helpful person tell me are the roads Windooran, Bedourie and Boulia all sealed all the way to Mt Isa, have an old map so I don't know if those 3 townships are sealed roads. Thanks for your help

Gday... Cheers - John

Hi, Can anyone suggest a good route to bypass Brisbane in our Motorhome. I dont mind if it means there is an overnight [or even 2] stop somewhere halfway behind a pub, rest stop or Caravan Park. I just want to avoid as many roads around Brisbane as possible ??

G'day Gentlemen. If this has made you think please see health and wellbeing. Cheers.

We bought a new washing machine ,front loader ,had it for 6 month now. What a pice of (.....)disaster. The wife was told by many that the frontloaders are the bees knees . Well I know better , I did not know that that Pice of .... could only be connected to cold water. I got 200L of hot water sitting 5m away. ( i...

Mr D was recently presented with a 1:16 uncompleted Entex model of a 1914 Dennis fire engine. It was started about 40 years ago by our house host for or with one of his sons. Son was not interested, so daughter attempted part, with mistakes, but not irreparable. Passed on to his Brother in Law, who recent...

Irish Divorce = Simple Explanation The mother-in-law arrives home from shopping to find her son-in-law, Paddy, in a steaming rage and hurriedly packing his suitcase. "What happened Paddy?" she asks anxiously. "What happened? I'll tell you what happened! I sent an email to my wife telling her I was...

Last week I went to my local bank branch to make an over the counter withdrawal and I got the usual we have to update our records so will you please confirm your address and date of birth. I was then asked if I had a photo ID such as a valid drivers license which I produced. None of that worried me as it now seems...

Hi I recently purchased an EDS computing system to use on a planned trip to the Kimberley. Sole purpose was to monitor real time fuel usage when towing, mainly to measure 80 km/h in 4th gear vs 90 km/h in 5th gear (Triton MN towing Jayco Journey). The 2 manuals are of poor linguistic standards and offer co...

Knowning what we know now I would be thinking twice before going to these places .

There are a lot of generator knockers about the place but there comes a time when a generator will save your bacon and wallet. At Murchison settlement two days ago the alternator in our cruiser decides toss in the towel. Over 400 ks to mechanical help. With a bit of ingenuity we used our Honda generator a...

Hi Grey Nomads, I'm just after some info from your members. Looking at vans is just mind boggling.Our budget is around $40,000. About a 20ft van. My husband who is nearly 70 starts his 48wks of lsl from work on 2/07/18. We are looking to buy a second hand caravan. We have a Ford Ranger XLT to tow with. We wil...

A copy of a conversation between an English speaking traveller and the staff of a Hotel in China.Room Service: "Morrin. Roon sirbees."Guest: "Sorry, I thought I dialled room-service."Room Service: "Rye, Roon sirbees... morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen?"Guest: "Uh... Yes, I'd like to order ba...

I am taking the next step up in my car travels, and want to invest in a 120w solar blanket, so I can run a small 35 litre fridge/ freezer, on my car trips. I currently use an esky, but would like to run a fridge when I pull up overnight. Generally I would run it off the cigarette lighter but then would need the po...

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After an interminable wait, I finally got to buy my Trayon. So many comforts that I feel guilty. Heated, hot showers, kitchen and queen bed. The annexe is a fillip for longer stays. "Smokey" is my new home on the road. Now looking forward to S.A and Kangaroo Is in spring then Tassie in summer. -- Edited b...

G'day everyone, As my van is laid up for the winter months. I had a bit of a thought bubble last night. What if I pulled out my lead to the unit on the drawbar - thus activating the brakes on my twin axle caravan. Thereby using the activated brakes as an extra theft deterrent as its parked on my nature strip ne...