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Q: How many electricians does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: Two very small ones.

I'm interested to find out what people do (insurance wise) when being away from their home for an extended period of time. A lot of insurance policies state a house cannot be unoccupied for more than 60 days. Some go up to 90 days but have read some are only 30 days. So what do you do to have valid home ins...

Hi, I bought Camps 8 book in 2016/17, and believe it came with free Hema Maps, but I never downloaded it. I downloaded Camps 8, but it was on another computer. Does anyone know how I can get free Hema maps for my laptop/notebook. I am now travelling remotely in NT, and saw a neighbours Hema Map and was impre...

This sort of thing riles me to no end - https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/Unauthorised spots Sleeping on unauthorised spots is the peak of freedom (even if you dont have current water, showers or toilets). This kind of camping is forbidden with a simple tent or in your van. You are only authori...

I am hiring a motorhome for 32 days in July / Aug. for a trip from Cairns to Melbourne. I have been quoted $1440 for "Liability Reduction Option" which seems exorbitant?? Is there a way I can avoid / reduce costs involved in having adequate insurance cover for our trip please? Thanks for any help.

As I free camp most of the time and becoming less tolerant of heat & cold as I get older, I am CONSIDERING getting a generator to power air con or heater. I really am one of those generator haters. However, I have a couple of issues: 1. My van is small, 5.7mtrs. No room to carry one. 2. I couldn't li...

Gday... Cheers - John

I may have missed news on The Kershaw Gardens free camp, any one know the lattest on the caravan parks wanting it closed?

i have been insured by the same company for many years. I was robbed in a caravan park in the Darwin area and the mongrels came through the annexe and took my Engel fridge / freezer full of meat for Australia Day BBQ, The aristocrat fridge freezer was also taken full of beer and wine. They broke in through t...

Gday... Cheers - John

Gday... For travellers to Victoria at least you know where you are, what food is out there and how much! Cheers - John

Well after taking advice from all the lovely people who replied to my question about insurers I am not only disappointed but really annoyed. WFI informed me they don't insure in our area of 4741 in Qld due to it being a cyclone area. In many previous years Brisbane and the SE have been hammered by storms a...

I was quite cross today. Parked up with door open and two dogs came along and tried to come in. Of course, my dog went ape. Along come the owners and when I told them to put their dogs on leashes and keep them under control, they were not particularly polite. Then once again, my dog was outside on lead an...

Hi Guys I have seen and heard of a few rigs with car toppers, some tinnies upside down on the roof racks, some with the trailer and boat on the roof racks of the tow car. can you please show pics of your rig set up with your boat in place for travel while towing your caravan, and the lifting device to get it to w...

Hi Looks like I may be caravanning on my own in future and really love my kayak. But being 150cm short and a measly 44kg (and yes a female) I would find it very difficult getting it down from the roof of my vehicle. I have seen the kayak loaders which seem a likely possibility but was wondering if anyone has d...

I know many on here dont use or even like Facebook so here is a screenshot of an article that appeared there just recently. It is an interesting statistic at 93% of drivers of heavy vehicles involved in fatal accidents were not at fault In the shot there is a link to the newspaper article but anyone wanti...

An over acted expose of the Village People. Only in my opinion but very ordinary...at least in the first part -- Edited by Dickodownunder on Sunday 15th of April 2018 09:17:39 PM

Hi All , leaving on of the nicest places I gave been to ,Possum Park 20km out of Miles ,it used to be an RAAF ammo store ,Julie and staff a extremely nice and accomodating ,a real place to chill for a couple of days or stay and help around the place highly recommened for Nomads. Any suggestions for a couple o...

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