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Hi Everyone. Joan here, i am 67yr young Kiwi Lass, Im not sure what i am doing living in Aussie on a permanent basis but here i am none the less,the shift definitely was not on my bucket list. One thing i have always wanted to do is travel around in a Motor home and visit different places and met more people. A...

Hi we are going away for 10weeks and would like to know if turning off the power is a good idea as we have been told that you can have issues when turning the power back on with the fridge. Also are down light sensors any good. Hoping someone might help shed some light!! On these questions. Phil

Has anyone travelled this route lately? I'm looking to travel this route early May pulling a 17.5ft poptop and was wondering what this road was like? Any camping spots on route or how have you found the National Parks?RegardsMichael

I am having trouble finding an insurance company that will insure both the truck and caravan together, can anyone help with a company to start with ?

Hi There have been suggestions that adding two stroke oil to diesel tanks might be a good thing. Here is a test report I came across which tests the idea and a full report, by a technical organisation, Sasol Southern Africa Energy. They do not recommend it. But read the whole report before you jump in, or...

My wife & I are going to Vic for a week and would like to hire a Tandem Caravan, with Toilet & Shower, we have an 80"s Series Toyota Turbo diesel Automatic. I have towed my 20 foot boat and heaps of trailers in the past, but not many caravans, we will be heading off 14th - 15th June and going for about 1...

We have an up coming trip where it could get a bit cold and was wondering if we should a get good old electric blanke. I guess we have two options a dedicated 12 blanket or use our 600w inverter on one of our 240v ones. We would appreciate all info on this. Cheers

The GuillotineA Scotsman an Englishman and Paddy the Irishman were captured by the French at the time of the French revolution and were condemned to death by guillotine the following morning. The next morning the Scotsman was brought out first and was asked if he wanted to wear a blindfold and he re...

Merv was in a terrible accident at work. He fell through a floor tile and ripped off both of his ears. Since he was permanently disfigured, he settled with the company for a rather large sum of money and went on his way.One day, Merv decided to invest his money in a small, but growing telecom business call...

Last days of School Holiday. Weather down south appears to have broken. No real reason to go north till now. In fact more reasons not to go north. We started planning our June 1 departure last week. I know many Grey Nomads who head north first day of 2nd school term or first week of May.

hi, did anyone go to the commonwealth games and also stayed on the gold coast.

Link to ownes group Olympic caravan owners link https://www.facebook.com/groups/2020963654826403/

Hi looking at doing the silo art trail in Victoria wondering if any one done and where can stay along the way , at Rupanyup found Jack Emmett billabong can stop at, anything else along route ,rest areas , free camps , paid anything thanks John

Hi to all fellow nomads, tricky question to you good people. We bought new motorhome and are having issues with tare and gvm weights, we seem to be overweight as you all have been at some point, what we just don't understand is, the weight had said tare weight 3860, gvm 4495, that part we get, but having ad...

We plan to travel from Broome to Katherine in a months time, and are a bit worried about safe places to stop. We think we should be able to find somewhere in Kunnanura, but are not sure about anywhere else. Hope someone can suggest a few places. Thanks

Hi all I'm heading to the Cape in June and will be staying in Mareeba for a couple of weeks first. My question is - which is the best way up to Mareeba from the coast? Is it an easier drive up from Innisfail or is it better to travel up through Cairns and Kuranda? Thanks Hendo

Any one used or know of a safe storage location in Darwin. we have to return to SYDNEY for a Weeding ?

Singlet ban only for blokes 'discriminatory', Queensland surf clubs warnedBy Talissa Siganto and Jacqui Street ..The Anti-Discrimination Commission warned some venue owners could be in breach of the law when demanding inconsistent rules for men and women.Acting Commissioner Neroli Hol...

Gday... Read the article here Cheers - John

The local zoo had acquired a female of a very rare species of gorilla. Within a few weeks, the gorilla became very cantankerous and difficult to handle. Upon examination, the zoo veterinarian determined the problem - the gorilla was on heat! To make matters worse, there were no male gorillas of the sp...