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Hi all, I've just had an email from the Sunday Territorian newspaper in Darwin. They are hoping to do a piece about grey nomads heading north and would love to interview nomads who are in the Darwin area now about their experiences. The deadline is pretty tight ... they would like to talk to someone and t...

Anyone have a link? Damned if I can find one.

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbour. Before she says a word, Bob says, Ill give you $800 to drop that towel. A...

Gday... A bit more comparison of the figures provided by the manufacturers. I have added some other common vehicles and have shown the comparison of 80% and 90% of maximum towing rating. The figures continue to be a little eye opening. It still assumes that each vehicle would only have 10% of that 80%...

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hi, can anyone tell me if the Moree show grounds are open for camping 7 days a week?

ok have had the burner all apart cleaned jet & all parts over & over good blue strong flame but gives off a un burnt gas smell same smell as comes out of the top exhaust discharge pipe on the van ..so after many opinions & talked about some felloe caravaners suggested the subject of...

After a few years of taking short stints of travelling I have finally found somewhere to get some feedback on places to visit as 'seniors'. I hope to be able to work my way through this huge site. Cheers Ma

hi Everyone, we are Jason & Brooke, 47years young. We have just brought a 1996 Ford Econovan Campervan and hoping (if we can kick our teenagers in the bum and get them looking after themselves) to start the big leap around Australia early next year. is anyone able to shed some light as to where I ca...

If my only choice of a tow vehicle was between the Colorado 7 and the Isuzu MU-X which should I pick and why? Would love to hear from owners of both re the good and bad points. The weight of my van is no more than 2 tonne fully loaded. Thanks in advance to all who respond.

Gday... Read about it here Cheers - John

Hi all, have put this in techies topic but now have put it out in this aswell. Wanting to know if anyone in the Newcastle Central Coast areas have bought a 2017 Sunliner Switch 504 on a 45c 17 Iveco Chassis, have you had any issues with this model? Can you please PM us and discuss them us please. -- Edited by D...

Gday... Read about it here Cheers - John

Hi all, I am about to part with my hard earned for a new tow vehicle. Considering the Dmax crew cab ute or the Ranger crew cab ute. Looking at fitting Clearview mirrors Redarc brake controller Canopy Opposite lock steel bullbar Snorkel Dual battery, under bonnet Long range fuel tank I also wish to fit a...

Hi again everyone Surfing the net frantically today and came across a website for Free Range Camping. They are very sales orientated and seem to be offering a lot of the features of the CMCA. I know that some members here rate CMCA very highly (and probably rightly so), but has anyone got any feedback f...

Making plans for the Darling River run from Brewarrina to Wentworth from mid April with 21ft van behind 4WD. Anyone able to give the latest road conditions.

Good morning. Iâm after some help to solve a puzzle. I have 2 135 ah gel batteries. Pulled up last night and they were showing a charge of 12.8 v. After watching tv they were showing 12.7. This morning when the tv is switched on they show 11.00 v then as soon as you turn the tv off the gauge jumps up to 12. 8 v ins...

Hi guys, we are embarking on a trip from Brisbane to Perth and wondered if any one knows what the road conditions are from Moree to Nyngan. We are required to stay on sealed roads and this route is showing as the quickest on my GPS but can't tell if it's sealed or not. On the road map it is a yellow road. We are o...

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Turning key to start and nothing happens, thought it might not be in Park properly, no such luck. It doesn't even try to engage starter. Battery is showing 11.98V. Would that sort of fault show up on an OBD11 reader? Aussie Paul.