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This incident happened in April of 2022. It happened, at Copeton Dam, at a paid camping area next to the dam, in the New England of NSW. The camping area was newly refurbished, with brand new facilities, that everybody that uses it rates at 5 star. I went camping there for 7 days, with the final day be...

Hi, I have a mid 80s 16 WindCheater Poptop van, with single axel safety tow trailing arm coil over shock suspension. The van tows great , but seems to sit a bit low for my liking, plus I have to use a fairly long drop hitch on my 200 cruiser. Does anyone know of any cost effective and efficient ways to upgra...

After 3 years mine developed a leak under the van. Turns out the rubber hose joiners had all cracked, & the rubber pump bracket had disintegrated as well. Replaced joiners with new 4mm hose (not easy to find in country garages. Works well now.

Recently purchased a 2011 Sprinter LWB motor home. What is the ideal tyre pressure? Have looked online but recommendations from 44psi up to 60psi. Any assistance will be appreciated.

Hi Grey Nomads I am a KIWI about to retire and spend the next two years travelling your beautiful country with my wife in a new caravan. I am at the stage I need to sign off on our tow vehicle , I know that GVM, GTM etc have been discussed at length so apologies for bringing it up again. I had pretty much signed o...

My off-Road 2.8T single-axle caravan needs new tyres and I'm considering Yokohama Geolandar AT G015 265/75R16 123-R LT OWL because they are Light Truck, all-terrain, the right size and load rating for my van. Have you used these Yokohama tyres and could comment on their performance? Alternativel...

Some time ago, I mentioned that I was going to tell you a story about my encounter with an Yahwee( yowie, bigfoot), this is a true story that happened two years ago. Now I want to know whether, you want to hear this story, or are not interested, As it is a long story with a twist. If interested please ask. I j...

Asked a young lad at the servo how much for an eight and a half kilo swap gas bottle .... to which he replied - we only do 8 point 5 kilo bottles!!!! To give him credit - when I raised my eyebrows at that he did realise what he had just said lol.

I have a Celfi go in my car and am looking at being able to unplug it and place in the caravan. Luckily the my replacement tv antenna Winsig 4.0 has 5g antenna attached. In the car I have the adhesive antenna, works great but not much of a range. best case scenario is to be able hook up to the Celfi go in and out o...

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Called into a caravan dealer looking for a spare part. Came across the Gibb River brand caravan, yep same mob as the Snowy River. They put many embargoes on our products but Aust still bringing in their cars and caravans as well as many other products. No way would I ever be tempted regardless of price. T...

Is Beef Road Dingo to Nebo suitable for caravans

Not sure how this has happened but we have lost the remote control for our heater, which was working perfectly and manually probably still is. Hubby purchased a new remote and can't pair it. Has anyone got any tips tricks they could share so we can get this crossed off our To Do list before we travel agai...

Hi, good to join the mob. I am in my HiAce called Tuppence. See you on the track.

Hi everyone My wife and I have just bought an unregistered 1975 Franklin Arrow caravan and are about to start fixing it up. It has the old Electrolux 240V/gas fridge and Chef Ranger 070A gas oven/twin burner stove. Both appear to be working OK, although we haven't tested them properly. Are they worth k...

I'm wondering what the road condition from Armadale to Grafton is like going through Ebor and Nymboida. The maps I have are 25 years old and still show gravel road in some sections. Also are there many rest stops this way as google maps show very small towns along the way. Feedback will be appreciated. B...