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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...

Gday... Cheers - John

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.

A traveller pulls into a hotel around midnight and asks the clerk for a single room. As the clerk fills out the paperwork, the man looks around and sees a gorgeous blonde sitting in the lobby. He tells the clerk to wait, and then disappears into the lobby. After a minute he comes back, with the girl on his a...

Hi all New to the forum but I've been looking at the site for a couple of months now. We have just sold our house and have put down deposits on a new 4x and a caravan. The house settles the same time as the purchases are finalised and we've got precious little time to get organised. Probably says a lot abou...

For the last twelve Months have been on the backburner due to Familly woes:( , first it was the Brother IN Law who was diagnosed with Bowel cancer !!.. Proffessor /ers told him he was lucky they caught it in time and twelve months later we were getting ready to head off in his direction with the Van , Northe...

Expect to be going thru June. Is this suitable for 24ft van, semi off road? Subject to weather of course!

Hi, I have been looking at this site for awhile. I retired a few years ago, been traveling all my life, mostly overseas. I have finally come to the end of that, everywhere becomes the same after a while. Except now I just want to get into the outback part of Oz and enjoy nature and all it offers. I will be arri...

I'm a 79 year old male planning a long trip with my small dog into and around Aus for next year... and I'd like to meet a solo female who doesn't really want to be a solo to join me as a travelling companion. Currently I'm living on the NSW Central Coast but I'm planning on selling around September and moving...

Gday... Read about it here Cheers - John

Hi Caravan and Camping show in Maitland next weekend 25-27 May. For those in/near the Hunter a chance to look and buy up big perhaps Easy place to waste a bit of extra time there too afterwards. I received a promo email from Lithium Power saying they will be there to show their wares and discuss them. Mig...

Stayed at this park in August 2011,great spot ,close to main street(one block) with key to new ameties(Great),free bbq in grounds,next door to pool(being renovated when we were there),dump point etc,and the best part was $10 powered per night. Cheers Baz

G'day folks a timely reminder to exercise care. A week last Saturday I tripped on the steps out front and went into the concrete driveway head first. The result was three cracked ribs, a broken nose, a torn rotator cuff in the right shoulder and multiple abrasions on my arms. I do not post this to elicit s...

dont know if this is going to work but here goes woody