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Hi All, Have any of my fellow nomads travelled this road in recent times. Looking at doing the trip end of April. Will be towing an 18' dual axle Supreme conventional van (not off road) with a diesel Terracan. We've travelled about 60k kms with the van and negotiated a few dirt roads eg Thargomindah to To...

Hi I own a 1985 shortwheelbase coaster with a 3b engine and are looking at doing an upgrade to 12ht landcruiser engine can anyone tell me wether the gearbox and bell housing are combatible and what mods I will need to do I am a tradesman with my own workshop.

I ordered a hamburger with the lot - no cheese, no egg. They told me it was still a hamburger with the lot and charged me full price. When the hamburger was given to me, I thought I would have some fun. You should have seen their face when I asked for the egg. Cheers, Meetoo. -- Edited by meetoo on Tuesday...

Firstly, I am not an engineer but I am a practical thinker and I hope the following might make other people think about what I am about to say and give their opinion. Let's say your vehicle has a 300kg ball weight limit. For the sake of argument, you hook up and you are well within 'legal' limits at 250kg....

I currently have a Galaxy Southern cross single axle and am looking to upgrade to something with toilet and shower. We plan a fair bit of free camping. We had a look at the Jayco Journey 21 ft slideout yesterday. Anybody familiar with this van that can offer an opinion? -- Edited by Hottuna on Thursday 3...

This will be my first attempt at posting a photo. If it works it will show our new rig. Although Im from the uk I am interested in all things caravan. The rig in question is an Alaria van, made by Lunar, Alde central heating and hot water, BP auto levelling system, PowrTouch mover, fixed transverse bed, ov...

Hi I have to replace my house batteries in my 2009 A Van Motorhome.I would like to go as big as possible (ah). Any suggestions would be appreciated Many thanks Graeme

If you have a modern vehicle, with all the sensors to give good fuel/performance, but sensors and vehicles can become faulty in out of the way places and your States Motoring organisation may not be into towing caravans over 16ft ( unless the local service agent is prepared to do so) or you drive a Campe...

Hi everyone, We are thinking of going to this area mid May 2018 and was wondering if anybody had been there at this time of year ? Any advise in travellinganks at this time. We will be travelling up from Perth. Thanks in anticipation of any reply.

Hi, I have a 2014 Avan Ovation M7 Motorhome on a Fiat Ducato base. I have a problem with the entrance door, as the spring on the top catch appears to have broken. Does anyone know how easy it is to remove the door trim/panel so that I can get access to the mechanism to see if the spring or broken has fallen ins...

A $50 Lesson:Recently, while I was working in the flower beds in the front yard, my neighbors stopped to chat as they returned home from walking their dog. During our friendly conversation, I asked their little girl what she wanted to be when she grew up.She said she wanted to be Prime Minister someday...

We have purchased a new MH on a Iveco chassis. The GPS in it is terrible (slow). Has anyone had any experience with a Zenec Z-N626 Any advice would be appreciated

Can someone explain please with solar panel ratings, what is the difference between open-circuit voltage and max power voltage, and also max power and max power current? Joe

The night was moonless, bleak and heavy with misting rain.There had been a terrible accident. The wet crumpled body was lifted with careful hands from the twisted wreckage to the waiting gurney. Flashing red lights alone lit the night and the shining lifeless face. Much later, the last survivor, l...

After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientists foundtraces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion thattheir ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago. Not to be outdone by the British, in the weeks that followed, an Americanarcha...

A man kills a deer and takes it home to cook for dinner. Both he and his wife decide that they wont tell the kids what kind of meat it is, but will give them a clue and let them guess.The kids were eager to know what the meat was on their plates, so they begged their dad for the clue.Well, he said, Its what mommy c...

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Looking to travel this road in a months time. Is the road a sealed road to Burketown. The plan is to then go across to Normanton . Understand there is a dirt road across to Normanton, has anyone travelled this. Last question is Burketown worth visiting . Wont be fishing just going because we havent been...

hi, i have an apple ipad n want to post some photos here but when i press insert just a bunch of numbers come up not the photo. Any ideas anyone?