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Hi Everyone What an awesome forum. Such a wealth of information for a newbie to read. My youngest daughter passed her P test today and to celebrate I bought camper to finally start living my dreamð It's it 1999 Ford Transit thats been converted to a campervan It has solar panels, Waeco fridge, bed et...

Hi all, I will be camping my way down to Bathurst in the next week or so to demonstrate rocking horse carving at this event. Looks like a great weekend & cheap at $10. There will be (free) buses to transfer people between venues so no need to worry about parking. http://www.bathursthtt.com.au/ Ra...

Hi all. I have been a Telstra customer for many years due to their more extensive mobile coverage, especially in remote/regional areas. I am researching a new mobile plan, and find that Optus is much cheaper and give larger data allowances, but how is their coverage? I understand they have improved t...

Woke up 4 weeks or so ago thinking I had been bitten by a spider under my left arm. Itchy as hell & wanted to tear it to pieces. Went to the Dr & tried Cortisone Cream & Penicillin capsules. Neither worked, so today was booked several weeks ago it was cut out today. He casually says "you can go to...

heya folks, we've just bought a 2012 RG 4x4 manual Colorado dual-cab and am wondering if anyone has attempted cleaning out inside the top of the engine covers, egr piping, intercooler... if so was there anything to take note of like special tools or replacing internal egr components? Also if someone...

Gday In a recent thread, and from time to time, it has been raised that consideration should be given to legislating or mandating the "rule" that the tow vehicle should be heavier than the caravan being towed. There have been a range of ideas on what that difference should be ranging from caravan being...

I've had the Coaster about a month now so I decided to switch on the Battery Charger this morning. 240 AC is all hooked up ok and working so I plugged in the Charger and it went to 5.5 volts or thereabouts straight away. Since then 10 minutes have passed the amount of charge going to Batteries is reducing. D...

Hi all again. As mentioned in previous posts I am only 45kg so not strong. Determined, but not strong. I shall be travelling on my own towing my 16' Goldstream RV off road and the hitch we have is really hard to put onto the tow ball, even for my husband sometimes. Sometimes putting it on, not sometimes my h...

one my third day of my second of four chemo treatments and proud to announce personal records are being are being smashed. Today's maximum count of simultaneously dripping bags was twelve ten in one arm and two in the other.,previously I the max count was only nine. Feeling good really the doctors an...

Hi, I am interested to know if anyone has stayed at the Osprey Bay camping site Cape Range NP WA. The National Parks web site says the have toilets there, but doesn't say if there is water there for washing etc. Any information would be great, and it looks like the road in is suitable for 2wd vehicles ? Any i...

Brand new, still in box. Purchased September 2017 however caravan was since sold to a buyer who did not require an Auto Coupler. New price was $525 will sell for $400. Located in Victoria.

Does anyone know of anywhere to stop with a 2wd between Karini and Port Hedland, thanks ?

Very little information other than this. "A PASSENGER in a campervan has died after it crashed into a four-wheel-drive east of Glendambo, in SAs Far North.The collision happened on the Stuart Highway, Wirraminna, about 45km north of Pimba, just after 6.30pm on Monday.The campervan passenger die...

A good cheap way to help keep the cold or heat out of your C/Van or Motorhome is to use bubble wrap on your windows .Use Blu Tack or even Velcro to keep it on. It will cut the temp down or up depending how hot or cold it is. Can buy it in rolls at post office or even those office supply shops or maybe via the net.

Hi all, i have a scupper vent on top of van, but have never used it , cause a mate told me never touch it !! So can anyone advise me do they actually work, re keeping dust out while driving on dirt roads. Thanks Lozza

Hi all just looking for some advice on motorhome covers ? as we have to store our motorhome in the garden as too big for garage we want to buy a good cover for the elements Have seen that there are many out there for sale and don't know which brand to choose can anyone help and recommend any brand ? thanks

I had the grey nomads app on my old phone. I have just got a new phone Samsung S9 and my app hasn't come across with all the others. Can anyone explain to me how to set it up on my new phone please?

Hi hows every body going, 1 question are digital wireless monitor cameras any good. to go on back of 13ft poptop. thanks everyone. good forum.

hi all, new here, have recently acquired a 2002 transit lwb, hi roof, fairly well set up, awning,double bed across the rear, toilet, shower, solar cell on roof, 2 x deep cycle batts, etc. most of the work has been a bit rough and we have spent time re-doing a lot, so lots of time but not too expensive. Still...

Thought you might enjoy this, which a mate of mine just posted on a local Birmingham Facebook page: A true tale from years ago, told to me by a mate who was there. My friend Mick was standing outside the cinema early one evening, and traffic was pretty heavy in all directions. He noticed a car waiting at t...