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great place to stay. Just before you get into Peak Hill. Southbound on the Newell Hwy turn right on to Peak Hill -Tullamore Rd. bout 5 k along on the right. No toilets or water. Dogs allowed and 7 day max.

Hi everyone. Im having a few issues with my solar system and am hoping to get some advice. I have a 22 Roadstar offroad with a Waeco fridge (70w per hour), a television (24w per hour), led lights, and water pump. I have two 123w solar panels in parallel with an mppt controller (now broken and needing to be r...

We are considering purchasing a new "semi off road" caravan. I am seeking info on whether members consider a grey water tank essential. The van we are thinking of offers it as an option. I would greatly appreciate some feedback please. Cheers David.

John O'Reilly hoisted his beer and said, "Here's to spending the rest of meLife, between the legs of me wife!"That won him the top prize at the local pub for the best toast of the night!He went home and said to his wife, Mary, "I won the prize for the Best toastof the night."She said, "Aye, did ye now. And wh...

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Soon we will be retiring our old Pajero 4x4 and looking at new to us Isuzu or Ford Ranger Ute styles Diesel. Some are automatic but I guess no low ratio which we use rarely So the question is fuel consumption and suitability for towing. our van is a lightweight fully loaded 1500kg so no issue there, ball we...

Hi guys - welcome to the new posters - when you come on the forum, and are putting your information in, please take time to read all the settings - it seems that the default seting for posts is OLDEST FIRST - you need to change that to NEWEST FIRST - posting on a thread that is years old and talking to some of t...

I see folks wandering around looking for something to do when camped at the Anglers Rest campground, often just walking along the road. Here's two great hikes: Tombstone Overlook is 20 min each way to an awesome overlook, or an hour loop. Mt. Ned is about an hour and a quarter uphill to the summit, then s...

A guy sees a sign in front of a house: Talking Dog for Sale. He rings the bell and the owner tells him the dog is in the backyard. The guy goes into the backyard and sees a black mutt just sitting there. You talk? he asks. Sure do, the dog replies. So, whats your story? The dog looks up and begins telling his sto...

How, all. I have a Dometic roll out awning attached to the aluminium TeePee. The vinyl roof is attached by rope track along top edge. Just like most vans have these days. Problem is it is leaking at the stiching along the top, also the roller end as well. Not having or want a annex the roller bit doesn't...

G'day I'm a new member and thought I'd make contact. My wife, Barbara and myself are in our mid to late 60's and have travelled extensivly over the last 20 odd years. We currently have our home on the market and intend to undertake a long stint on the road and take our time in visiting the places we have rush...

In the market soon for a small SUV with the rare occasion of towing our small caravan atm 748kg. In the running is a nice Mazda cx3 SUV. This car in petrol form has a braked towing capacity of 1200kg. However its turbo diesel 1.4 litre brother has a braked towing capacity of 800kg. Apparently this figure...

changing rego from bus to motorhome

Hi All, next question! We didnt think this is something we would need or want in our van, but after staying on a very dusty site and also next to the beach on a very windy day, it is something that we are now considering. There was dust literally everywhere and even after wiping benches you could hear the gr...

I am not surprised that such an articulate dissertation first appeared in a Shipwright's Handbook!Shipwrights are a strange lot, operating in a field known to few in the modern Navy. This theory explains why one should never let the truth get in the way of a good argument. ........................

Greetings one and all..... very soon i will be taking to the road with my husband and his dog in tow.... where we will go ..... why we dont know... but looking forward to meeting a few of you along the path of our journey. Thought that it would probably be a good idea to meet a few of you onlin...

Can anyone tell me the risks or even if its possible, for us to download virus checker up-dates, windows 10 up-dates, and also program updates using Telstra air of Fon wifi. We are using a metered internet mobile internet, so these updates are now not happening. Any other suggestions of how I can up-da...

Hi. I the following is copied from a caravan website. "Hi, Ive got a Honda gennie that wont run our air con for more than 40min before the overload cuts it off. I have a friend with the same van, air con and generator and theirs runs with no problems. Any ideas? Richard When an a/c unit switche...

Hoo said it couldn't be done,in last Fridays Mildura,s weekly there is a photo of my cousin with his Toyota land cruser his caravan and his boat all in tow, vic police said it is legal he was pulled over in SA the police said it was ok ,but you must hold a B DOUBLE TRUCK LICENCE, I am sorry I couldn't post a phot...