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Think you are having a bad day? Fire authorities in California found a corpse in a burned-out section of forest while assessing the damage done by a forest fire. The deceased male was dressed in a full wet suit, complete with scuba tanks on his back, flippers, and face mask. A postmortem test rev...

The Organist There was a small church in Texas that had a very big-busted organist. Her breasts were so huge that they inadvertently bounced and jiggled the entire time she played the organ. Unfortunately, she distracted most of the congregation considerably, both male and female. The very p...

It is most disappointing to still read of significant mis-understandings of the important technical terms relating to caravans, especially when these terms form the basis of the majority of complaints - and subsequent litigation - that are badly hurting the caravan industry. Unf...

A drunken man is stumbling along a main street in town, A old local biddy that was always poking her nose where it wasn't wanted, Went over to the drunk soundly chastising him, and said; If you were my husband, I would poison all your liquor. The drunk stammered out; Lady if you were my wife - I'd drink it!

Hi All I recently purchased a Safety Dave TPMS system for the tug and the van. All worked well until one of the batteries in the caravan wheel monitor died. Easy to change . BUT while I was removing the unit from the wheel I noticed a happy face on the rim around the valve area. On closer inspection I found th...

Hi All My projecta 25a charger has died on me after 5 years - there is no power getting so the thing is basically dead. the question is Is it repairable ? if no can anyone recommend a suitable replacement? thnx M -- Edited by Muffer on Monday 19th of February 2018 07:07:51 PM

Hi Guys and Gals our poor old ford transit camper(franklin Body style) vintage 1978 has solar panel on the roof with 300w inverter inside living area .We have been diagnosed the inverter is kaput. My question (s) do i replace it myself with compatible Jaycar one,or should i go up a couple of hundred...

The dramatically named "Operation Rolling Thunder" was the latest knee jerk reaction to a string of fatal accidents which involved a heavy vehicle. Are the blitzes really making our roads safer? As usual the media were on board, emotively calling for "rogue operators" and "cowboy truckies" to b...

The time has come to upgrade (downgrade???) my much loved 80 series.As I get older I do less 4 WD work and I need to increase my payload to take more gear to keep the better half happy.I tow a Vista Crossover (1700 kg).Decided on a BT 50 and am not after opinions on any other tow vehicles.My question is on mil...

I hope I have this under the correct section. This little problem has been on my mind for a while now and I am interested on others thoughts and methods of rolling out the awning and maintaining it in the correct position. I have noticed that most times when I roll my awning out on both my current van and the...

I have found a lot of negative comments on these blogs towards poor service or company's not living up to their promises. So just thought I'd give a rap to my local camping store Anaconda (Newcastle). I was wondering the aisles just looking at the camping stuff when I came across an item that I thought wo...

Recently in Halls gap cp. For a couple of days I seen an unusual van, around 26ft. Long with tandem axles at rear like a semi-trailer, towing end was a pivoting A frame with single axle with ball coupling, no weight on tow vehicle with this set up but wonder how it would tow with 2 pivot points, hard to rever...

A man stopped at his favourite watering hole after a hard days work to relax. He noticed a man next to him ordered a shot and a beer. The man drank the shot, chased it with the beer and then looked into his shirt pocket. This continued several times before the man's curiosity got the best of him. He leaned...

Do you check, under the bed for prowlers, before you get into bed of an evening? If you do, what are you going to do if there is one under there?

Finally got the 130watt panel between the roof racks. Abandonded the full tray idea and just used 3mm end plates, at a slight angle to assist with moisture runoff.

Lastest project kids names to go on their bedroom door and to stand on the dresser.

Hi all, I have question about an insurance claim I have made to get my awning replaced on my 94 14' Jayco. I shall leave names out as it is still underway. The whole awning is being replaced, including hardware plus some other very minor damage (window). When I spoke the assessor he made a point that I did...

Hi my name is Stumpy and my wife and I have just about finished converting a Mercedes Benz Lo812 bus into a motor home and as I have been building it I have used this forum to guide me in my purchases along the way. This is the first time I have asked a question. Have anyone had anything to do with the kick ass ba...

Aussie Paul.