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Hi all. i am heading to Tasmania on the 4th March for 5 weeks, and am wondering if any members could recommend free/low cost camping sites Around the state. I have not decided if I am going left or right off the boat. I've had a look and searched on recommendations - camping and most posts are quite old, so w...

Just bought these from Good Price Pharmacy, Paracetamol Osteo Tab( distributed by AFT), in lie of Panadol Brand, save a dollar. Then today I read the fine print " Made in China". I have had three and havn't cacked it, but put the fourth one back into the bottle, note not a packet. Cant believe this stuff,...

Hi All I'm planning our first long trip from Melbourne to Brisbane. We plan on going up the Newel Hyw taking 4 or 5 days to do this. Travelling around 400 to 500 ks per day. More or less. Any hints on good places to stop over night. cheers Kiwimagic.

No, not what you were thinking of! Soap! We were clearing out our shed the other day & found an old trunk. In it was a bar of LUX soap that would be around 35 years old. Comparing it to current LUX soap, it seems to have shrunk considerably in size (length, height, thickness) & weight. Old soap 120g...

Hi All, I have brought a caravan and would like some advice on upgrading the suspension, as in what sort to get, brand suggestions and pricing if known. I have a Pajero NX 2016. The van is 18.5 foot, approx. 2.5T when loaded and ball weight is around the 165kg. All help and ideas would be much appreciated...

Tonight's delicious dinner is shown. Now I'm no fool. There is no way one spoon of what ever it might be Is going in my gob. I do suspect that in the hospital kitchen they have employed a new plumber as cook if you know what I mean. Ralph chicken strangler.

Sunday was our get away late and weigh the rig, then to Ararat. I had the fridge on 240v for 24 hours and as we left the freezer was at -20. Turned fridge to 12v and headed off. Weghing did not take to long and we eventually arrived at Green Hill Lake reserve in time for a late tea. We got the air purged from the g...

Hi all, Can anyone point me in the direction of a short (3m) 15amp power lead to run from my genie to my van to avoid coiling it up under the van when in use? Are they even available ? Searching only yields the usual 10-20m lengths . I know I can make one easily enough but would prefer an off the shelf where 240...

Paddy was walking along the street in Belfast, when he sees a bomb. He takes a closer look and sees it is in fact a sandwich bomb. He decides to ring the army to report it. He says I have found a sandwich bomb just laying on the street"The chap on the other end asks "Is it ticking" to which Paddy replies "no, im...

Joe rents an apartment in New York, and goes to the lobby to put his name on the group mailbox. While he was there, an attractive young lady comes out of the apartment next to the mailboxes wearing a robe. Joe smiles at the young girl and she strikes up a conversation with him. As they talk, her robe slips o...

Hi all, just pulled into a site yesterday and needed levelling the van across the width. we put the levelling ramp on one of the wheels but didnt make much difference. Then I put a couple of pieces of wood on top of the ramp, which lifted it a bit more and it was good enough to sleep ok without rolling over ont...

Does anyone know the conditions of the road from Pooncarie to Lake Mungo I'm, driving a Isuzu MUX and towing 23FT van , last time I was there 37 years ago it was JUST a dirt road ( no caravan and company car) We are keen to see the place again. Regards Brian

A duck walks into a bar and goes up to the bartender. The bartender says, What can I get you? Duck: Umm. Do you have any grapes? Bartender (looking surprised and finding the question odd): No, I'm afraid we don't. And the duck waddles slowly out of the bar. The next day at the same time, the duck wadd...

Two elderly men from a retirement centre were sitting on a park bench, when one turns to the other and says : Ben, Im 83-years-old now and Im just full of aches and pain. I know youre about my age, how do you feel? I feel just like a newborn baby, Ben says. Really! Like a newborn baby? Yes, Ben says. No hair,...

Is there a simple way of raising the A frame so our caravan is more level on the drive? The fridge will only work when the caravan is roughly level.

We often wonder about living on the road fulltime and look at the pro's and con's , I n the last week we have had a set back my wife requires major surgery and will be 12 weeks recovery time , Lucky we were at home and was able to pick surgeon which we know and will be bulk billed , If on the road you take put luck .

Hi all, newbie but an oldie here. Just bought an Avan Leah and the lights are as shown in the pic. They have had a tough life and corrosion means I'm going to replace them. Does anybody know where I can get a LED set, (I'm in Adelaide), which will interchange/fit in the alcove the originals are in? I've talk...

When you thought you have seen everything !!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-13/sa-outback-bushfire-crosses-into-nt/9426044

so I know this subject has been done to death and I will start looking through all the posts shortly but we are out camping now for the first time we have been using suea CPAP now I dont think this has anything to do with the problem other than that it is jawing mor power overnight than just the fridge which is...