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As a complete contrast to our recent trip to the Top End we headed for the lush mountainous slopes of Victoria's alpine area. Leaving Melbourne & avoiding the busy Hume Hwy we travelled via Yarra Glen, Yea, Lake Eildon & Swanpool to a delightful free camp on the outskirts of Tatong (see free...

Can anyone please help with what is required (leads etc) to safely charge IPads & Mobile Phones when 240 not available Phil

At Bogan Weir for a few days. No toilets or water. Dogs allowed and 7 day max. Tis about 5k along Peak Hill-Tullamore Rd at Peak Hill NSW South Bound on the Newell Hwy it is a right turn

i know this subject has been done to death, but need a simple answer. I have a 100ah d/c battery, myportable fridge draws approx. 2amps. how long should it power the fridge before it reduces the battery to 50% capacity? thanks in advance.

Hi all, interested to know if this is legal or not, and if there is a state by state code. Our fur kid won't travel in the tug (tried everything) and having the blinds up on the van would lower the tempt (a bit) to make it a bit more comfortable for her in the van. Thanks in advance

A man was feeling lonely, so after much contemplation, he posted an ad on a popular website. The ad said, simply: Wife wanted. He was surprised the next morning to find he had over a hundred replies in his inbox. Unfortunately, they all said the same thing: You can have mine.

Hello! We are a grey haired couple from Swizerland, my name is Andrea and my hubby is Emile. We have traveled from California USA through central America, then south America, visiting Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and souther Brazil. In the next couple of month we pla...

Well, here comes another bloody Tuesday. Share market (ASX) will again be smashed today asthe US market tumbled further. I was walking through our major shopping centre and there were people everywhere spending money so all is good. As long the companies still pay a dividend then virtually nearly...

Hi All Today when I was hosing down the roof on my Caravan I noticed small bits of black stuff appearing on roof, turns out the bottom black part of Aircon is only polystyrene and it is breaking down, it is 4 years old. Has anyone put a coating on this to protect it from falling apart or do you get it replace...

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In my last caravan I happily ran a power lead from the 1000 watt inverter in the van boot to power inlet plug in the side of the van. Simple to do after changing the female plug from a 10 amp to a 15 amp plug. Providing I only used low wattage double insulated items (two pin plugs not three pin) off grid life ver...

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Hi All, with a preference for being out and about in the colder/est months to avoid ...well people I'm considering the addition of a diesel heater for my 17ft van. On browsing before I remember 800-1000 being a ball park figure but now I've recently started seeing ebay with them under $300. For somethi...

Gday... Placed in General to gain the widest viewing. Watch the video within the article - http://rvdaily.com.au/rvd/issue022/#11 Cheers - John

Donald visits an elementary school one day. In one of the classes, students are in the middle of a discussion about words and their meanings. The teacher asks Donald if hed like to lead the discussion of the word tragedy. He agrees to do so and asks the class for an example of a tragedy. One little boy Ron s...

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I have posted occasionally as I have traveled this wonderful land for five of the last six years but now I have left you to head back to the land of the long white cloud. To those of you that have bumped into Plodnalong on the way and have passed the time of day with me I salute you. It's been a ball. Cheers, And...

Does anyone know when the Outback Way section will be complete from Alice Springs to the East Coast, as a fully sealed road..

Good morning to all, Should I be seen as being too nosy with this post, please dump this, but we are keen to know if Master Card is easily used across Australia and even REMOTE regions. We have noticed that some traders have a listing of Cards which they will deal with and often have seen Master Card on the...

Hi, Can anyone help me out for a fee to pick up and transport my caravan when it arrives at Fremantle wharf? I may not be around at the exact date it arrives so would like someone to pick it up and tow it to a location. Most likely Fremantle campground which im about to book. (5 km from pickup) It has a special h...