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A homeless guy is traveling down a country lane, tired and hungry he comes across a Pub called the "George and the Dragon." Although it's late and the Pub is closed he knocks on the door. The innkeeper's wife sticks her head out of a window. "Could I have some food?" he asks. The woman glances at his shabb...

This is a bit unusual for the Grey nomads but our daughter is doing her div 1 nursing in adelaide and has to do her placement ( read unpaied labour ) in Port Pirie from 26/2 /18 to 20/4/18 and there is no accomodation connected to the hospital we are going to take our van over for her to stay in and its $210 per...

Hi, We want to visit Natures Window in Kalbarri in our 2wd Avan Ovation in April, and stay for a few nights. Has anyone been there, and what road should I take to get in there safely.

Gday...It is very hard work impersonating a tea bag.Today I think I strained myself.Cheers - John

As seen in my "the weight situation" thread I need to do some research as to what tug to replace Pajero with. Twin cab, canopy, diesel auto, leaf or coil etc. Comments welcome. Aussie Paul.

Hi all, Looking for some advice re our Toyota Coaster bus (purchased second hand a few years ago) and a possible generator purchase.... Planning for a new trip and installed a 60 litre fridge / freezer to run as a dedicated freezer (to supplement our small freezer in the existing fridge). The freeze...

Wondering if anyone has had to replace the plastic shrouds on their fiamma door security handle as per pic ,

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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