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Hi Van arrives Febuary so will be doing local trips most of this year to get use to it but will be doing longer trips later this year and into the future where working on farms and possible house or Farm sitting. If I get a Police Clearance from NSW which is where I have live all my life is it accepted in all st...

While waiting for parts to remove the Setec from and tidying the DC circuit I am thinking about how to change water tanks without having to lay or reach under the van to the jayco 3 way tap. Thinking possibly a 12v solenoid at each outlet. Trouble is they drag 500 milliamps. Possibly a linear actuator to a...

HI all, today I tackled a water tank swap from 59 to 82L. I stuck with the camec brand which was already there because whilst the 80 was longer, it is the same height and width which meant I could use the same mounting brackets already fitted to the van. I'm guessing the 59 was original and it was a tight fit...

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Hi All, I'm looking for somewhere to securely store my 31ft caravan for approximately 4 weeks starting from 10th February 2018. I'm looking for somewhere within a 50km radius of Wollongong. I've tried a couple of the local storage centres but they are all full for my size of caravan. Can anyone assist...

Hi every one on grey nomads we have had a van for seven years but are new to this site. we are in Drouin Victoria and have done some travelling but looking forward to doing a lot more. Safe travels every one regards Phil & Annette

Wondering if anyone on this site has any experience, tips etc on how to travel around Australia without towing a van. Thinking of taking a very small tent to sleep in and getting cheap accomodation especially when weather not great. Maybe even sleeping in the car sometimes. No firm plans yet. is there...

I was just surfing the G.N web site and I opted to open the Lifestyle and then open Grey Nomad Characters. Upon checking the articles listed I noted that we would have to be the Grand Parents of all Grand Parents as we are Jay...79 years Dee...75 years. But apart from a couple of health issues and some add...

Hi all my name is Paul and my wife is Kathy. We are new to caravan travel and have put a deposit on a 2018 Jayco Silverline. We and hope to have it delivered by 20th March and we have a 2017 Ford Everest Trend as the tug. We have our first holiday booked over the Easter weekend at Bridgetown WA and will be doing s...

Emergency crews have conducted three rescues in the Northern Territory after motorists attempted to cross causeways flooded by heavy rains. At 6:00am a number of people were rescued from a four-wheel drive ute towing a boat which was swept off the Arnhem Highway at Marrakai, 100 kilometres south-...

Here's an unlikely looking trio, people certainly surprise you, great job. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfWmdh7atuI

I bought two Five position Coleman Camping chairs from a well known retailer. Three years ago so out of warranty. I Hardly used them so in very good condition. One of the Plastic arms broke at the point where a bolt held it to the seat. The pivot point. I tried to get a replacement arm from Coleman Austral...

Dear Moderator, Please accept that I understand you have a difficult job, but please consider perhaps it would be agreeable there is a majority and not a minority posting on this forum. I find it offensive that, as a Majority, I have to suffer closures of posts due to minority elements. I understand...

Question please would the 3LTR Mitsubishi Challenger 2001 engine be good for towing a 1600 KG van also the challenger is manual your thoughts please. -- Edited by Red Dog on Friday 26th of January 2018 01:12:07 PM

Have not posted a Blog for a while with Christmas and all but here is our latest and of course past weeks are there to https://www.justmovindowntheroad.com/the-blog Hope we all had a great holiday period and are getting back to travelling Dave

A North european country introduced a new road safety campaign entitled "Wear white, be seen at night". A local yokel decided to do the right thing and dressed himself in White hat, White scarf, White shirt, White tie, White jacket, White gloves, White trousers, White socks and White shoes. Went ou...

We don't usually post links to internet ''fodder'' but we were sent this video link by a friend & thought it was quite funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALGkQq3RJ7k

DOUBLE DEMERITS FOR AUSTRALIA DAY HOLIDAY! Double Demerits start from MIDNIGHT TONIGHT until MIDNIGHT on Sunday 28th January. Double Demerits applies to:... Speeding Illegal use of mobile phones Not wearing a seatbelt Riding without a helmet The demerit point system provides an incentive for d...

Yesterday we were going to fire up our backyard BBQ but when we turned the gas on at the bottle we noticed a massive gas leak at the regulator. A constant jet of gas was leaking out of a hole in the regulator. At first we thought that it was a puncture hole but then realized that it was supposed to be there. We f...

Yesterday being Australia Day I spent the morning driving around Sohar with Aussie flags proudly flying from the back windows of my Yaris, this might be common practice in Oz but I can tell you it sure gets peoples attention around this place. A group of us expat Aussies who weren,t rostered to work set...