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Anyone know where I can buy a fly or mosquito net to fit over my dog's head? OR What do you do to protect your dog's face from flys?

Just a quick question and answer, I hope!! I put a multi-meter on my caravan 12 volt system and found it has a reading of 13.75 volts. I'm currently plugged into 240v and the batteries are hooked up to a smart charger. Batteries are AGM GEL. Should my lighting system, TV, etc be running at 13.75 volt...

We are planning to buy our caravan toward the end of next year, most likely an 18' with toilet and shower. It's been a long time since I last had a caravan which was a Franklin 16' in the 80's. We cannot afford a new caravan and I expect our budget will be around $30,000 when we buy. I expect the van will need t...

Hi all. As you may well know. Sometimes you arrive late and reception closed at all campsites you ring. We have just arrived at the entrance and this has happened. We do free camp now and again. But here there are signs everywhere. Where does the "LAW" stand with sleeping in your vehicle? Wishi...

What did the Doctor say, when the Gingerbread man had a sore knee? "Did you try icing it?". I promise I won't post any more - today at least.

Women are unhappier than men until they reach their mid-80s, a new survey has found. While men were found to be happier in their younger years, women only overtake them after the age of 85 The NHS Health Survey for England concentrated on 8,000 people, and found a dramatic difference between the gende...

Good morning, I recently purchased a Satlink 6906 and found the instructions to be somewhat useles. Could not get an kind of signal. Does anyone have a detailed step by step, easy to use instructions for the Satlink 6906? Bill

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Went to the bookstore and asked the salesperson where the Self Help section was. She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

I have been thinking about getting a Dash Cam one with GPS tracking, but I have also thought about a new mobile. So upon searching I came upon several topics on Smart Phones and Apps for them, now I'm not all that tech savvy but it seems to me that i could run a Dash Cam, GPS and an OBD2 scanner via Apps and Blue...

Decided to try and cook this last night.

Theatre Seats for Seniors An old man lay awkwardly sprawled across three entire seats in themovie theatre.When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the old man,"Sorry sir, but you're only allowed one seat."The old man didn't budge. The usher became more impatient: "Sir, if you don't...

Temperatures in Sydney's west are expected to soar above 40 degrees Celsius today, while the city's east should be spared thanks to a sea breeze.Penrith is forecast to reach 43C today, while the city will only reach 35 degrees."Yesterday some very hot air was sitting over inland New South Wales [wit...

Hi all, I'm looking at moving into either a Patrol or a Pathfinder (diesel) to pull our van with an ATM of 2100kg. Can't stretch to new at this stage, so I'll be after a fairly late model used. I'm just interested to hear views from owners of these models re. performance, issues etc. Both have plenty of tow...

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now wile writing this I know im going to get shot down and probably by a tank . Traveling from Adelaide to Mannum today I followed a van behind a Toyota cruiser . Not to fast not to slow sort of sitting ok level wise . Now Im an ex plant operator and its in my blood to look for things going wrong . im not going to s...

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A fact is a little creature who lives in the sea and farts. The farts are collected and put into spirit levels. And that's a fact.

Just received this from a travelling companion; So here's a heads up for anybody staying/planning to stay at Ellenborough Reserve, NSW. There are hundreds if not thousands of FUNNEL WEB SPIDERS all around the camp ground, so keep your shoes on, your eyes pealed and point your torch at the ground at ni...

Good Morning Nomads I am new member to this Forum and would like to say hello. I have visited The Grey Nomads site many times and have posted for house sitters ect. I am currently trying to establish the most common, or most traveled route through QLD. 1/ If you were heading for the Cape. 2/ If you were head...