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EMERGENCY WARNING Time of issue: 04:34 PM Date of issue: 01 February 2018You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. There is a threat to lives and homes.Homes on Elleker-Grasmere Road will be UNDER THREAT by fire in 30 minutes.The fire started near the intersection of ELLEKER-GRASM...

Just read this post on CF I had no idea that the WDH increased the TBO , gonna check mine to calculate the TBWI know that the subject of Tow Ball Overhang (TBO) has been discussed widely before, but I feel that most people do not know what TBO is or they don't care, EXPECIALLY WHEN THEY USE A WEIGHT DISTRIBUT...

Yep, time to head off again. We've enjoyed being at home since before Christmas. Australia Day weekend gone & the ''billy lids'' back at school. Eight weeks until the ''Easter madness''. We're off & runnin'. Any others like us? -- Edited by Desert Dweller on Wednesday 31st of January 2018 1...

31 January 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse Perth, Western Australia. Also, the full moon will be slightly larger than normal given that this is also a supermoon, also called a blue moon, so astrophotography will be more spectacular than normal." Hoping my photography does this wonderful event justice....

Hi, My son is looking at buying a Volkswagen Caravelle, but found out that its repairable write off. The owner bought in South Australia, and is selling it in Queensland. Does anyone have any suggestions ... as it appears to be a bargain price.

Nup, not me but them. Yep they have all gone but not the hundreds you think. A group of 20-30. However, you will have to 'read all about it' in my January update that is at the printers now Oh! Most of the long weekend crowd have gone too.

I am a single 70 year old male thinking of buying a motor home and hitting the road but I am afraid of the ongoing financial costs. Can anyone give me a guide on what to expect such traveling to cost? I realise it will in large part depend on how far I travel so lets say I plan on year around traveling at a modest...

I currently own a 3.8 litre dual fuel pajero and am considering replacing it with a new 3.2 litre diesel pajero. My petrol powered NP Pajero guzzles fuel when towing our 2397kg van Jayco Heritage, I have read the claimed fuel usage figures for a Diesel current model non towing and like every one else I t...

Hi, We have just brought a second hand Prinston 701 and would like to know how to run the battery charge? and how long can you leave it turned on ? Cheers Ken & Lynn

A little old lady went into the headquarters of the Bank of America, one day, carrying a large bag of money. She insisted that she must speak with the president of the bank to open a savings account because, Its a lot of money! The receptionist objected, stating, You cant just walk in here and expect to s...

I have one of these set up apart from mounting. Got it working yesterday and after resetting the tanks to zero I can't get it to show liters per minute. It does not come up with the previous default setting after rebooting the 12v power. It shows a spanner and sounds an alarm. The "Chinglish" instruction...

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Just had our van serviced and the guy said not to apply the hand break, when your van is stored on flat ground and with chocks and the stays down. Claimed not good for the break drums over a period of time. The van will go nowhere. I guess it sort of makes sense. Jay&Dee

Evening all, I'm looking to install a 12v pump for filling duties in the sink. Currently the van has a manual pump and a separate tap for town hook up. Cold only. About the only thing I use the water for is washing dishes etc, but I can tell you the manual pump is getting old pretty darn quickly. I would like t...

Has anyone had problems with their battery protector,a few weeks ago I altered the voltaage setting to 12volt just as a precaution for the batteries as I have had to replace them both recentl.But for the last two nights it as tripped out on the 12volt setting when I check the voltage on the bms it tells me...

Is anybody towing with Hyundai Tucson Diesel? Have they had additional tranmission cooler fitted and is it necessary? Planning to tow an Avan Cruiseliner. I've searched for specific information and can't seem to see it anywhere.

One for the experts. My van is fitted with Kumo LT 195R / 14c and my spare is LT 185R / 14c. Any drama with the different size if I need to use the spare Thanks Hendo

Hi everyone. We are new to this nomadic life and thoroughly loving it, but someone has just told us that you are only allowed to stay in a state for a maximum of three months and then you have to register your vehicle and caravan with that state. Can you please clarify this situation Cheers Ken and Kaz