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After a long battle with cancer my soulmate and best friend died last month. I have now become a member of the solo crew.

In a crowded city at a busy bus stop, a beautiful young woman who was waiting for a bus was wearing a tight mini skirt. As the bus stopped and it was her turn to get on, she became aware that her skirt was too tight to allow her leg to come up to the height of the first step of the bus. Slightly embarrassed and wit...

Three men were standing in line to get into heaven one day. Apparently it had been a pretty busy day, though, so Peter had to tell the first one, Heavens getting pretty close to full today, and Ive been asked to admit only people who have had particularly horrible deaths. So whats your story? So the firs...

My rear bar on our van broke on way back from up north , the diesel heater tank was mounted behind the spare wheel . I drained the tank and took it off to remove the bar , I taped over the end of the diesel hose so nothing would get in it. I have had the bar rewelded and am fitting it back on today . Whats the best way...

I recently downsized my van from a 2013 Jayco Discovery to a 2005 Jayco Freedom. The freedom had a centurion power supply, battery charger. It was useless as a battery charger & only had five 12 volt fuse outlets that were all used. A couple of lighting circuits were doubled up on fuses. I removed th...

When we left Tassie, it was just me & him. Then we added the rainbow lorikeet (girl), then the red and tan kelpie, then the cream kelpie (both boys). Yesterday, we added yet another family member, a 6 month old (rescue) husky (also a boy). So, GNs, I'd like, meet the non-human members of the mad ho...

Hi there we would like to stay in a free camp or showgrounds/racecourse with our caravan - however we cannot locate free camping around Port MacQuarie and Tamworth. support would be appreciated Thanks

Have changed to way I write the Blog so this is the first of the way it will change over the coming weeks have added a few things and mainly just changed the style Please Enjoy Dave THE BLOG

Hi Anyone out there got any experience to share on these camper trailers? Will our IX35 turbo diesel engine pull any of these with ease? Thanks for sharing your experience and information Tupai King

Hello and good morning to all. We just joined this great forum after reading it for a good while, Learning so much from it,but always feeling a bit shy to join in to the comunity, Met a great couple at Greens, Kath and Dave (Kaid) Who gave us all the push we needed, Thank you Kath,hope to see you and Dave out t...

Just to complete the usual courtesies, we are a couple of 50-somethings who are planning (very) early retirement. Currently based in NSW, we've had a fair bit of experience with a Jayco Hawk and now plan to move on to something bigger and better as a semi-permanent home. Our odd working arrangements m...

Finally finished updating the new 2nd hand caravan thought I would share.Taken it on a trip from Coffs via Mungo Brush at Myall Lakes, through the coast to Melbourne and back up through Freeway. Worked really well, despite all the rain we have had. This is as it was. Part one:http://retired2006.blo...

Just wondering if anybody carries a Drone with them and use it along the way to capture special moments. Jane and I recently purchased a DJI Phantom 3 advanced to take on our future trips away and are hoping to get some good footage of our trips.

we travel in our campervan for about 4 months each year and would like some feedback on travel insurance used by fellow travellers. We have not had travel insurance previously but on a recent trip we did have to return home suddenly and we lost a fair amount on pre-paid deposits. Any advice on reasona...

Dear Wife, Im writing you this letter to tell you that Im leaving you for good. Ive been a good man to you in our 7 years of marriage & I have nothing to show for it. These last 2 weeks have been tough for me. Your boss notified me that you quit your job today & that was just too much to bear any longer. La...

Hi All, We are new to the forum but thought we would share a video of our day trip to the Bendethra Campground and caves. Bedethera is a beautiful and expansive campground west of Moruya, NSW. It is set along the Deua River and is 4wd access only. There were many camper trailers and camper vans in there but...

Tomato waste at rotten levels as up to 84 pc of crops left in field due to supermarket demands.... Supermarket demands for unblemished fruit has led to a high level of waste in the tomato industry, 70-84 per cent of undamaged, edible tomatoes are being left in the field because they do not meet ret...

Good afternoon readers, I am a new member and asking for assistance with regard to the purchase of a Aussie Traveller annexe wall kit. I would like to hear from members that have this type and if they are satisfied. Looking forward to a reply. Thankyou, soda0418

Hi everyone My husband and I are planning our retirement by mid next year and hope to hit the road and see a bit more of this beautiful country. Thank you for welcoming us into this community Tupai King