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does anyone know what the wattage is of the 240 volt element is in these fridges. Not been able to find any details in that area. I am planning to run the fridge on 240 volts via an inverter installed under the fridge while travelling. I have run all the cables that are needed in the van with supply taken fr...

I recall the day ( 7 years ago ) when I became the owner of a 89 Nissan Patrol, And now, with more than 500,000 k's on the clock, it is still banging along, the old girl gets an oil and filter change every 5000 k and just keeps on going, I don't know how many times I've heard people say, " I had one of those, wish I'...

Question out of left field (sorry). How many motor homes tackle the gibb, the savanah way, and development rd to the tip. Cheers bass

Husband called his wife on the phone: Honey Ive been asked to go fishing in China with my boss for a week. This is a good opportunity for me to get the promotion. So could you please pack enough clothes for a week, set out my rod & fishing box. Were leaving from office & Ill swing by the house to pick m...

I have a 20A DC-DC charger fitted to my Van, it has a MPPT controller fitted to its innards. Do I have to remove the MPPT controller from my Solar Panel so it accepts going through it. I hooked it up and the dc-dc started flashing, not charging battery. I hooked Solar Panel direct to the battery and it is cha...

slowely making my way to greens lake by the end of oct. After a farm stay near echuca Im looking to stay at a old haunt whroo forest. I used to camp when young at whroo with friends. Going stay at Green camp if it looks ok. Have a few friends in the area who are going to visit and try our luck looking for a nugget o...

While we met up with our mate Dougwe at Gin Gin a few weeks ago He told us put some screws in to the fridge air vents before you loose them so next day we went of to the hardware shop in town to get some stainless steel screws what we installed right away When we left after 6 days at Gin Gin we headed towards Mingo...

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We have a Prado 120 and a Traveller van and we are having trouble in some caravan parks clearing thier gutters. Would air bags help on the Prado and what can we do to the van to lift it any suggestions please

does anyone know if the road from Kyneton to Heathcote via Redesdale and Mia Mia is ok for towing 22ft van? Thanks Stu

Traveling back from a trip to SA we stopped in at Echuca. One of Victoria,s top tourist destinations. We arrived around 8.50am and where lucky enough to get a parking spot near the Council Chambers. We are a long setup & took up 3 parking bays. We where hoping to stay most of the day however parking i...

When i did handyman work in Kiwiland, I often had to fix wter leaks in roofs, joinery and bathrooms. The lesson i learned was to think like water - I come out here, but where can I get in, which direction will I travel ( mot always downhill, think capillary action). I've had a leak in a rear internal locker s...

Just spent two nights, only supposed to be one, but we went shopping yesterday, and decided it was too late to head off somewhere else, so went back to the Port camp - excellent spot - toilets and showers about 50m away, dump point, and potable water is available at the camp. People next door had a Fiat as w...

Hi all, can anyone of the experienced people on this forum tell me what is the smallest van on the market with a toilet (no shower) poptop or solid. Currently have olympic 1000, small but has everything We need & is great to tow. Joda.

September temperature records were broken in south-east Queensland as the mercury soared above 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the region.Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Steve Hadley said new records were set west of Brisbane when it reached 40.1 degrees in Ipswich, as well as 39.5 in Gatton and 3...

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Hi all. I have been told by a few Nomads that if there are no signs on free camp spots regarding grey water that it is okay to discharge on trees etc. As long as you don't mess up areas where vans etc will park. Any thoughts to the negative ?

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I would be interested in comments from anyone who has stayed here. see post on free/budget WA topics on this forum Cheers Moonraker