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We lost some keys - somewhere - the outside locker ones - one of which is for the gas bottles -rang Northside Caravan Repairs, 2/22 Dellamarta Road, Wangara. They said bring it in (motorhome) we'll see what we can do - get there, guy comes out with a box of keys - starts trying them in all the affected lock...

Hi, We are planning to travel across the top end from Cairns to Darwin next April after the wet with our 23ft caravan and Ford Ranger. I'm sure this information is available somewhere, but we just can't find it - what is the Northern most route we can take on sealed roads. We don't want to go off-road, bu...

Talking to a coupla Solar installers doing a home up oyr srtreet. (60% here have Solar on roof now.) We were talking panels. Longevity. reliability. Change in SOME of the Chinese equipment (For the better in some cases). Also we were talking battery packs for home. (Smaller for vans, M\Homes etc.) ...

Had a phillips head screwdriver slip today, and it went right through a finger. Have got plenty of scars on hands due to a life of doing stuff, but I can tell you this hurt more for a little while, than most anything else. I don't recommend it. Does feel somewhat better now though after a few hours. Cheers,...

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I received my renewal for van insurance today and was gobsmacked at the extra $305 price increase on last year's premium. The van is insured for 51k and I'm now paying $1324. After phoning them to complain they did reduce the price a little. Yes, I know you only get what you pay for etc but I don't know h...

Hello, I'm trying to bypass the original thermostat on my waeco CRX140lt 12v/240v compressor fridge with a digital thermostat and wondering if anyone has done the same and can provide some assistance in identifying the various coloured wires coming out of the block adjacent to the compressor. I ma...

Hi all, I have ordered a brand new Avan Cruiser 5. As they are so busy down there at the factory in Victoria, wont receive it till March. In a way this is not a bad thing as can now make sure have a cleared area with a concrete slab and have made up a massive Christmas list. This may sound like a silly question, b...

A drover from a huge cattle station in the outback appeared before St Peter at the pearly gates. "Have you even done anything of particular merit?" St Peter asked. "Well, I can think of one thing," the drover offered. "On a trip to Broken Hill, I came across a gang of bikers who were threatening a young sh...

A man living in North Dakota, woke up one morning and realised there was a Grizzly Bear on the roof. He looked up Bear removalist's in the Yellow pages - Dialled the closest one and asked him to come and get thee Bear. The removalist turned up in a rusty old truck with a cage on the back. He had a ladder, a bas...

Three woman die and there souls are whisked away to meet St Peter at the Pearly Gates. The first woman is greeted by St Peter and he asks her what she did during her life on earth. She answers, well I was a doctor, I tendered to the sick and in-firmed. That's wonderful said St Peter, Go over to that cloud over...

Business was bad for Bill. He had to dismiss one of his employees, but he couldnt decide who should be let go: Jack or Jill. Finally, he decided to call one of them into his office. Jill, he said, I have to either lay you or Jack off. Youre going to have to jack off, then, Jill said. Ive got a really bad head...

Any views on a camp site free or camping ground in Yass NSW?

Hi to all out there. Can anyone recommand a suitable place for overnight stay with easy access to water to lower kayaks for paddling? Thanks heaps. Gitta

I remember the corned beef of my Childhood, And the bread that we cut with a knife, When the Children helped with the housework, And the men went to work not the wife. The cheese never needed a fridge, And the bread was so crusty and hot, The Children were seldom unhappy, And the Wife was content with her lo...

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Hi Some years back I changed my insurance on our house to Budget Direct, and received a good saving from our previous insurer. The premiums have increased a bit each year but reasonable we thought. They were recommended on here if I remember correctly. However my new premiums have arrived and I was sho...

Hi everyone! I'm a 40 year old bloke who's currently planning a 5-6 month trip doing half a lap of our beautiful country and I'm hoping some of you lovely folks might be able to offer some advice to a first time caravan buyer. Basic plan: I just placed an order for a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk. Now I...

i have just joined this website having purchased a silverline outback a couple of months ago. The van is just on three years old and the previous owner used it sparingly and onply in caravan parks. I bought the outback to travel off the grid and found that the first time I free parked , after a week of carav...