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Does anyone use a device to measure how far their van has traveled? Logistic companies have a gadget attached to their trailer wheels. Aussie Paul.

Reassessing power usage. Anyone know the power usage of the Wineguard amplified wind up/down antennas used on many current vans? Been searching online and 12 volts is the only thing I can see listed. Cheers, John.

A teacher asked her 6th grade class how many of them were Bill Shorten fans.Not really knowing what a Shorten fan is, but wanting to be liked by the teacher, all the kids raised their hands except for Little Johnny. The teacher asked Little Johnny why he has decided to be different... again. Little John...

The woman asked the pharmacist, "Do you have Viagra?" "Yes," he answered. She asked, "Does it work?" "Yes," he answered. She said, "Can you get it over the counter?" "I can, if I take two," he replied.

As t travel weekly to darwin i stop at a parking bay 60 kms south of cooper pedy only to see the istanbul uni have left rubbish and unused food at rest shelter the wildlife have got into it and human waste and dunno paper everywhere so much for respect for our country i have pic but dont know how to post them

Fats Domino has died of natural causes, at 89 years of age He would have been one of the first great singers of my era At around 8 years of age, my older sister was playing some records In those days the gramophone had replaceable needles, which you sharpened on a matchbox When she put a Fats Domino record o...

Gday... cheers - John

Hi All, I have been giving a lot of thought to what Pete and Marion suggested, so I have decided to start posting the rebuild of my old industrial van. It's going to take a bit of time and I will probably make a few mistakes during the process so I am happy with a bit of creative criticism, ideas and/or sugg...

Hi Everyone. Thinking of purchasing the retirement vehicle 4 years in advance. Looking (currently) at medium size SUV. Any comments re Mitsubishi Outlander greatly appreciated. Or any suggestions on any well regarded medium SUV. Currently tow Jayco Penguin (800kg) but may look at possible larg...

Hi All, looking to down load movies now that we have 22gb of data on our dongle. I assume i would be able to download a couple of movies per month with that amount of data. can anybody suggest a safe and free site to download movies through Thanks in anticipation Cheers Bobkat

Our Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel has travelled 23,000 kms without a problem, and has towed a 2.5+ tonne caravan to Tasmania this last 10,000 kms. Happy if you share this information.

Just before I trot off to the generator shop I'm wondering if anyone here has any ideas on what might be wrong with my BlackRidge 2kva Gen . So its done no work at all . Engine runs fine . But no power being delivered . The voltage meter on it shows nil . The overload button is in the in position . I've pulled the...

We are sitting in the Anchorage Caravan Park ( Kalbarri ) at present, The weather could not be better, clear blue skies and a pleasant 25C with light Winds blowing from the South, The town is surprisingly quiet, with the kids now back a school, it makes for some nice lazy days just sitting around and c...

Aussie Paul.

Did you hear about the Kiwi that come to Australia ??? He thought that the Canning Stock Route, was an annual event.

Good evening all! What's the general consensus on the best type of mirrors for towing van? Easy,practical,etc? Thanks Kath -- Edited by Kathleen on Thursday 27th of July 2017 04:36:29 PM

After reading what Jaahn Aus Kiwi and others have said about moveing the voltage regulator,from the portable solar panels to closer to the battery's,it makes a lot of sense so I had a serious look at what's involved today . At the moment the long cable is connecting the panels to the battery. when the r...

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Anyone know what happened to BOM radar at Eucla, appears to have gone Graham

A Duck started to cross the road and a chicken said "Don't do it!" - you'll never hear the end of it.