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This chair I bought from the Emerald Qld Tip Shop. It was a bit of a mess but gave it a good clean up then spray painted it. Now sitting in my memorial garden where my little dog Daisy is buried. Very pleased with my effort.

Heard a rumour the other day (and I hate rumours) that the camp at Longreach Waterhole, Elliott, Nt, has been closed. Can anyone confirm please.

Memories of past life last century,... for most of us Fathers?....lol..Hoo Roo

1. Trailer Park1918. 2.Motor Home 1926. 3.Single Paddy Wagon early 1900's. 4.Travel Tent,optional accessory 1910. 5.Approved method of changing Street Lamps 1910. 6. What a Job!..Telephone Engineer London 1920. 7. Hair Dryer Saon 1920. 8. Gibson Girl in her Corset early 1900's..caused many in...

As we all know that there is a blitz on caravan weights, I have just had my Galaxy van Re-Certified by having a suspension, brakes, axle and rims and tyres upgraded by a local Campbelltown, Sydney mechanic with an independent Engineers Certificate approved by the RMS. Great job and reasonably priced...

My diesil wagon has never given me a minutes trouble ever,but that changed over the last few days ,we have been camped in some freezing cold sites lately,and old faithful does not like it a bit,when starting first thing in the morning,it tries to fire up and stalls,at least 10 times and gradually start...

Hi all, I was sent this today by Super Cheap Auto today.

Pulled into Bingara today on the river having lunch when up pops a platypus at play . A nature moment indeed

I have fitted spotlights to my hilux ute, wiring them from my high beam wire to a relay with the spotlights then being wired from the relay to the spotlights via a switch in the dash. Everything works as it should, spots come on when the switch is on and I hit high beam,......the problem is that while low be...

Hi, Has anyone camped at this spot. Looking for somewhere fairly quiet and not too close to town. Rod.

Hello there. We are looking to set up a motorhome or a caravan and need a bit of advice and guidance please. I have not towed a caravan for forty years now, and fear it may be beyond me. I am a 1948 model. We want to have an easily accessible vehicle or rig that we can use for short haul trips in Victoria, and we...

After blowing out two rear tyres in 6 months Im looking at fitting a Tyre Pressure Monitor. Have any of our members have one fitted and can they give me an idea of the best type to purchase. I have Jayco Conquest on a Fiat Ducato base. Thanks in advance. Jim

In terms of when we build our new van, weight is a big issue. Have looked into metho cooker. It seems the OH3000 ORIGO 2 BURNER STOVE is common now in campers. The advantages are- no LPG bottle/s and cabinet savings on cost and weight and no gas tradie. I havent investigated metho heaters yet. I'd lik...

For some reason, power from our solar panels is decreasing. We are in region of 75% total eclipse. Reed and Elaine

Hi all, I went down yesterday to do my testing to get my Red P's for my Motor Bike. Yes its official. However what a load of BS. I have ridden bikes for 44 years on and off. However I let my licence laps. In NSW we have a private company that runs the bike training / testing, which is heavily subsidised by NSW S...

Inspiring Navy Seal motivational video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sK3wJAxGfs

Camped near Cohuna on some water, son Matt gave me his fishing tackle and I don't know what to do to catch anything Aussie Paul. -- Edited by aussie_paul on Saturday 26th of August 2017 06:16:01 PM

If anyone is interested and looking for something to do or somewhere to stay and look around, some farmers in the Waroona district are happy to offer their farms for either free bush camping or free camping with power and access to showers and toilets at their farmhouses and sheds for a few days in Octob...

Guys , My wife and I are getting ready travel in the out back and are not sure how, if at all we need to cover all our vents in the van to keep the dust out . Is this an issue to prepare for ? If so any ideas the best way to cover the vents? apprecrate the support

Gday... CAMPS 9 VIC site 42. The administration block and amenities block at the showgrounds are to be renovated, updated and extended. I snipped the above from the following news article - Sale Showgrounds Redevelopment Fees for power sites are currently $22/night - $140/week. No laundry or kitc...