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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

Solo and tossing up between keeping a base and making short trips or doing the big circuit. Have an auto 2005 LandCruiser 100 TD GXL that has been the Carport Queen and has only having towed once, my tinny from the yard to the street for its new owner. Set the vehicle up for towing a van and going years ago...

Thanks for the acceptance, long time Caravaner who lost my wife due to bad medical treatment in 2015 now exploring Solo at the moment maybe will find a travelling companion one day.

Hello, and some suggestions please. We are about to do the "Big Lap" in Jan 18, for 12 months; and am about to purchase a generator for the trip. My "on boards" require (if we use multiple devices at once) a 4kva generator. I would value your suggestions. Regards. Hetho.

Hi all.. im new to the clan (obviously) and soon to be taking to the road with my 2 dogs... so... simply put.. Hi to all ... any info or help is very appreciated :)

Hi all We've been on road for 5 months now and prefer to stay in caravan parks. However we're worried that over the Xmas period the rates will be excessive. Anyone have any suggestions for a cheap park in NSW or Victoria please?

Hi all, My wife and I are looking to do the big lap next year when we retire, we think we have decided on the 4x4 and caravan option. Our position is we are pommies who have fallen in love with Oz as we have kids living in QLD. We will be having to leave Oz every 3 months to reset our visa, the research we have comp...

A Police Officer pulled over an elderly couple driving down the freeway He walks up to the drivers side window and asks the husband for his license and registration. The wife, hard of hearing, asks what?! What did he say to you? The husband replies he wants my license! The officer asks him if he knew how f...

A Police officer pulled me over. He said "Papers" I said "Scissors - I win" - and drove off. The blighter must want a re-match, he's been chasing me for 20 minutes.

Hi, we're preparing to take our van for a long awaited cruise and consequently our discussions, etc. have got to the GVM; ATM; GTM; TBM questions. We have a 2007 Jayco Masport Poptop and our "tug" is 1993 series 80 Landcruiser. The VIN plate on the van states: GTM 1333kg; ATM 1494kg; Tare Mass 1194kg....

The power Supply in my 20 YO Westport has finally carked it. On our last trip the LED lights seemed a bit dull & when I turned on the parallel incandescent ones they really went dull. Some wouldn't even switch on. So I deduced that I had no 12v output from the Power supply. Elec tests confirmed thi...

my husband loves bird watching and photography any recommendations or apps to download

Hi I have never heard or seen this before however I have an Anderson plug which is failing. I have followed the current and amps from my solar panels through the solar controller and the watt meter to the Anderson plug which goes into my camper however when I plug in to the camper the watt meter does not pic...

I don't know whether I am just getting too old or if I am just missing something but I thought that battery chargers were meant to charge flat or low batteries. I just bought a cetek d250s dc dc charger for my caravan along with a 200 watt solar panel and I do a lot of bush camping. When I installed the new sys...