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I haven't used the van in 18 months. Gas comes through to stove, oven and hot water, but the fridge will not light. I've tried it regularly over the last 3 weeks, numerous times. It was supposed to be fixed several times, but the guy is sooooooo busy... There doesn't appear to be a pilot light, and as it's...

I was rather pleased with this photo taken at Gnungan Cliffs in the West Kimberly in May.

Getting back to that DD thing, I come in here for fun and entertainment and that's my choice. If DD comes in here for hard work that's his choice I suppose. Sorry Cindy but I was a late starter.

DOES ANYONE KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO CAN PROVIDE 1:1 LESSONS FOR TOWING/BACKING? I'VE JUST TAKEN DELIVERY OF A NEW VAN & I CAN'T TRAVEL TO OR CONCENTRATE FOR THE FULL DAY COURSES! I LIVE IN A NORTHERN SUBURB OF MELBOURNE! THANKS! CHEERS! KATH

Hi All We are currently at Ulladulla and looking at an easier drive back to Melbourne on the Hume rather than back along the Princes Hwy. Anyone have experience getting across to the Hume, ie through Nerriga, Braidwood, Canberra or would it be better to go up to Goulburn? I have been on the Kings Hwy from...

Single retired man, 55, ready to commit to super long term house-sit,animal sit,and garden care. Pet free here however I love animals,. I only take on extra long term sits, that's more than 5 years and this could be forever if needed. Flexible...thats me, so Im very open to your needs and requests eg fo...

We are shortly to become completely debt free, and plan to lease the house and travel around for a bit. Ideally, we would like to travel without impacting too much upon our savings, and without dipping into our Super too early (I'm currently mid-fifties). It doesn't matter how many times I sit down to w...

A friend that we met through this forum passed away this week, after complications from an earlier operation. Very sad to hear - some of you may know him, he called himself Rover - we called him "The Doc". Some from Greens Lake, or Wuruma Dam may remember him as Rod. A; true gentleman and a lovely perso...

Probably a stupid question.... we hope to camp out at a friends place and wish to use the toilet in caravan...can we empty the cassette into a normal dunny? and if so, what do we put in the cassette? Is the napisan ok? Figure it should be cos I recall soaking my kids nappies in a bucket of napisan and throwin...

For those interested the Australian Red Cross have a free app available for androids. May also be available for iPhone but I'm unsure. This is a great app that saves taking another book. And it seems to be designed those that have never been trained. Given grey nomads often travel to remote areas it c...

Hi everyone in the group. (Happy Campers with Disabilities)We were able to sneak a few days away from July 18th. We just needed to veg out. First day saw us arrive 80km north from Ballarat to Teddington Reservoir. A good chance to try out our satellite vast tv again, which worked well. Unfortunately in...

Apologies if this has been posted before. I have looked through the forum and can't find anything, so here goes..... We have a Toyota Coaster bus converted into a motor home. It runs on 24 volt; 2 12 volt batteries in series. We have been looking for a 24 volt solar power set up. Seen hundreds of 12 volt sy...

There are important questions to be answered about recent LGBTI bathroom legislation and whether transgender people will be permitted to use a restroom of the gender that they "identify" with or be required to use the restroom of their biological gender.If the latter, will public restrooms be re...

The bride of fourty years would like to do a Pacific Island cruise. I need to know stuff. Only overseas place we've been to is Frazer Island. Companies to avoid, where on the boat to stay, all the hints and tips that you've learnt on cruising. Cash/cards. All help appreciated.__________________

Hi All Doing to much reading about different vans. The Vans will be new they are Galaxy Defender 20feet, Crusader Excalibur Duke 20.6feet lots of mods to it for our likes or a Olympic Champion 21.6 feet made with what we want. The Olympic dealer is local and have a lot of confidence in them providing a va...

I just stumbled across this from the AL-Co web site. Very informative especially for new caravanners. Its a long read but well worth it. http://www.alkoauthentics.com.au/caravansafety.html#.Wd34BDtx3IU Bob.

Best & proven way to remedy that is to remove the whole crackle from the meat. Place it on a plate & put a few sheets of paper towel over it. Put it in a microwave oven for 2 minutes then let it rest. The crackle will spit & make crackling noises while cooking but the paper towel helps keep the ove...

Well, watch a good game this arvo. Wife of 46 years and a closet Richmond supporter sat through whole game.9 She said " what happened to half time nibblys) Will have to drill a few holes into meranti frame for her for next year. It will be 2018 -year of the Demons, I hope. cheers Craig

Thxs for all the info on fuel consumption . On another tangent , I have read in a couple of other forums that the engine braking down hills in the 200 is not very good any comments ? Also that there was some issue with the v8 diesel with oil consumption , love to hear any comments eitherway . We have to either g...

At the risk of being attacked by less imaginative members of this forum, there are many other sections of it to post in. If you have a question about your route go to ROAD CONDITIONS. If you have a question about your rig or the purchase of a prospective one go to TECHIES CORNER. If you are looking for a ca...