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Just be very aware and careful of the wind gusts in NSW at present . I came through a cutting doing 80 kph and the side wind near tipped our 6 ton motorhome over . Lucky there was enough room in lane to correct enough ! The gust wasn't long enough but lighter motorhome or vans could be in trouble !!

My cassette service door key lock latch wasn't coming out far enough to engage. Why I don't know the other lock (without key is OK). As usual I got my screwdriver out and took the lock apart, springs and other bits and pieces sprung out . I managed to recover all the bits, nothing broken but I don't know ho...

Hi and thank you for accepting us Peter and I look forward to retirement hopefully in the not to distant future. We have a Lotus Off Limits Caravan & 2 furboys called Corvey & Ollie who love going away too. Our tug is a 200 VX. Cheers & happy travels

Hi All, We recently bought a double water filter for the van. Although, we usually find water in caravan parks is good. How necessary do you think these are and what price? We bought one at the Toowoomba Caravan Show couple of weeks ago and it was quite expensive and so are the replacement filters......

How, I thought I read recently on the forum about oil grades but can't find it so, I was chatting to mechanic today while getting some work done on my 2014 RG Colorado and I asked what the difference was between 5w30 diesel oil and 5w40, both full synthetic diesel oils. He said 5w40 was thicker and best to u...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-19/explosion-at-kilcoy-caravan-park/8823460

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-19/explosion-at-kilcoy-caravan-park/8823460

Picked up the new 20ft Jayco Conquest and was taking a big chance on buying it over the Internet, but overall am happy with it. I have some things to learn like how to get the Thetford toilet to flush after emptying it (not sure where to put fresh water) Also not sure on how to get the gas hot water to operate,...

Many of you know of my caravan built last year and we did a lap. Apart from a drawbar crack and reweld at Cloncurry it went well for my first van build. We are nearly home from our second trip Victoria to Bundaberg and this 10'8" van is on the cramped side. So we want to sell it and build another, a 15' long 6'8"...

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I think the salesman told us 90 liters each tank. When I got my Hoselink water flow meter a couple of years ago I measured the water into the tanks and of course forgot to write it down. As we are having a couple of weeks away shortly I am making sure van is ready. I decided to measure and calibrate the water in...

We are staying 2 days in Genoa free camp 30th -31st October, Mallacoota 6 days at Shady Gully CP 1st - 6th Nov, then 6 days at Omeo CP 7th - 12th Nov. If you are in the vicinity be glad to catch up with any Grey Nomads. Cheers Bob & Deb

Teacher Arrested. A public school teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a ., a slide-rule and a calculator. At a morning press conference, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he believes th...

SEE FIRE UPDATEShttp://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t55325932/fire-updates/-- Edited by kiwijims on Friday 18th of August 2017 06:45:00 PM -- Edited by kiwijims on Saturday 19th of August 2017 12:30:28 PM

When there is no Stump pipes for your waste such as when you are House sitting etc. and instead of just letting the pipes lay about the ground I have found by putting a washing bag as a sock over ends if drain pipes and clamping it tight around the pipes, I don't have to worry about snakes or any other visito...

Well as the title says while traveling south towards marla 3am approxon thursday ;suddenly a haylo crossed the road about 200m in front of the truck the second driver was sit along side of me we both looked at each other said what the hell was that, now i dont believe in ghosts but was pretty close to both o...

Hi All, We're new to the Forum and just gearing up to pack up the house and store all of our worldly possessions (& some of the kids :) ). We currently live in Sydney and as we are planning on being away for 1-2 years are looking for some good cheap storage. Does anyone have any recommendations I'm find...

Hi all, Its Tomato time. We planted our summer crop this afternoon,2 x cherry tom's, 2 x baby Grape's, and 1x Roma Minies. Retired now we can grow a few of our faviotes to feed the clan. (its been a long time coming,) Summer is coming. What do you grow in your part of the woods? Jim & Lambie

Hi all. We are heading up the Kidman Way NSW at the end of next week. Fri and Sat night in Devenish then heading for Lake Wyangan for a few nights to explore Griffith and other towns. Then thinking of Pub at Mt Hope and Bourke for a few nights each and exploring the rest of the Kidman up to the Q border. Does an...

Ok so the Toyota deal fizzled out, so now I find a Kia Pregio Manual Diesel 145K, almost identical to the toyota. Any feedback here for me please, good or bad.....Thanks