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Hi all I am new to the forum but not to the grey nomad brigade. We have had 3 caravans and currently have a Hamilton Retreat 2014 which we have had since new. Has anyone had trouble with the external clearance lights filling up with water & hence not working. We have brought this to the attention of the...

I'm sure many of you have had the unpleasant experience of using the weird and disgusting dump site at Yulara - Uluru village but just in case you have not had that pleasure, this is what you will find. Firstly the caravan park has everything including cabins and all the good stuff and a great Overflow pa...

Hi all, back from Indonesia, caught up with the washing, downloading photos and compiling notes. Happy reading. Sorry for its size, more photos than reading.....

This is more of a solution than a repair question, I recently bought a soft top camper and have been doing everything to it to make sure I reduce any problems I might have on the road. We are doing a trip from Perth to Sydney and back again so a few klms will be covered. The electrics have been renewed and repl...

We left central Victoria on June 18th. We got 30km from Wagga and the water pump on the Holden V6 engine seized. Three freezing days there then we snaked our way through the Great Divide to the Wyper Scout camp Bundaberg. $10 a night, spacious, relaxing. Free camps in Texas, Binnaway, Bellata, Feder...

Just a little something to kill a little spare time. Which most on here have. else we wouldn't be here. Would we now! ! !. -- Edited by macka17 on Saturday 15th of July 2017 11:10:40 AM

We have just joined this form and are looking forward to exploring all the topics posted. We run a Ford PX Ranger towing a Mars forward fold Spirit camper trailer. We have travel extensively every second year with our last 4 month trip in 2016 leaving our home in Hobart and travelling up the Oodnadatta...

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A police officer pulled over a bloke and asked him for his license, the bloke said "sorry I must have left it at home". The officer said "Ok, can you at least identify yourself"So the bloke adjusted his rear view mirror, took a quick look at himself and said: "Yes, it's me."

Have a problem on the road at present with intermittent tripping of 240 volt operation of heater on Jayco van. Unit trips the the safety fuse quite often for no reason after heating for several hours or days, waiting for it to always trip which has now occurred. Are we looking at a heater coil replaceme...

Hi All I have just purchased a sat dish and Vast decoder. I have tried to set it up but aren't having any luck. I can not get ch 800 on my Vast decoder. I have used the satellite pointer app on my phone. 37,54'26 S 144,37'51 E 44.5 d Dish looks to be facing the correct way as per info given by the app. Angle is se...

I'm interested in what type of Insurance people have when flat towing car behind motorhome. We've always had full comprehensive with KT but the cost now is worth more than the Suzuki . When I rang around as soon as I mentioned flat tow ,they didn't want to know us. Cheers Mick

Countdown is on the the battle of S.O.O. 2017 at Lang Park next Wednesday. Now being a born in Queenslander and having played my first game in Queensland, I think I will go for a win for the MIGHTY MAROONS. what do you think..... ( now that's leading with my chin.) Jay&Dee

G'day, I'm 66 and have been writing original songs nearly all my life (never professionally) and I've decided to put them up onto YouTube for free. I've just started putting them up and so far have 17 of my songs on YouTube. By the end of the year I hope to have about 60 or so songs on that site. It's not comme...

Hi to all. I have designed a tent peg tool that allows people with crook backs/knees etc; to drive / set them without the need to bend down OR use a hammer. The prototype is completed and field trials concluded. My question to my fellow Nomads.... Is there a need for such a tool firstly. secondly; the pro...

Pleased with my recent solar installation (15 x 265w panels). Today at noon it was "8 degrees / feels like 5" yet my house solar panels were running at just below 80% efficiency.

We're thinking of buying a new Jayco Starcraft 16' Outback poptop and we're interested in other peoples views, good or bad. We intend to freecamp a fair bit so would be relying on the solar/battery system to power the van. Most of the dirt roads travelled will be formed gravel roads but do expect to enc...