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Hello to all. Like many we are planning the country travels within Australia. Our intention is to buy a new VW 340 plus Trakka. We like the vehicle and it appears to suit our dreamed of purposes. We still work but that is quite flexible. We would not intend a working holiday just a calm relaxing holi...

There has been quite a bit of rain here recently and the edges are a bit muddy. The day was sunny but there was an icy wind blowing. We moved on to Aysons Reserve which is beautifu. Staying overnight then moving on to see the painted silos at Brin an a couple of other places. I am trying to update some photos o...

Good afternoon fellow forum members,i am in the process of purchasing a portable satellite dish with the VAST decoder, my question is what do members do at night time after they have finished using theirs,do you take it apart,store it, or just leave it outside and hope it doesn't go missing?What do yo...

New, never used CPAP 12 volt shielded DC lead with spare fuses. Will work on most CPAP machines. $20 + postage. Aussie Paul. -- Edited by aussie_paul on Sunday 12th of February 2017 05:18:36 PM -- Edited by aussie_paul on Sunday 12th of February 2017 05:26:03 PM

G'day Our 10 year old small Dometic 3 way seems to have stopped working on 240 & gas. Very little sparemoney so any other suggestions on what could be wrong PeteM

2018 Planning Trip Perth to Redcliffs Vic First long trip "new to caravaning the van is a A'van 2004 Pop Top 18ft any advice, tips, info on safe free camps, sight seeing,.... would be greatly appreciated. Leaving June 2018 but before then I'll do a few short trips here in WA's South & North..

I have a Living Edge van now 2 and a half years old and with the onset of winter I had to wait till midday when things warmed up to get hot water. I removed the tempering valve from under the van so that hot water runs from the heater to the tap. Any thoughts on this ?

Has anyone experience travelling Australia by VW 340 Trakka? Replies much appreciated as we are looking to doing this July 2018.

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Hi all, Planning to sell up and travel our great country for as long as we can in the next year or so. Really like the idea of a fifth wheeler but don't see many around, any advice on fifth wheeler verse caravan. Bye the way this is my very first post so lovely to meet you all. -- Edited by yettogo on Sunday 6th...

Sorry all but couldn't help myself. Now, I decided to read through pages of stuff after doing the search thing on this great forum but no where does it state if the, for example and in my case I have a van that weighs in at 2.7t so 3t min is needed by the shackle, my shackles have 2t on them BUT is 3t needed per sh...

BRAVE HARLEY ENTHUSIAST A Harley Enthusiast (Biker) is strolling through the Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney, when he sees a little girl leaning into the Lions' cage. Suddenly, a Lion pounces at the fence and grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her inside, under the eyes of her screaming pa...

1st timers southward bound - checking out camp sites towing a 20ft van and curious about how easy the road is en route to and camping around Lakes Entrance. Places like Genoa, Mallacoota, Marlo Beach, Orbost, Bairnsdale.......free/low cost/van parks. etc., Open to all suggestions help greatl...

hi everyone, we have two water tanks. Do all water tanks have baffles. Strop got told they do not have any. Can anyone confirm this and also, how do we know how much water is in them? Thanks. Rocket

We are travelling down the coast and looking to stay near Bundaberg and trying to decide in which order to try and get a 5 night booking if possible. Options are Moore Park. Burnett Heads, Bargara, Elliott Heads. Any suggestions which to go for . We like fishing, not bowling, not a real busy place and we...

Hi, Would anyone know of a good place to stay in or around Clare South Australia ?

The free camp at cooktown is very dissapointing, you must have not only a black water tank but also a grey water tank and your van will be inspected by a very zealous ranger. If you meet the requirements you can stay for 2 nights. It is also on a dirt road that carries a lot of traffic making a lot of dust and no...

Hi, There's loads of great info on this site, so hoping someone can help me with some recommendations. I'm driving from Melb to Townsville in a couple of weeks time for some fishing. I'm hoping to do the trip in 3-4 days so I'm not looking at sight seeing along the way. I'll be towing a 4m boat so I don't want...

Some months back I brought a spare key for the breakaway switch, cleaning out the caravan boot, came across it, and decided to try it for fit, its the old "not quite the same size" trick! you'd think they could at least standardize on that!