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An Old Cowboy's Advice * Keep your fences horse-high, pig-tight & bull-strong. * Keep skunks & bankers & lawyers at a distance. * Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. * A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. * Words that soak into your ears are whispered...

THINGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME: 1. My mother taught me about WEATHER. "Your room looks like a tornado hit it." 2. My mother taught me about RELIGION. "You better pray that comes out of the carpet." 3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. "If you don't straighten up I'm going to knock you into the middle of ne...

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Hi Has anyone who owns a coromal van replaced the existing 4 pin fluros oval shaped lens with led`s and if so how and what type of led ,any info will be good.as I find the existing lights in kitchen area not really bright enough.thanks mike g

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Been quiet on the GN site for a while, but I'm prompted to post by a selfish road-hogging RV 'brother'. Was a reasonably large van towed by a Landy, an out-of-stater obviously on tour and feeling cruisey, but there is really no excuse. Courtesy shouldn't be left at the front gate. I guess we joined...

I am interested to know if people are in a caravan club and if so has it been a good or bad experience ? What is good about it and what is bad about it ?

Gday... So often on this, and other forums, there is the debate on just what vehicle can tow what van. I came across this article recently, and thought it valuable to share. Please, open the link and read the article in full ... it has some very good information and food for thought. http://caravanbuye...

Ok, Who si fishing the Murray and have yiu caught any Cod or for that matter any Yellowbellies.?? And what bait is the best to use.? Jay&Dee

Hardly used includes extra Steam Pudding tin and Cake tin also trivot recipe book and padded storage bag $160 -- Edited by jebs on Saturday 20th of May 2017 04:37:08 PM

Hi all Is it busy going North yet please? Been up/down heaps of times so know the way. Reason is I may stay at CP's on the way as I'm feeling the cold this year badly and may not free camp every night. If I need to book ahead it would good to know this now. Head off on 22May. Your current info appreciated. Cheers...

Ere we go. Who's game to post their Car, Van and combined weights of rig on here now. OR are that many over and won't admit to it. Starter. 2010 D-Max. 2.75t loaded . 1999 Coromal 535 semi offroader 1.86k Loaded no water. Towbar.. Around 210kg. Depending on tins etc in front galley. Next.........

Hi everyone, we are about to head north in early June from Melbourne up to the Daintree ( in our 2 door Prado & 21'6'' van) & have always gone either up the Hume to Sydney then the coast from there to Cairns or Newell hwy to Brisbane we have planned to go to Charters Towers then onto the coast from t...

Warning to all diesel vehicle owners. This fuel is for specialy engineered units if you accidentally use it you will have major problems and the cost to repairr could be in the region of $10-20,000 to fix

Queensland Caravan Rego.Just received the Queensland Rego bill for our 22 ft Semi Off Road Coromal Princeton $195.35Small increase I guess for inflation as last year was $188.75.Not sure how it stacks up against other States charges.But a fair price me thinks to have our home on the road.Of course I...

Leaving Adelaide to Broken Hill, then onto Cobar, Bourke. Any good camps around there would be good to know. I am planning around 10 - 12 weeks away. Taking my little buddy 'Boo' with me. Heen

Hi again Well we have the kayak and the roof racks now the decision whether to carry it right way up or upside down. It is a sit on top and the base is very contoured so we would need to purchase cradles to add to the roof racks. It seems to me that if it is upright it will fill up with rain???? And yet I was told th...

THIS WILD PIG WAS CAUGHT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA... You might think twice next time about wandering around in the scrub. This pig was caught at Roy Hill Station, via Newman, Pilbara, Australia! They only caught it because their dogs were going missing - it was eating them. !!! -- Edited by kiwijims on Fr...