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Gooday All first time on the forum , bit of history .Towed a 23 van on working trip 45 years ago for a couple of laps and a few trips in the last 12 years with a small camper mostly in WA. Looking to buy a 196 to 21 van in the near future 3 to 4 months. Keen for the On The Move with the huck riveted chassiss and the air...

Hi. I have a nervous partner who gets very anxious on steep sideslopes and winding roads. Which route would be better to take from Sapphire Coast back to Hume Hwy and then south plz? Chèers Peter

I know it's dangerous and most likely highly illegal ....... But........ I have a 1000 watt inverter hooked up to my batteries under the bed and need a simple way of connecting the inverter output to the van 240 volt circuit so that I could use any power point in the van to run any appliances to 1000 watt...

Hi all. Am seeking advice as to whether the battery charger should be off while using the inverter. Regards Geoff

The sights you see when travelling can bring a smile to the dial. Went north to Dubbo last weekend and being a long weekend thought there would be heaps on the Newell Hwy. But no, quiet as a mouse, and only 1 cop car, that was in Parkes, a bullwagon and pulled the bloke up behind me. Not much to see on that trip...

Here in Vic we have a bloke with MND who has (together with his family) raised more than 100 million dollars over the last ten years to help find a cure for this horror disease. Neale Daniher is his name. He has MND. In the recent Kings birthday awards the top award went to a recently retired pollie. What wa...

I have just received our new Chinese Heater ex Amazon. As expected the metal Exhaust pipe is not long enough so I purchased a radiator hose ex Super Cheap which will allow me to extend the exhaust fumes from under the van to the outside on the offside. One certainly would not want to have it exiting on the a...

Government's last cost cutting hospital savings, removing scrubs.

Hi all, this is my first post here but I just wanted to warn everybody about the dangers of these new fangled types of electric generators. I won't name the company as I don't want to get in trouble, but it wasn't one of the bigger names in these types of generators, more like a cheap generic Chinese brand t...

Hi there, Just letting you know, if you are heading north, or any which way I guess, the water Tower in Theodore Qld has been painted by Drapl and The Zookeeper and there's also a wall mural done by Drapl. Both finished in May '24 by what I was reading (and pictures) on Facebook. Cheers.

For my 2-bobs worth, I think that it is as useless as proverbials on a bull. What relevance to driving skills is: Age - it's automatic at 70-something. Age discrimination at it's most blatent. Memory - maths and literal test. Fail to see the relevance here too. i can't read and I'm hopless at adds...

Just thinking longer term and was wondering about the general level of fitness and or flexibility required for all things associated with towing a caravan post retirement age (65), assuming a leisurely pace rather than a marathon race. I would be interested in feedback from experienced caravann...

I am a "young" 85-year-old and still trying to remember how I used to hit a golf ball a long way. Yesterday at my home club, I had a bad day score-wise. After 4 holes of play, I decided to pull out of the round. Reason, I was 12 over the course par after 4 holes. My handicap is 34. It should be LIV ( Roman for 54)...

Regional Queenslanders say electric vehicles worth it for fuel savings but challenges remain: He paid $72,000 for his EV and has driven 70,000 kilometres in the 18 months he's owned it. "If I'd done that same 70,000 kilometres in our old LandCruiser that would have been about an extra $35,000 just i...

Thanks for accepting us. We've just spent the last 14 years cruising on our 52 foot sailboat, but have decided to swallow the anchor and go land cruising. We intend do station work as we go as we have a farming background. Looking forward to inland travelling on some of the tracks. Just bought a Great Aus...