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Hello - today we lost our bathroom window from our Jayco Starcraft 20.62.2 - I had not locked the window in place correctly and it vanished in the excessive wind and rain. The window and one of the arms were lost. Am I able to buy a new window and arms and replace it myself? Any assistance would be appre...

Just recently it became law that motorists must maintain a distance of at least 1 meter when passing bikes. Is there also a law that says bikes must also maintain a certain minimum distance when passing pedestrians?

Stop over at north-east park on the St Helen's side of town, toilets and shower avail, no charge for overnight but charge for shower, $3 for 3mins

Spent the day today in a tinny doing the rounds of 20 yabby nets. We bagged our 150 each and threw back at least that number again. They are cooked cleaned and ready for the table. Now where is that bottle of thousand island dressing. Any favourite recipes. keep it simple Phil

Hello to my fellow travellers, We are getting closer to full retirement and being on the road full time. we have the caravan 22.6" Concept ready to go and are looking at upgrading from our Nissan Patrol 4.2TD to a New Toyota Landcruiser dual cab 70 series. Nothing wrong with our Nissan that we love dearl...

Greetings Fellow Travellers If you are presently touring in Tasmania then there is every likelihood that you may come across Road Closures due to the running of Targa Tasmania. I am competing in Targa in Car #726 which is a black Mazda RX-7... The event started today (April 24) and will continue until...

Hi all. Would you recommend taking Jerry can for a trip around Australia? We've got a large VW LT35 which is pretty good on fuel, but not sure on taking a Jerry can as well. Any info welcome. Cheers Troy

Not suitable for currugated roads.

I currently run a 120ah agm with a single 200w solar panel on top of millard 16ft poptop and want to upgrade system to 2 x 120ah batteries and 300w solar panels.

Hi All. Looking at getting some new pots and pans for our van which is currently our home, been on the road full time almost two and a half years now. Looking at the 'Stone Rock 22 Cooking Set, Aluminium Non Stick 10 Piece Set' listed in Caravans Plus cookware section. Has anyone used these and able to comm...

Visited this nice Micro Brewery today and was pleasantly surprised at the friendliness and quality of the service and food. Located in Mildura on Langtree Ave. Well worth a Visit.

Can forum members in the know, advise as to how to get/start into house sitting? I have done it for friends so I know roughly what it entails. Does one register with a business that deals in this sort of thing? Regards Chris

Extras include Internal: Slide out Bedroom and dining , Large fridge and microwave, full gas/electric stove with oven & grill, loads of bench space & storage, Satellite tv sphere system, Ibis air conditioning unit, Front loader washing machine, Solar panels, Bedroom wall fan. All above...

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We are planning to travel from Bingara to Collarenebri or Walgett and would like to find a nice stop over for a couple of nights, must be dog friendly. I would appreciate any information on this area. -- Edited by Caracampers on Friday 28th of April 2017 01:46:58 PM

Hot water outlet on the caravan literally blew off yesterday. Found a plumber and a new fitting. It was brass not plastic so was confident it would be strong enough . Fitted it and bingo had hot water again. But after a shower today the hot water outlet blew off again !! Is there a thermostat somewhere ?...

I am looking at a jayco heritage or stirling, as I thought that they had a reputation for quality, however I heard recently from a traveler that they are much the topic of conversation in parks, and for entirely the wrong reason??? Any comments Rod.

Hi everyone, we are about to buy our first van, but we need some caravan towing skills, especially reversing (plus the basics). Can anyone recommend a driving school. We are in the Sydney area.