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hi folks, Looking at getting an Android 4G mobile phone to take to UK on trip and then using over here (don't use one yet!). Would like to be able to use the wiki camps app, including satellite setup app as my Samsung Galaxy Tab A does not have a compass module built in. It also seems like a lot of phones no l...

Hi all Ok thinking of a composting toilet how good are they? Natures Head by eviro Pro. Thinking of getting one. The other alternative is a cassette toilet but they are all rear empty I cant find on with front cassette removal.

Hi guys"n"dolls. I have only been doing this retired and travelling thing for only a month now. I am blown away by the amount of people who have been on the road for years, but ask them if they kept a diary, or blog, or are keeping track of where they stay, how long they stay, services where they stay, near to...

Hi all, we are hitting the road very soon to head to SA for another job. Plan to go via Bourke, Wilcannia & Mildura. Need advice on stops, pet friendly (2 kelpies with us) and preferably free. We will be taking the ute only, staying in a tent. Day 1 we are looking to stop around Barringun, Ennogia or...

Little Johnny watched his daddy's car pass by the school playground and go into the woods. Curious, he followed the car and saw Daddy and Aunt Jane in a passionate embrace. Little Johnny found this so exciting that he could hardly contain himself as he ran home and started to tell his Mother. 'Mummy,...

This is the longest of the Hayman Reece drop shanks Part No 50153 - 160 mm. Needed for some high 4x4's I have only used it twice for about 500km's and then changedÂ the tow vehicle. So no longer required. This is as new condition with only minor paint damage. RRP $330. Paid $300 sell for $220. This i...

Aussie Paul.

Aussie Paul.

Hi all. We will be starting our trip around Australia next month starting from Caloundra on the Sunshine coast. but we're not sure now what to do because of the damaged done by Cyclone Debbie. Whats your views on this? Cheers Troy & Kim

I've located a VW campervan 2016 with only 8800km, it suits me perfectly but here;s the catch...................1 single bed ( I'll be travelling solo). Down the track when I get past travelling will it hold it,s value like a a 2 birth or should I keep looking?

We've all seen how obtaining news about what's going on in the world or locally used to come via the newspaper, then radio, TV and currently computer news either free or subscribed. Anyway I reckon it's just about arrived at a point where it can take your breath away in the way it's done with drone footag...

Camped at Copeton Dam (Eastern Shore) - near Inverell NSW - Yeoeleven (John) for those that know him - you can imagine how excited he was when this was on his line. He had put it out overnight with a bell on it - went to bed, never heard it ring. Luckily others camped nearby did, and pulled it in. Well done...

Have spent the last month travelling around Western Victoria just being a gypsy. No plans in particular other than seeing many of the out of the way places I have not been to before. Much of the time I have had no idea where I will be tomorrow. Many days it really has been a case of choosing left or right at in...

Many of us spend a considerable amount of our time in the Aussie Bush. These free apps put out by each State Museum are very handy for identifying wildlife that you may encounter. Knowing exactly what you're looking at enhances your enjoyment on your travels, we reckon. There's one for every State, en...

W.A, can't miss out on all the fun, HERE COMES ERNIE !!!Tropical Cyclone Ernie (Category 2) was located at 8:00 am AWST is 720 km southeast of Christmas Island [and 870 km north northwest of Exmouth] and moving south southwest at 12 kilometres per hour. Tropical Cyclone Ernie has rapidly develope...

Dregs of #CycloneDebbie pass over part of #NZ: thinking of people of #Edgecumbe evacuated from their homes today: http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2017/04/weather-dregs-of-cyclone-debbie-pass-over-new-zealand.html8:16 AM - 6 Apr 2017 K.J. -- Edited by kiwijims o...

Hi there, my hubby and I are planning a 6mth trip around our beautiful country with our van Departing Jul 17. We've not done such a big trip before. Do you have any tips & must see places for us. We're in SA & are heading west 1st. Thanks in advance

Id love to chat with those who live on the road. Id love to hear your stories, the good and the bad, where you are and what you are doing and I guess just live vicariously through you until our time comes.

when welding on vans chasis should you disconnect your battery

I have just replaced a lot of hot and cold water pipes under the van.Now the water pump wont go .If i run leads straight from the battery it works.Any ideas?