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Wednesday April 12, 2017 - 10:18 EST People sent images of themselves coping with the cold to the ABC Darwin Facebook page.- ABC licensed Darwin and the Top End have experienced their lowest April temperature in decades as unusual weather conditions saw rain act like an air-conditioner and caus...

We watched a DVD with Roothy and two others crossing the Nullabour from Ceduna going west. They had a mobile home, a poptop caravan and a Jayco swan. The vans both being towed by a Subaru. They stayed at a free camp by a lake or water anyway, somewhere between the border and Norsman. Would anyone have watc...

PLEASE - My caravan was stolen today from a property at Karalee near Ipswich Qld. Its a 22ft Aussie Wide, model Waratah, with Qld Rego 510 QWB. It is colour white with black checker plate at the front and sides and has 2 yellow jerry cans in holders at the back of the van plus a plumbers cylinder for awni...

Hi. New to this forum and was wondering if anyone can help me. I'm currently looking at buying a new crusader 18' Van. I was verbally quoted $500 to fit a grey water tank at build. I have now ordered the van and the salesman has now quoted me $900. Has anyone recently added a grey water tank and if so what was t...

Camped at Mambray Creek in the Southern Flinders Ranges. Mid winter, cold but not wet. The rig on the highway. Sidecar outfit provides touring and shopping once we're settled. The canoe is a home built 18' cedar plank canoe cut in half to fit the trailer. Bolted together once it's on the beach to go ex...

Cyclone Cook has been downgraded to a mid-latitude cyclone as it bears down on New Zealand's North Island, but is still expected to be a severe storm when it hits on Thursday afternoon. The region is bracing for high winds, heavy rain and more flooding. https://twitter.com/i/redirect?url=https%...

We need to beware of phone callers , We have had lots of calls from people claiming to be Telstra , Today we had a call from Telstra with our details on usage and account number , The purpose of the call was to make sure we we were getting the best deal , Well I was offer all this stuff that I felt We didn't need fo...

TAS has now joined QLD, NT, and the ACT, to ban rude slogans on vehiclesBasically any vehicle with rude slogans can be de-registered, if it was registered in that stateBelow is the newspaper article linkhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-07/wicked-camper-tasmanian-law-explainer/84234...

Hi All, I have the Primus IQ and have noticed lately that the red operating light is on dimly all the time, never used to be the case, any ideas as to what this might mean? Cheers Vince

Someone asked how to get water to the toilet . This may solve the problem

Fitting out the van cupboards etc with tray, holdalls etc... Anyway, someone generated an issue with our Aircommand Heron 2.2 Aircon, spent lots of time over the weekend trying to fault find the issue. No luck by today, so I looked up Service Agents for Aircommand in Townsville - FNQ Auto Air Gave them...

Jane and Arlene are outside their nursing home, having a drink and a smoke, when it starts to rain. Jane pulls out a condom, cuts off the end, puts it over her cigarette, and continues smoking. Arlene: What in the hell is that? Jane: A condom. This way my cigarette doesn't get wet. Arlene: Where did you g...

Stevie Wonder is playing his 1st gig in China and the place is packed to the rafters. In a bid to break the ice he asks if anyone has a request. One chap jumps out of his seat in the 1st row and shouts at the top of his voice "Play a jazz chord! play a jazz chord!" Amazed that this guy knows about the jazz infl...

Seeking advice from any others who have experienced a wet bed head and mattress after driving in rain towing Coromal Element 542 or similar. Have met a couple of people with same problem. Van is 2014, and we bought it one year old. First trip North we drove through heavy rain from Perth to Galena camp and...

Two old diggers had been out in the bush for ages, their ute had broken down and they were just about on their last legs trying to walk out of the bush and find help. Finally, in the distance, they saw the few buildings and sheds of a small bush town. As they entered town a signpost informed them the town's na...

Monday April 10, 2017 - 15:56 EST Australia's late-season cyclone surge continues this week and Darwin may be impacted in the coming days. As Cyclone Ernie wanders off into the Indian Ocean today without having impacted Australia's mainland, another system is brewing to the north of the country...

The showgrounds at Hobart (Glenorchy) have been renovated apparently, and there are now more water taps, power boxes and the amenities are much better. 1don't know re the cost now - but was $25 in 2013

Aussie Paul.

Hello all - I recently returned from a BlazeAid Camp for the St. Ivans fires near Dunedoo. I found it to be a very rewarding experience. The generosity of people is unbelievable in times of crisis - the donations were incredible. I also met some great people. They had 3 camps for this fire - one at Dun...

Hi. Don't know if this is the best place to post this but here goes. I have had a Ray 14 for many years and love it. I have just completed renos to go off grid for (I think) as long as we want. Are there any other Avan Ray owners out there that want to swap ideas on improvements or additions you have made ? Look for...