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Standing here all alone out in the country air Some may find the life lonely but I don't care I enjoy my own company and do what I will Not until I am dead will I then lay still Everywhere a new adventure every week a new spot This country of ours it has got the lot From cities to towns and everywhere in between...

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Interesting....fast Aussie workers...video on the construction of St. Helena Tunnel on the new road between Ballina & Byron Bay..Hoo Roo https://vimeo.com/175345688?ref=em-share

LOCATED DURING A SEARCH IN THE NERANG AREA ON FRIDAY Attention grey nomads, is this your caravan? See facebook: On Friday, February 3, detectives from Coomera Criminal Investigation Branch executed a search warrant in the Nerang area where they located a number of stolen items including a Drea...

Hi, we are new to this site but what a great forum. I would be interested to know what peoples thoughts are regarding off road travel with either an off road van or a camper trailer. We have just retired, we have a caravan that is semi off road but know that it will not take us to where we want to go, so the debil...

Hi all We are looking for advise on the best route to take from Darwin to Cairns around late May to early June. We have a fully equipped 4x4 Ford Ranger including 150lt long range fuel tank. We will be towing our 24 foot semi off road caravan that is set up for free camping carrying about 270lt of water...

I have been away for a bit Back again now Sorti g out some garden stuff at home , I do hope to travel soon ..... Paul

Hi all We recently went to Sth Aust When we where there the temp got to about 45c and the temp in the caravan with the air con going was about 30c plus, After some investigation I feel that a lot of the Heat was coming from the shower roof vent and the main Roof Vent/Hatch so I put some insulation in both ve...

Just a quick question that I'm sure has been asked before, we have just had a branch of a large gumtree drop off an destroy our awning, door and other gear at a caravan park at Barham NSW. About $5000 worth of damage due to no fault of mine. The owner of the park was very good in cleaning up the mess of the tree v...

Today I saw an ant in my kitchen, I was bored so I put a sugar cube out for her. She had some of the sugar and then off she went (obviously to tell all her friends) so I quickly hid the sugar cube because I want them all to think she is a liar

Once upon a time ... The king called on the royal weather forecaster and inquired as to the weather forecast for the next few hours. The royal weatherman assured him that there was no chance of rain for at least 4 days. So the king went fishing with his wife, the queen. On the way he met a farmer on his donkey...

Correct English Definition I phoned a long standing friend and asked what he was doing. He replied that he is working on "Aqua-thermal treatment of ceramics, aluminium and steel under a constrained environment". (I was impressed......) On further enquiring I learnt that he was washing the dis...

To check how much gas left in gas cylinder just pour hot ( not boiling ) water over cylinde In no time the deviding line between liquid and gas can be felt.

To stop the toilet roll unravelling in transit just slip elastic band over the roll.

I don't know if this works, but I'm going to give it a try at home. I don't know how you'd get along carrying it if you're a fulltime nomad.

As in the heading, they must hold about a weeks supply of each, be ant proof, airtight, not too heavy and all the same size or near enough. Also must not have lids that rattle or unscrew themselves yet must be easy to remove and replace. Something that can hold about a large cupful would do. We've looked f...

In a caravan park the people had their annexes secured with guy ropes, and right beside the pegs in the ground was a little solar garden light. It worked so well, you could see where the guy ropes were at night, and all the coloured lights were pretty too. Those little solar garden lights are $5 each ...

This is not my idea, but an idea from another GN which I saw on their RV recently. (They are away at the moment so hope they don't mind if I post it here. I won't name them without their permission.) If you have unwanted shirts tuck the sleeves and collar in on the shirt, face the shirt backwards and pla...

Here is an idea that works for us, and only costs about $ 5 - $8.00 Purchase a 10L plastic bucket with-out a pourer lip, remove the handle and insert into the bowl of the machine, Removing the Handle of the bucket, will allow the lid of the machine to close fully, Push the bucket down until it rest in the fro...

Hi all, just wondering what is the best cleaner for caravan toilets, assuming that Domestos and similar cleaning products are not suitabl. Thanks k's in advance