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Rapid bay is about 90klms South of Adelaide . A lovely Bay with Jetty, fishing, squidding and nice beach to walk on. Toilets, free bbq's. $7 per night. I will be there on Sunday 12th February. Not sure for how long, depends on weather. Come along and meet other Grey Nomads. Helen

hello everyone, in a bit of a pickle. can anyone recommend a mobile caravan repairer geelong victoria. thanks. Rocket

We went with friends to a restaurant on Sunday for lunch and sat in the patio section beside the store. We happened to notice zip lock baggies pinned to a post and a wall. The bags were half filled with water, each contained 4 pennies, and they were zipped shut. Naturally we curious! The owner told us that...

hi all, just been told I need a Cpap, there are apparently 3 subsidized options, rezmed, Phillips and fisher and paykel. I am sure that they are all good, but has anyone got a comparison on 12 volt power consumption, thanks in advance.

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Hi all My husband frequently confuses me and so we go again. He has asked me to find out how handy would a "hema map" be for our big lap around Oz. NOW. I am thinking he means a GPS, as when asked did he mean a map he said no, the gizmos that go on the dash.?????HELP. Anyway would they be worth the cost please. Als...

Whilst our caravan was in storage for 12 months we bought a 3.5 kw generator. Now have the van home and the generator doesn't fit in the van's generator compartment. Misses by about 30mm. We've now sold the generator and looking at buying something that fits but can't seem to find a generator that wi...

I was just reading an old posting where all the solo females had posted re their travels or hoping to travel. If any of you are still around I am thinking of getting a group together for some meet up's. Just in thinking stage at the moment so all suggestions/ideas welcome. Message me on my white board if yo...

Hello to all. I have a 200 series TTD land cruiser and tow my homemade 2.6 Ton (loaded) twin axle caravan. As pictured The minute I leave the last speed speed restriction in any town is to accelerate in "ECO" to 100km/hr, then engage cruise control. Leave it engaged, uphill/downhill/on the flats, unt...

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...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-05/deluge-of-rain-causes-havoc-on-darwin-roads-and-minor-flooding/8242452

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...