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Hi I am Jacinta Jacobs - an Aussie outdoor enthussiast. I love being out door and enjoys blogging a lot. Glad to be part of a great forum. Nice to meet you all.

Hi, Jo, John & Molly (1yro cat ) Will be heading off on a 6month of so trip in our new but old Isuzu motorhome late April. We will be certainly looking forward to loads of suggestions for our travels.

Hello, just joined, and introducing myself here. Turned 60 last year, and hoping to go places with my 2002 Jayco Freedom pop-top caravan. Not too much experience with caravans, but lots of exp. towing car trailers with heavy loads on them. I suppose the wind factor is one thing that is very different e...

How good is my life now after months in hospital and chemo since feb, daily clexane injections morning and nite, chemo finished and major blood clot gone ( no more injections ) Just blood test every 3months for life and camera up bum every 12 months for life but I can live with that, I control my life now no...

Hi. I am planning a trip to WA (Esperance and Albany) in 2014. I will be towing a Retreat Keppel with a Toyota Prado. My question is what is the best time during the year to make this trip East to West. Looking forward to hearing from fellow travellers. Mike and Sue Wharton Mordialloc, Victoria

Yes the Abdominal Snowman has gone, disappeared, gone completely. I beat the b.........d. I kicked it's a......e. My Oncologist is just as happy as I am. Doesn't want to see me till I come back up in March when I will have a pet scan and catch up with Dr Lane again. Yippeee! !!!!

This is our rig,camping down at Morgans Bridge just out of Bright,one of the nicest parks we have stayed in. Cheers Humpback

G'day. I was wondering if there is anyone out there with a 2015 MQ Mitsubishi Triton that has had the Stone Stomper fitted? As I am not sure which type of Bar option I need to fit across the back of the tub with the current shortish tongue, do I need to get a longer tongue or perhaps fit another type to suit.

Hi all, We are thinking of buying a new Toyota Land Cruiser and as part of our searching for reviews are getting mixed information. We would like to ask for honest opinions from anyone out there who has a Cruiser how many litres per 100 you get when towing a caravan and not towing a caravan. Also informati...

I penned this Friday afternoon but signal wasn't strong enough to post at the time Well here I am at Trigwell Bridge On a sunny Friday afternoon A peaceful and quiet little spot Sunday will come around too soon Its about 36k's out of Boyup Brook About an hour and a half from my home town There's no one els...

Ok, Ok so the figures might not be accurate!The Australian Tax Office actually commented on this one The importance of accuracy in your tax returnThe ATO has returned the Tax Return to a man in Townsville after he apparently answered one of the questions. In response to the question, "Do you have any...

Hi to all the Grey Nomads. I'm a 70 year old Riverina NSW resident and not enjoying the heat at the moment. My wife and I have a 2014 Regal Aussie Cruiser and tugged by a diesel Toyota Prado. For the past two years we have 'flown' north for the winter and plan to return again this coming season, God willing. H...

Hello all, Mags and Spook here. We are pretty much novice travellers, road trips. We are planning a trip to Wooleen Station W.A. in April. All helpful information on best route from Mullewa would be most appreciated. We are travelling from Bakers Hill to Mullewa, staying there one night. So basicall...

Gday... I was sitting under my awning, enjoying the warm early morning sun and a cuppa, and I noticed that my camp had had some visitors during the night. Sprinkled throughout the grass was the evidence. Little black balls of rabbit droppings and some larger ones left by the grazing roos. As I was admir...

who has a satelite dish for there tv in there vans/mhs wondering if this is the way to go for digital tv when traveling or should we just get a digital set top box ? we have a win gaurd tv antenna thing that winds up but couple times the winder thing has come off inside when winding it up or down i wonder how much...

Hi, As a first time traveller of this great country, I was wondering if members could suggest what frequencies I should put into a scan group, e.g general call, chat, emergency, truckpies, etc. Thanks for your assistance

My list of parks that I generally use. There are all sorts of discounts to look out for - plus Wikicamps.Big4Discovery Holiday ParksFamily ParksGo See AustraliaKui ParksPet Friendly AccommodationQld Sunshine CoastQld Gold CoastNSW Tweed CoastNSW North CoastNSW Macleay ValleyNSW Upper South...

Has anyone ever connected two DC-DC chargers in parallel to increase their charge current capacity? EG: Adding an additional 20amp DC-DC charger to an identical unit to get 40amps capability, rather than scrapping the existing 20amp unit and forking out mega$$ for a 40amp unit. If so, did it work o...

Hello one and all, my wife and i have just joined the group and are interested in opinions regarding upgrading our poptop caravan and looking at either a jurgen or a jayco, all comments welcome, regards David W.