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Hi Folks all the best for your travels in 2017. I'm planning my first big trip in our Van (18 foot Jayco Starcraft outback with a Diesel Prado doing the work) from Perth to Melbourne with a few day stopover in Adelaide on the way. It would be great to hear of the best spots to stop from fellow Nomads. Thinkin...

After experiencing the discomfort and embarrassment of a colonscopy in Alabama. I decided to have my next one carried out while visiting friends in San Francisco, where the beautiful Nurses are allegedly much more gentle and accommodating.. As I lay naked on my side on the examination table, this...

hi all i am looking to buy a fridge/freezer as backup for travelling and unsure what is the best brand to buy. I have been looking at Giant, Kick Ass, could anyone please help? Probably a 60lt for 2 people. Thank you

At last the day has arrived, we are off again leaving Darwin and the Territory heading into Queensland. We must be the slowest nomads, 2 plus years we have been here, working, now house sitting, but today we head into Kakadu for a few days of exploration in the wet with I guess very few tourists then south...

Hi All I am looking for information on how do people know when they need to pay the home Bills whilst traveling fro extended periods Such as Water / Gas / Electric ??? Can you set up to receive bills via email rather than by post ??? Thanks in advance

im towing a 19.5 foot van with a Ford Territory 2.7 diesel .Thining about stepping up to an Everest anyone have any experience with the Everest?

Without saying how old you are, what is something from your childhood that a younger person would not understand For me - 2 jam tin lids and a string in between was our "mobile phone" -- Edited by sir alvisar on Tuesday 17th of January 2017 02:44:57 PM

my new van measures 18 foot four inches on the out side not including the draw bar or bumper bar, its called the 16 foot six inch model ,I said to the dealer what's going on ,oh we measure things from the inside now was his answer, that's stupidity to me, does that mean my four wheel drive is only six foot long...

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Having just had an Aldi split system put in our bedroom I noticed that the pipes do not have any flexible joints. I would like to know, from those that have fitted split systems to their van, if they used any flexible hoses to allow some movement while travelling and splitting the original equipped pipe...

I have a gas/electric Truma water heater that works fine most of the time. The only problem I have with it is on a windy day the flame gets blown out constantly. Does anyone else have this problem? I was thinking of designing a wind deflector that I could clip onto the unit where the dust cowl fits. Any thou...

Now that Xmas and New Year celebrations are over, I will now tell you the not so good news of what has happened to me last October. While I was staying overnight at Rockhampton on my way back home from my trip to visit daughter in Townsville, I received a phone call telling me my Dept. of Housing unit, and th...

A 60 year old lady was standing next to the railing on a cruise ship. .... She was using both hands to hold her hat onto her head so it wouldn't blow away..... A gentleman approached the lady and said ..... "Ma'am, .... I am sorry to bother you but the wind is blowing your dress up"..... The lady replied, ....

Anybody have experience with the road in from Capertee to Glen Davis camp ground and thus access to the Wollemi National Park. Driveing a Fiat motor home so need a relatively smooth road Thanks

well did a few jobs on the van cleaned out the hot water tank found the sacrificial rod is finished presume that I will be able to get one at a caravan shop ? See pic Then after flushing and refilling, had very little water coming through the hot tap, so after reading the instructions, ( yes ladies I read...

Hi folks, We have a two-barrel water filter system under our sink. One of the barrels is leaking at the O-ring seal (there are two O-rings, an inner and an outer- the outer is weeping a little water). My first thought was that the filter was blocked, but on examination it does not appear very dirty, and is...

Hi All While travelling we occasionally need to print docs ,sign and then scan them to email back to sender peviously we have put info on USB and gone into a nearby town and usually found a business that will print then scan for us Sometimes this is not practical Any suggestions on best printer/scanne...

Hi all. Just returned from a two week free camp trip. Small problem. I know the 12v fridge position is not very efficient, when I arrive at destination and fridge may be around 6c , switch to gas and it continues to climb. Sometimes as high as 12c before starting to fall. I have tried setting on everything...

we don't have a off road vehidle, just a small car towing a camper trailer so we need to stick to sealed roads only. any advice would be helpfull

trying to get an idea of what we might do this year travel wise in the van. I often find we arrive in a town and find there was a rodeo or music festival or market on last week or next week but not when we are there. Does anyone know if there is a site that gives this information .