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Murphy showed up at Mass one Sunday and the priest almost fell down when he saw him. He'd never been to church in his life.After Mass, the priest caught up with him and said, "Murphy, I am so glad ya decided to come to Mass. What made ya come?"Murphy said, "I got to be honest with you Father, a while back, I mi...

New van. Short haul and fishing only. Nice and light, Under 2 ton loaded. and cheap. We'll Just find areas we like and leave there for a while. then move to fresh area when wanting a change of fishing grounds. $12 grand. not too much standing doing nothing when not using. Unlike the $70k plus van that st...

The current temperature here in Perth at 12.10 pm is 41.8 Deg C and it's still climbing. We were disturbed a couple of hours back , by the wail of fire trucks racing past the door, Upon looking out the front door I got a hell of a shock, smoke everywhere, some mongrel at torched a vacant block of heavy Bush...

I would like to hear what really is necessary to do to the suspension, (air bags, lift kits, up grade suspension etc) Also i would like some recommendations on buying Bull bars, winches, and accessories etc. From where or who and what. I am from Sunshine coast area.

'Evening and thanks for the add :) Newbie here, planning to go solo with my two young pooches in/around SW Western Australia to start with. Currently in a lovely house but will get a small (14' to 16' pop-top, still looking at brands), will do some short trips before buying a smaller house/unit to re...

Hi All Hope you had a great New Year I have the Scanguage 11 installed does anyone have this in there 2016 BT50 and what code do you use for the Transmission Temperature and is it easy to do as I am not very well clued in this area Thanx inanticipation Ron

Hi guys. It is around 30 years since I towed a caravan up to Kosciuszko via Wangaratta. Back then it really wasn't allowed but I did it anyway. I am planning to go up there this summer with my turbo diesel pulling a 14ft van . Has the road been made ? It was gravel last time. Is it suitable for my rig ? Cheers in a...

SA weather: Adelaide set for scorching 40C day, authorities to warn tourists..........The temperature in Adelaide will climb to 41C on Saturday with overnight minimums expected to remain in the high 20s.South Australia is expected to experience a low-intensity to severe heatwave throughout t...

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Evening all, Going to sell up and go solo and I'm just looking to start out with a small (13' - 16') secondhand poptop caravan - most likely a Jayco Freedom, Starcraft or similar. So my question is: Single or tandem axel? I was initially thinking tandem but being that they tend to be harder to manouver I'm...

Gday... This is a VERY comprehensive review of the Hilux. A bit long .. but it seems to cover every aspect of what one would want (need?) to know about a vehicle from an article. The stuff about towing capability etc is about three-quarters down the page ... but it is worth reading the whole article if you...

Getting down to the finer details of the solar panel saga, Looks like to get the cables through the roof, I need to take off one of the existing panels and pull the wires through that panels junction box. Simple except that it looks like they have used Sikaflex to fasten the junction box to the roof and to...

Looking for suggestions re a caravan park in or near Northcote Victoria, any thoughts???

Hello Fellow Grey Nomads.. Your advice on where to Stay..Free Camping from Wangaratta to Julatten Queensland I am traveling Solo and have 2 weeks to get there from here. Any information is greatly appreciated ..I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards..Karen

Hi, We are on our 2nd caravan the old one being a 1993 Coromal which we sold last year. New one Jayco Discovery 2008 looks good until we realised that old water connection has changed and is inside little locked door. So far, so good, but how do we get the water in??? connection seems to go uphill, are we...

Ahhh Yes, Summer, yep, summer is here at last! To start off where October finished though, the Melbourne Cup was run and won on the 1/11/16. I wouldn't know one end of a horse to the other so no bets made by this little black duck and I tell you that for free. The month started and continued with some great w...

These salt lakes can provide good free camping spots. ( also posted in free camping sect.) We have only stayed at,Doodlakine Baandee Lake Located slightly east of Doodlakine along the Great Eastern Highway, Baandee is a popular ski lake in the area. The Inland Water Ski Club have created a pleasant p...

Has anybody got a Jurgens Jindabyne 2016 caravan with shower and toilet. I have just bought one & have issues with tow ball weight which is 165kg without any thing loaded into it. extra storage seems to be 80percent in FRONT of the axle. Ron