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I am looking to buy an awning for my camper! Would appreciate any recommendations or experiences anyone may have had in this area please.

I had to take my sons lizard to the vet. Heres what happened: Just after dinner one night, my son came up to tell me there was something wrong with one of the two lizards he holds prisoner in his room. Hes just lying there looking sick, he told me. Im serious, Dad. Can you help? I put my best lizard-healer exp...

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My wife and I are in the final stages of selecting options, colours and layout to our new van Retreat Whitehaven. The question I would like to pose to this group is what would you have done if you were starting over again. Are there any little things that would have made life easier. We are upgrading from a...

Hi adventurers Does anyone have any dos and don'ts for claiming insurance on a damaged van. We were hit badly this weekend. Awning completely ripped off with a chuck of side, two windows blown right off van. We were planning heaps of camping trips including road trip over new year and thinking we will...

UMD (Unregistered Mobile dwelling) Cabin Two Bedroom Jayco great condition. On permanent site. Site fees 90 per week solo or 100 couple plus power. Great little park currently with two permanents. We will be bringing in more two bedroom cabins over the next six months. Come in and inspect this one an...

Hi, My van is parked on a slope. (see picture below). The height of the tow ball is 1000mm raised above the ground to keep the van level. This takes a lot of mucking around to unhitch and also to hitch up. Does anyone have any ideas on how to streamline this process? Are there better ways to do it? Are there an...

I have put a holding deposit on a new van ,it will not be ready to pick up from Newcastle till april next ,can not wate .It is a retreat brampton ,has anyone got one of these vans ,what do you think of the retreat range in general ,Thanks JOHN..

EC3 Portable 12 Volt Air Cooler / Evaporative Air Conditioner Does anyone know anything about the above air con. Or any advice at all on portable air conditioners for a small caravan. Cheers, albro

very sorry know its nothing to do with caravaning but can any one tell me any info re getting a part early pension ?? does this exist? or at least point me in the direction i need to go looked at aus gov site and cant find anything there ?

Hi to all We have on the spur of the moment decided to leave on Boxing Day to go to Sydney and back. 8 days. We have a 20 ft van shower and toilet. Our dilemma is where to stay? On the way down we will look for free camp or rest stops off WikiCamps but once near Sydney I have no clue. I'm assuming like Brisbane all...

Had to go into town (Darwin) to swap 2 8kg gas cylinders over. First stop at a United Station to fill up, I go there because of their consistent lower price and to got their gas price $38.00 per cylinder... Off to Bunnings instead $19,85 each about half price. Wondering what the prices are in other st...

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Good morning Fellow Nomads... I am traveling by myself through Victoria at the present Moment and was wondering if there is any sites like yours where you can meet up with other people First time traveling by myself and would be lovely to catch up with other people traveling by themselves...all info...

Got to start thinking about a heater install again, winter is almost here !!. But checking out the van, I cannot see where it can be installed. Has anyone seen a heater installed under the van? In its own cabinet, ducting run along under the floor?. I have no bench seats, or "U" lounge seats, under the be...

The remote West Australian community of Fitzroy Crossing has lost power after a fire at the town's power station on Friday night.Emergency services put out the fire quickly but the control systems were damaged, leaving 750 customers without power.Horizon Power crews worked through the night to r...

Hi all I havn't posted for a while but have been reading others. Now i am in need of some advice, and will post on the tech side later. As we have a problem (see Tech page). But am asking for any well known repairers on the south eastern suburbs of Melb Dandy/Carrum downs area.

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A teenager has been struck by lightning during dangerous thunderstorms in Queensland's south-east that caused structural damage and left thousands without power. Ambulance reported that one teenager was struck by lightning at Allora on the Darling Downs while he was holding a metal door in the f...

hello all, is it worth joining CMCA? is the insurance discount worthwhile having. Also who is the best insurer to go with for motorhome. Thanks to all