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Went for a drive today to scope some future stopovers . Never been here before , been past hundreds of times . Nice looking spot , bit exxy but is what it is . -- Edited by Swoffer on Tuesday 29th of November 2016 09:51:44 PM

can anyone tell me what these handles are used for?

Has any one found a reasonable supply and installer for a Toyota Hilux 2015 bull bar & winch.

Hi all, we have been producing a blog of our latest trip. This one will be a long one as we have rented out our house for three years at least! Loving our travels again this time..... https://paulinebobadventures.wordpress.com/ We put the latest post on the top of the page. Click on the photos to rea...

Anyone having an orphans christmas interested in meeting up to dine out for christmas lunch? We are off there on the 3rd and looking at making some plans for christmas. Neil

Childbirth at 65 ( Too good not to pass on.Enjoy! ) With all the new technology regarding fertility recently, a 65-year-old friend of mine was able to give birth. When she was discharged from the hospital and went home, I went to visit. 'May I see the new baby?' I asked. 'Not yet,' she said. '...

Instead of using octopus straps (mine perished in the sun) to tie down you sun screens......go to your friendly tyre supplier and ask for an old truck tube or similar (they usually point you towards the rubbish bin). Cut into rings, width depends on tension required, say 15mm. Can be used doubled ove...

just wondering if anyone has used Aldi Data for internet use away from large towns. Supposedly they use the Telstra network. It seems a lot cheaper at $45 for 9gb compared to $140 for 16 gb with Telstra. Only interested in interested in using it for internet not phone calls

have discovered my battery has decided to die it is a 5 year old maintainance free flooded 105 ah 760 cca. I have to decide between replaceing it with another that is the same (approx. $250) or with a agm (approx. $440) prices will change slightly with where I purchase. my battery is stored in a front boot...

Yep, tis in there.

recently bought a used Landcruiser. When inspected by yours truly spare had full tread, not been on the road. Front tyre developed slow leak so decided to put spare on. It looked as though it had never been out of the under floor holder. The holding frame had rubbed through the tyre walls to the canvas...

This is one of our favorite animal behaviour clips. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv9hn4IGofM -- Edited by Desert Dweller on Tuesday 29th of November 2016 06:42:02 PM

I haven't been on here for some time ( no caravan between March and August and it was making me feel like i was missing out when reading about others adventures ) Well the new van arrived in August as promised by the manufacturer and we have finally been able to get out into the playground once again. We hav...

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I have an intermittent issue with the van brakes. Van is quite new and has only travelled a few thousand kms. The problem has only appeared recently. Sometimes after braking the van brakes remain on and squeal loudly. So far I have used the technique of stopping and reversing a couple of inches to rele...

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...

The worlds leading expert on European wasps walks into a record shop. He asks the assistant, Do you have European Vespidae Acoustics Volume 2? I believe it was released this week.Certainly, replies the assistant. Would you like to listen before you buy it?That would be wonderful, says the expert,...

Hi. Had to change my layout of my van build, which as put me in a bit of a dilemma of where to put a water tank. Was thinking of getting one of them water bladder (water tank plastimo). As anyone used one of these? Also what size water tank would you recommend for 2 people as we want to go off grid for a w...

Hi All! :) I've just signed up to this forum and was wondering... while we were on our travels we saw some people who were glamping next to us with a front sunshade coming off their roll out awning. They said there were some pattern ones when they ordered online with fish or bird patterns etc but I can't fin...

Severe-to-extreme heatwave conditions are predicted to hit southern Queensland for three days from Friday, with temperatures forecast to crack 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the state. "We are looking at a possible heatwave with temperatures especially in western [Brisbane] suburbs rema...