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Can anyone give me advice on the best place to locate my swing arm on my van. Front or rear of van ?

G'day All 'She who must be obeyed' and I are heading off for a run from Brisbane area through to South Australia for a few months departing early January 2017. (Woo Hoo....not long now ) We plan to go from Brisbane via Broken Hill, Port Augusta, Ceduna, down the Peninsula to Port Lincoln, Barossa V...

Where can I buy some good quality? Any brand will do. Does it even still exist? Cheers, John.

Thinking about doing this after Christmas - as much for the cooler temperatures as for the scenery. Has anybody got some pointers about the camping around the Snowy? Thanks in anticipation.

I phoned my wife earlier. "I'm just setting off from work, do you want me to pick up fish and chips on my way home?" It was met with a stony silence. I think she still regrets letting me name the twins.

Nature-based camps are available for a maximum of 72-hours at the following locations: Drummonds Reserve Bibby Road GPS: S 30° 2920.7" E 115° 2604.7"4.29 km west of Brand Highway45.1km east of Indian Ocean Drive Wandoo Reserve Jurien East Road GPS: S 30° 285.8" E 115° 2121.6"16.47km west...

The Pacific Highway at Christmas is something I'd usually avoid like the plague, but I have driven north on Christmas Day and it was a good run. This time we're thinking of driving south from the Tweed to the Central Coast on Boxing Day. Logic tells me that all the traffic will be heading in the other di...

G'day Everyone, Another new member reporting in. I have been lurking for a quite a while, so I thought I had better bite the bullet and join up. Still a couple of years away from hitting the road, still have to do that dirty word "w**k" for a little bit longer. I have spent the best part of the last 20 years "...

Hi I have just joined. I have not yet retired but am actively pursuing the lifestyle albeit on a part-time basis. At the moment I have a Nissan Navara but looking to get into a Hiace camper or Troopy that I can properly fitout to suit a solo traveller. I owned a couple of Kombi campers in the past (Type 2) the...

Hello to all, I've just bought an old Hi-Ace camper to do a bit of camping around the local area (Nth NSW), in preparation for retirement in a couple of years time when I plan on getting a more modern camper and hitting the road. I look forward to discovering new facts and helpful ideas from this site....

Hello all - have not long finished a trip around western Qld. - could have done more but unfortunately time ran out. The country looks great (I suppose there was some green weeds in amongst the grass but made it look good). Not many stock around but what we saw were doing really well. Rivers and dam...

I picked this up today. So true. The Satnav A poem by Pam Ayres I have a little Satnav, it sits there in my carA Satnav is a driver's friend it tells you where you are. I have a little Satnav, i've had it all my lifeIt's better than the normal ones, my Satnav is my wife.It gives me full instructions, especi...

Hi all, As stated in our first blog on buying the jack. On Monday Repco Had a Managers Special on the Trail A Mate @ $349.00 Ebay $315.00 plus $30. odd in postage This morning Repco has a 30% off the store.We were on the door step awaiting. They put it back to normal price of $443.00. With the 30% off we got o...

These two guys were playing a round of golf, and they were going fine when they were held up by two women on the green ahead. These two women were half playing & half standing there just talking. They were as slow as a wet week. One of the guys said to the other, "Why don't you go up there & ask them if w...

Teacher: "If I gave you 2 cats and another 2 cats and another 2, how many would you have?"Johnny: "Seven."Teacher: "No, listen carefully... If I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?"Johnny: "Seven."Teacher: "Let me put it to you differently. If I gave you tw...

I have received a few Face Book post sharing the above Trend RV giveaway So I googled the company to see why they would be giving away 50 motorhomes. Surprise surprise the first 5 entries on the Google search were Trend RV Scam. Please do not share this site as you may find you have been hacked. cheers

GN's camping out remote may be missing out on the latest Americanisation of the way we live. Apparently there are 2 types of Black Fridays - the traditional one when Friday happens on the 13th of the month and the latest Yankee import which is Friday after Thanksgiving. I thought "Thanksgiving" was...

Most seniors never get enough exercise. In His wisdom, God decreed that seniors become forgetful so they would have to search for their glasses, keys and other things, thus doing more walking. And God looked down and saw that it was good. Then God saw there was another need. In His wisdom, He made se...

George was not having a good day on the golf course. After he missed a 12-inch putt, his partner asked him what his problem was.Its the wife, George said. As you know, shes taken up golf, and since shes been playing, shes cut our sex down to once a week. Well, you should think yourself lucky, his partner r...