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Have decided to take the plunge. De-cluttering big time. Just took a load to the op shop. Selling what I can on ebay, eventually the house furnishings. When all this has gone, house on market. Move to a caravan park, buy a 4x4 motorhome, sell car & trailer, put money in the bank (it's probably n...

Hi all, I have a Mercedes Sprinter and want to put a small 5-10 Litre Fuel tank somewhere in or out of the Van to service my Diesel Heater. Could somebody tell me which is the best place that they could recommend. I was going to connect to the Main Tank but was advised my Mercedes not to. If there's help out t...

I am looking to buy a new 21ft Van that weighs about 2300kg. I was going at purchase a second hand dual cab (2012 Ranger or similar) but then saw the deals on the new Mitsubishi Triton. While they have a 3100kg towing capacity, I have heard that they are a bit flat at low RPM but OK once you get them goi...

Just been talking to an old Mate who lives within 100 km of the Earthquake Epicenter, He said that they did have a bit of a rock and roll for a minute or so, but all's well and no damage around the homestead, New Zealand is on the boundary of the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates, which form part of the s...

Who is Jack Schitt?For some time many of us have wondered just who is JackSchitt?We find ourselves at a loss when someone says, 'You don't know Jack Schitt!'Well, thanks to genealogy efforts, you can now respond in an intellectual way.Jack Schitt is the only son of Awe Schitt.Awe Schitt was married t...

Hi All We are needing to get a gas cert. and safety cert. to sell our 2007 Jayco Sterling that we had purchased in Qld in Dec 2012. When we purchased it, it already had a 12v/240v HWS in the front boot along with the gas bottle attached to all the gear eg;regulator etc. Wondering where I can find out when the r...

Readers might recognize this little van of ours. We built it last xmas and towed it around the "lap" in winter with our Hyundai i30 diesel. We did plan to sell it to build a slightly larger van but pulled the advert and decided to keep it. It is 3260mm long, 1850 wide and 1900mm high. Tare 450 kg We purchased...

Heading out tomorrow morning for Shell Harbour for a week we have a beach front site our van and tug are the ones in my Avatar. Second week at Marouya riverside caravan park.

Last night I went to take a look at the moon rising over the Ocean.I have only recently heard of this place, and it is within 100 Kilometres of my home baseI am not sure if it is supposed to be a State secret, or perhaps I was just a bit slow in coming forward, as I have lived in WA for 51 yearsThe place I went to w...

hi I'm a new GreyNomad here and wonder if any fellow travellers over here in WA? Love to catch up say Hi!

Kay and I plus Indy & Jesse were happily camped by the river at Bingara and guess who parked next to us, yes it was the Happy Wanderer & Daisy, we have not seem Marg for 3 or 4 years and it was a thrill to meet up with her and have a chat until those pesky mozzies started blighting, we certainly will not...

Question: When I am NOT attached to my van can I use an anderson plug and hook it onto direct, and charge another 12 volt battery whilst using my rooftop, only when my vehicle is on

Ruthie from Wexford the small town gossip and self-appointed monitor of church morals, was always one to stick her nose into other people's business. Most members of the congregation did not approve of her intrusions, but she was feared, so all maintained their silence.She took that fatal step too...

We own a Jayco Starcraft with the "pull-out" mattress. The issue is that the sheets and blankets invariably migrate towards the end of the bed during the night. We are forever having to pull them back up. I suspect it has something to do with the fact that there is nothing under the end on the mattress. Ha...

We've spent at least 6 months of this year away traveling in our caravan & also flying to Darwin, doing a 3 week trip of Kakadu National Park using a hire car staying at resort style accommodation. Almost everywhere we've been during this year in all modes of travel there have been young overseas ''...

Hi all, just traded our 23'6 2013 Sterling , on a outback 20.6 Starcraft, Yes , we know they are not as good as the Silverline , Have checked under van and every thing looks good,and tidy. We are ready for the little things that go wrong ,nothing we cannot fix , other wise will take it back to Peter Hall Ca...

Hi all we are looking at the new JB Gator 17' van and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with JB vans? Thanks Brett

Hi, Just wondering if anyone else has same thoughts re prices of cabins at Van parks & national parks i.e., Copeton Dam NSW ? We are just in between caravans at the moment (new one arrives late February) we sold our other Van 1 month ago. We still want to go & enjoy the lifestyle & we had commi...

Do you fart in bed ?If this story doesn't make you cry for laughing so hard, let me know and Ill pray for you. This is a story about a couple who had been happily married for years, the only friction in their marriage was the husbands habit of farting loudly every morning when he awoke the noise would wake hi...

I am currently in the process of setting up the monitor for the new van's rear camera. The auto electrician has told me that the cable will protrude from the driver side windscreen pillar so that the monitor can be connected and mounted by suction cap to the windscreen. This seems to me that it is going t...