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Has anyone fitted a Jillaro awning to their van, what do you think.

Hi everyone! Wife and I just trying to work out the nomad part of the grey nomads at the moment. Not retired but went grey at 13 so I guess it counts. We are in the process of trying to work out what caravan/camper we want to upgrade to, from our 15 year old camper trailer we have now (Essentially a generic 650...

Hi, I've never had a caravan with hot water and shower, my question is if you are in a caravan park hooked up to their water, does that mean that the caravan water heater cannot heat the water. Regards Mick

Last week we turned onto Henry Lawson Drive heading to Grenfell. We had a Slim Dusty CD playing ( yes we still go that way ), and up popped his song " Henry Lawson's Pen " , about him visiting Grenfell and finding an old pen beside the Memorial. So, we visited the Memorial, there is a nice 99 year old gum plan...

Hi All, newbie here. We are currently setting up for exploring all parts of the country and we have capacity to carry two extra Jerry cans. We currently have 220 litres of water in the van and a long range 150 litre fuel tank in the vehicle with two 20 litre jerry cans already. My question is, which would be...

Hi All, We are doing a "half lap" from Melbourne to Darwin to Perth around end April next year for three months, never been to North West W.A. and would be appreciative of advice on the really worthwhile areas to see between the NT and Perth. We are happy to free camp, our van is semi off road so can't go too g...

We usually have a jigsaw on board. We used to carry a pack of cards but only used them occasionally. These days its the ipads, but what games entertain you on the road, especially in the rain?

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Cute! This Kid Is Dressing Up as an AUKUS Submarine This Halloween in Hope of Scoring $368 BillionMy plan is to knock on Albos door, say Im a submarine built in Adelaide using American and British technology, and just wait for him to hand over the cash Thanks to Shovel

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Top 5 Towing Myths, on YouTube pertaining to Travel Trailers aka Caravans, sure this is an American video. Just search YouTube top 5 towing myth.by Wandering Weekends I feel a lot what he says is worth listening to and it makes sense, watch it, what do you think. There are other myths let's park them...

Last week a good friend booked her small family for the weekend just gone at a G'DAY caravan park here in WA. The day following the booking her mother, who lives 400kms away, had a serious stroke so my friend had to fly up to be at her bedside. She cancelled the family booking within 48hrs of making it becau...

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Positive AttitudeDoctor - "Sorry to tell you Mike but we're going to have to operate"Me - "Afterwards, will I be able to play the piano?"Doctor - "Yes, of course"Me - "That's good because I can't play it now."

Brother in law, just purchased a new Jayco, very nice with all the bells and whistles - There is no gas cut off valve inside the van (fridge or stove). Is there a gas fitter on the site that can advise of the legality of this?

We will be holding our Annual Melbourne Cup Luncheon with 3 other couples joining us. We are all of Vintage Crop. ( No not the old nag. of previous years) All 8 of us are members of the O.B.E Club ( Over Bloody Eighties) with a combined cumulative years in excess of 650 years. that equates going way back to t...