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We're thinking of travelling to Tassie for the summer leaving mid Dec . Can anyone let me know how soon I'd have to book . I read a post about CMCA having a rally over there in the new year do they all stay in one place on an oval or a caravan park or spread out far and wide . We'll be free camping most of the time ,...

Hi all Just a word of warning to all the people thinking of purchasing a new caravan,save yourself a lot of stress and time wasting and do your homework #1 have your new caravan inspected by an expert if you are not up to scratch on such things. #2 do some research on the manufacturer of your caravan and all...

Hi, checked hot and cold mixer filters(under van) taken tap washer out of regulator , still no peresure . every thing works okay on 12volt pump, but not on mains water .any advice would be great. Mickle

Welcome. Yep, welcome to Spring. Winter is now behind us all, although I had a reasonably warm winter thanks to the freedom of this GN lifestyle I lead these days. But as this is the August update, read on. August started a little cooler as a cold snap rolled in, down low to mid-teens overnight and only...

Well - after several months of research, checking reviews, visiting dealerships and listening to everyone's thoughts, we have just about decided to purchase a 2014 Talvor Hayman motor home - C-class with slide out bed and dinette. Anyone out there have one - would appreciate any thoughts before p...

There is a (sticky) post called WHO IS THIS on the top of the page in the I DIGRESS Forum, which is a competition that has been running continuously now for a long period of time, where people post photos of famous people and others try to guess who they are.All Members are invited to participate and m...

Just noticed that I was only registered user online and there were 14 guests so I looked at the list of users and there were 9 from USA. USA Guests why don't you register and then you can contribute to the forum. it would be interesting to do comparisons between Aus and USA way of doing things.

USA Sporting Facts: 1. The sport of choice for the urban poor is BASKETBALL. 2. The sport of choice for maintenance level employees is BOWLING. 3. The sport of choice for front-line workers is FOOTBALL. 4.The sport of choice for supervisors is BASEBALL. 5. The sport of choice for middle management is...

Tower received a call from a crew asking,"What time is it please?"Tower responded,"Who is calling?"The crew replied,"What difference does it make?"Tower replied"It makes a lot of difference. If it is an American Airlinesflight, it is 3 o'clock. If it is an Air Force plane, it is 1500 hours. If it is...

BASIC FLYING RULES.'Try to stay in the middleof the air. Donot go near the edges of it.The edges of the air can berecognized by the appearanceof ground, buildings, sea, andtrees.It is much more difficult to flythere."and

Our new van arrived today at the Dealer and we had the opportunity to have a look over it - excited to get it home and get mobile. However, on the Compliance Plate I noticed that the Tare weight was not noted. I do understand the Tare/ATM/GTM difference, but was surprised to see the Tare not noted. Can anyo...

I have a new Avitar. So excited. See post in Show us your rig. Getting closer to being "out there". Cheers

After a long wait we finally have our dream van. Hope to see and meet lots of you on the road. Rented the house for 3 years. Might get a few laps in I reckon! can anyone turn the picture around?? -- Edited by Brownie2 on Wednesday 17th of August 2016 05:41:34 PM

Well i think this has been bashed before, but i prefer to use good old paper maps instead of apps on phones or other forms. Camps 6/7/8 are still used and checked. Hema maps i find have more intricate detail if needed and government maps are also good info. The down side is keeping them all together and in s...

Brrr. I am looking for advice on an installed gas heater. Brands, sources. Advice generally but in particular I want to ensure that it is not too noisy inside for me and outside for other campers. I am guessing that it wold need to be sitted by a licensed gasfitter or signed off by one if I were to install it...

Hi every one; OK now we have book to go back over to Tasmania, doing a day trip over on the 22nd of Dec. Now we live in Mildura and a good day's drive down to Melbourne. We will leave Mildura on the 21st and stay one night, somewhere about 1 Hrs drive into Melbourne. We need to be at the wharf about 2...