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Hi all, Just woindering how full is Queensland at the moment? After a long time getting ready and a couple of test trips, we are on the road full time now. We are heading from Melbourne, north to some where warm. Thinking of Sth East Qld, or northern NSw. But how full is it up there? Regards Tony

5.8 times actually. A 5.8 earth quake off Bowen QLD hit around 3.00pm. It even shook Townsville to the point some businesses evacuated their work places.The van shook bigtime but all good. One of the big shopping centre had their roof shake and rattle too. Coming from South West Gippsland VIC before t...

Hi all, just checking in from Yardie Creek CV park. We have poor reception out. A full report in time. We traveled up the Mulluwa Gascoin road. Half way up we jack knifed the new van. We are both ok and only minor damage too rear bumper of our 200 tow truck. Any thing lighter would have been different story...

It's fairly simple. Recently took my small two burner stove apart for a good clean. Having not used the right burner for some time, only half the of it would flame. Any ideas what to do to clean/ clear it? Regards Pipes

G-day. Well it was ,just got the good news(!!!) some time in the next 3mts will be having Radical prostectomy. This is my 2nd hit with prostate cancer last was 4yrs back. All has been going good until Jan this yr. Psa went from mid 3s too 5 in Jan then blood test end off July up to 5.9. We were in central qld...

..so they go to see a priest for advice. The priest tells them they came at the right time, since his superior just sent him to Rome for 10 years, and he's leaving tomorrow.'As soon as I'll get there, I'll light a candle for you,' he promises.Time passes and the priest returns to the little town after 10 ye...

At one point during a game, the coach called one of his 9-year-old basket ball players aside and asked, 'Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?'The little boy nodded in the affirmative. 'Do you understand that what matters is whether we win or lose together as a team?'The little boy n...

OR SILLY?? As I was getting in my car to come back from the shop about one hour ago a young bloke pulled up next to me in a new white Holden sporty Ute, nice, with a contraption on his steering wheel and asked if I could pick up his phone from under the driver seat as he is a Paraplegic. I hesitated as I thou...

Good Morning We are hoping to get some help, we have just about finished installing a Planar Diesel Heater bought off Ebay but unfortunately can not find any information about priming the pump. Also we keep get an Error Code indicating there is low voltage but it appears the batteries have charge. Any...

The supplied fuel tank for my Planar heater started leaking after a few weeks on rough roads. The bottom weld of the bracket had split away from the tank. Rang Pinnacle, the Dealer, and they agreed to send a replacement. I see the replacement has a 2nd bracket up the top of the tank, I think this would spr...

hi all has any body towed a 3 ton van with one of these 2000 model land rover discovery td5 cheers snap

Have a look at the size of this,!!! Don't think that is a Barra, somehow !!!! K.J.

Obtained my Driving Licence 1965.....51 years later almost to the day...I got my first 'speeding' fine... From the Infringement Notice I received today and just paid...$311....as I'm guilty.... My offence after 51 years of blemish free driving?...Alleged Speed 60 km/h...Permitted Speed 50k...

Today a caravner got the full brunt of my anger ,after telling him he could not empty his cassette in the toilets at Gin Gin and told him a dump point was accross the road he took no notice and then the toerag filled it with water and empty it where people stop for tea breaks. Well he sure cppoed it grrrrr

any suggestions for a nice finishing angle/edging for a DIY caravan after sheeted with Aluminium composite? I can get Aluminium angle which would ok, however I was wondering about something with some pattern. Perhaps purchase thin Aluminium checker plate perhaps, cut it into lengths & fol...

If you travel with Pets you are responsible for them. That means obeying local laws and picking up after yourself and your pet. Grey Nomad Lady at Mylestom walked out of the North Beach Holiday Park with both King Charles Spaniels off the lead and walking ahead waiting for her precious darlings to do...

Hi everyone, being a new nomad and experiencing winter in South Australia. I'd like some advice on the use of Awning's in windy weather. In speaking with fellow travellers so far we have heard the old saying "wind up roll up". The last month or so here in Adelaide has seen some serious weather go thru wi...

Any suggestions re how one would normally cut small sections (e.g. handle, lock etc) in 3mm Aluminium composite? (I have a circular metal cutter blade for metal/Aluminium for the outside cuts, but wondering for the small cuts that aren't on the edges so to speak)

Heading off again this week for almost 3 weeks. Not sure where exactly - don't care. Probably north of Adelaide, Flinders Ranges perhaps? This week I fitted an inlet silencer for the Diesel heater. Not that it was really noisy but should be quieter now for any neighbours that want to park too close. I p...

I have a 2014, 3Ltr Nissan Patrol (automatic), I would like to pull a New Age 18' van which weighs just a little over two (2) tonne empty. Can anyone tell me if my Nissan will pull it or not, I will be at my max. 2.5 tonne capacity. I have enhanced my Nissan with a Stein Bauer module, it would be appreciate...