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Am travelling with the van to Louth for the races in August and undecided whether to travel the dirt road North from Cobar or go further north to Bourke and travel west from there. Appreciate hearing of preferences for either of these routes from all. Thanks, Muddy.

Hi Fellow Gromads I have been recently online to buy 6mm electric cable to run a 5mt cable from my caravan battery to a socket for my Waeco cfx40 and the wide range in prices leads me to the suspicion that some descriptions might lead me astray. Is 6mm2(thats cubic mm) the same as 6mm thick wire? I have bee...

Does anybody know of a way to stop the front hubs engaging when 4x4 is used?A switch or valve would be good so I don't wear out another clutch reversing in a high speed 2wd.This is the 3.2ltr model.The old model had the same problem but you could break into the system on the firewall but the new one' a bit mor...

I am desperate for some advice.We want to buy a motorhome but I have a cat that would not stay with anyone as we have tried.She is with me all the time and is 5 yo.I cannot give her away as she would fret and I cannot have her put to sleep.Is anyone out there who takes their kitty in a motorhome and how do they tra...

We are looking to buy a motorhome and was wondering about warranty when buying,if we need to use it interstate do we need to go back to the place of buying say another state or are we covered around Australia.I am guessing we will need to read the contract? Thanks in advance.Robbie

Gday... Cheers - John

Hi all.. Trying to gather info for options to maintain steady 12v 15amps (approx) to run van fridge when driving. Im unsure of exact fridge model but know its a 150 litre 3 way dometic. Im currently running an anderson lead on 6mil cable from car battery through to van battery. This in turn doesnt kee...

Hi All I recently had a meltdown on a 15 amp plug and socket on a power lead, the positive and negative pins just melted the plastic around the pins did not stop working found problem when disconnecting have had this problem before but only when using a 10amp power point I did have 3 extension leads out 6...

Gday... Cheers - John

A couple of women were playing golf one sunny Saturday morning...The first of the twosome teed off and watched in horror as her ball headed directly toward a pair of men playing the next hole.Indeed, the ball hit one of the men, and he immediately clasped his hands together at his crotch, fell to the gro...

1 . Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can't even get into my own pants. 2. Marriage changes passion. Suddenly you're in bed with a relative. 3. I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with "Guess" on it. So I said "Implants?" She hit me. 4. I don't do drugs. I get the same effect just standing up fa...

An elderly man lay dying in his bed. While suffering agonies on his way to his final moment, he suddenly smells the aroma of his favouritescones wafting up the stairs.He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himselffrom the bed. Leaning on the wall, he slowly made his wayout of the bedroom, gri...

Looking for roadside assist cover. What caravan roadside assist company is recommended by others? (We live in Vic) and do they offer Aussie wide cover? I read that RACV only cover if the towing rig is the reason for a breakdown!! -- Edited by millsy88 on Sunday 31st of July 2016 07:47:59 PM -- Edit...

Hi all, does anybody have a recommendation for a caravan park in Lightning Ridge

On a recent trip out west our Ibis Air Conditioner wouldn't heat up in the morning, the fan was blowing cold air. The outside temp was about 3 - 5 deg. Had to resort to the diesel heater. Is this normal in cold conditions ? Thanks Mick

Does my maths work out? As nappysan clones are around 33% Sodium Percarbonate, if one used 100% Sodium Percarbonate does that mean you would only use 1/3 of the amount? If so, might work out a better "storage size" option. Cheers John

Interested to know why two or more antennas on a lot of tow tugs Peter

lol Aussie Paul. Aussie Paul. -- Edited by aussie_paul on Tuesday 2nd of August 2016 07:37:16 PM

Must be a few people that have had a hernia op. How did you overcome the task of hitching the van?. Did you get a different hitch or something? Just want to avoid too much strain. cheers, John

Recently it went to switch on the hot water system, and found the on/off switch behind the outside cover was stuck in the off position, so I sprayed some lanolin oil on the switch and surrounding area and operated the switch a few times and found it was moving again.so I turned on the system and found t...