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Patti and I had a lovely few hours doing the pubs in the scrub. Stopped at the Sheepyard Inn and had coffee while the donkey heated the water for our shower. Then on to Grawin Hilton for a huge lunch - fish n chips for $16. Popped in to the Club in the Scrub - a chartered club and golf course. Gravel roads but to...

Just recently a man has died from mustering accident in Alice Springs. Commiserations to family ..

Has anybody added a rear carry-box to the chasis members of a lunagazer? If so, what engineering recommendations are available/suggested?? PR

Hi D Ho! I'm from Melbourne but am retired and live in Shanghai China. My wife will retire in a couple years and we are interested in becoming "snow Birds" for 6 months of the year. We're not really interested in snow- we want to leave the Shanghai winter and recharge our batteries. We thinking of gett...

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A Man's Age --as Determined by a Trip to BunningsYou are in the middle of some kind of project around the house --. Mowing the lawn, putting in a new fence, painting the living room or whatever. You are hot and sweaty, covered in dust, lawn clippings, dirt or paint. You have your old work clothes on....

On the road somewhere, a chap told me he and his wife had stayed a night at a caravan park in Gin Gin, Queensland. He said it was back of a hotel and reasonably priced. Can anyone provide me with any information; also anything about other caravan parks at Gin Gin. Expect to be travelling through and stayin...

the other day wile crawling under the van installing our water saver I noticed a wet spot around the drain pipe coming from the shower . Bzzzzzz something wrong there gungadin . So after a bit of serve lance I found in all the van builders wisdom they installed the waist pipe sealing the top with the old c...

Hi Has anybody fitted a Roamsafe Security door. We have a m/home and the little woman want's a better stronger door (why when im there??). If you have had a Roamsafe door fitted ? what is the procedure. where in Melb and so who would fit it Any advise greatfully received cheers

While friends of our daughter were setting up camp on the Dampier Peninsula last week,their 5year old son decided he would play with his Tonka truck. Unfortunately he picked the wrong spot! Previous camper had extinguished their campfire by covering it with sand!!. Two trips into Broome, two trip...

As caravans need regular water tank filling why isn't roofs designed to catch rain water into the tank?

Recently purchased 2012 Caravan and replaced GPO (DP) with faulty switch. Noticed cable size was 1.5mm2.t&e. Follow up check all outlets & inlet wiring to main C/B,s again only 1.5mm2 t&e Checked ASNZ 3000 Standard Code which indicates should be 2.5mm2. As not up on Caravan electrica...

hi all i would like to introduce our self, my name is Robert and my wife is Sharon. my wife and i come from maryborough q.l.d and this is the first time we own a 18ft 2001 jayco westport poptop. i have never towed a caravan before so i would like to hear some ideas on how to set up my van for towing. the car is a 20...

Hi everyone I need some advice on washing rubber backed caravan curtains. Does anyone have suggestions whether you can and temperature etc. I am mainly concerned about shrinking them or destroying the rubber backing......eeek! Then I just may be banned from entering our van ever again. cheers Lee...

Another early start in the dark of night as we head to Brisbane. Stephen and I have it down pat now. First stop Maccas at Gympie for breakfast, caramel latte and a pastry. Next stop the twin servo on the left for another caramel latte and use the money machine. Next stop RBWH where he drops me off at the fro...

Hi everyone we are still a couple of years away from retirement but have bought a Dmax and looking at what caravan to buying the future, Island star Getaway looks good 19ft 6 shower toilet ect but still looking and have to sell our shack first to afford what we need. Any suggestions would be greatly appr...

Hubby John and myself have a 19 foot Suncamper Sherwood 4WD Motorhome. We live in Sydney's northern suburbs and since retirement in 2077 we have done a bit of travelling in Australia. Sometimes our friends come along in their caravan and we have had a few memorable trips with them. We love the Kimberle...

unpowered, $5 o/n $5 shower key, close to the pub , Hervey Bay, Burrum Heads, Howard (most supplies and good markets 1st Sat every month.

Lots of roadworks coming up the Bruce from Brisbane end, not before time, but one of the worst spots we found the other week was not far south of Calliope - CORRUGATIONS! ON A BITUMEN ROAD! Could not believe it.

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