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1960, and at age seventeen, I had the urge to go see Australia. Now, at age seventy three, I have managed to go 'round the island at least 30 times. I was a truckie for ten years, and later a coach captain, for twenty years. Some of the tours were thirty seven days. Time for a break. So, my partner, Jennifer,...

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Hi all, my neighbor recently stripped the thread on the anti rattle bolt on his Ford Territory tow bar. He was then advised by two different tow bar suppliers in Adelaide that one should never have the bolt tightened when towing which I find bizarre and question whats the point in having an anti rattle b...

Hello to all. We are new to the caravanning world although I have owner a simple camper for a long time. Having just done my first trip away I noticed a lot of caravaners using the grey privacy screens. Looking around the market I noticed several brands and I come to you seeking recommendations. I am of...

I've just received this via Email............. Time to grab a few Bucks and get a Bargain !! K.J.

Hello We're looking for a van to do the big lap in a few years, and after extensive research online and a trip to the Melbourne caravan show, we're most enthused about this layout. It's the Bailey Rangefinder Nebula. Unfortunately as a brand new model it is quite expensive so we're looking to see if an...

Just got this yesterday from a business up here in Cairns $99 +2 rolls of plastic bags $19 +$15 delivery. Tried it out this morning ,on a banana ,seems to be pretty good value .What are your thoughts .

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Hi all, After a hard day in the office =3 hours I returned to the van and decided to finally use our Repco ball weight measure on the van. From the factory =199kg Spec = 184kg So after adding to the rear one sat dish + one Jerry can holder for Diesel (only). empty. To the front of van, We have subtracked one...

We plan to travel to the Big Red via Nappa Merrie and Arrabury would be grateful for any advice , tips, road conditions, weather updates, we will be towing just a 12 foot caravan. We have never travelled outback before so a little concerned!

Our Front window developed a leak about a week ago in that heavy rain and wind ,while towing it to our campsite on the south coast of nsw. From what I have learned its fairly common ,but wife's not happy with the wet bed.has anyone had any success sealing a front window leak? Iam thinking about running a n...

Be aware that you cannot turn off automatic updates on windows 10 as you could with previous versions. I have just purchased a new laptop which has Windows 10 installed and find I am using more mobile data then I used to with my old laptop whilst travelling. Twice in the last few weeks the laptop has upd...

hi all Getting exited , next friday were going to pick out colors ,etc.FOR OUR NEW VAN But what i would like to know , has anyone got satellite internet how reliable is it , and the cost THANKS

Hi everyone , i need to ask some questions about freedom camping . In December we will be picking up a Esperance and i want to know what to add to the rig so that we can freedom camp for about 3 to 5 days (maybe). The rig will have 2x80wts solar panels and extra 100ltrs water tank .Do i need to a generator if s...

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Couldn't resist posting this folks! . Subject: This is a ripper. While stitching a cut on the hand of a 75 year old farmer, whose hand was caught in the squeeze gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to politicians...

Hello, I'm new to this forum. I'm looking for advice and opinions on Bruder campers.