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Hi everyone We are currently on the road having fun, well until our hot water system decided to call it quits. We have hot water but absolutely no pressure. When we turn on the tap the hot water starts flowing then turns into a dribble within seconds. Is there anyone who can offer a pair of newbies some adv...

well am totally feed up with this pop top roof decide that i could not work out what was wrong with it why it wasn't lifting so took it to a local charters towers supposed caravan repairer a told him to work it out 2 new scissor lifts added to roof (so 6 all up) plus the jayco easy lifts as well and...

May the best team win- AGAIN.

One day, Jill's husband came home from the office and found her sobbing convulsively. "I feel terrible," she told him. "I was pressing your suit and I burned a big hole in the seat of your trousers." "Forget it," consoled her husband. "Remember that I bought an extra pair of trousers for that suit." "Ye...

Is anyone having any hassles with their vast renewal. I am trying to renewal mine but not getting any response. Normally it advises that the renewal has been done or if you try more than 1 month in advance it advises you that you cannot until the renewal happens under 1 month. I am not getting any answer re...

Hi nomads,we want to buy a winnebago soon so when the time comes what do we need to aware of in particular? It seems there is quite a lot to find out before just jumping in the motorhome and heading out.Is there a travel type book that will help us with what is necessary.Also to be comfortable and safe.I und...

Hey, You Okkers We're bloody Kiwis and bloody proud of it too, but we have towed a van all the way around your vast country and thru the middle as well. And it took a long time. But it was a great long time and we didn't bludge a crumb from youse dudes either, however we did share some of ours. Plus we met score...

i am mounting a 140watt solar panel to the roof of my pop top van. what size cable would be best to run from the panel to the regulator?

Father O'Malley rose from his bed one morning. It was a fine Spring day in his new Parish. He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of the beautiful day outside.. He then noticed there was.........a donkey lying dead in the middle of his front lawn. He promptly called the local Police S...

who needs oil ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE8lcdNh3g4 cheers

Hi my name is Ian and my wife is Rowena. we started in March 2016 at St Helens Tas and we are driving around Aus . At present we are in Cloncurry. Clockwise. This is our second trip. We are driving a 1990 Landcruiser FJ80 towing a new 6x4 tradesman trailer. I have built a frame on the trailer and transfered ro...

Hello everyone, As we generally know where we are going - generally to see family in the cooler states & generally in winter(??), I guess we're not really "Nomads". We're "Travellers", grey yes & don't feel that we're old (yet). I'm 69, Pat is 73 so as you see we're just older teenagers! I joine...

After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago.Not to be outdone by the British, in the weeks that followed, an American arch...

Hi Folks, I am putting my caravan back together. The friend helping me is long gone and I am not waiting for their return...lol. long story. ha. Anyway... I am only seeking to weather proof the caravan until I can paint it properly. Until then I am wanting to know what glue or sealant is good for under the...

Shut the front gate! What a day! I spose you could call this a 'Claytons' Update....the update you get when its not an update.It all started by calling into the golden arches to have breaky, a couple of muffins and jam with a nice skinny hot chocolate. The skinny bit makes it healthy. That don...

All the fisho's out there know just how frustrating it can be fishing at night or trying to find that just right hook and tie the bugger on or if you are a beach waker as I am and leave the gear on the beach then struggle to relocate it in the dark or warn others that my gear is there before they drive over it ,...

i am planning to travel through Windorah in a month oR so. Is this town a good place to visit and any recommendations for caravan park or free camp? Has anyone travelled to Judah via Thomson Development Road?