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Would like to direct Grey Nomads to Thursdays Daily Telegraph article page on 16 about Mr Greg Ingold and his new $65000 Billabong Caravan. Very interesting

I see that Woolworths are still playing "Silly Buggers" here in the West with their Fuel prices, A few days back "Fuel Watch" put out a notice of a 29cpl jump in the price of ULP, so I did some checking on our local Fuel Station, Finding they were already charging top Dollar at $ 1.29 Cpl I then looked at anot...

Sure is. I just had lunch with the grandkids and noticed on the tomato sauce bottle it was Aussie made but a very interesting 'use by date'. -- Edited by Dougwe on Saturday 18th of June 2016 12:56:50 PM

Hi All When we bought our new Jayco 14 months ago they fitted a Tow Secure Break Away to meet NSW rego requirements. We, including the caravan have been at one place for approx 9 months while I was working . On Wednesday we drove to a new location. Once we hook the caravan to our car the Battery Monitor insid...

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Hi all. We are looking at portable solar for our van. We have had a 100ah deep cycle wet cell battery installed and have used the spreadsheet I put up on here yesterday to try and gestimate usage. We want to be able to free camp tops at this stage is 4 days (both still working full time) Our van 12v Lights are L...

To show my ignorance, & finding this site hard to follow, as i am new to this computer usage, i would presume that an Avatar is a thing one would put up as a logo on their personl postings, but a Signature is something i see on all postings at the bottom of their individual Avatars, as in Dougwes' " Live l...

Have 4.5ton Iveco motorhome and has 335kg more weight on drivers side and after 3 years now sagging on divers side. Seeking thoughts on correcting the situation. 1. would air bags be an option without beefing up leaf springs 2. Just beef up leaf springs up both on both sides and forget about the air bags...

Once again I come back to my very knowledgeable Nomad associates! Would anyone know the physical dimensions of the Foxtel IQ3 box? I have tried Foxtel and watched myself getting older while I waited and waited and waited and then was disconnected. I have Googled operating manuals and user guides bu...

Hi all Tracey and I are thinking of selling the home car and buying a small, older, 4x4 to stick on a trailer behind the Alpine. Can anyone recommend or discount brands and models? We have never owned a 4x4 before and are looking for direction on this one. Mick

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Short pipe with a slot cut in for the jockey handle and hose clip, quick and easy dish support, just gotta make sure van is facing the right way!

..From the Olympic website: Did you know this, I didn't........ 2500 years ago a slave call-girl from Sardinia named Gaedophamee ..pronounced 'Get-offa'-me, was attending a great athletic festival in Greece. This Festival had no name at that time... In those days the athletes performed naked....

,Men are uncomplicated creatures, and by nature happier...... Our last name stays put... The garage is all ours.... Car mechanics tell us the truth... Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.. A five day vacation requires only one suitcase.... The same hairstyle lasts for years....even d...

Next Wednesday could be an interesting day. As well as my usual chemo treatment, I also have appointment for my first scan since starting my treatment. Looking forward to finding out just how much my abdominal snowman has melted. I am also now on 2 weekly treatments instead of 3 weekly. Will make the t...

Insurance Renewal charges ( all types.)Just thought that I should share this so as to highlight the benefit of negotiating for a better deal. This time let us talk Insurance renewal fees.Just received the renewal notice for our 2001 Avalon Grande. So I decided to ring Coles Insurance who are part...

Hi all. I do not mean to shed any darkness on anyone's choices, I am just wondering how things are going for those of you that have sold up your homes and now live on the road. My husband and I have thought of doing this but you know the old fear creeps in. What will we do when the money is all gone or we no longer h...

Poor poor English .. It was stuck and in 2 wheel drive . Walked 10k until EPIRP let Police know of their where abouts . The police went to vehicle . Put it in 4WD and drove out!! -- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Thursday 9th of June 2016 05:28:14 PM -- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Thursday 9th of June 2016 05:31:17 PM

I have to from our 3 month or so trip so far the children at camping grounds have been the best well mannered I have met . That's from MT Gambier all around the coast to Darwin . I say hello how are you ? I ALWAYS get a nice "good thank you", "How are you? ., Maybe it's the parenting with these children ? I assume s...

We have 6 ceiling lights in our Coromal Princeston van and even with the cover off the light is still very dull. Can not find the brand but the are made in UK by Cableform HX62ph. All other references are in European languages. We are thinking of replacing these dull lights with ceiling led lights. Have j...