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Yep, I have arrived in Townsville and set up. Bring on Winter. The southern dust has been washed off the Collie and inside is also nice and clean now. I thought the Collie was ging into cardiac arrest at one stage from shock. It gets the big service treatment this Monday so will be like a bought one after. ...

The old grey nomads were a little concerned about a strange noise that was coming from under the tug somewhere. Mr grey nomad suggested they stop at the next town so that he could get underneath and see what is going on, and Mrs grey nomad thought not a bad idea as they were running low on groceries. They ca...

Caravan and Motorhome on Tour are offering a 3050 x 1850mm Sun screen shade plus 10 issues of their magazine for $69. We have been thinking of buying a drop down screen for our awning and this seem really good value. I haven't heard of the brand and wondered if anyone can give their opinion?

A very nice, but slightly innocent city woman wants to get married, but she is put off by casual urban attitudes to relationships and is only willing to marry a man if he has never had sex with another woman. After several unsuccessful years of searching, she decides to take out a personal a...

We broke down in Wooroolin Qld the other day (Wednesday) with a stuffed starter motor and contacted Herbohn's Auto Electrical in Kingaroy who have a mobile service. They came out within half an hour, young "Ash" the service technician was absolutely brilliant and very patient cause it was a bugger o...

well now am the owner of Colorado 2009 twin cab with canopy all good now would like to know what people do to seal the the tail gate from dust , is there any type of rubber seal that they have used tried or are trying at this point in time , i do have a lot of learning now to know how to handle and use this vehicle t...

Hi everybody, We have been having a slight problem with the cache on our website, with old stories being displayed instead of the updated ones. We are hoping it has now been sorted out but need it to be tested from various browsers, computers, phones etc to be sure. If anyone has got a moment would they m...

What does the forum think of running 45 psi in air bags to help level up van with the use of WDH to take up the rest of the sag thus putting weight back on the front wheels, this is on a Nissan Parthfinder rated at 3 ton towing hitching up van approx 280kg on ball with van weight of 2800kg, and yes have these weig...

We went for a short trip over the weekend and discovered our Engel upright fridge sprung a gas leak around the freezer internal element (somewhere). So we're looking at buying a new fridge. Currently looking at Engel 88lt , Waeco 90lt, Vitrifrigo 115L, & EasyCool 85lt all of which are Fridge Fre...

Looking at heading north soon ..... have heard that some have experienced fridge inefficiencies because of external heat (Sun) so have made up a sunshade to drape over external vents when stationery, have purchased a fan to install behind fridge to circulate air. Wondering if this would be enough t...

Gday A few (very few) have asked me to tell of our recent 13 week adventure.. March 3rd, we left home and traveled to the great free camp at Kimba. The old boy (me) was a bit knackered after 8 hours at the helm but we settled and had a good night of rest. Then there was Penong.. What a great caravan park. Two you...

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I have travelled a little piece of my Australia over the past 30 years ...... some with tent accomodation and some towing a 'van. as you'll see from my profile I am a tad biased to the Outback. My favourite places include Arkaroola .... been there twice and will return; the Oodnadata, Strezlecki, and...

...Grandpa just wades...cos' he can't swim for nuts!.........some dried arrangements deserve never... to be seen....... Alright...Alright...I'm taking myself to the naughty corner.....Hoo Roo

Does any know of a place in Brisbane that can do the above. It may not be possible but we can only asked the question. Our is a roadstar van Have a great day

Hi, would anyone have first hand knowledge if the Finley showground is still open for camping, or if anyone has Camp 8 would you mind having look please? thanks Dianne

Read an article a little time back wherein "a top NSW cop" suggested that older drivers (over 70) should not be able to drive, they cause accidents, etc. etc Had this article ex Sydney Morning Herald .... sort of sums up my thoughts... .

Is anyone out there towing a caravan using a 1992 80 series Turbo Diesel Toyota Landcruiser? We are currently looking to purchase our first caravan (always had camper trailers) but are having problems with the towing capacity of the 1992 model, if anyone has one could they let me know what type and s...

Hi All, With my new van came brand new tyres as expected, however they are made in the land of cheap everything. I'm not keen on blowouts and changing tyres roadside. Can anyone advise their number one pick for tyres? I wonder, has anyone had really good mileage / service from Chinese tyres? Should I ju...