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Hi All, Newbie here, just thought I would share my experience re Comprehensive Caravan Insurance today, this may help others. I spoke to three companies this morning to get $55K cover on our new van, RACV $769, CIL $832 (less another 10% if you have electronic sway control), AAMI $794, then I thought I...

Due to a pretty hectic last few months we found that we could sneak away for several days in between Edwin sitting this week. Was going to Elmore Victoria BUT the weather was going to be a little too warm for me so decided to head south to cooler Winchelsea. We have had 33 here today when it was forecast to be...

Good morning Good morning all, we are wanting to purchase a long wall shade screen, with the option of adding the front and back end walls. Our previous full annex had the option of either using the side or ends separate or together, being joined with a zipper and the long wall also had Velcro straps whic...

A woman was in a coma; she had been in it for months. One day nurses were in her room giving her a bed bath. One of them was washing her private area and noticed there was a slight response on the monitor whenever she touched her there. They tried it again and sure enough, there was definite movement. They w...

After reading the lead article in the Grey Nomad Times it appears that No Camping Signs mean please camp here. A representative of the Roads and Marine Services states that No Camping signs means you're encouraged to Camp there for a non specific period but not several days. Surely it would cause...

Be on your guard ... Australian police have just issued a warning about keys.They warn just 4 keys that can open 87% of cars and 99% of houses in Australia.The keys you need to be on the lookout for are: Dar-keys, Pak-keys, Bi-keys and Jun-keys Aussie Paul.

Currently in Darwin staying at the Skycity , Flew in Thursday and is it bloody hot and humid. I served here in the early 60's then through Cyclone Tracy 74 and again in the 80"s and we lived on base both times . I remember the base well but was a little taken back when I went to my old MQ in Coo...

I have fitted two 80 watt panels thinking the original was twin 80's .. Anyway we fitted two extra 80 watt panels to what it seems are 2 X's 120 watt panels.. Upgrading the wire size. The regulator is 30 amp so I'm at my limit it seems.. Even my past I was line worker my hips don't allow me to climb on roof.. ok o...

Alice has asked me to tell all her friends at the Grey Nomad site how she is doing. She went under the knife on 10th March after being diagnosed with Bowel Cancer. The op took six hours as there were a few complications. The Surgeons say it was a success and there was a good chance she may not need Chemo, here...

I know of only two(2) in Victoria.No doubt there are a big handful of others. The Wicked tourer backpackers seem to know where they all are! One's at Coburg Lake just north of Melbourne's CBD. There's a nice setup at Lakes Entrance. There are voluminous lists of toilet locations,how about one for &quo...

Hello my husband and I will be picking up our first ever brand new Coromal Element with in the next few weeks. Has anyone got recommendations who is best to insure our new van with. We have retired early after working in the same job together for the last 26 years. We can't wait to start traveling this bea...

I've used some good, not so good, and downright terrible mechanics over the years, but the one I'm using now (Along with his employees) is the best I've ever used. Although he's 25Km from my home the trip is worth it. I highly recommend him to everybody on the Mornington Peninsula Vic. Geoff Sweet of '...

Richo here. Pretty new to vanning, owned one before but I just lived in it. Got to get a handle on this 'pooter thingee' too, waited all weekend for a verification email. Typical Aussie. Having a go.

Hi all, We got a email to update our EPIRB X 2 with com sat two days ago. So I updated both of our units . One is the older MT400 unit with a lessor positioning indicator, so we use it as a second backup unit. the battery is up for renewal. So I just checked the cost to replace the battery =$279.00 GME. On Eba...

In honour of this day we thought we would kick start the morning with a funny Irish joke.This one is about a young Irish man going for a job interviewYoung man Murphy applied for an engineering position at an Irish firm based in Dublin. An American applied for the same job and both applicants having the s...

Two paddies were working for the city public works department. One would dig a hole and the other would follow behind him and fill the hole in. They worked up one side of the street, then down the other, then moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest, one man digging a hol...

How steep is the Palmerston highway really... We have a 33 ft 5 th wheeler and a iveco 65c18 twin cab do you we will have any hassles going this way cheers. Mick

Has anyone tried the Yankie Canned Beer called TUN, I bought a block of 30 cans ( BITTER BEER ) the other day and was quiet surprised at it's taste, Slips down rather nice, and with an alcohol content of 4% it adds a bit of life to Happy Hour One other good thing is, it's about $10.00 cheaper per/block ( in W.A...

I sent a WA list in I digress to an overseas friend of mine who is travelling around Oz (currently on the Nullabor) and they asked if there is a National list of these water refill points similar. My advice was to enquire at Tourist Info centres when passing through towns (and of course you would ask othe...

G'day! Yea, I damaged the lower back a few years ago. With a couple of visits to a doctor, all I got was 'scripts for pain killers. Now, the big decision is to go under the knife. Won't bore you with all the things I have tried to stop the pain. They don't/won't work. Have to see a surgeon 21st of this month. Im...