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am not sure if this is the correct way to do this but here goes , have just joined this wonderful site and thank you for having us on board , as i am new to all this travelling life style and am a novice , do not have a motor home or caravan , we are going to be travelling with a camper trailer , and overnight stays w...

Why are they fitted and then people seal them ? To prevent gas ? LPG build up in vehicle.. Preventing an explosion.. This is crazy !! -- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Thursday 11th of February 2016 08:32:12 PM

I have been hearing from other people that insurance companies have been asking for proof of servicing when making a claim , Well last week when renewing my caravan insurance with QBE I was informed that I could be ask for proof of servicing when making a claim , So how common is this .

Hi Folks, once again I'm after advice and thoughts. This time re:water for the caravan. It looks like we will be having 3 water tanks with our new van, 2 x 80ltr and 1 x 60ltr. My thinking is, as we plan to be on the road permanently and would be picking up fresh water anywhere from a tap to a stream that we wou...

I know the debate on WDH rages on, but I want to ask, once in the past the Falcon and the Holden were probably the main tow vehicle in Aus. These vehicles were primary designed as passenger carriers and so had suspension designed with that point in mind. I don't know what suspension upgrades were availab...

ATM my newish caravan is in the drive being prepped ffor a few trips but down the road I am obviously going to have to park it for extended periods of time. I'll need to take the weight then off the tyres. (As an extra benefit I figure that it will be less attractive to anyone wanting to drive away with it.) I a...

Hello all, I am a new member and starting to get familiar with this forum. Hello to you all. We have been traveling on odd trips, usually to Darwin where my Daughter lives, for about 6 years now. We have covered a big part of the east coast of Australia so far and plan to come down the WA Coast after our annual...

Hi my name is Nicole. I have not yet taken the leap to travel full time around Australia as my circumstances do not yet permit me, but I hope to one day. I am at the stage of doing a lot of research, so of course I have a lot of questions: 1. If I only buy a setup which is not suitable for off road driving, will I no...

Good afternoon campers just joined but not sure about the Newbie tag.have had several caravans and motorhomes over the years,having just retired, had the cancer as you do, my wife and I have down sized to a single axle Avan towed by a D-max. The problem caravan sway.Tried most of the fixes ,had the wat...

Hey all, Been a while since I've posted anything, but I've been lurking and learning the whole while

Anyways, we've started our power system build so it's ready by the time we "hit the road". I've just managed to find some time to document what we have so far, and thought I'd give a littl...

In our current travels through SA (on our way to WA), we have found it very frustrating that very few rest stops and/or free camps offer toilet facilities in SA. We were going to go around the Eyre Peninisula but there are (I think...) only 2 or 3 rest stops along the whole coastline that have toilets. I al...

The phone rings and the lady of the house answers, "Hello" "Mrs. Sanders, please." "Speaking." " Mrs Sanders, this is Doctor Jones at Saint Agnes Laboratory. When your husband's doctor sent his biopsy to the lab last week, by coincidence a biopsy from anothe...

More question for quality answers. Address How do you full timers deal with no address, do you have a PO Box, do you do everything online. Can you have a PO Box for banks, tax dept, and insurance? Can you get things bought online delivered to a PO Box. Go Via Do you guys have the Go Via device, do you really ne...

Hi, im new to this so I presume I just describe our problem and hope someone can help us. We have been converting a 1981 Toyota coaster into our new RV, we are now at the most important stage of finding a new engine and putting it in. our hardest part is trying to find an engine that will fit in without modify...

Hello Everyone, I am a new member and feeling my way with this Forum. It should be good. My wife and I have been traveling in our Crusader Caravan for 6 years now and loving it. I have a problem with this Europa Hatch leaking. its been a pain since new and I keep trying to pack it up to fix the problem with no suc...

Hi Everyone, I'm chasing a diagram showing the location of all the air con components in my motorhome. I have an electrical issue somewhere in the system and need to find where all the components are located eg. pressure switches, relays, thermostat etc. If anyone has one they could send me that would...

Have just seen the latest (paper) catalogue from Aldi - has a few Special Buys that go on sale on February 20 that would interest vanners. Includes caravan cover (3 sizes), TV antenna, caravan levelling ramp/chock set, 20m food-grade water hose, small & large collapsible washing tub, laundry t...

Gday... I give up Cheers - John -- Edited by rockylizard on Thursday 11th of February 2016 04:31:57 PM

what do you use hammer in ones or screw in ones what size What about sand what about Lighting Ridge dirt thinking of getting plastic screw in ones any thoughts thanks

I was looking at a Concept 630R caravan today. Does anyone have any thoughts on Concept caravans in general, and this model in particular? Thanks.