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Can anyone assist with directions plus road conditions travelling to Wave Rock. We will be travelling from Coolgardie - Perth via Great Eastern Hwy stopping at Merredin. We are towing an 18' on road pop top caravan. Should we travel via Bruce Rock to Narembeen or take direct minor road? Is the m...

A father, on his way home from work suddenly remembers it's his eight year old daughter's birthday. He stops at Toys R Us and asks one of the salespersons :"How much for one of those Barbie's in your display window?" The salesperson answers,: "Well, which one do you mean, Sir?"...

ALZHEIMER'S EYE TEST (I love this part.. Its absolutely amazing!) Count every "F" in the following text: FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS..... (SEE BELOW) HOW MANY 'F's? Count them again. WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke.. REA...

Hi fellow travellers, Just interested to know if I fit a gas alarm in my van where should it be fitted to be the most effective thanks

I spent some time this morning researching what we should check out when we visit Wyndham. I was surprised to come across this recommendation for Cobbledicks Ford (where do they get these names?) Wyndham Oasis What an amazing place. Very spectacular part of the Werribee river. Local council is spe...

I have a ford ranger XLT 2015 model and i am looking at the KEME brand of WDH.Any feed back on these would be appreciated or what do other caravaners recommend.I will be towing a Paramount Commander 20 ft van at approx 2800 kg loadedThank youRussell -- Edited by RUSSELL-5458 on Monday 1st of February 20...

Can someone tell me how often a diesel heater has to have the burner cleaned out - de sooted. Just spoke to an installer and he was I think saying burners even have to be replaced. Dometic about $30.00 some of the others Hundreds of Dollars and some cheaper models can't get parts for. Len :)

I'm just wondering, those full time on the road with a caravan, do you have any plans about coping with wind when a storm comes up. I am wondering if I should be looking into ground anchors and tie downs etc., or do you watch the weather map and bolt if it looks bad.

hi we are about to commence a trip of our lifetime. caravanning around Australia. we have a 20 ft custom built van dual axle. our tug is a mitzy pajero. our mirrors can see beside van with no issues but not behind van. can we travel "any" distance without towing mirrors? legally? also any re...

Just checked the price of the Planer Diesel range of heaters. These will get you Cooking.

Hi guys l am in the process of changing vans to a full height. So I did what any smart person would and asked Doug by pm for his advise on Chinese imports As he had viewed them last year. After viewing them for myself yesterday I must concur with Doug that there product is still in the research and developmen...

A Bikie came upon an attempted suicide scene. He pulled over and said to the policeman let me talk to her, He walks up and says it would be really nice if a young girl like you would give me a hug and a kiss before you die. She gave him a long passionate kiss and a hug. He said to her why do you want to die. She said,...

Does anyone know where on a Trailcraft Panorama 540 van the compliance plate should be? I have searched throughout and nada! There ARE four bolts arranged in a rectangle inside the A-frame and doing nothing whatsoever. But I have dismissed those as they are way more than would be needed for attachin...

Hi All, We are planning a trip to Tasmania early 2017 for around 3 months, but can't find the dates for High and Low shoulder. Does anyone know? I realize that leaving in Jan 2017 will be the high shoulder but don't know when the prices change for our return as we will be away for around 3 months. Thanks...

Hi , I have a hayman reese wdh with the heavy bars (800lbs) 30", but the ball weight of my van is 260kg. Should I change to the lighter bars. Thanks Owen.

Hi While at caravan parks and connected to tap water via hose...... I have these connectors just like the garden variety and have a problem with the connections dripping all the time, can't seem to stop it Do you turn off the tap if going away for say a day trip or the like ? or even overnight while asleep ?...

Hi , just looking at getting shade options for our fiamma awning we're looking to put antiflaps on it as well as extra centre supports and maybe even custom make some more vertical supports too, has anyone out there done this ? and if so did it add more strength to the setup? By design the windout's are p...

Brilliant freedom camp behind shops in town. Toilets nearby, Laundromat in town, IGA walking distance. Appsrently best bakery in the world (according to others on this forum) $5.00 per night. Also at RSL, but this is closer to town

Just about to start being a GN. Wanting to join a Caravan park Member scheme with one or two companies. Which is best - Big 4, Top Tourist, Discovery etc. Any advice welcome