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Gday... Cheers - John

how is the road from Windorah to Birdsville we are travelling with a onroad van. it is dirt all the way? Regards GG

hi I'm looking for some tyres for our Toyota coaster. The ones on it are hankook 6.50R16 LT. when I look online or ring tyres places I have no luck. Most I see have a 195 or 205 etc in front of the 6.50 R16..... Tyre conversion guides don't help much either. can anybody please help me find out the correct n...

Was given a fridge with a 3 flash code, meaning locked rotor or too high head pressure. After some investigation decided the fault was in the compressor. I then cut the compressor apart to see why?. Found the compressor was free to turn (not locked) & still gave a 3 flash code. Decided to test the win...

I know its not a good time of year to go down it, but I will be tempted to take the chance as I will be heading to Melbourne from Yulara early in the new year. Has anyone been along there recently?

Hi Guys, I am thinking of making up a carrying rack for my Oz Pig fitted on the rear bar next to the Spare Tyre. I met a guy on the road that mentioned that he had one set up and it worked well and saved the bulky storage in other places. its just a bit bigger than the gas bottle holders which I was thinking of ext...

Hi all, Starting to put together our maiden voyage this coming season. I want to revisit Flowers Bay SA. Has anyone stopped over their lately. The CVP has new management and fees for a tent from $25 PN. Has anyone used a powered site and how much. Their web site doesn't give a costing except for saying ,...

Hi everyone, 1st time on here look forward to meeting like minded people

hello every one...Karen again after a long spell. Yes still traveling yet stayed at Padstow..NSW for awhile ...Last nite we stayed at a camp ground called Coomburra Valley Campground and cost $28 for two of us on Seniors...a rough road in and it was like concentration camp as far as I was concern...

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...