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On our last trip a couple of weeks ago I was on a site with a slight sideways slope although it was not enough to stop the fridge from working well. Anyway, that got me thinking that a levelling ramp would be useful to have. So on our return I checked various sellers for a levelling ramp. However, I have a sin...

Toying with the idea of a slide on with dunny and shower I want to hire a complete rig for a weekend or a week to suck it and see Anyone have any idea where I could hire one for a short haul to see if the two of us can live together in a small space. Wish me luck with that . I'm on the Mid North Coast of NSW but tr...

WARNING CANCELLED AT 12.00 PM FRIDAY THUNDERSTORM DETAILS: As at 6.44pm on Friday 4 December 2015 the Bureau of Meteorology advises the 6.30pm radar and satellite imagery shows potentially SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS over the warning area to the northeast of Esperance and the southeast of Kalgo...

This afternoon I went to a CWA do. Bought some tickets - won a tin of biscuits & one of the major prizes - a slow cooker. So Keith has been busy since I came home rearranging cupboards so we could fit it in. So saucepans & their respective lids, frying pans, pressure cooker etc now live in a diffe...

Am currently in Sydney and working on the car/caravan hitch problem. Stopped caravan repairer: WDH 'may' fix problem. We just need to cut away, relocate all on draw bar, to afix. Around $500. Oh, we're booked out until after Xmas. Pedders: Bring the car in and we'll check the suspension. You may need...

Hi All Hubby and I are going to try to do the lap in 7 months starting in May next year heading to the Cape, then Darwin, Kakadu, the Kimberleys down to Perth, Margaret River then back across the Nullabor etc. My problem is do we travel with his best mate (Kelpie) or leave her at home with the kids. Has anyo...

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Hi. I am new to this semi retired part of life and before my partner and I venture out I am seeking some advice from people who have gone through painful and stressful experience of traveling, and trying to decide what type of accommodation they should purchase.. Currently we have a 4WD and when we do out...

It's been one of those days for me today, First thing this morning SWMBO wanted to go to Bunnings for some plants and fertilizer, One look at the sky and I said, we had better get a wriggle on as they were forecasting rain and a possible thunder storm here in Perth today, So we hit the road and about two km fr...

The Middle Wife The 'Middle Wife' by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second grade classroom a few years back. When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell. So I always have a few s...

This was our 3rd trip since 2009. We flew Virgin up to Brisbane from Melbourne then Air New Zealand to the island. Our previous two trips were spent staying at beautiful Endeavour Lodge, this time we stayed at Kentia Apartments. The island is only 8kms x 5kms in size but very hilly. A hire car is included...

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Getting in early.... Only 24 shopping days to Christmas. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2016 to you all.

Lithgow cp will store your rig for $55pw. Left mine there for 2 weeks and took the train to Sydney airport. Train was $13.50 concession and a very pleasant 2 & half hour trip. Not too hot here either so the van didn't get baked being shut for so long.

Sad news today folks. Ontos45 [Pete], passed on early this morning. His lady Sue, is holding up well, all things considered. At least now he is no longer in pain. Sheba.

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Hello All With the Thetford loo flushing water I was using the additive in the pink bottle but found over time this black gunk coming out with the flushing water. Now we use just fresh water with no additives but give the bowl a spray of pine o clean. Any good ideas out there for the flushing water.?...

This submission is an update on my post about 7 weeks or so ago. Concern No.1: LPG compartment door sealing and venting Adequate airflow through/down,between & across stored LPG cylinders is essential.An installation without airflow is prohibited. AS5601-2004 required airflow! The Sta...

I was emptying my car boot and a bloke walking past asked me what the bottle of water was for. So I explained to him that one day when we were out at Alice Springs we went for a drive out to a sacred site. We got talking to one of the locals who said that the well there was the dead center of Australia, and if you ti...

I am looking at getting a different tow vehicle and need all the carrying capacity that I can get as I have to carry a gopher and loading ramps (125 kg) dinghy and loading roof rack (125kg) plus a small outboard motor and ute canopy As can be seen, by the time I have loaded 2 people, fuel, tools, recovery eq...