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This old windmill was still going around in the wind and the winch was going up and down, but no water was coming out. All the tanks were dry.

This shot taken at the Melbourne Zoo is a powerful Reflection of a majestic animal. Power and beauty in one wonderful animal.

You know rain is needed when you walk past your rain gauge and it's full of spiderwebs and dust. Had a few sound & light shows recently in Ballarat but no water.

We have set down for 3 weeks at a caravan park by the bay outside Brisbane , This park is full most of the year with many grey nomads at anytime , When talking to others in the park most only stay in caravan parks and have never free camp, So it looks like we all do have our own way of grey nomading and that good ....

Tree damage after strong winds on the beach at Cliffhead North, just South of Dongara W.A 4 K.J.

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This photo of me in my tinny was taken by my mate from his tinny,a lovely day to be on the water at Useless Loop, (shark bay, w.a.

A trip to Swan Hill resulted in a damaged sola panel. Now on the way home we called into "Ultimate RV Service Centre" in Swan Hill. We were concerned about the safety of the panel and the structure of the van roof. Royce Wells the owner / manager had a look at it for us. I was quite prepared to pay f...

We're looking for a family van. ie. one with a queen bed and at least 3 bunks, so when we go away we can take the grandkids, or if it's say a quick trip down to Phillip Island for the weekend, we can take friends with us. We've been searching and traispsing in and out of vans since we started our search in earne...

If you ask Mr Google he doesn't know about it, but it is a Kui Park called Riverbreeze. Only been open since March but has lovely ensuite/bathroom toilet combination setups. Big one for Disabled guests. The proprietor, Greg, is very nice and couldn't be more helpful. And does RV repair work, s...

I see a few "offroad" vans being reviewed in the various mags. Some of them have photos of vans being towed through river/creek crossings. Now, most of these, if not all, would have electric brakes. How do they fare being submerged in water? Mates who own boats tend to either have a hydrauli...

At the historic Callington Mill, Oatlands, Tasmania it is all about wind power.

Welcome to our new ‘Power’ photo competition! Our amazing first prize is a PowerSmart Series™ P3000 generator donated by Briggs & Stratton, including delivery to anywhere in Australia – (RRP $1,799). The second place winner will receive a PowerSmart Series™ P2000 generator donated...

Paddle power in a beautiful gorge

Victoria Falls in the dry season.

Do you solder & shrink wrap or crimp electrical joins? I've done both over the years. A friend who was an auto-elec does both depending on the job. My van is a mixture of both too. Anyone have a preference? Variables seem to be exposure and wire (current) size. Also, what is the black goo used to seal w...

The gigantic machinery developed and built by humans to extract the wealth from the ground is truly amazing