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The toilet in our van has stopped flushing, I have gone over every thing but can't seem to find a fault! Suspect the pump has gone - are there any replacment pumps available? Or any sugestions on what to do further. I have done the fuse check and am also getting power to the pump but no pumping.

I'm about to buy a Jayco swift camper trailer and was wondering if anyone uses an electric winder for the roof. Jayco had one available but has since withdrawn it. I don't think a cordless drill would have the power and a rattle gun would probably destroy the winding mechanism. Ideas?

I've recently purchased a used 23ft dual-axle caravan for $38K from a long established dealer in the east of Perth. The good news is that I had it inspected prior to purchase and it received an A1 rating, with nothing requiring attention. However, to say the dealer was rubbish is an understatement! He...

Awesome 5 days of free camping in the van on the edge of Australia

Oakey Creek Water Strider making ripples at free camp near Bowenville Darling Downs.

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Fitted extra solar before we left on this trip. Decided to have a weeks test run at home before we left to make sure everything was running ok. First day everything seemed OK until the cook tripped a 12v circuit breaker, I went to the panel to reset the breaker & noticed the 4 x 25amp blade panel fuses h...

We were camped at the De Grey River which was just pools of water. As the sun was giving the last of its power to our solar panels, we noticed the birds suddenly stopped squawking.

Howdy folks!Hope to be joining you at Greens in the next 2-3 days.Looking forward to meeting more than the 3-4 GNs I already know face to face.See you soon!Save some sunshine for me! Ramblegambol

Found this place on Wikicamps. Roy's Place, Elleker near Albany WA. The Wikicamps comments page suggest this is a good camp about 15 kms out of Albany no facilities other than 240 volt power. $5 unpowered $10 powered. Phoned the owner today and they definitely exist. Seems it could be a great place for...

My wife bought me a "pre-Christmas" present, a Waeco CFX fridge/freezer. It's one of the mid-range models but it seems to be big enough for what we want to do. It has a removable divider so that when in you have a freezer compartment and a fridge section. Or, remove it and either have all fridg...

I know this is probably one of those oft asked questions but I thought it worth asking again as these things often change . So the big fiscal question is " is Wikicamps worth the whole $8 they want for it" ? Cheers Al -- Edited by Swoffer on Thursday 12th of November 2015 11:01:47 AM

Yes Yes YES. Out the window go's our wish list. Will have to down size that, too treat ourselfves to cheaper Tuesday at the movies next week. Oh four numbers again =$23.15 I give up.

The smaller spider defeated the wasp on this occasion.

Probably the closest I have been to meeting St Peter, or the Devil, was in my teens we went hunting for Deer. The hills in NZ can get a little rugged at times, We were following a river up and up, when we came to an area which had slipped and the entire side of the hill (mountain over here) had collapsed into th...

What a fantastic free camp

Not really about caravanning but perhaps interesting to some..... I have had Telstra internet access since dial up days and the service just getting better & better .. We have cable (Co-ax) to our home and I eventually moved to the then minimum data allowance of around 5 or 8 gig/mth. SWMBO got a i...

My sullage hose has for the first time after many years gotten really stinky, and I mean STINKY!. It is one of the black ribbed types. Hot water and some cleaners down the sink haven't really helped. It sat in rolled up in the boot for a week, and now the boot pongs too. soapy water and glen 20 made only a smal...

Hi Guys. We have a friend arriving from scotland shortly and he is a big fan of fly fishing and holds some fairly good records. So question travelling from melb over xmas were are some good good fly/f spots ??. My self easy sit on bank throw line crack a tinny and relax cheers.