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One morning recently a young woman got out of bed, slipped into her robe, raised the shade, uncovered the parrot, put on the coffee pot, answered the phone. She heard an masculine voice say; "Hello, honey. My ship just hit port and I'm coming right over." So the young lady took the coffee pot...

Lake Benanee Camping Area is located 16km east of Euston, and 65km west of Balranald on the Sturt H/Way. m/f Flushing toilets,picnic tables with shelter .Boat ramp. Space for big rigs. No Drinking water . Camping id free. But this camping spot is closed from 1st september to 30th november each year N...

Hi all . I know this has been covered in the past , but I thought its worth asking again as thecho stuff moves along at a fair clip. Im a bit of a tech neanderthal so needth5ings expained slowly

I was telling a mate that I was going to shell out around 700 for a Hema setup , and he started going on about downlo...

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Hi Everyone. My self and my partner Jacky are about to buy a new van. A retreat Whitehaven. We love the van but we are a bit concerned about the high ball weight of 282kg . We are going to tow this van with a Mazda Bt50 with a max ball weight of 350kg. and a GCM of 6000kg What worries me is that by the time we add a co...

Hi All. Gary and Jacky here. We are about to buy a caravan and plan to do a leisurely drive around the place for about 3 years. We are looking forward to seeing more of this beautiful country and meeting fellow travellers We have selected a van, a Retreat Whitehaven. We love the van, however I am a bit conce...

This is my first log on and if this is not allowed please remove, I am thinking of selling our 2006 Jayco (black top) and upgrading to a Kakoda Admiral semi off road. Has any one on here had a Kakoda and if so thoughts please. Just want to be able to go a bit more off road than what I have been doing. Thanks.

Gday... A few of our GNs have stayed at this camp and found it very good. I have arrived here today and must admit it is very relaxing. CAMPS 8 NSW Site 763 - GPS 34 40 40 S 143 31 13 E Balranald has all the services and amenities you would need for an extended stay here as there is no time limit at Mamanga. This ca...

Hi all, I'm having a debate over, yes "weight" (pardon the pun) for it :- Tow ball weight downloads. If a van compliance plate says for eg: 172 kg tow ball download then you cant exceed that right? Others are saying it doesn't matter if your vehicle plate says more. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Would like to see if the members on this forum would vote if they feel the shower and toilet is a must yes or no cheers

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