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well after having about 10 people tell me to check the bearings and brakes in the brick decided to have a look 2 hrs later ( 1 1/2 spent getting the split pin out ! whats the trick little bugger just wouldn't come out ended up breaking it and having to tap the remains out with a nail how tight in the h...

Hi all I have found that easter is in the end of march and school holidays are for two weeks after in 2016 We are heading in land up to Charleville up to Winton If we are on the road we will have to do free camping in that time How busy would the free camps be during that time

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Hint: Leave them on for a bit when songs end and other ones' will start (a bit of a pause between songs).Click on; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-_F04niqrE And : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwNYkHIjFrY

Very nice here near the boat ramp. There is a van & tug also...the river view comes with the spot. Stayed further down last week. Robyn

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In the process of ordering a new van to hit the road with for an indefinite period. We are new to the world of caravans and just after peoples thoughts as to go with an oven as well as a cook top and grill or just cook top and grill inside the van? We are planning on getting a Baby Q for out side as well. Thanks...

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You'd think that this would be an easy thing to research, but what I'm getting, so far, is that they go into the simplistic explanations, and none explain exactly how the brakes work. For example, I slow a bit, say, to drop to a lower speed limit with the touch of the brake. What do the electric brakes do? O...

I know it has been discussed before but in view of a certain RV organization that shall nameless, and their ambitions in regard to camping areas, and the requirements that more and more councils are likely to put in place for those camping within their domain to be completely self contained, I am once a...

A successful businessman flew to Vegas for the weekend to gamble. He lost the shirt off his back, and had nothing left but a quarter and the second half of his round-trip ticket If he could just get to the airport he could get himself home. So he went out to the front of the casino where there was a cab wa...

We are parked up at Benarkin where the locals provide a spacious camp ground (free), shelter shed, power available ($1/hr), flush toilets & hot showers ($2). Within the last hour some LOW LIFE has driven in & wrenched the coin boxes in the bathrooms off the walls. Keith just went up there &am...

This post is for "General Information" and to assist Grey Nomads crossing the Nullarbor. We have utilized both Camps 8 and Wiki Camps. Perth to Karalee Rock & Dam some 400klms from Perth just East of Southern Cross. Flushing toilets/fire pits/dump point. 5klms off the highway on goo...

Gday... This could have been in Techies' Corner .... however, I thought it had more of a general interest to members. There is nothing new in this article. It is just more confirmatory advice highlighting the need to be aware of the reality of the actual towing and carrying abilities of the vehicles on...

Totally new to caravans so please excuse my ignorance :) Our Van has a Thetford C-250 cassette toilet which only holds 18 litres. Ok, I know what to do to empty the cassette in a caravan park. But, is there any convention for emptying such a cassette tank when living away from a caravan park. Can the wast...

Yes I'm back guarding the ramp came back so Dougwe can get his spot . What a great guy is me

Hi, we hit the road 3 wks ago and our original plans are changing and we're seeking wisdom!! We r now thinking of leaving SA mid Dec to travel up West coast to hit Broome mid April. Is heading west along Nullabor really that bad with headwinds? I read differing views.. Where do you recommend in WA? We en...

Four married guys go fishing. After an hour, the following conversation took place:First guy: "You have no idea what I had to do to be able to come out fishing this weekend. I had to promise my wife that I will paint every room in the house next weekend."Second guy: "That's nothing; I ha...

hi pete and tris here.... have decided to perchase a motorhome and a frame a light vehicle behind it ...have been doing as much research as possible by reading your forums from what i can gather there are laws and costs for trucks from 4500kg -12000kg about 500$ yearly rego..... drivers required to fil...