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Why is it very difficult to write a card or letter with pencil or pen without stupid stuff-ups? Can't even seem to get the address on the envelope right these days if writing by hand. Putting computer issues aside. It seems that these days that all I am capable of is to write a card or letter on the comput...

Mr Google has just advised me that the rainfall in Logan from 1st August to today 22nd October = 83 days is a total of 58 m.m. Equates to just over 2 inches of rain. Now Logan is virtually a suburb of Brisbane with a population of well in excess of 300000 so it covers a huge area. At the moment there is no such th...

I sincerely hope those bolts arent going through the fuel tank....

Driving back from a holiday my wire and i, thought we would call in to Warnervale weigh bridge just off the M1 motorway. I was happy with the results since its the first time to weigh my rig with my new Pathfinder fully loaded in holiday mode. The results are.....Disconnected..car 2.34. 80% petrol tank...

Hey all. Im looking at buying a 4x4 Ute for some travel and for some farm work next year. Theres lots of mixed reviews out there but was potentially leaning towards a DMax or BT50. Thoughts on either or any other car that will be reliable and not give me too much of a headache with frequently known issues. M...

Greetings Nomads, our 2005 Jayco outback 52.58.OB model is blowing the 250 volt - 6 amp fuse behind the black cover for all the 12 volt blade fuses when 240 is connected resulting in the lights not working. The power points and all the appliances have power when connected to mains power, the lights all w...

Stopped at Coonalpyn recently. All paid by card. Brilliant. Only $15 for power - goes off at 11 am the next day. $5 for the washing machine, and dryer - both card swipe payments. I had trouble with the dryer - paid 3 cycles and the clothes still damp so emailed the Shire. They have refunded the money for me....

The following are 2 Simple Truths, 5 Rules of Life, and 3 Bonus Rules: SIMPLE TRUTH 1: Lovers help each other undress before sex. After sex, they always dress on their own. Moral of the story -- In life, no one helps you once you're screwed. SIMPLE TRUTH 2: When a woman is...

I see that a lot of people carry their gas LPG gas tanks on the roof of the car and I get that it's a well ventilated area but doesn't it get too hot up there when going outback. As I only have an x-trail and don't tow, I have knowhere else to attatch one on the outside other than on the roof. At present I tie down m...

home is sold, cant wait to start our caravan adventure. Many thanks for allowing me into the forum.

Thank you for allowing access to all the knowledge and information available on the forum. Cheers Tony.

Has anyone fitted a Jillaro awning to their van, what do you think.

Hi everyone! Wife and I just trying to work out the nomad part of the grey nomads at the moment. Not retired but went grey at 13 so I guess it counts. We are in the process of trying to work out what caravan/camper we want to upgrade to, from our 15 year old camper trailer we have now (Essentially a generic 650...

Hi, I've never had a caravan with hot water and shower, my question is if you are in a caravan park hooked up to their water, does that mean that the caravan water heater cannot heat the water. Regards Mick

Last week we turned onto Henry Lawson Drive heading to Grenfell. We had a Slim Dusty CD playing ( yes we still go that way ), and up popped his song " Henry Lawson's Pen " , about him visiting Grenfell and finding an old pen beside the Memorial. So, we visited the Memorial, there is a nice 99 year old gum plan...

Hi All, newbie here. We are currently setting up for exploring all parts of the country and we have capacity to carry two extra Jerry cans. We currently have 220 litres of water in the van and a long range 150 litre fuel tank in the vehicle with two 20 litre jerry cans already. My question is, which would be...