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On the subject of failed privatisation (Snowy Hydro posting today), has anyone had any adverse experiences with the NSW Reflections Holiday Parks "Experience". They have closed the office at the gates to Mookerawa waters park in central western NSW Monday to Thursday. Some "young fellas" damage...

Hi Gang, I am upgradiing from AGM to lithiiums. I have these currently installed but seeing as the lithium have battery management systems inbuilt I was wonderiing if these things are stilll required? Thoughts?

and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard.The door of his wifes car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog.Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger me...

Pardon my dumbness, but I thought that the " clamp end " of a clamp meter could be used to measure voltage of a 12 volt wire without cutting or penetrating the cover. That is, open the clamp and close it over the insulated wire and get a reading. O, then has stopped pumpingr on an expensive instrument actu...

Hi, Been looking at Starlink as entertainment in the outback, just wondering what experience people have with the system and any issues to look out for. I have heard that they can be connected to your phone to have communication similar to sat phones, any comments please?

There is a story if a couple that owned a Subaru while towing to achieve 16.3 L/100km so they updated to a Toyota hybrid Kluger to tow a 1525kg (atm) Bailey caravan and achieve as low as 10.6 but commonly 11.5 L/100km. In comparison our new Kia Sportage GTline diesel 8sp auto achieves 11.5-12.5 L/100km....

Genuine 3 tonne Nissan Pathfinder r51, 08'-09' model TOWBAR. I don't want anything for it, I just want it gone/ Location New England NSW -- Edited by Bicyclecamper on Monday 27th of November 2023 01:45:28 PM

Hi all We are from Adelaide and we are just starting to plan a big trip to the East Coast. We plan to head just north of Sydney and then make our way up the coast. We will have approx. 6 weeks maybe a little longer if weather is good to travel along the coast. We plan to go in September/October next year. We ho...

Hi all, I am looking at getting my 1st caravan. Have my eye on a 2nd hand 2018 Lotus( approx 70k). As it is a timber frame model, are there any tell tale signs that I can look at that might say it has had a leak and may in later on rot the timber. Would obviously be looking for and staining on wall or flooring, a...

Hi Looking to purchase Jayco Freedom Pop Top Off Road 13-15 feet with door at the rear side as per photo attached - cheers

My jump starter battery has given up the ghost and I'm looking for a replacement. I want to use it for the occasional jump start, but the main use will be for my caravan mover that I made using an ebay 12v winch motor which drags a reasonable amount of current (in excess of a 100amp}. I believe the winch moto...

https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recalls/amh-products-pty-ltd-%E2%80%94-all-adria-caravans-built-be...

Taking into consideration everyone's comments, and my actual situation I have decided to go with the two small gas tanks on the roof and my fire extinguisher is going to be bolted to the floor under the passenger seat (I've realised that the release catch is fairly easy to operate). I am a 'just in case'...

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Hi everyone, we have a Jayco Swan 2008 that we just bought. We are currently fixing it and upgrading it ready to take out, Yay! I was wondering if any of you smart people would have suggestions on how we can get this bike rack http://buzzrack.com/galleries/buzzracer-h4/ to work with our van? Prefe...

Yep sure is how it works and just look, working together

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