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hi all ,I have just completely emptied my two water tanks underneath the van ,both 95 ltrs..I then went back inside the van and pressed the water level scale ,the 1st said empty the 2nd said full .What is it could it be the sensor in the tank or the scale inside the van .Have any of you had this happen . Just...

Just purchased a Redwater HOT water bypass valve online from an A/U supplier..Was getting fussed about the amount of water i was loosing to waste from the shower and hand basin..I know its not the most critical thing in life. " But " When free camping its a pain though. After fitting, i was...

Greetings, I've have a gas/electric, small fridge in the poptop. It works on electricity, but I've not tried it on gas, yet. I'm hoping to start staying at some free sites and I'm wondering how much gas the fridge will use? Also, do you leave the gas on while driving? At present I have a small car fridge...

Thinking of staying at May's Bend camping area on the Darling. Is it safe & access OK? We don't worry about a bit of unmade road. LOL. Heard that there have been a few indigenous problems in the Bourke area. It seems as though it's quite popular though. Wanting to hear first hand opinions from tho...

Hello fellow travellers My beloved Hiace pop top , that I inherited from my father, has been broken into and trashed. He always kept it so beautifully. It is so sad. Was due to go to Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival at the end of the month. There is a long PVC canister on the front of the camper for fishing p...

Has Anyone had any experiences good or bad of a Diesel/LPG dual flue motor? Is there running and maintenance savings to be had?

SEENAGER I am a Seenager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 60 years later. I dont have to go to school or work. I get an allowance (pensions). I have my own pad. I dont have a curfew.I have a drivers license and my own car. I have ID that gets me into bars. The pe...

METHINKS THIS HAS BEEN ADAPTED TO COVER OUR PAST 4 X LEADERS, HOWEVER, WHY NOT AGAIN ! Bill Shorten walked into a bank to cash a chequeWhen hes called over to the teller, he says, "Good morning, could you please cash this cheque for me?"The teller r...

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Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following: First, we need t...

Hi fellow GN's, JT and I have a BT50 towing 19.6' Lotus Sprint Van - we have only done a couple of short trips thus far but are planning to do half the big lap next year and the rest the following year. We are looking forward to meeting lots of you as we get around and also reading and learning lots from all you v...

Hi we are new to the caravan world and have a question on our vehicle. We have a 2011 Jeep Cherokee limited CRD 2.8 turbo diesel auto .Has anyone had experience towing a van with this vehicle ? The van we are currently looking at is a single axle 14.5 foot and 1500kgs. There seems to be conflicting info on th...

Hi, We're a retired couple who have sold up and are currently travelling around Asia. Though we're Brits, we lived and worked in The Netherlands for the last 25 years. We owned a VW T5 California camper and travelled all around Europe in it. Next year we really want to join the "grey nomads"...

We have been travelling, ( hubby still working ) and living in our van for the last three and a half years and both of us love living in the van, but he is now of pension age and starting to think about settling in one place, still undecided where, but have found that it is almost impossible to stay long term i...

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We are have booked to go to Adelaide late Feb for a month ,and we are leaving out vehicle and van there till September when we plan to head back, have been looking at doing the train trip from Adelaide to Melbourne ,just wanted to know if any one has done the trip ,and do we book red or premium service, many th...

We are just about to purchase a new caravan and we have the option of either a compressor fridge or a 3 way fridge. we live in central Queensland and do a just about all our traveling as of free camping and we generally in Queensland/NT area. can anyone give us their experience or advice on which option th...

Can anyone tell me if the Oakey Qld showgrounds is still available for camping? Also posted in budget campsites for Qld section of the forum Thanks

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Major work on the Bruce continues - the road just out of Gympie is a bit torn up, and there are sections where traffic is slowed to 70km, with narrow lanes. This goes for about 5km south of Gympie, then again just north of the Kandanga/Imbil turnoff (Exit 244) about 20km south of Gympie to just north of Co...