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Hey all I am looking forward to being a part of this forum. I am a newby to this forum but I have travelled by 4X4 and van on and off for the past 30 odd years and have loved every minute of it. I love to debate and I love forums :) I love seeing a balanced point of view and enjoy pushing debates to find the balan...

I'm thinking of getting Vast what box and dish do people recommend ?? please I realy don't have much idea.

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New handy campsite at Monto Thanks to a tipoff from Yoeleven, I booked into a very convenient new site in Monto Queensland.This has apparently only been open for a week (now 2 July 2015- excuse the bad dates on the photos!)It is part of an old railway yard that has just been cleaned up by the council and i...

Hi All I have recently acquired a 17.5 ft jayco weighing 1650 kg dry weight. I am looking at buying a 4x4 d-max ls-u crew cab as a tow vehicle. I know this vehicle will tow it but was wondering what experiences others have had with the d-max or recommendations on other vehicles. Any feedback would be grea...

Hi, I have a Nissan R51 2.5L diesel and am about to tow my newly purchased 18ft Jayco Discovery. I have towed it a short distance, empty, and the rear end of the wagon seems to sag a little. Some say to get airbag shocks on the rear end, some say just to go with Stabiliser bars and some had advice to go with...

Anyone travelling from Halls creek to Alice next week. Planning to head down ties 25 Aug.

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Our 3 way fridge has decided to stop working on gas. It is working on 240v here in the park, buy as we do mostly free camping I'd like to know if there is a common concern, that can be easily fixed. Have checked and there does not appear to be any ignition spark, and also no smell of gas from the rear when the b...

We live on a farm with 3000 merino sheep and one alpaca. I was hust wondering how many people can spin and do you still do it....or is it a dying art. My husband use to but just like his painting ...he doesn't get to it anymore I would love to knit with home spun wool.....would you ?

Hi all, Well weve'd done it today. Anaconda 50% off on those Dune 4wd chairs @ $39.99. their lite to carry with carry handle too, now we set again for more happy hours. With two year guarantee to boot. On the way home stopped off at Office works and photo copied the receipt for filing. No wonder my mate...

not sure if this is the correct place to post ? I shouted my two sons and family to US . All 8 of us including 2 grandchildren .. hired a 15 seater van thinking it would be better for suit cases etc.. trouble is the seats went ALL the way to back door .. So we removed the head rests and slid the empty suit cases...

Just wondering if many of you stay up in Queensland over the hot summer, while the wet season is on and the tropical storms are happening. Not something I would do, but who is game??

After my serious illness last year and having to give up the van we ordere. We have driven from Brissy yo Mossman in the last two days to look at a van that wAs for sale.We it was just what we wanted do feel done now in In Innisfail on our way back yp brissy with our new pride and joy Wendy and I are very excited ...

Dave here, just saying G'day to all. I don't have a van just yet but am very keen to get one soon and to start drawing on the vast collective knowledge of all of you. Have a 4wd and have been going camping my whole life but never with a van, well in the later years of my childhood my parents did up grade to a campe...

GREAT NEWS !!!!! I just figured it out... 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 licence (so far) and my own car. ...

Starting Saturday 29th August, Aldi are doing Fathers Day specials. Saw a pic of a tinnie about 15ft with outboard for $89.99 - but it was only the boat cover But they are selling 1kg fire extinguishers (same fire type and appearance as usually supplied in RV's) with bracket and also a fire blanket for $...

we are catching spirit to tas. 9.00 am need a place to stay overnight close to terminal Can you help?

G'day. I received a message through G/N regarding what size drive tyres I use. 6.50.16. I run them at 60 PSI. Maximum revs is 2500, which gives me a good fuel consumption, at 90/95 kph. Reason I am putting this down on a "new" sheet, is that my PC "ate" the original enquiry from Baz....