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hi everyone. I am trying to find info on self building a solid canopy for my Isuzu ute. i have a tray and wondered if there are some designs out there. thanks

A 37-year-old truck driver has escaped uninjured after his triple road train went up in flames in the Pilbara. Police said due to an unknown fault the moving vehicle started slowing down on its own on Marble Bar Road, about 40 kilometres north of Newman, this morning. When the driver stopped and got o...

These are the 3 things I hate about Travel. Caravan Parks are just overpriced blocks of land run by Greedy People offering me all these extras, that I have no need for, at an over the top price. Councils are governed by Park Owners and are Council Owned. Rangers, well, where do I start. They are just powe...

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Hi everyone Hoping you can help with advice on staying at Quobba Station. Can generators be used and what is it like? Camp book doesn't give many details. Any help appriciated Cheers

I guess that most on here have never thought about it, as most use cassettes, but some of us have grey- and blackwater holding tanks - 80 litres each in our case. This means that we need to drive up beside a dump point to empty. The problem arises when, as here in Northampton (WA), the DP is on one side of a wid...

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Hi all, We just received conformation from Jayco that they are now fitting fully certified, self containment 85lt grey water tanks. On the Outback Journey17.55 @ $530.00 Our order has been amended will be fitted on the assembly line. Hey Jim & Lambie

Hey all, we have now competed another anniversary - 4 years on the road on 9th July! Still going strong as we head south and enjoy the cold. Happy reading everyone. Blog has been held up - wanted to include a map of the lap, but having issues with printer vs Windows 10! Subsequently, no map!

Any favourite recipes for using Duck Eggs. We are house sitting, and have an abundant supply currently, and happy to try out anything new.

Following my loss of Clancy (his acl op went ok but he developed a malignant cancer on the same leg) my older Whippet, back in March Connor has been very lonely and sad, having no-one to do Whippet Wizzies with..... But a few weeks back I rehomed a two and a half year old Whippet, originally bred by a fri...

Hi All, I recently bought a campervan that has a solar power system including deep cycle batteries, voltage control, inverter and automatic charger. Should I assume that the batteries are also connected to the vehicles alternator and therefore charging the batteries when I'm driving, in additio...

A big welcome to all new Nomads who have recently subscribed to this very informative Forum.There is a (sticky) post called WHO IS THIS on the top of the page in the I DIGRESS Forum, which is a competition that has been running continuously now for several months where people post photos of famous pe...

Hi all A lot has been said about both of these fine products. I will give you my point of view. We have camps 7 (the book) and wikicamps on my iPhone and ipad. As far as I am concerned and despite some minor glitches wikicamps comes out on top every time, I have not opened camps 7 since I bought it. We recently w...

Hi wondering who has a Mazda BT50 dual cab ute and what tow ball weight they are carrying. We are about to head off on our first reasonably long trip and my husband is worried about our tow ball wt. We have had new springs put on ute (as most people have done with 2013 Mazdas), the plate on the tow bar states it...

This is our rig. An Avan Erin Mk 2 with an underslung axle for more clearance (bought new 3 years ago). No en-suite by choice, we use a dunny/shower tent & Porta loo. Tug is an MY15 run-out model Nissan Navara D22 bought new early this year after our 2011 Ford Ranger was ''written off'' after being hi...

A bushfire ADVICE remains for people travelling along Broome-Cape Leveque Road, Between Country Downs turn-off and Kinney Road in the Shire of Broome. There is no threat to lives or homes but there is a lot of smoke in the area.Although there is no immediate danger you need to be aware and keep up to dat...

i have the original solar setup input, and the dc to dc charger if I want to add more pannels than either of there regulators can handle can I add yet another input from more panels ? Wondering Woody

Recently while away a fellow camper had his outboard stored on a frame which slide into his tunnel boot. I didn't take any photo's which I regret now has anyone have any photo's I could view to make one for myself. Thanks Ross