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We/I have been looking at vans for a couple of years now trying to find the one that suited our needs. The closest we have got to the one that ticked all the boxes was when we checked out a Jayco Silverline 24ft model with the recliner chairs in the front. To day we went and rechecked that model (2015 new). No...

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How beautiful, lush vegetation. Little red flying foxes visit there. "We of the never never" was filmed at the Park

Just cleaned the van. I used a long ladder to climb up on top of the van and then placed a couple of 1m X 1 m pieces of plywood on roof for me to stand on. Spread the weight evenly and no issues re weight. Used a bucket and mop detergent and did a good job. I sure would like to be able to get that wet look all over the...

Some happy snaps from last weekend

Hi All, With more and mor free camps insisting on vans being self contained and not discharging grey water onto the ground, what are the alternatives to having a grey water tank permanently installed? For example is there a portable option available. We sometimes do trips where no free camping is in...

http://yeoeleven.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/another-week-to-go.html

The Chinese are pretty smart and are now designing buses which straddle the road allowing cars to pass under. This video shows how easy it can be. https://www.youtube.com/embed/t1gTzc7-IbQ Grey nomads know the real solution - totally avoid the city. Good Luck.

Hi All Be heading to Western Australia next month and would apreciate any thoughts on crossing the Nullarbor and were to stay. Plan to leave from Ceduna first thing in the morning and usually do around 500 Km a day, any advice on were to aim for day one, two and so on would be a great help along with were to fu...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-17/man-found-alive-after-being-lost-for-three-nights-in-outback-wa/6628800

Firefighters have extinguished a bus fire at a train station in Perth's northern suburbs. The blaze engulfed the rear of a Transperth bus which was parked at the Whitfords train station in Kingsley. The WA Public Transport Authority (PTA) said nobody was on the bus at the time. It is the second Transp...

I am looking to replace my van, with one having an en-suite. My dilemna is this; I have lately seen some parks that will only accept fully self contained units, which I believe having "hold-over" tanks for ALL waste water, captured within the van, and disposed of later at presunably a "...

This is my new neighbour... Golf may be out for a few days. She's single... She lives right across the road. I can see her place from my deck. I watched as she got home from work thisevening. I was surprised when she walked across thestreet and up my driveway andknocked on my door. I rushed t...

Had a brake safe monitor fitted the other day & I am glad to say that it WORKS a TREAT. When we connected the car & van up the alarm sounded plus a red light. Thought the battery was no good brought another still red light & alarm. Checked the brake safe unit & found a blown fuse so now all goo...

thankyou for all the replies to my enquiry. much appreciated. think I met happy wanderer at a park in the south burnett some time ago. had a quick chat. do I imagine a cute little dog?

Hello fellow vanners, This morning I unfurled my awning and found a small section of the awning had torn away from the barrel .The area is near where the roll up/down tag is and aprox 25mm long ,Have any of you had this happen ,if so what did you do, im thinking some sort of patch to stick on both sides .any i...

Not exactly thongs, nor pushbikes either.

The Sun's rays pierce the Redwood forest in the Otways, Victoria.

SWMBO thinks, If she did this, I might be worth something after all !! k.j.