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Thought I would share a funny that got me a bit excited. I drove fairly fast past this sign and only just briefly caught a glimpse of this sign on a side turn off from Great Ocean Rd. I drove with anticipation some weird animals could be passing by. There was a Koala and her bub crossing the road but that's it...

Sweet afternoon breeze, no-one here but U.S., so quiet..... You can smell the tranquility

I am ever so slightly dumb, I am sure.... I click on search and put in words one at a time, like Battery/batteries/caravan/duck.... nothing, nil response. Are there some magic words (the ones I tried are banned).... I was wanting to find out in very simple terms why Lead Acid Batteries are so inferio...

Any tips with best Tazy Co to rent motorhome for 3 weeks + Russ

Apparently there are some moves afoot to regulate putting up an annex on vans where the refrigerator is on the left hand side. There are concerns that gas may leak out through the vents on the van side and build up in the annex. Queensland was specifically mentioned although it would no doubt apply in al...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-06/missing-sandstone-prospectors-highlight-epirb-importance/6372344?section=wa

I did try to install my 200 watt solar panel on the top of my ute's roof Magic happened it did work, I can angle it on both sides Thanks for the members that gave me some advise Cheers John -- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Thursday 16th of July 2015 08:26:19 PM -- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Thursday 16th of Jul...

Hi all, long time reader first time poster I am a long suffering member of the Melbourne Football Club and I received an email from them the other night about a club auction they are having. From what I can see it is a New Age Caravans Glider 15ft. Current price is only $40,000 and from my research their pri...

I recently lost the Free Spool Lever off my X9 Superwinch, and was wondering if anyone had a junked one of these winches and wanted to sell the free spool lever off it. Please PM me if you have one of these and we can work out the details of price, postage etc. I am in the Newcastle NSW area, but I think the post...

Info on best road to travel with big rig. Hi all we are currently just north of Townsville and would love to attend the Xmas in July at Mareeba this year. But are not too sure which road is the best to travel with a big rig being 9mtre converted bus towing 6mtre trailer. We would love to hear from anyone that h...

Hello to the group. Last month we were all excited planning and investigating vans and tow vehicles. Today I bumped into a friend at a Hamfest (Amateur Radio Swap Meet) and we started talking about caravans. His recommendation was for me to forget all about it. There are too many vans on the roads an...

Hi folks This may have been discussed before, so if it has I apologise, in answering please don't direct me to another post, I need a direct answer as this break away thing is peeing me off... rant done... Are there any rules, standards ADRs etc that make it unlawful for the break away system being connec...

Yep, you won't miss me now as I have a new headdress for special occasions, something to keep my drink cool on a hot day and you will even find me easier with the sticker on the front and back of the tee pee. A big thanks to Cindy for my Cap, stubby holder and stickers. I was offered a shirt when I got my new title...

I am fitting out a coaster in Tassie, one of the regulations requires permanent cooking facilities, apparently a microwave and inverter qualifies

hi all, my wife and i retired back in 2011 and have been on the road since. we have done 3 laps, half way round last year we found the ideal spot to spend winter, and came back again this year. harley

hi would anyone know if you can get a heat outlet vent that blows straight out the one fitted blows up/ down/ and to the sides. a really dumb idea for a caravan i have a 16 ft van. vent at one end and table at other end sitting at table warm from knees up or maybe if you had same thing and over come th...

Yepie, Today we sold our Camper with great great memories. Now we are Ready to join the throng in full in our new van. Lambie a very happy lassie. Hey Jim & Lambie

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I will be "cheeky" and post this info here We just purchased a great deal from another caravan forum which was for the next 10 editions of their mag with DVD plus a free camping book. It sort of sounded and read that the free camping book would be on a par with Camps Aust wide.It include colour p...

Have spent 2 weeks in Stanthorpe with my son & this is what we woke up this this morning