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Hi all I have been redirected from General forum and am posting this hereI have a 96 toyota hiace with 2 deep cycle batteries of available storage plus the van battery. Am currently using 80 watt portable solar panel hooked to the first battery via anderson plug. have a 1100W inverter. I want to instal...

I was trolling around the net yesty...when this little segmented box appeared up in the right hand corner of my screen. I highlighted it and it said "Windows 10".. so I opened it . It basically is an invitation to reserve a full version of Microsoft,s new system ...for free!! I contacted my g...

Calling all geeks As part of my lease arrangement with my new laptop I have a ongoing contract with DrPC My laptop decided to not let me on the internet OR emails or anything internet related. One phone call later I am back on line other than my ipad. Problem solved by uninstalling my antivirus (trend mic...

Hi everyone, we are at mataranka now for couple nights then Katherine to restock. As above 34 today but beautiful. Happy travels to u all. OMD

. Hi everyone, In October 2010 we purchased a Golden Eagle Hardtop 18'6 from a dealer at Burpengary Qld.It was installed with a baintech 25amp charger fitted to an AC DELCO 96ah battery. I know its too late to have anything done under warranty but within the first week of owning the Eagle the Baintech ch...

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Hi folks we really need to get our power situation right before we leave. We have been given 2 dry cell batteries Ritar 12v 75AH 10 hr we have another big batterie in van can't get in to see brand we just bought a 120 w power wiize solar panel kit from auto barn also purchased power tech 6 in 1 power station. We...

Hi, this is only my second post so a quick intro. We are Scott, Danielle & Declan with a combined age of 83. We recently decided on an adventure before Declan starts school so I quit Corporate life, we ordered a van and now we need a rig to tow it. After exploring the Dual cab ute scene I've decided I wan...

Thanks to Lundy5 on facebook, couldn't resist this one...

A question for more experienced travellers, How do you store pantry Items? eg. flour, rolled oats, sugar. I have thought about plastic containers or snap lock bags or original packaging. But then got to thinking about weight and ease of use. What do others use?

We are new members in here and about to embark on travelling around our magnificent country, as soon as we sort out our finances and wheels. Just wondering out there for tips please on travelling with cats. We're purchasing a fifth wheeler so we're interested to find out what works best - inside the v...

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I've only just caught up with the stories on the home page (been sick, it's a long story). Re the one called "The Naked Truth"- I've been a nudist for about 10 years and until recently part-owned a nudist retreat north of Gympie. From experience, I can tell you that at least 90% of our guests...

Sign of the times

Stuart Highway has been reopened after another four wheel drive towing a caravan has come to grief. What is it with this 2km stretch of road that has so many caravan rollovers??? All seem to be out of state vehicles & we get 3-5 every dry season in the same location, road is in reasonable condition, d...

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Hi again all and thank you for advice on " shake down " trip . We also have purchased a Weber Q BBQ and I'm wondering where the best place to store it would be . Hubby is thinking of storing it in the tunnel and building a slide out mechanism for it . Any other suggestions would be appreciated . T...

Hi My wife and I intend flying from UK into Perth and plan to spend 6wks travelling from Perth to Gold Coast via WA NT and into QLD via Cairns. Any advise on when to travel, routes, camping grounds, hiring info (camper van), plus any general advise would be v welcome. Frequent visitor to Oz, but...

My Question is this:- Is there anyone on the Grey Nomad forum who is a resident at the RV Homebase Village in Maryborough Qld. This is a unique style of retirement accommodation where they provide a specially built garage to allow one to park an RV or Caravan undercover. This is a first I believe for Quee...

Hi all, Does anyone take a trail bike on your travels, and can you carry it a the back of your caravan. I am thinking of just a small unit to play with 125cc to keep the weight down. Hey Jim