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Plodnalong spent almost 3 years on the road in Australia between April 2012 and Jan 2015, mostly with his Plodnalong Patrol and an old 15ft Chesney caravan. Some of you will have seen him round and about. He worked mainly picking fruit and on grain receival sites between Qld and Vic though he did have a g...

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Saw this vintage car towing what looked like a home made caravan. Sadly, I couldn't get a good photo of the whole set-up. The 'van looked like a 2 axle trailer with cooler room walls, a fold out section & storage boxes fore & aft of the wheels. Not a great shot. Taken through the window gauze as it b...

As new retirees, we are considering upgrading from 16ft Millard Horizon pop-top single axle without shower/toilet, to a 17.5 Jayco Journey double axle pop-top with shower & toilet for more extended touring. Any helpful comments, suggestions or opinions on this? Thanks heaps. Can't wait t...

Had my eyes tested in Cairns this week, and needed new progressive glasses. The optician showed me cheap frames for $99 and better ones for $300. The quote for the lenses alone was almost $800 without non reflective lenses or radiation protection. Naturally, I balked at this blatant greed and went aw...

At Arno Bay SA, camp behind pub, $20 for 3 night's, they give you a $10 voucher to use in this small town, so I go to pub for a roast $15, cost of $5, lovely meal. Met a couple we ended up sitting together, turned out they were campers, good company

Hi Techies, I'm seeking advice regarding possible replacement and / or repair of a blown Elixir Power converter / charger ELX-35-240. The unit is fitted in our 2008 Forrest River 5th wheeler and manages the DC electrical system and the 240 volt system. These units are no longer manufactured by Elixi...

we love the travel bit.....by road, and more often by air. ( have own aircraft, aviators for yrs and yrs ) anyway, as a consequence, we've called into many a country airstrip, and use same locations when on the road, they often have perfectly clean toilets ( if you need them ) often a water tap, quiet away...

old and new.. *-- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Friday 5th of June 2015 07:46:48 PM*

old and new.. -- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Friday 5th of June 2015 07:46:48 PM

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Hi there, I'm just starting out with a new van. We have just purchased a Crusader Excalibur and have heard that someone was picked up in NSW & fined $430.00 for having their crusader van Licence plate mounted higher than 1300mm from the ground. can anyone tell me if there is a specific rule to this or...

Iveco 70c , only travelled 5000k's . Vibration in steering between 95kl/h and 100kl/h , go over or under these speeds it disappears had this since new . We have had 2 wheel balances , rotated front tyres , wheel alignment and torsion bars adjusted all to no avail , all under warranty . It is booked in aga...

Hi all, Wanting to up grade from our EU1 to a EU2 to run the AC in new van. Does anyone know of sales on new units at this moment. I have found $1689.00 pick up. Regards Jim

A friend is building a caravan in VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. He wants to know where to find the tech-specis for the required clearance above the gas stove.

just a reminder for everyone to check there fire alarms ,as the batteries have a use by date .Laying in bed the other nite the alarm went off making a hell of a noise ,It woke us up so took it down and it had been up since our last trip away over a year ago.No damage done ,the batteries were on the way out and nee...

Coming into Charters Towers today about 10km out.. 110kmph down to 80kmph then 60kmph.. suddenly coppers everywhere on both sides of the road... sent them a friendly wave, past them and speed limit back to 110kmph... first time I've seen road signs forcing you to slow down so they can get you for speed...

There is a medical distinction between "Guts" and "Balls"... We've all heard friends and colleagues referring to people with "Guts", or with "Balls". Do they, however really know the difference between them? Here's the 'official' distinction; st...

If you are looking for a great spot try Nug Nug on the Buffalo River , $5 / Power , $5 each per adult /night , cold showers and flush toilets Electric BBQ . Turn off in main street of Myrtleford and after about 10k of bitumen there is only about 1k of good gravel. There were about 8 vans there leaving plerty of...