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Well, at 2.30 today we made a last minute decision, lets go away for a few days, where? Why not Greens Lake, OK. An hour later we were on the road, now at Greens. Weather much better than in Melbourne. Rod and Shelley

Anybody know or heard of them on e-bay. They are under half the price of what I googled. any info on them would be good. Looking at one for my new isuzu. cheers OMD

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We are looking at the Remote control Caravan Movers that are available and are wondering what others can advise before we purchase. Getting our van into the storage shed is a bit of an experience but do get there eventually. Lucky my navigator/hand waver is a patient woman and we do get it in the shed. ...

I did a search on awnings but didn't really get the answer I am looking for. All I want is some opinions on the best quality awning. The one on the van stretched so much in the recent storm it is no longer serviceable. Only had it replaced a little over 12 months ago. I wonder if a stretched awning is covered b...

Looking to purchase a Gold Star caravan and would like to hear from any body that,s bought one. Would you recommend or not. Thanking you in anticipation. Regards Phil.

A week in the life of a solo Grey Nomad.Had a couple of good days collecting red claw and had another feed from them tonight. Mike is leaving tomorrow and Rod (rover) arrived this afternoon and is camped just behind Mike ready to occupy his space. Had a couple of busy days, yesterday set up the shower tent...

Hi, has anyone had any troubles with their Retreat caravans leaking in rain, or any other problems worth knowing about ?

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When we bought our second hand Jayco Sterling the sides, back and roof were fine but the front was and still is very dull and powdery. I used a Boatcare Fibreglass Polish (Extra Cut) Septone. I didn't use it on the remainder of van as it didn't need it -just a good polish on the rest. But the front has again d...

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Thanks Deverall11 for a lovely afternoon. Always nice to make new friends. cheers. Rocket n Strop

gday all. We are heading out to the west early next year, I have looked at wikiicamps and notice few if any dump points between Ceduna and Fraser Range station. As we need to empty every 2 days, and have no intention of hurrying over the bite, can anyone tell me what they do with the loo please? mind you I am h...

made another two toasters today This is number three

I have an induction plate, which has adjustable Watt control, from 500w 1000w 1500w and 2000w. then also variable temp control from 65deg to 220deg. Can some one tell me what the different Watt setting do?. Cheers Greg -- Edited by gregnshas on Friday 24th of April 2015 11:30:24 AM

We're currently in Mildura VIC and for the past week, lots of volunteers have been selling tiny badges. But NO poppies !! Whats gone wrong..............the red poppy is special to ANZAC - not a tiny little badge. Would like to hear from someone in an RSL who can explain why the poopy (in VIC anyway) has...

Way back in the time of the samurai, there was a powerful emperor. This emperor needed a new head samurai. So, he sent out a message to everybody he knew for them to send a message to who they knew, and so forth.A year passes, and only three people show up: a Japanese samurai, a Chinese samurai, and a Jewi...

From 6pm tonight or in store tomorrow. They are apparently 240V only though.

Hi all I've read some older posts (in Nomad Forums) regarding generators and the consensus seems to favour the Honda. I've always been a bit of an overkill kind of bloke and based on an old electrical usage formula of "three times the power rating of the item" I feel the 2.0kw unit that a lot o...