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A man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearly departed mother and started back toward his car when his attention was diverted to another man kneeling at a grave. The man seemed to be praying with profound intensity and kept repeating, "Why did you have to die? Why did you have to die?" T...

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Has anybody been to Burren Junction of late , If so would you recommend visiting For Those who may not know where Burren Junction is it is between Lightning Ridge and Narrabri in north / west of NSW -- Edited by brickies on Friday 22nd of May 2015 09:26:27 AM

Just a hour or so ago I moved some new 220gm gas cans/cylinders from one cubby in the van to another spot. The cans were still in the shrink plastic which I thought protected them to some degree but how wrong I was. When moving the cans I dropped 2 cans about 6" onto the floor of the cubby and then heard...

Hi, I am technically not a grey nomad being 42 so thank you for accepting me....I am about to quit Corporate life and take my wife and young son on the road...I hope you can help with imparting some wisdom and experience. 1.) We like the Safari Legacy 226 Family van, anybody had experience with Safari...

Hi All, we are a couple of semi retired kiwis tripping around Oz for a year or so.... loving it so far! We must return to NZ for 3 months mid October, and will be departing & returning from NSW, just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for storage facilities? Or gas a bit of spare acreage for...

Looking at getting back into vanning after a 20 year break. Noticed a lot of vehicles towing wide vans without towing mirrors. I'm assuming that maybe they have a rear-view camera. Are these cameras legal i.l.o. of wide van mirrors?

What a terrible road, 15 ks of bone jarring, BUT it was well worth it., Well Miss Daisy and Athena are officially off roaders LOL -- Edited by frangipani on Friday 15th of May 2015 06:35:01 PM

I have seen a 2008 Jayco Sterling 25footer dual slide out for sale. Considering going and have a look. what should I be looking at to ensure its a good one.

Every box of raisins is a sad tale of grapes that could have been wine

Hi stop at this down to earth caravan Park $20 at night power site Camp Kitchen with fire pit and happy hour 4 pm every afternoon Wednesday and Sunday night camp oven meals , Gulargambone to 55 klm west of Gilgandra on the road to Lightning Ridge ,Great friendly host Bernadette and David , Were meet by Ber...

Got my son to buy at a really good price the above. Arrived in the mail from WA to us in VIC today. Other than the fact they don't supply you an HD cord to plug the cam into your computer so you can save any vids (cheap arses), there is no mention in their instruction manuals or on their web-site as to: 1. How...

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Was leaving camp at Walpeup Vic when a fellow traveller saw my big pink grey monads sign on the fridge, he asked if I go on the foram, yes as halfpint, if is brownie2 on the Forman. Said he he wants to meet more of us to come to greensIin the summer. I am in SA parked up in bed with a hottie

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I am having an issue with our WD set up that at low speeds when coming into a caravan park or anything at all really the bars have a very loud squeak/squeal. Its getting to a stage that the wife and I try to hide when we come into caravan parks etc. How can I remedy the problem, so we don't announce our arrival...

Hi every one Im starting this thread as ive picked up a waeco cf 50 12v/24v fridge / freezer, its the one with the bar lights on the display On plugging it into the power the lights come on but the compressor doesnt work nor does the fan Ive been talking to DEBE[ daryl] and after bridging an wire across from...

Never again will I consider purchasing an Avan. I have had numerous issues with my Avan. The van is one of their newer models so all I can put it down to is lack of research and testing before manufacture. The stand out issue was the total lack of interest by their customer service department. It took thre...

Hellow everyone ,In the next month we are going on a trip to the towers to get back in groove ,ready for our big trip down to Newcastle at the end of the year to visit relos.This short trip will only be for 3-4 days just get familiar with towing again as it has been 12 months since last used the van.My questio...

POST TURTLES While stitching a cut on the hand of a 75 year old farmer, whose hand was caught in the squeeze gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to politicians and their role as our leaders. The old farmer said, "Well, a...