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Having been caravaning for a couple of years now, I consider myself not to be a novice. BUT, I can still pull the occasional newby mistake. When I'm feeling not quite so completely embarrassed by what could have been an expensive potentially dangerous mistake I'll give you the whole story. But for now...

The only dump points in Hervey Bay are in caravan parks. Does anyone know if any of them can be used if not staying in the CP?

We are looking at getting a new second hand van and need some info we want a poptop and preferably lower that 2100mm Towing height reason being its easier to get booked on the Spirit of Tasmania We don't want a 50/50 caravan and canvas van

I suppose there are threads for this - but I didn't want to troll 128 pages to find them - so sorry if this has all be discussed before. I just bought an 80 channel UHF CB radio want I'd like to find out is if there are specific channels I shouldn't use eg: truckies use them and if there are specific channels t...

Hey all, we are looking at a 2009 Inspiration & wonder what feedback we can get about them, it is in immaculate condition & has everything on it, having had only 1 look it seems to be OK but thought I'd put it out there for the masses to hit me with the good or bad news on Crusaders. Thanks in advance....

We've found a nice quiet free site at Alford, just behind the old Primary School. The school has been closed but the oval has been opened up for caravans. There are nice clean toilets and sinks to have a wash in and a large mown area to park ... very easy access. This is up to 3 nights, but nobody keeps cou...

OK everything has been done and I am ready at last to pump up the kayak, the pump has been charged for the regulation minimum 10 hours. Having read once again the pump up procedures I am ready to start and all goes well and the kayak is ready for the dam. It is not heavy and I can easily carry it down to the dam fr...

Please help me. Hello everybody my name is Nicole and I think I accidently used the intro page as the genereal forum. Oh well. I'll repost my question. Does anybody know about or have a mercedes sprinter 4wd? If so can you tell me what you think of them, any problems you have had, what you think the approx...

I've got it on my ipad, can be used on Android, and I love it. I've put all my pet details in, including when to worm her, put Advantix on etc. I set it with reminders for the next doses and it now sends me reminders so I never forget. it has heaps of other useful info too and it's free ;) developed by an Australi...

Good Evening Everyone, This is a request for help. Blazeaid is in need of your help for a day or two or a week or more whatever you can spare. There are camps in South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland. If you are travelling past a camp please consider dropping in for a bit. I am at Monto in Queens...

One night a young bloke takes his girlfriend home. As they are about to kiss each other goodnight at the front door, he of course starts feeling a little horny, With an air of confidence, he leans with his hand against the wall and broadly smiling he says to her, "Honey, would you have 'rumpy pump...

Vladimir Putin, wanting to get on the good side of Russian voters went to visit a school in Moscow to have a human chat with the pupils/kids. He talks to them about how Russia is a powerful nation and how he wants the best for the Russian people. At the end of his talk, there is a section for questions, and li...

hi one and all travelled for over a year and never stayed at free camps just wondering if theres much trouble or danger out there. we stay at cheaper parks we dont need a pool or play ground stuff long as the toots and showers are clean were happy lyn

Hi folks, there is a great app for ipad, iphone and now I believe android called wikicamps, cost about $5 but worth every cent. Full map displays all free camps, caravan parks, dump points etc. Some entries even have user comments, photos and other important details. It can be used in conjunction with...

Interesting conversation with a neighbour last night. He mentioned that there is a growing concern that Trailer stability systems are still requiring some refinement before they could be considered good technology. I hope to goodness that the RMT mob understand these concerns before they decid...

hi my wife and I are about to join the grey nomads travelling around Australia and we were wondering what you suggest for wi fi access whilst on our travels and who do you think is the best provider thanking you for any assistance

hi all we will be at Cania Gorge from Wednesday (25th ) till the following Monday if anyone is about come and say gidday we are down near the end near the creek and the golf course with a new orange coloured Isuzu D-Max and our neighbours will have a D-Max also,our van has gary deb and fitzy on the back,look f...

How many of you have been woken up in the very early morning by others leaving the free camp area or CP to the sounds of the departing one(s) crashing and banging, talking and laughing (and sometimes arguing)? We're in a very large, country CP which has one permanent in a corner (we only know they exist wh...

hello everyone we are a couple from gippsland with camper trailer and tinny and love our camping and travelling, we look forward to meeting some of you people in the near future

Hi fellow Nomads. I am about to do an extended trip thru outback Qld and am wondering how to cater for it. I only have a small fridge in the van, and carry a 60litre fridge in my tug. How much "Meat / vegies" does one carry, bearing in mind that the Tug fridge only works when mobile, and the van when...