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G'day. John is the name, i have had a van for awhile but only done short hauls. I am getting ready to do longer runs, so I am ready to learn and contribute. See you out & about . Being an x sailor I prefer Jack. Jack.

Hi guys I have lived in Perth for many years Know and it can be very hard to get info on up to date camping So I have started a site on facebook called Camping Buddies west Aussie check it out it may be useful if travelling with pets or you like to free camp.

A Geordie golfer and his wife walked into a dentist's office. The Geordie said to the dentist, "Doc I'm in one hell of a hurry." "I have two mates sitting out in my car waiting for us to go play golf, so forget about the anaesthetic, I don't have time for the gums to get numb. I just want you...

<With the cooler weather I will be going out gold prospecting again and stop entertaining myself, and possibly boring you,.. in this section>.... A bloke goes into the Confessional Box after years being away from the Church. He pulls aside the curtain, enters and sits himself down. There's...

Hi all. First time posting for me. I have a damp patch- approx. 6ins wide and 2ins high directly over the vanity bench and approx. 6ins under the rear window. I have replaced the sealant around the outside of the window and also checked under the external window rubber seal. This morning I decided t...

Anybody using the Fuel Cards offered by the various companies? Like the Shellcard, Caltex Star card etc. Ive been browsing the web for information and on this site - http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1845557 I see a lot of comments like - If you are just a private user, I would defini...

Eleven people were hanging on a rope, under a helicopter. 10 men and 1 woman. The rope was not strong enough to carry them all, so they decided one had to leave, Because otherwise they were all going to fall. They didn't have much time to waste, and weren't able to choose that person, until the woman gave...

Hi all would like to throw something out there and hopefully get some good advice, we have been caravaning for a number of years, done one lap around this beautiful country and a few trips back to SA, we have lived at Bribie Island Qld for 14 years, no regrets, however we would like to travel full time for s...

Hi A friend has just purchased a Rav4 and the tow bar has been welded on. She has been told it is not supposed to be and is not safe. Any advice if this is true or not. Thanks

We were just looking for feedback from the Ladies on tour in regards to having a 12 volt sewing machine.The wife ( Dee) of the Jay&Dee is into quilting and wants to take her hobby with us on the road.She has a Janome computerised machine at home. It is an electric 240 watt, a very compact but slightly h...

take your rubbish with you ........we are currently at Greenlake, it is disappointing to see the amount of discared rubbish that is left here, obviously it is the locals, as there are items like lounge suits, pagolas, table tennis tables, left here for the council to get rid of, this is sad, because of...

This is the first square of a beautiful Rose Garden Rug I'm going to make. Will post a picture of the finished product

'Dear Tony Abbott,firstly, may I say thank you. Thank you so much.Finally, someone with some vision and ability and leadership to take over the portfolio for women.'For too long it's simply been women taking care of other women, and you know women can't take care of other women because we all know wo...

When you set up duel batteries in the tow vehicle through the Redarc isolation switch ,do you run your wires for the fridge freezer in the back ,off the crank battery or the auxiliary battery or doesn't it matter,and also do you need to put a fuse or circuit breaker on each pos battery lead to the isola...

Well I finally got around to fitting solar panels to my pop top. I fitted 2 X 140W panels using a couple of rails of 40x40x4mm ally held on by 6 ally brackets. The panels are attached to the rails with 5 stainless self tappers down either side. The side brackets are 50x50x4mm ally held onto the roof using S...

York lovely town west of Perth. Pioneer Park car Macarteny & Lowe Streets - four power points, toilets and dump point. walk into town, beautiful buildings, great shops and cafés, including a sock factory, that sells beautiful woollen jumpers and Ugg boots as we'll! photo of the Catholic churc...

Watching a bit about Mars exploration on 60 Minutes last night. Just think if the Billions of dollars spent on research into Mars was spent on world hunger. Earth has evolved for millions of years with out this exploration. Lets face it at the moment we are not doing a very good job running Earth why loo...

we have just replaced out little van for a bit bigger .and it came with a full roll out awning, and full annex as usual when you get a new toy you have to try it out, well we thought a shake down on the front lawn and put up the annex,no way would it fit my question is on the roll out roller on the awning, where shou...

we are coming over to Victoria in the next few weeks and interested in having a look around Lake Eildon. Can someone recommend a camp area . I have googled it but haven't come up with a lot of info on where the best caravan spots are Would like to be near the water if this is possible

We have just returned from a free Camping holiday at Cliff Head North, Situated app 6.5 km South of the Junction of the Brand Hwy and the new Coastal hwy, ( about 6hrs drive North of Perth ) This spot is supposed to be a 72hr rest area but, we noticed a number of campers there, who were there three weeks ago...