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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...

Hi all, new member seeking help. I have a 1983 toyota coaster bb20 with a single side door (not the folding type). I am having a lot of trouble finding the side door rubbers and the front windscreen rubber. Does anyone have any ideas where I might start looking? Many thanks juniior

Hi all today I fitted a new ctec DC to DC charger all good and working well lights work in the van, except the the old charge controller has no read out as the power no longer returns to the readout as it is now going through the DC to DC unit and I am guessing that as it was dark when I finished there was no solar...

hi nomads it's time to do our first shake down trip at Easter we have friends from Lara who we wish to meet up with and are looking at plantation campground at the Grampians, has anyone been there of late. We are in a 5th wheeler they a camper trailer

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Now I can put up with with a little noise etc but why do people insist on having a smokey fire going all day and night Not only that the same people have a noisy older style generator running (anyone got any sugar) and a very loud sound system with monster speaker boxes. Thump thump thump. They are set up j...

As you know it was St. Patrick's Day earlier this week, and I would like to share a personal experience with my friends about drinking and driving. As you also know, some of us have been known to have brushes with the authorities, often on the way home after a "social session' with family or friends...

Any gn's in this area?

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Can anyone tell me what the Alva Beach Caravan Park in Ayr Qld is like? Does one get eaten alive by midgies or mozzies ? Any and all replies welcome

We had a torrent of rain yesterday afternoon (yaay) and our water tanks overflowed. The green tree frogs were having the time of their lives.

What size generator would we need to heat a 20 litre all electric hot water system, it takes around 20 minutes to heat up when hooked up to power.

Hi there everyone With friends we have just got home from three months in Tassie with our caravan. ( loved it) I am concerned however, about some of the reviews or comments some are able to post on line, such as the Wiki camps app. We stayed in bush camps to pub backyards to caravan parks and found noth...

One I found on another site - A secondary school teacher was arrested today at Melbourne international airport as he attempted to board an international flight while in possesstion of a ruler, a protractorm a compass, slide rule and a calculator. At a press conference a spokesman for the Federal P...

hi all. A few days ago a mate asked me about two way swiching on DC, I scratched my head and said why not, so off to L and H we trundled and bought two mech plates a length of strap wire and started to experiment. I set up a normal two switch mechs with a strap between NO and NC poles (NO to NO and NC to NC) the posi...

Hi to All Another newbie here making a pre-purchase enquiry about Ford Ranger as a tow vehicle and any faults experienced. I .currently own a 2010 Pajero which has served me well and is due for replacement

Do any of you handy people know where I can buy curtain tape online? I think the brand/type is 'visa' and goes on a small, light, rectangular section plastic rod which is fitted to the wall