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We have stayed at this park twice now, very impressed. Large sites, very friendly helpful staff, set oon aclovely beach. Management organize morning tea with scones one morning mid week, also happy hour through the week. The camp kitchen is very good with an excellent lounge areawith great vie...

Here at Greens Lake, central VIC. Lakeside has got to the stage of small vans etc only left so the weekend warriors will have to go up in amongst the trees this weekend. Not sure why it has got so busy as the long weekend is next week not this weekend On another note, the weather gods have turned up the heat...

Hi, I'm looking @ setting up a solar system in our van. We have a 2006 Jayco Destiny. Looking to see where people mount their battery/s. I was thing in the front compartment but my concern was adding a lot of extra weight to the towball weight. We have room under the beds and in the cupboards (on the floor)...

Hi all, I have done a search and cant find any information on the problem of AM reception in our van. It was working OK until the middle of our trip last year when it started to fail. We got part reception, but we now get nothing, FM works fine. On talking to people, I am told it could be the aerial, others say i...

I had a lovely 8 days stay at Greens Lake - was only going o stay for 3 but enjoyed it so much. It is certainly and beautiful spot with a few nights watching a gorgeous moon rising over the water. I met some very nice travelers - namely Patti (or Half Pint and her little dog Minnie) - they made me feel very wel...

Hello oh wise ones. Buying a new van and I am assured that 1x155w solar panel and 2 100Ah batteries will be more than adequate to power the vitrifrigo fridge we are having installed. I think we should get 2 panels or perhaps 2 x 130 if you believe 2x155 is overkill. We don't plan on too much free camping. ...

How safe are the electrics in your RV? 10 years ago, the 240V system on the OKA was given a full certificate of approval by a qualified electrician who specialised in RVs. It comprised some power points fed by a PSW inverter and protected by a dedicated RCD. This would be similar to virtually all RVs when...

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I've used it in the caravan, around the toilet/shower combo with great results, thanks to advice on here. But what is best used externally? I'm referring to the silicone (?) around the joins of wheels arches etc to the van wall. its starting to minimise and part company with the fibreglass (red dirt...

Tropical Cyclone If you are in Queensland please stay safe and heed all warnings regarding flooded roads etc.Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning. TOP PRIORITY...

can anybody tell me if a washing machine ( top loader) will work off a 600watt inverter. We are looking at having a washing machine but don't really want a generator . Will this work

Eldest son Mark and his wife Michelle produced our first grandson this morning, 2 weeks early. In 6 months a grandaughter and grandson as our first two grandchildren. Aussie Paul. http://youtu.be/dX1Zboa_Q-g Edwin with his Uncle Matt.. -- Edited by aussie_paul on Wednesday 25th of Februar...

Power is on today wow !

Stay safe Sheba and My Van and anyone else who hasn't bolted inland. My thoughts are with you. Colleen

Nice little spot, overnight camping allowed, has a new drop toilet, one table under a shelter and a make shift BBQ, this reserve has 3 walks planned but only one fully complete(yellow trail) if my memory serves, the blue trail is half finished and the green not started when we were there last month. The...

Isn't it funny! when you've been away for a long or short period and on the return home, the only thing that's on your mind is the next trip. Mine will be a loop around Hill End district in about 2 weeks time. So I'm almost home and have stopped beside the bay, the view and the perfect breeze is to die for s...

Hello all - could someone tell me what the road is like from Moss Vale to Kangaroo Valley please. Is it suitable for a m/h?

Hi All We are going to start our Grey Nomad adventure in a few months and am looking at buying a caravan with an ensuite. This might sound like a weird question but when buying a caravan should we look at one with an ensuite near the bedroom or up the other end near the kitchen? If you could let us know your o...

Yes, Lulu is gone. While I was camped up and 'homeless' at my sisters at Tin Can Bay pre Christmas and beyond, I discovered pretty quickly that the roof was leaking quite badly. Brother-in-law put a big tarp over it til I decided what to do. So a few weeks ago I took it around to the local caravan place to get...

Hello all, Thank you so much for the encouraging feedback. It seems that these posts have hit the spot. I want to stop the theory now as it gets very deep and overburdened with maths after only scratching the surface with AC. Today I would like to present multimeter safety and a few facts that Bunnings an...