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OK for all that are interested I have arranged the weighbridge to be available for our use on Saturday 11th January2014 from 8.00am The location will be EP Freight Wilkins Rd Gillman between browing St and hanson Rd (opposite the motor bike track) Take this opportunity to weigh your van and tug and hav...

I have just purchased a 2nd hand rear rhino rack boat loader. Can anyone help me with a method to change it to electric winch not a hand winch Regards Chuck

Just going through the components of a van I may get built, I notice in the standard specs they list a 12 volt compressor type fridge. Option is the three way absorption type fridge. Now I know the obvious, I had a three way in my camper trailer, but I am wondering what the advantages of one type over the oth...

please may I first say that Joe and co employees at Leisure Caravan in Fawlkner Victoria did a wonderful job on restoring errors of mechanics, sales persons, whilst restoring my faith re confidence in towing a van for first time. Since left Newcastle mid November, these are the list of work re mechani...

Hi everyone, how's the heat treating you? We want to say thanks to everyone who helped with suggestions for our sail tracking........ All set up now . Our next 'beginners' question is this: We've been told that we definitely need to invest in some stabiliser bars if we are towing a van. Our van is a 16.5...

Interesting article on the GN website today, says the younger family travellers outnumber the oldies! This is probably the reason for caravan parks providing stuff we don't use such as playgrounds.

How much are you paying for petrol in your area of Sydney where I am in the Lower Blue Mountains we have for the past three weeks had a United servo on Old Bathurst Rd at East Blaxland selling E10 for $1.059 cents per Litre and unleaded for $1.099 whilst in Emu Plains and Penrith Woolworths and Coles are ch...

Three guys died and when St. Peter met them at the pearly gates, he said, "I know that you guys are forgiven because you're here. Before I let you into Heaven, I have to ask you something. You have to have a car in Heaven because Heaven is so big. What kind of car you get will depend on your answer."...

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Hi to all fellow Nomads. Yes I know that there is most likely a stream for this subject elsewhere, but I found this, the following, very interesting. 3 years when I bought my van from a man in Victoria, I arranged my Insurance thru GIO in NSW, me being from Sydney. (please don't hold that against me).... I...

We are looking at options for travelling to North Queensland via the inland route and wonder if anyone has done recently or more importantly at end February. looking at kalgoorlie, then up to the Great central Road then onto National highway 87 to three ways then from there to A2. Its only 4000km so t...

Hello fellow travellers! I am so looking forward to 'conversing' with you but I need some expert advice please - I am the researcher in our duo. We know what we want in our van (have not decided on the source though) but we know we'll need 3.5 tonnes towing capability. Our vehicle budget is <$80k a...

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Set off from Frankston by 10.30am on Boxing Day, after a great Xmas, for Greens Lake and stopped off on the way to see Mezzie, always an interesting time talking with her. Then back to Greens, the first person I saw was Michael (nu one) who had just arrived with his new partner Barb. Great to catch up after...

Just joined, living in Perth. Began with bush walking and a small tent, then later with family brought a much larger tent. Then sold that and brought a Jaco Swam camper trailer and have recently sold that. Now we have nothing! The plan is to skip owning a caravan and buy a 22ft fifth wheeler and tour Austr...

Today's fuel prices 05/01/15 Here in Perth are,= ULP 109.9 and Diesel is 131.9 that's with-out the 4cpl discount being taken off. K.J. -- Edited by kiwijims on Monday 5th of January 2015 02:12:24 PM

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My thread on "Do Solar panels really Work" seems to have lost the topic a little, so I'm starting a new one. It appears the average fit-out of panels is about 250W and it seems two deep cycle batteries of about 100 AH each. However the way I see it, the batteries are charged by the towing vehicle...

hi all i am going to perth and on wikicamps there are 3 caravan parks that i am looking at central c/p, banksia c/p and midland c/p we will be in a hire van so dont wantt to use it to go to perth would like to use public transport has anyone stayed in these c/ps and if so any comment on them please