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We are still out there using our different kind of caravan. some of you may have seen us in some free/low cost camp site or road side rest stop overnighting on the way to our generally free water view campsites. Our 28 foot van is a bit internal space compromised whilst still providing stand up headroom...

Paddy is 85 and lives in a Senior Citizens Home. Every night after dinner he goes to a secluded garden behind the home to sit and ponder his accomplishments and long life. One evening, Mary, age 82, wanders into the garden. They begin to chat and before they know it, several hours have passed.After a sho...

Forgive me if there are posts about this, I have searched and found an old one for one section. Travelling with a Jayco Wren Outback behind a VW Tiguan and want to do from Cooma to Nowra through Braidwood. Does anyone know how much of this is sealed and what the general condition is? I see from google maps t...

Warning alert. I received 2 phishing emails in less than an hour spoofing paypal. If you get one dont open any links or respond just delete the email and then go to the email bin and empty the bin

Hi everyone, recognising it's not a long drive, just wondering what's the best road from Goolwa to McLaren Vale in South Australia towing our 22ft van on a Saturday - as there seems to be a few options and we're not familar with the area? Thanks in advance.

I am now in the late stages of commencing Nomadding. I fiid it strange to recall the thing that led me to where I am right now. I sail 1 metre model yachts with a bunch ofsimilarly old cronies. On one occasion I asked one of the guys " What are you up to these days." His reply really shocked me. " Just sitting ar...

Its been a while since I posted on here, but am after info. By reports I am reading one should get the EGR valve on the 3.2 Ford Ranger/BT50 serviced or replaced at or after 100,000 km. Same also goes for the EGR cooler, but with my BT50 2014 model, I'm dammed if I can find the cooler. Do they all have a cooler?...

Hi folks, Just wondering if anyone has been down this way recently. The QLD Roads site shows there has been some damage due to "shoving" of all things. I'd like to take a slightly inland route away from the Bruce and hope this road hasn't suffered too much damage, so I don't have too slow and/or uncomfo...

Great place for overnight, short or long term camping in the Mallee. Lake is always at 100% capacity. Signs indicate Free Camping around the lake and appreciate a voluntary donation for site upkeep. There are, also, 10 power/water sites at $30 day. Modern amenities, flushing toilets, hot showers,...

Hi everyone both wife and I have sold our van and our 2010 Paj. We were finding it very hard now to even get in and out of the truck and there was very little maintenance that I could do, gammy knees and not allowed up a ladder not to mention a couple of nasty falls. I have been a member of the GN since 2009 and hav...

Engineguard advert he says they blew a fan belt. I think you chuck or throw a fan belt, which is correct.

For me two places stand out ( more will come to mind, but I'm a senior so I am having a moment) 1 Mataranka, a stunning spot I thought, the springs are usually full of grey nomads immersed in the warm water, the meals at the resaurant were fantastic and the Van Park though a bit on the dusty side was very clean...

Hello, I'm new to the site, so I hope this post is acceptably written. I am planning a trip in May with my elderly mother driving from Brisbane to Broome, down WA coastline, across the Nullabor, down the Eyre peninsular, off to Flinders Range and then home via Mungo National Park. I have purchased 2015...

hi, i am thinking of buying a UHF radio ,i dont really want a permanent fixed radio , possibly updating vehicle not sure how soon, are the windscreen suction cap ,5watt 'plug 'n' play' GME , Uniden,Oricom radios any good , or would a good quality handheld radio be a better option, we are planning an Adela...

I have a Safety Dave camera on the rear of my Windsor pop top, and a clip on screen (over my mirror). I run a Suzy coil from the van to the rear of the Jeep and the. Connected to the screen. it has worked perfect for a year or so, and now it wont work, it cant find the signal, only change happened is a new windscree...

Shortly it will become compulsory for senior citizens to carry not only their ID, but also their insurance documents, their prescription list, a compact version of their medical file, the statement declaring if they want to be resuscitated after a heart attack, stroke, etc. etc. Consequently, a l...

A professional dietitian was lecturing in front of a group of people who wanted to lose weight.The food we eat is so bad for us, that it will still hurt our health several years down the road, she said.Sugary drinks eat up the lining of our stomach, processed food is full of chemicals, meat is full of pres...

Her Well-Kept Secret...A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a locked chest on top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open...