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I don't do this often, but when I do, I think it's special. Have just had a situation where the air conditioning unit failed in our 20 month old van. It was an Ibis Air Command unit, and, according to the paperwork, had a warranty of 12 months against malfunction, etc. I sent an email to the manufacturer,...

Hi All, Whilst we became members over a year ago we have been doing our due diligence and are now the owners of a March 2013 Forest River Rockwood 5th wheeler & an Iveco 2008 50C18. We are looking at retiring at the end of 2015 & taking off around Australia for 5 years + or so. Have set up the van wit...

Went to the Melbourne LeisureFest today. Wow, never seen so many caravans in one spot! huge fun. Just lately I've parted with a dollar or 3 to ensure my comfort and spare parts on travels. And got some great cash savings through shop front stores. Even my local Jayco store talked for cash, for parts. Wh...

Been at the caravan show today looking for a van we have a 2013 Pajero that can tow up to 3 T as long as the ball weight is under 180. There are a lot out there that have ball weight of around 130 but tare of 2200 which works in with the correct weights for the Paj. It doesn't come anywhere near the rule of 8-14% ...

I became confused when I heard the word 'service' used with these agencies: Banking 'Service' Postal 'Service' Telephone 'Service' Pay TV 'Service' State & Public 'Service' Customer 'Service' Bureaucratic 'Service...

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Hi, was wondering if anyone can tell me where to purchase small recliners for caravans, am not having much success here, I live in South Aust. Would appreciate any help anyone can give me, we want to convert a bench seat area into a fold down table + 2 small recliner chairs. Many thanks

hi everyone, We need to get a new internet provider. We are soon to be travelling all around country areas. which one is the best. I heard of one that is on the Telstra network but can't remember the name, do you know?

Here's another trick of Doctor Dementia to test your skills... I've seen this with the letters out of order, but this is the first time I've seen it with numbers. Good exampleof a Brain Study: If you can read this OUT LOUD, you have a strong mind. And better than that: Alzheimer's isa long, long way down t...

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we will be travelling for 5 - 6 weeks from 23rd february 2015 waterfront property with all mod cons, just been renovated, new kitchen, stove, dishwasher etc etc ,new bathroom, new a/cond , new,ducted evap cooling looking for couple to look after property and must love pets two dogs 1 border colli...

Don't laugh.....my very first flowers in oils. It will improve. Trying different mediums. We are house sitting at the moment so I need to do something that takes little time. The pencil or charcoal sketches takes a considerably longer period !. -- Edited by bluemoon2 on Sunday 14th of September 2...

We'd like to start travelling soon but need to find ways to fund our travels. What innovative businesses have you seen grey nomads run? What needs do you have that aren't being met?

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Can ColdWater Clean Dishes? This is for all the germ conscious folks who worry about using cold water to clean. John went to visit his 90 year old grandfather in a very secluded, rural area of Saskatchewan, Canada. After spending a great evening chatting the night away, the next morning John's grandf...

Funny song, thought I'd share it. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pjkLf_X88WM G.

Have recently been to Barmera which I had heard was implimenting an alternative to the caravan park ie 4 nights at $5 a night on the Bruce Oval for self contained vehicles. However on arrival we could see no signs or information so went to the council office and enquired. This has not yet been passed by...

Hi Folks .. I use Mozilla Thunderbird with Firefox and have long had a problem with the above in Thunderbird .. I've finally come across something that has now worked for me .. https://kb.wisc.edu/wiscmail/page.php?id=3679 Just thought I'd post this info in case there were others with the same pro...