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Centrelink very kindly pay towards our weekly site fees whilst we're travelling around Australia. We don't often stay in caravan parks and certainly not for a full week. Does anyone know if they'll pay daily fees or does it have to be a full week? We're at the show grounds in Alice Springs displaying...

The plan was to camp overnight at Yaamba but I was not impressed with the roadside stop especially since it was only mid day. I phoned Paul (My Van) and was surprised to find that he had left Cooktown and returned to Gracemere just south of Rockhampton and I was just north of Rocky so I decided to give him a v...

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Our van is 3 years old and always had poor drainage from the shower which has become worse lately. The pipes are 40mm PVC pipes. To overcome the problem I've altered the pipes as follows - 1. I removed 3 x 90o sharp bends replacing one of them with a sweep bend for less flow resistance. 2. I removed the ori...

A very big THANKYOU to David and Carol for a great day and very productive as well. David and I went to where he bought his caravan from and what can I say? There could just be a feathered chief of indians involved in this discussion soon. Um, well, the field is narrowing down for sure. I wanted to narrow th...

New Zealanders originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters and gatherers. They lived on animals on the plains during the summer and would then go to the coast and live on fish and mussels in the winter. The two most important events in all Kiwi history were the invention of beer and t...

Doug did you loose on of your girls??? one of them set up camp by Bruce and Bev Most be a better spot on the beach than hanging around in your A'van Cheers John -- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Wednesday 10th of September 2014 09:12:49 PM

This article was in our local Mount Gambier paper, thought is might be of use to any travelling down this way. Cheers, Veronica

Hi All, Hopefully posting this one in the right place. We are currently looking at getting a Caravan but have no experience towing. We have narrow brick gateways on our driveways and would need to reverse a van in, also avoiding a street tree. For this reason I really would like to get some towing les...

Currently near Perth ( heading south), doing 'The Lap' and my Ducato is due for its 45k service. As my home is in Sydney I have no knowledge of servicing in this area so I would welcome any help on the following;-1) Can anyone suggest a good service agent in the area?2) An indication as to a fair price, wit...

We are looking at buying a Jayco 28ft fifth wheeler and Iveco daily dual cab, and would apppreciate information from anybody who has this setup

A widowed lady, still in good shape, was sunbathing on a totally deserted beach at Ft. Myers. She looked up and noticed that a man her age, also in good shape, had walked up, placed his blanket on the sand near hers and began reading a book. Smiling, she attempted to strike up a conversation with him. &qu...

Answering machine message, "I am not available right now, But thank you for caring enough to call. I am making some changes in my life. Please leave a message after the beep. If I do not return your call, you are one of the changes." ~~~~~ My wife and I had words, but I didn't get to us...

The Simplest Explanation > > > > A mother-in-law arrives home from the shops to find her son-in-law Pete in a > > steaming rage and hurriedly packing his suitcase. > > > > "What happened Paddy ?" she asks anxiously. > > > > "What happened!...

A young Chinese couple get married. She's a virgin. Truth be told, he is a virgin too, but she doesn't know that.On their wedding night, she cowers naked under the sheets as her husband undresses in the darkness. He climbs into bed next to her and tries to be reassuring. "My darring," he w...

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Hi just wondering what brand of tug you choose , im thinking about a my 14 turbo diesel triton auto ,we have a 17foot avan espire , so it's not that heavy ,just after some more opinions thanks for your input

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