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Remember chip heaters? Heating up the water with a fire inside like some sort of heaving, puffing dragon? Bathes were something of an adventure in those days. As a little kid, I'd want the "other end" where the hot water wouldn't spit all over me when the thing was boiling. -- Edited by Rip a...

Humour from the Brits - non P.C. I got invited to a party and was told to dress to kill. Apparently a turban, beard and a backpack wasn't what they had in mind Seven wheelchair athletes have been banned from the Paralympics after they tested positive for WD40. ITS A BOY," I shouted, "A BOY,...

I am repowering my motorhome with a V6/4l60e auto and am seeking information from members who have towed with an Ecotec V6 Commodore auto. I am very interested in what gear (3rd or overdrive) you normally used, what normal cruising speed and what usual fuel consumption. Any information will help me i...

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Dear Older Traveller, This is a letter from a mum with three small children, on the road fulltime. We see you a lot on the road, nearly every night in fact. I am thankful for the oppotunities my children get to interact with older people, especially since they are missing their own grandparents so much....

Here is a simple way of making reversing lights on your caravan if you haven't got them. Lance C

Broomehill - small town south of York in WA. CP - power, water and free washing machine and dryer. $25 - there is no office, run by the council - call in there business hours, or ring the mobile number, Julie will come out and turn power on, and give you key to amenities, which were spotless. There is a bo...

Now that Doug's smoke signals & dust has settled for a little while ( didn't want to croud his limelight; LOL) we will make the annoucement of a new van on the horrizon. As said earlier we have cut this trip a bit short due to the comming changes in Dec,heading home for a few weeks as we have to be back in...

Hi.. Basic question from a couple of young newbies... We have an olympic 3000 that we recently purchased. Handover explained how to turn on hot water (gas valve under cupboard & switch above stove ) but no one said whether to turn on and leave it on... Or turn it off at night when not using. This is fir...

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Our Waeco 2-way fridge keeps our food/drink cold very nicely, but has a problem. Whenever the motor and fan goes through its regular cycle it seems to have a problem with switching off, and starts up again for 30 seconds up to a minute, several times before stopping properly. Has anybody else had this...

Gday... Some seem to have noticed my absence from the forum for the past week or so. To those who checked up on me I say thanks. My father-in-law is a prospector and each year he spends about 4 to 6 months in WA, north of Kalgoorlie in the desert prospecting his leases with a couple of mates. This year his eye...

Today Rob and I met Shekon, (Sharon) although we didn't get to meet Miss Daisy. It started with a lovely morning coffee, then on through lunch, and she is such a lovely lady, we laughed talked and learnt a lot. We hope with Sharon's help, that we will meet a few nomads that are coming down this way soon to al...

Does anyone know, anyone in Melbourne area that uses the crochet 4ply cotton I have a huge bag full that need a home.

Hi all new to this ,so be gentle

Here is my contribution to the wild flowers.,

We currently have a problem with our vinyl floor starting to lift in the caravan. The van is a Nova which is only 7 months old. To date we have spoken to Nova who indicated that this is not a new problem and it appears as if the glue sealing the floor joints is reacting to the vinyl. Has this happened to any...

Can anyone help with. Small problem that I might be having with my gas i had two regulators joined together mounted on the front of the van connecting to the gas bottle one or both failed so I just went to RaysOutdoors to get another one , but this time just came back with one regulator that screws directly...