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Thanks to Justcruisin - Jim and Leonie - for coming out to visit us at Humpty Doo. We had afternoon tea, and sat in our temporary rain forest! Hope they had a safe departure from Darwin this morning. Good to meet some more forumites.

We have a Dometic roof mount air con model CAL136.312 (product number 991650423) that is spitting out what I can only describe as a very, very fine white granulated particles. There is no evidence that I can see of residual material in the unit from inside the van. We are away at the moment in a very hot c...

Just a quick question, has anybody had a towball fracture? Does anybody replace the ball after a number of K's or laps? The question came up the other night at a BBQ and nobody had really thought about it. The towball cops a fair bit stress and would be one of the cheaper parts of the tow setup. Hendo

Hi all our caravan which we have called Cyril is finally ready and we are heading off. We only have a month this time. So we thought we would head to Broken Hill, make our way across NSW and down to Canberra then home. we will have our 10 year old Jack Russell Muss India Jane Claudette travelling with us. Can...

Just inquiring if any Grey Nomads have stayed at the above CAW6=87. What is it like? It says Self Contained and limited sites available. It's about 100kl sth of Mackay. Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone, well this is the rig I built last year after deciding I needed something to do between hospital visits as it wasn't safe health wise to go back to Thailand where I'd been living for a while. It was a pretty quick decision, sort of thought about it for a couple of days then next thing I know ther...

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Gday... 1797 - Polish explorer Strzelecki, who first climbed and named Mt Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mountain, is born. Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki, born 20 July 1797, was a Polish explorer and skilled geologist who emigrated to London following the national uprising again...

I have a friend who has been Homeless and living in his Car for awhile has now found work And he has an appointment to see a caravan on site for $ 159 per week I hear that it is a crappy Van.....Is there an other avenue Of Information I can check out on this one Thanks In Anticipation

You have to hand it to them! Now on sale at IKEA - LESBIAN beds, no nuts or screwing involved, it's all tongue and groove... A Muslim has been shot in the head with a starting pistol; police say it's definitely race related... Due to a water shortage in Ireland, Dublin swimming baths have announc...

It annoys me that people persist in using tape on caravan park taps before screwing their fittings and hose on . The rubber washer inside the fitting does the sealing and not the tape ! The easier the fitting screws on the better the seal !

Having lived in our motor home for five years and suffering from repeated hay fever in winter I am wondering what I can do besides washing bedding etc and perhaps a new effective small vacuum cleaner would help. Has anyone any recommendations re vacuum cleaner? Old one six years old and perhaps not so...

Norma and Heather are on the road,beware, we are at chinchilla weir for a few days,

I am considering buying a Campercraft Trailerable Houseboat.I want to take it on an expedition down the Murray, from Yarrawonga to the sea. Anyone have any experience with or knowledge about these Campercraft Houseboats? Would it be suitable for this trip? Any advice/comments welcome. Cheers,...

We have been at the Lake since Friday ... Beautiful morning ... No wind, so, maybe weather on the improve . We are camped right on the lake just past the grass heading south ... Camper with full annex ... Come say hello! Charlie and Libby

hi all,just thought I would ask if many of you have stayed at the above,cheers rob.

I tend to do most of my travel in off-peak times, mostly during Autumn and Spring largely to avoid the crowds. However, having just struggled through another week of cold, wet and overcast days here in Melbourne, I wonder whether others who frequent this forum are asking themselves the same questio...

Paddy had long heard the stories of an amazing family tradition. It seems that his father, grandfather and great-grandfather had all been able to walk on water on their 18th birthday. On that special day, they'd each walked across the lake to the pub on the far side for their first legal drink.So when P...

Presently in Derby and thinking of going into Barn Hill. Our van is not an off-roader and we would like to hear from anyone who may have recently been into the Station. Also what was the fishing like? Homer and Marge