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Hi everyone Just wondering how everyone keeps in touch with family at home? Planning on hitting the road as soon as we sell the house so was wondering to buy new laptop or iPad want to be able to Skype the grandkids (we are not popular). We also want to be able to keep records of where we have been and get maps...

Hi, Just went to look at new and secondhand vans today and got told the new rules are: if you have a fridge, hot water, or gas on the side of the van where the annexe is you can no longer enclose the annexe with canvas sides. what will happen to the canvas making businesses? they have vans like this for sa...

We are in Broome - at Broome's Gateway CP - nice place - a bit different to normal CP's - no power! Have water, and the place is run on solar panels - $30 per night - which is cheap up here - has all other things needed - ablution blocks are individual shower/toilet units, plenty of room (shower with a frie...

A man and a woman who had never met before, but who were both married to other people, found themselves assigned to the same sleeping room on a transcontinental train. Though initially embarrassed and uneasy over sharing a room, they were both very tired and fell asleep quickly, he in the upp...

Just wanted to shout it from the rooftops, I have been married to this wonderful woman for 38 years today, love you forever!!

We have just bought a Ranger Panorama 19ft and plan to tow it with our Kia Sorrento 3.8 petrol 4WD and wonder if anyone else has towed with this model and what to expect from fuel consumption any help would be appreciated

could it be her birthday??? Or maybe the end of her treatment??? Whatever it is, Beth, hope you had a great day ... Lots of spoiling .... You deserve it! -- Edited by chaslib on Wednesday 25th of June 2014 06:31:57 PM

Hi, am wanting some information from anyone who has gone from Hughenden to Winton via Kennedy Developement Road, then from there to Longreach via Landsborough Hwy then along the Caprico Hwy. as to road conditions.your feedback would be appreciated -- Edited by Seaeagle on Thursday 26th of June 20...

On their way to the church to get married, a young Catholic couple were involved in a fatal car accident. Being good Catholics the young couple find themselves sitting outside the Pearly Gates waiting for St. Peter to process them into Heaven. While waiting, they begin to wonder: could they poss...

Hi all.... I have a 2012 Grant Tourer van, fitted with an internal overload circuit. The only identifying writing on it is " Regis..JVL5... 240V..RCBO... N5257." If I am on 240 power supply, and switch on the reverse cycle heater ( IBIS Aircommand ) the overload throws out in about 30 seco...

Gday... 1858 - Explorer John McDouall Stuart discovers Chambers Creek, later to be renamed Stuart Creek. John McDouall Stuart was born in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, on 7 September 1815. He arrived in South Australia in 1839. He had a passion for exploration and gained experience when he was em...

this letter was in the local paper for Monto in QLD this was lifted from FBWHAT CAN WE SAY !We are not often found wanting for words but we are flabbergasted at this full page advertisement the Central and North Burnett Times.Never in the Freedom of Choice camping debate have we ever seen such tactics us...

Hi folks just a question, i am tossing up between having full stove or full fridge i think you need the full fridge but dose any one use there Oven. Cheers Chris

We have just replaced caravan 12v light bulbs with LED (0.2A; 2.7w) bulbs and wonder if anyone can tell us how long one light would run on a fully charged 12v battery.

HiGood morning all.We are Hans and Judy, Newbies to this forum. We were involved in another forum ages ago, but have been pretty quiet of late.I had just registered with Grey Nomads and posted an ad for Housesitters available. Almost straight away we got a reply, so this must be the site to be on.We lo...

Can I declare or organise my Wife & I to be itinerants, while traveling full time around Australia in our caravan. We do not own a home & we sold all our furniture. Also we will have a Qld mailing service as our postal address.

Anyone had or suffered this and if so what was your treatment and experience etc. On a breath test for this recently (still waiting for the results) I had to go off all forms of anti acid meds for a week, including none medical ones. However, I followed an alkaline diet during this period and it was amaz...

Upon going to Vanuatu 8 times in 5 years looking at my passport the customs guy just open any page to stamp it ? My passport was current from Janurary 1990 till janurary 2000 looking in it is like a maze to find the departer stanp from Brisbane inter airport to Port Vila for each trip I did But its worth a tri...

I have a 100 watt modified sine wave inverter. would that be big enough to run a double bed duel control electric blanket off a 110 amp deep cycle battery with a 120 watt solar panel on the roof of my van?. I have also been looking at a 300 watt pure sine wave inverter from super cheap for $149.00 but I seem to r...