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Monday and we left Elphinstone with a view to checking out Bowling Green National Park. We called in to the National Park camp at Bowling Green but found it a bit too small and if Paul backed his caravan into one of the spots he would have to park his car in the official car park. Not at all convenient so we d...

Gday,The above has now done 2000k and 9 connections and reconns to the same.Absolutely the easiest way to go and no help needed ! The slider mods have worked a treat and as you can see by the side of the A frame scratches they are doing the job,and no noise at all . Very happy John

As a very part time GN. Still working (sorry I didn't mean to swear), living at home base, and only taking to the road occasionally, and even then only around South Oz. Would it be worth my while joining the CMCA? I am a "Top Tourist" member and a "Premium RAA" member (RACV, RACQ, et...

I am thinking of taking a trip around the Sth.Gippsland area of Victoria and I happened to look up the RACV Resort site in Inverloch to check their current pricing. As of 1st July '14, they want $40 for members or $50 for non-members per night for a basic site. This goes up in the shoulder season and pea...

Gday... 1827 - Australian explorer Allan Cunningham discovers the Gwydir River in northern NSW, opening up the area for grazing and pastureland. Australian explorer Allan Cunningham was born on 13 July 1791 in Wimbledon, England. He came to Australia in December 1816, suffering from tube...

I would like to thank all the GN's for great advice, I know some of my questions were a bit weird, but There are no leaks, and I was able to get a few quotes for the alloy bull bar, I went back to Roberts RV advised them of the cheaper quotes, low and behold they dropped there price $50.00 cheaper then the chea...

This will open a can of worms Im sure. I have recently completed an electrical usage study on our caravan, results are thought provoking (if you are a geek like me

12V DC stuff All lighting, TV, radio, solar panels, water pump, inverter, fans, LED lighting, 12V outlets. Gas stuff Stove/oven, HWS,...

I was reading on some one else's post about twisted and hard power leads,here,s what I do ,I roll my leads in a loop and tie with two pieces of Velcro,I never tie them like a rope, this causes them to go all rigglie and look like a dogs breakfast ,in time tying them like a rope will break the lead inside , plus...

Anyone not receive their pension this week? Aussie Paul.

Hello All We are looking forward to becomming Grey Nomads. Have just purchased a new van - New Age 16ft Little Joey Shower (to be delivered in October). Now have to purchase a suitable tug to pull it with. Have visited this forum for a couple of weeks now and have read some very handy and informative hin...

Hi, all I want to put a bull bar on the motor home been advised alloy is better being light weight, anyone know a reliable co. I could contact? I'm in Melbourne. -- Edited by Frangipani on Friday 4th of July 2014 11:29:39 AM

Hello GN Forummers We desperately need to replace the existing Queen (?) mattress in our Jayco Heritage (East/west) and we have been searching far and wide for a reliable supplier who can sell us one that has a pillow top, prefer a pocket spring instead of inner spring without any luck. Has anyone rec...

Just back home from an aborted trip to Queensland for the winter. Illness has caused us to cut it short and now we must sell our Coaster. Is there anywhere to place an advertisement on this site or can others suggest the best way to sell it? Happy travels you lucky people!

Dear Benefits Office Manager, My name is Mohammed Reza and I live in Birmingham. Many years ago, I married a widow who had an 18-year-old daughter.After the wedding, my father, a widower, came to visit and he fell in love with my step-daughter. My father eventually married her and as a result, my st...

Took me a little while to get here yesterday and stumbled upon this place out of necessarity, from being tired from driving for about 6 hours. A great little park at a little place called Murrurundi. It is about 28k further on from Scone on the New England Highway. NSW. CP, has large grassed sites, the lo...

Gday... 1862 - John McDouall Stuart discovers the Katherine River. John McDouall Stuart was a Scottish-born explorer who was determined to cross Australia from south to north. Stuart led a total of six expeditions into Australia's interior, with five of them being attempts to be the first t...

During the last week someone mentioned that they have a "truckers book" of some sort for rest stops. I have not been able to find it by searching as I can't remember any details of "key words". Anyone help please? Aussie Paul.

some where on the site, some one mentioned the Enchanted forest, and like most i never remember where thy said it was, from what i do remember its a drive not a walk any one shed some light please just that we are going to Vic and SA in Sep and if its close will go have a look, mind you it might be in Q thanks

Is there a trick to having an animated GIF as an avatar? I've seen a couple of animated avatars but my new avatar is only displaying a static image, which works as intended when loaded into Internet Explorer as a file, but not on the forum - either in IE or my usual browser, Firefox.