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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...

An elderly married couple was at home watching TV. The husband had the remote and was switching back and forth between a fishing channel and the porn channel. The wife became more and more annoyed and finally said: "For god's sake! Leave it on the porn channel. You know how to fish!"....

Happy birthday to Cruising Granny and glassies for tomorrow. Hip Hip Hooray to you both

Hi all we are looking at buying a new caravan , we have come down two ...Nova....or....Concept ,would like to hear from anyone who has either of these vans ........good bad or other wise any tips about the vans .....we are hoping to take of in early 2015 for a few months ...... I like the Nova .... hubb...

Ooops, that should be Mastered and not only that Master of "Mischief" Well done mate. I might be nice to ya this week. I did put a similar topic in i Digress but hey you know me and besides it is worth mentioning twice.

Remembering Mum's Clothesline We had a long wooden pole (clothes pole (we called them props)) that was used to push the clotheslines up so that longer items (sheets/pants/etc.) didn't brush the ground and get dirty. I can hear my mother now... THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: (If you don't even kn...

We have only been on the road since March. Am looking forward to communicating and learning from fellow nomads

Query on the road conditions in the next few days from Coonabarabran to Pilliga and then onto Burren Junction and then onto Collarenebri and Mungindi. Is Pilliga and Burren Junction definitely pet friendly? Are their fees? thanks cobberandco

Once upon a time there were two brothers. One brother was very mischievous, always getting intotrouble. The other brother, however, was very good. Hewas always kind to animals, helped elderly neighbours, andled an exemplary life. As time went on, the brothers stayed intouch but were never close....

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Although we try to watch our budget while travelling, there are times when we need to spend a little more on caravan parks. The following is a 'mixed bag', but all are places we would recommend to anyone travelling in this part of the country. Manjimup: Warren Way CP, a very pleasant park (about 1 km nort...

Here are a few pics of bus. We are currently house sitting in NSW.

I am just a new member of this site and would like to just say hello to all the other grey nomads out there, as I have already met a few on the road and where I am currently staying at Inskip Point. I will be here for a while as I have blown the clutch in the bus as I came through Gympie a couple of weeks ago, and am st...

Took delivery of my Birdsville 2 years ago and hung the spare keys in the cupboard. Had cause to move them a couple of days ago and for ease went to use then to open the storage locker. The spare key is uncut, just a blank. As I had the original it did not cause a problem, but it could have done. It may only be a f...

Can anyone out there tell me what temp. range my wheel bearings should run at? I have a small pop top with a few changes. It is a single axle with 15" wheels and light truck tyres. Fully loaded it would be about a tonne, (I think) but have not weighed it fully loaded yet. As some of you might rememb...

Q: Is there any advantage in adding solar panels to an existing system? ie insitu: 3x120ah batteries 2x80kw solar panels and a 2000kw inverter (3.6kw Onan genny with charger for back up). Have room on the roof for a 200kw solar panel. The current system is handling my demand ok, any advantage in insta...