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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...

Hi Guys We are newby's and are just wondering about the different road rules we have been told about. We are thinking of buying a 20' -22' van can any one enlighten us please. Thanks madcart

I just fitted a Roamsafe security screen door to the motorhome. Subsequently I want to sell the old Hehr screen door from the Winnebago but I cannot find any for sale to get an idea of what it is worth. Anybody have experience with buying or selling one?

We originally planned to travel this road as we heard a rumour that it had been sealed. It isn't sealed, it is corrugated, rough and dusty. We regret towing our van over it, now busy cleaning dust out of everywhere!

Want your fresh fruit salads ,,,potato, cold slaw , any , to keep fresh for a week ....give them a good sprinkle of CITRIC ACID. In the cake part of the Super Market

Finally on the road again after nearly a year. Having no home for that long was not good. Have had our new home for two weeks now. We have finally found some warm weather in Emerald Queensland.

Young Afghan refugee.

1989 Mercedes coach. We tow our car with a Gypsy trailer with swivel . Works well but they don't like tight u turns .

Gday... 1870 - Australian horseman and poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon, commits suicide. Adam Lindsay Gordon was born on 19 October 1833, at Fayal in the Azores, a group of Portuguese islands in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon, Portugal. Educated in his teenage years in England, he w...

leaving charters towers in the morning (Friday) and heading for mount garnet but may decide to camp somewhere along the way. frank

Today we travelled over about 100 k's of dirt road, mostly corrugated, several dips, (one with lotsa water, which I diligently walked through), and I never want to feel so shaken and rattled again! My arthritis hates all the vibrations, so I'm on the pain-killers this evening. Yes, Mr D had lowered th...

Hi I am thinking of buying a Toyota coaster, I have been travelling on and off in a Hiace for years and now find I need to live permanently in something for a few years. So I need something bigger. Funds will be tight so it will probably need to be pre 1990. Does any one have any thoughts on diesel as compare...

We have just purchased a new laptop computer and it is loaded up with the new Windows 8. I am finding it almost impossible to navigate around. Is it just me or are others having problems with the new operating system? Cheers Pete

An old man and woman were married for many years, even though they hated each other. When they had a confrontation, screaming and yelling could be heard deep into the night. The old woman would shout, 'When I die, I will dig my way up and out of the grave, and come back and haunt you for the rest of your...

Retirement Is Different For Everyone One day, while going to the shop, I passed by a retirement village. On the front lawn there were six old ladies lying naked on the grass. I thought this was a bit unusual, but continued on my way. On my return trip, I passed the same retirement village with the same...