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Someone gave me this ice-cream recipe other day so I tried it, wow 600ml cream tsp vanilla essence tin condensed milk mix cream till just starting to thicken then add vanilla essence beat until light whipped cream forms, gradually add the condensed milk while beating until nice and creamy. Pour in...

Hi everyone Newbies here from the Gold Coast, although originally from Melbourne. Have been lurking a while but now seriously planning and preparing, hoping to sell up very soon and take off for a long time so have lots to learn! Have just posted a veerrrrry long question on the general forums, hopef...

been on here a month now. Will be a solo after 69years at end of year I hope ,no moter home yet.dave

Well folks,we have bitten the bullet and finally got ourselves a forever friend in the form of a boy toy poodle who we have named Cosmo he is brindle at at present 3 days old and 185 gms we pick him up from near Tamworth in Middle July very excited have already scoured the pet shops and got him a home and playt...

Hi everyone What a great forum, we are newbies here and are already picking up lots of helpful info. So here is a short intro and our situation. We are at a turning point in our lives after redundancy at age 55. Luckily we have a good home and are now on the verge of selling up after years of work, looking a...

We have a 2006 17.5' Jayco Sterling which we bought second hand a couple of months ago. The layout has the double bed at the rear of van, with a window directly above. There is a smallish leak we think, at the window. Anyway it drips at the top of the bed, right in between where our heads will be. We have appl...

today 44 years ago I landed in Melbourne , same day flew to Adelaide been here since at west beach I came from to & from land now a Aussie . Dave Now that is history

Removed hose from bottle to refil and noticed gas emitting from the POL fitting. Noticed a cream coloured gunk and removed hose completely. When I blew in both direction it was very restricted , so I used contact cleaner and it cleaned it all up. Now find there is a check valve in the POL fitting to preven...

Have just returned from Anna Bay and found Birubi Beach Holiday Park good value with the "winter special" of pay for 3 days get one free which averages $25 per night for a on-suite site. The park is easy walking distance to shops and beach. It's mainly a cabin park but caravan sites were l...

watching ACA tonight 5/6/2014 I couldn't believe that the Logan City Council does not have Parking Meters so said the Lord Major I wonder if this is true ? After seeing all the scum bag Councils ripping People off all over the country I couldn't' believe my Eyes and hearing I near dropped my Whisky I...

Hi everyone I am new to this. I am wanting to fit out a Mercedes sprinter LWB van for our trip up nortH and would appreciate any help I can get. I need help finding a shower, toilet, hand basin all in one to fit into my sprinter, any ideas where I can find one? thanks bellyboy

If you like hill climbs, You'll love this.................... http://safeshare.tv/w/zEUXHEJUxG K.J. -- Edited by kiwijims on Wednesday 4th of June 2014 01:12:01 PM

We arrived at Marble Bar on Saturday, thought we'd stay for a few days, nice interesting little town. BUT could only stay one night as a car rally of 500 people was expected to arrive on Sunday! Cant imagine how so many people could fit into the little caravan park/campground there. On the way into 80 mi...

Who is going to the Camping and caravan show in Brisbane this week and next week. www.caravanqld.com.au/showsevents/2014 \ Cheers Jay&Dee

I have a Hitachi excavator that has a solenoid operated valve to make the digging equipment work when all safety switches are in the correct position. It has a moving center pin that pushes on a spool that allows oil to flow to the controls.. The winding on the solenoid is burnt out and I need to replace it...

We are currently in outback QLD west of the Black stump and a bit surprised at the cost of visiting the points of interest in areas we travelled through also most of the Caravan Parks are now offering meals in the form of roast and veg B-B-Q or stew and damper but they are charging between $25 and $30 per ser...

I have just started using C PAP Machine and was not told whether the machine can stay on power or do I need to turn it off when not being used. The instruction manual with the machine is written in Japanese and German.I will not be seeing the doctor until Tuesday and need assistance. If any of my nomad frien...

I came home late at night and cut the corner too sharply, which allowed the drive wheels to slip in the mud as I was off the concrete driveway, Its a learning experience, The drive is usually dry, but it has been raining heavily and the dirt beside the concrete is now just slop, And being 1 in 3 gradient doe...