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Hi guys, we are almost at the point of buying a caravan and joining you guys soon! Retiring on the 2nd July!! i am looking for opinions on which tyres we should put on our vehicle and caravan so that we can go on bitumen and also off road if we would like to. I realise there are compromises but don't want to get...

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Hooray! The ‘friendly forum’ where so much knowledge is so willingly shared has just welcomed its 8,000th member ... and it continues to go from strength to strength. Despite the growing numbers, it is fantastic to see that the forum has – by and large – remained an incredibly welcoming and constru...

Can anyone tell me the correct tow capacity of Mit. Triton GLX-R 4x4 diesel? Mit. site says 3000 kg....carsales.com says 2300 to 2700!! thanks. Collo.

we stayed at Howlong for two days, then we headed through Wodonga then to Tallangatta where we stopped had coffee and egg and bacon pie. Got diesel for our heater and got a change over gas bottle our friends topped up their Motor Home with diesel. Next stop Corryong, but as we arrived around 1pm Saturda...

After 8 weeks here at Wuruma Dam I am ready to leave, it is an excellent camping place but the lack of phone and internet coverage is starting to get to me. From the beginning I had penciled in the end of April as the likely time to start travelling again. So here am I on Saturday night making this post with a...

Can anyone tell me where I can get the sticker made up with my name and Chanel UHF 18/40 to put on the rear of my van now that I have invested in a CB radio.

Has anyone free camped at balhannah in the adelaide hills,or nearby, did hear someone stayed behind cfs station?? Need to stop in that region later next week. Appreciate any help.

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Sorry I have posted in the Solo section by mistake. Dragonfly 1.

Oldbobsbus in reply to your post in general forum. I am running two 80 w panels with morning star control charging my three batts. Mm yep maybe the system should perform a bit better " but " one of my panels was secondhand when i bought it 7 years ago and i know that the new panels are better an c...

The familiar doll used in CPR training, Rescue Annie or Resusci Anne, is based on a sad incident in Paris. In the late 1800s, the body of a young woman was pulled from the River Seine. Though she was never identified, a death mask was made of her face. Her expression was so peaceful that the mask went viral...

We are here at Bedford Weir, and thought it would be packed out over Easter, but so far, there have been a few biggish groups turn up, but nowhere packed out as yet - we have quite a large area where we are, most seem to want to park over under trees on grass. A lovely spot - with toilets and hot showers, dump po...

Lion/pencil. *-- Edited by bluemoon2 on Friday 11th of April 2014 08:20:15 PM*

Lion/pencil. -- Edited by bluemoon2 on Friday 11th of April 2014 08:20:15 PM

Hi. I have put a 150watt solar panel on the roof of my van, running into a 30amp intelligent regulator, I wired it as to the manual, I bought the regulator on Ebay from China, The regulator worked fine for 6days then dropped out, After some trial and error I disconnected it, It started to work well again, A...

Hi all, I ahve allowed myself 15 days to head to Chevallum near maroochydore for a housesit of two months. I am leaving start of June and was thinking about taking the pacific highway, are there any places I should avoid as a solo traveller? Thanks in advance for any suggested places. Happy Travels.

Howdy all, Just a quick one please. I have all my insurances with one company, have done since year dot i.e. house, contents, car and Avan. Does anyone use "Youi" and if so how are they. I would value any comments. Edit.....Just looking at ways of reducing the expenditure column. -- Edit...

Will be heading to Queensland at the end of May, We have always travelled the Newell Highway, does any one have any ideas of a different route that we could take that has quite a few free camping spots on the way. We will be leaving from Adelaide. Would just like to see some different places along the way t...

Whilst away recently our fridge stopped working on 240v I thought, no probs switch to gas and change the element when we get home.Nah not that simple wouldn,t work on gas either(didn,t try 12 v) so it became a cupboard and we crammed our perrishables into our evacool portable for the remainder of t...