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Ardelthan, a small town off the Newell Highway between West Wyalong and Narrandera, NSW. Camps 7, Map 43, Site 828. A very small town and in the main street, adjoining the Bowling Club is a FREE camp. Power is $2.00 for 12 hours, so if you stay 1 night, pay $2.00 around 7 pm, you'll have power until 7 am next...

We are looking at upgrading our current van. Can anybody explain what are the major factors that make a van 'tow well'? Is it the tow ball weight or something else or a number of things. The weight we are looking at is between 2.5t and 3t. Larry

Hi guys Yesterday (sunday) I went to my first air show. held by the Wings of Illawarra, https://www.wingsoverillawarra.com.au/ I was hoping to be able to see a cessna grand caravan and 172, I saw the 172 but unfortunately no caravans, (Cessna Grand Caravan 208b) like I fly in fsx.. Also unfortunat...

I was rudely awaken by the first Southerly buster of the year, which blew the portable sat dish off the vehandah with a crash.It blew at up to 60 knots here on Magnetic island. So, I thought I would go down to check the charter boat which is anchored in Horseshoe bay, at first light. Had a bit of a shock- no bo...

Has anyone heard from Gunnago she hasn't been on for a while, hope she is O.K.

I pointed to two old farts across the bar from us and told my friend Bob, "That'll be us in ten years." He turned to me and said.. "That's a mirror, you dumb s**t."

For his birthday, little James asked for a 10 speed bicycle. His father said, 'Son, we'd give you one, but the mortgage on this house is $500,000 and your mother just lost her job. There's no way we can afford it.' The next day the father saw little James heading out the front door with a suitcase. So he ask...

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...

Gday... 1865 - Australian bushranger Ben Hall is shot dead by police. 1894 - The Australian slang term 'fair dinkum' appears in print for the first time. "Fair dinkum" is an Australian slang term meaning honest, genuine or real. The derivation dinky-di means a native-born Aust...

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.

There are three kinds of men in this world. Some remain single and make wonders happen. Some have girlfriends and see wonders happen. The rest get married and wonder what happened!

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...