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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...

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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...

What would be the best route for us to travel from gawler in south australia to mooloolaba on the sunshine coast in queensland???

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Hi All, Just thought we would share some info of our fleeting trip from Vic to WA First stop was Riverview caravan park in Renmark, Excellent facilities throughout but a tad expensive for a powered site $ 61.00 ( One night) The second night we stayed at Port Augusta BP service station, ( free camped out...

has any body had problem with dometic 3 way fridge when on DC it is freezing contents when on settings around 3 -4 and sometimes goes the opposite way where the temp goes up to 10+ degrees. We have had 4 thermostats replaced since September but with the same result

This was 6 months BEFORE Pearl Harbor! Henry Ford was determined that he could mass produce bombers just as he had done with cars, so he built the WillowRun assembly plant in Michigan and proved it. It was the world's largest building under one roof at the time.This film will absolutely blow you...

Hi Fellow Travellers, wondering if anyone can recommend a repairer for zips on the flyscreens on our Coromal poptop? We are in Brisbane for a few weeks- can go to Gold Coast if anyone suitable there. Also wondering how they do the repair/replacement - anyone know? Cheers, Jenny & Col

Bert always wanted a pair of authentic cowboy boots, so seeing some on sale, he bought them and wore them home. Walking proudly, he sauntered into the kitchen and said to his wife, "Notice anything different about me?" Margaret looked him over. "Nope." Frustrated, Bert...

I have never had so much trouble with the Itech satellite finder? The buzzer is set to on , I get a good quality signal for about 2 secs then goes before I can tighten up the dish, also says power off a lot I think I wasted over $80..00 on a brumby sat finder? So I guess its out with the tv and decoder on a chair be...

How fantastic is that - some of us have been on for what seems forever - some are only new - would love to see some of the "newbies" posting some pictures of their travels, telling us where they are headed - meet up with other GN's - we are a pretty friendly bunch, and love to travel!!! We love to se...

Does anyone have any suggestions for stays around Ballarat and or Ararat area.?

On our 6th van now and it has finally sunk in that we spend most of the time outside the van so lugging a big unit around didn't seem right for us. But then everyone is different and so long as you are enjoying it. The little Jayco Starcraft suits us and the annex gives us extra room as required. Enjoy your tr...

Lady goes on holiday to Jamaica. Upon arriving, she meets a black man, and after a night of passionate love making she asks him, 'What is your name?' 'I can't tell you,' the black man says. Every night they meet and every night she asks him again what his name is, and he always responds the same, he can't te...