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Hello all - this may have been meant to go in I Digress. My question is how do any of you that aren't from the big cities handle the driving into these places. I am not a city driver and I get a bit worried about this. Should I just stay away perhaps and stick to the smaller towns - not sure. ...

A quick heads up for all the Grey Nomads who may be heading through Benarkin, Blackbutt QLD . There is a new shop opening in the laneway beside the famous Blackbutt bakery . Just look for THE SHED and come in say g'day, sign the visitors book, have a chat pick up some reading material, or some DVDS. Mario...

The dry spell has ended for most parts of Perth, North Side seems to be the place to be for water, We, on the South Side, received a very light sprinkle, and one really good clap of thunder this morning, but it's all blown away again, back to sunny skies and into the 30s again. http://au.news.yahoo.com/...

I have had an email say the satellite phones subsidy for travellers is ending on the 31st of March. If anyone is interested this company will expedite your paperwork and you can download the forms from this site. Must have form completed and lodged by the 28th March. http://www.satellitephonesale...

Gday... 1897 - Edmund Barton heads a conference to discuss the proposed constitution for the Commonwealth of Australia. 1923 - French mime artist, Marcel Marceau, is born. 1942 - Nine Japanese aircraft bomb the town of Katherine in Australia's Northern Territory. 1974 -...

Have not been on this route before. Can anyone advise of road conditions Johnos

Reading that some of you are going to at Wuruma Dam Who is going to be there at the end of the month Cheers John Oop sorry ended up in the wrong topic try to delete wont work -- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Monday 10th of February 2014 03:33:44 PM

If your seat covers are due to be replaced, sometimes it is only the drivers one that is stuffed as it is the one most used. If you decided to buy new ones in that situation, throw the drivers one out and keep the passenger one, wash gently and put on your office/computer chair, they make a good removable c...

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I know nothing about outboard motors and boats generally so it came as a huge surprise when Darrell over reached the float to bring in the opera net and fell into the dam. Luckily the boat went straight in to a tree and I grabbed the tree in a big hug and wouldn't let go, the outboard was still running and I di...

My B F Goodrich All Terrains were looking a little bit worse for wear in spite of being on the road for only 12 months. I was blaming the quality of the rubber, or latex, for the short life of my tyres. Last year they cost me $300 each. A friend thought I was being unreasonable, and recommended I check my mi...

Went looking in a caravan sales yard this morning and noted what the rego sticker ATM's said. I was amazed that most of the vans we inspected (17-18ft) had stated ATM's only 2 or 3 hundred KG above the ATM of my 12 foot Avan Cruiser (1160kg) One in particular - an Avan Madison 2 18ft dual axle had an ATM of 108...

Greg Henry-Quirindi Auto Electrical Service. quality tradesman, caravanner/4wd tourist. I have had lots of work done over the years by Greg and he knows his stuff. As a caravanner he understands our needs and is happy to accommodate us. highly recommended. frank

We are travelling to Cairns from Brisbane in a couple of months and would like a couple of recommendations of caravan parks. My son who is in Cairns for 12 months said that he had heard that Palm Cove is a nice place to stay. Mick and Ann Maree

Went for a day trip today, just a short 600 odd Km's, through Nabiac, up the Thunderbolt Way to check out some camp spots. Pulled up at Bretti reserve and had lunch than onto Walcha. Came back to Crescent Head via the Oxley Hwy, pulled into Appsley Falls & Tia Falls which would both be very nice spots...

My UNIDEN Mod UH-012 CB radio blew a fuse last week. Well I changed the inline 2amp fuse and the radio is still dead. There is power going to the unit but it is not lighting up or reacting in any way. Now I am faced with, do I try to get it repaired, or just getting a new one. You seem to get charged a $1...

Gday... Just returned to civilisation from a week at Teddington Reservoir campground in the St Arnaud Range National Park - Camps6 447 (36 50 36 S 14315 46 E). What a fantastic, tranquil, attractive place - no mobile or internet or TV reception. Within close Ironbark forest but a large, open (but wit...

Have decided to post a list of the names of Grey Nomad campers and visitors to Wuruma Dam which can be added to progressively. Rod as set up residence in Wuruma Heights and set up his extended antenna so hopefully the trip up to the crossroads will no longer be necessary. Old Boar Darrell and Sa...

Some of you may have read this thread before, but I am a great believer in excellent customer service. "I was having trouble with my satellite dish when on the road, and unfortunately and most sadly my supplier has since left us, so through the caravan blog system I was able to make contact with W...

I have an RV/Marine 95 Amp sealed battery given to me by a friend (a member of this forum) and I would like to set it up in my vehicle as an auxiliary battery for running my portable 31 litre fridge/freezer when not travelling (eg; free camp etc). Also wired up so it charges either off the main cranking ba...