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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...

Hi everyone, Let me introduce ourselves.Tammy and Dave here,we have been on the road for 6 months and loving it. Enjoying meeting lots of people and think I could do this for another 6 months!!!!!!!! We have been up and over the top now heading down.We stayed at a little park called Norwesta,absolute...

I was wondering if any of the GN has a Isuzu D Max and has encountered issues with a WDH. I have a new Isuzu D Max 2014 and have been advised by Isuzu that they do not recommend a WDH to be fitted. It apparently will void the warranty. I have a factory tow bar fitted and intend to tow a vehicle with a weight of appr...

After having limited experience with both And they both have excellent points It seems that a Motor home encourages One to move on more often than one would In a caravan fuel wise they seem comparable Would appreciate some more experienced thought On the matter -- Edited by dING on Sun...

Does anyone know how to get hold of portable grey water tank?? was thinking one of those tanks that has wheels on it...put it under the grey water hose for those times you aren't allowed to let grey water trickle into the dry, thirsty ground! What do others out there do when they don't have inboard grey wa...

Bought a Russell Hobbs oven the other day to take on the road, did some baked veggies in it last night, they were great, have done salmon fillets, pies, frozen fish, chips in it as well, all good. Got to thinking, would this oven use less power than a conventional household oven. It's 1300 watts. It ge...

Hi all, I have been lurking but not posted for a while. I am currently in Day 8 out of an Aortic valve and root replacement. I am sure there are many others out there who have had open heart surgery And Knew that this operation would come one day as I had a congenital heart problem. It certainly came around ve...

have sat tv with van but was analogue want to know if anybody has tried a foxtel set top box and got reception if so what are the steps my dish has the Foxtel LNB and twin cables just need to make up mind if it works and save buying another digital set top box especially as paying for foxtel anyway many thanks o...

Hi just joined this forum today, looks interesting where nomads can exchange info to each other. A banana bender here from bayside Manly Brisse and Gold coast area. & Beaudeser, At present at Melrose in the Flinders ranges in Sa,be moving towards Whyalla on friday to bush camp on the Spencer gul...

Hello all. I am Bob and my wife is May. We are on the other main forums for caravanners and go by the name of Gadfly and channel 18 UHF (stuck on the back of our van if you pass us one day - give us a call). We live in Brisbane southside and have just got a new caravan (Jayco) and plan on using it a lot more than the ol...