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We spent last night in Gurley (now most will say 'never heard of it'). It is a Very small place north of Narrabri & south of Moree in NSW. We were just parked up next to the service station when a local pulled over in his car & said if we needed a good spot to spend the night just go down the next road &...

Hi, Am after recommendations for a tow vehicle for towing a 30' 5th wheeler approximately GVWR of around 4000 kg. Am looking at Iveco C50C21 due cost, but there seems to be doubt as to its capability to do the job, are there members out there that are using this vehicle and how do you find it. Other vehicle...

I am looking at having a 1000 watt inverter hard wired into my new caravan and need some advice on what brands are good. I would prefer to buy Australian made if possible. Can anyone provide advice? Regards Cricket

We will probaly purchase a 20 foot van or thereabouts. We have been thinking of a turbo diesel ethier a Triton, Navara, Hi lux or BT 50 as a tow vehicle. My question is. Is there any difference between a auto or manual transmission?(other than the obvious!!) Is one more suitable than the other? My wife pr...

Happy New Year folks! Well, we start our big adventure in 2 weeks time and I need to decide what to do with our mail! We're renting our house out so can either;redirect mail to our PO account and ask a mate to collect / redirect orpossibly put mail on hold at the PO until we have a forwarding address (e.g ever...

Hi all. Happy new year & hangovers gone .Heading to Tamworth music festival next week where I believe it gets pretty hot. Looking to put a sail track on the drivers side of the van to run a shade awning along to take the heat off the back of the fridge and shade the window over the sink. Does anyone have a...

The whitewash is on, no hope for the Poms now

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Sorry to be a pain, but could somes help me by showing how to find locations on this site? I know that I am a dill, but don't ask and don't find out.

As the heading states, we're heading off on our first big trip in a week or so. We're going to Moulamein nsw to visit Russell's mum, Mildura to see his brother and then Melbourne to see our sisters. We've decided to head down the NE hwy and back to Brisbane via the Newell hwy. We used to live down south so w...

This is the joke section isn't it?

Edinburgh man Wullie McTavish is on his deathbed, knows the end is near, is with the nurse, his wife, his daughter and 2 sons."So", he says to them: "Bernie, I want you to take the Braid Hills houses." "Sybil, take the flats over in Morningside and Bruntsfield." &quo...

We are heading to Sebastian tomorrow ( north of Bendigo) if any one is around or heading there. Free camp for a few days. Always up for a happy hour.

A mature (over 40) lady gets pulled over for speeding...Older Woman: Is there a problem, Officer?Officer: Ma'am, you were speeding. Older Woman: Oh, I see. Officer: Can I see your license please? Older Woman: I'd give it to you but I don't have one. Officer: Don't have one? Older Woman: Lost it, 4 yea...

Simple things can be serious. "Hello, Senor Rod? This is Ernesto, the caretaker at your country house." "Ah yes, Ernesto. What can I do for you? Is there a problem?" "Um, I am just calling to advise you, Senor Rod, that your parrot died. "My parrot? Dead? The one th...

This will be of interest to those of us who remember the Falklands war in 1982. I wonder how many of you knew the story. I certainly had not heard about it. It took place at the opening of the Falklands war, as a task force sailed towards the Falklands to regain control after the Argentinian invasion an...

Hi All, Thought I'd posted this but apparently it didn't take. Have just returned from a quick trip to Sydney. On the way down and back I stoped at Deepwater Inn free camp ground at Deepwater, midway between Glen Innes and Tenterfield. Great free camp with free hot showers, toilets etc. Very pet frien...