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So, here we are, a brand new Waeco HDC 190 fridge/freezer fitted, $2000 lighter and it lasted on 12v all of......wait for it.........2 days! We got up today (Sunday morning) after having it fitted on Friday and the fridge and freezer weren't working! I fired up our internal generator (petrol 2Kva) an...

hi everyone not trying to show off, not my way but....something i would like to share with you grey nomades We just had a great weekend with an amazing surprise. It is our 50 th anniversary in 3 weeks time but the kids nearly gave us a heart attack. one came from Qld the other from the Bush took us to Centre...

Been keeping an eye out for a new van, - bigger fridge, more storage, full solar set up, maybe a full van this time. Found one with all of the above, plus full ensuite, air con etc. Beautiful van .... but..... the beds are in the front, and the door is right at the end of the bed. I'm sure it would annoy me to hav...

So, being as I'm going to hit the road full time next year (subject to house selling), I'm flirting with the idea of a bigger used caravan. ive found one with front n back tool boxes, solar panels, inverter etc etc. Due to having a Prado, I'm limited in tare weight, and I'm looking at a Coromal with full ens...

I've read a couple of posts on the forum recently about peeps installing a pair (or even two pair) of solar panels, the total wattage of which could have been reached with just one or two panels. For instance. why would anyone install 2 x 100 watt panels rather than 1 x 200 watt?

My oldest daughter lost her baby at the end of October at 20 weeks...a little boy called Nathan. My youngest daughter had her 17th Birthday (she was a 25 week premmie and we nearly lost her), she is all grown up and is learning to drive...where did the time go? The next day would have been our youngest sons...

hi , has anyone seen a comparison data sheet on these items. i was just looking to see which system to use regarding fuel,wind drag etc. please let me know, terry. i forgot to mention that i wiil be towing a van around . have seen some ads for nose cone attached to van, but dont know which would be best, terr...

Was thinking about our caravan, and how we'd chosen the layout and fittings carefully, basing our choices on what we thought we'd need or want, and what we had learned from other's caravanner's comments. We wanted to be able to go off-road, into the bush, camp in remote places in comfort and safety. W...

A friend sent this video to me and I thought I'd share it. http://youtu.be/fJJkjT7VB8k -- Edited by Beth54 on Monday 11th of November 2013 03:30:50 PM

hello everyone, does anyone know how much insurance is for a $60,000 van approximately. thanks.

A LAWYER STORY..... And if you think lawyers don't have hearts. Read the best lawyer story of all time...bar none. The United Way realized that it had never received a donation from the city's most successful lawyer.So a United Way volunteer paid the lawyer a visit in his lavish office. The volunt...

Let's all hope our mate Big Gorilla is safe, does not look good over where he is with the Super Typhoon Haiyan. So thought I would just log on and wish him well and hope we all hear from him again real soon.

Hi all, 2nd ever post on this forum, so I would put forward My own ambition's.. I'm Sick of using a Camper Trailer to go away with.. [A expensive mistake].. It did/does have some good thing's going for it, but generally it is a pain to use a Solo Traveler.. Setting it up is fairly easy.. Takes about 1hr's to...

Today after driving all over Melbourne with my son, we made a decision and bought Zena, my new home. 2006 Toyota Hi Ace Super Long Wheel Base - 86,600 ks . Has everything I need in it. She is being personally delivered to me here in Geelong next week when they have done all the pre-delivery stuff. I have a ph...

Echuca caravan parks were all full over Cup week so we went to Tongala which is approx 25 ks from Echuca. It was fairly quiet and we had space between sites so we were not real close to our neighbors =A BIG BONUS We had an en suite camp ground site and there's a very clean large share kitchen with fridge and f...

Hi, My name is Brian and I am a newby at this forum and I was wondering does any one know about weather proof 240 sockets to fit on back of car for a Waeco fridge that is permanently in vehicle so when in caravan park do not have to keep opening back of Prado to plug it into 240 volts.

At the 11th hour, on this 11th day, of this 11th month - we pause to remember those men and women who died or courageously fought in all our armed battles - both past and present. IMAGE: Sean McNamara

What a lovely evening last night. The beautiful Kiwi folk cooked a ripper camp dinner (Brandt) and THE BEST pavlova (Lorraine). Kept me going all day today. (it probably helped that I got the last left over serving of pav)Not only that, but Brandt and John went out collecting firewood, loads of it. Dam...

We are a couple just retired about to begin looking to purchase a caravan so thought I would throw it out to all you experienced caravaners . I have a prado 2500 kg towing capacity so I am looking for something from 18 to 20 foot (used ), what are the pro's and cons of pop tops and single axel vrs duel axel. We w...

Three blonde men are on one side of a wide river and don't know how to get across.The first man prays to God to make him smart enough to figure out how to cross the river, so God turns him into a brown-haired man and he swims across.The second man prays to God to make him even smarter, so God turns him into a dar...