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We have a Toyota Coaster with 2 x Solar Panels on the roof, They are connected to a Solarex sc-18 charger then on to the batteries. Batteries are 2 x 75 amp/h deep cycle. It seems to be doing its job as per the booklet. What has me confused is the Gent we bought it off said the panels are 180w ea. Now to me it is g...

just updated my site if any one wants info on my dad... been a wild roller coaster ride as you guys know.. any way check my site out.. thanks all from us for all your support...

Well, yesterday we planned to move out for a day or so to visit some friends near Ballarat. Went on here in the morning, found that Highwayman was camped up here - so Patty and I went over to the guy we thought was the likely GN, sure enough this was Roy - GN name Highwayman. Lovely man. Another guy had arriv...

We are soon to set off and rent out our house. We decided to store most of our furniture in our large shed on our residential site. When I contacted our insurance provider to cover landlord insurance and get contents insurance on our furniture, only to be told that they would not cover this. Question, do...

Today is rated as an Extreme Fire Danger Day May I suggest that if you are enjoying a beautiful free camp today in NSW you seriously look at moving to a Caravan Park with plenty of open ground and well clear of the bush, there are currently 16 sixteen fires burning in NSW and if you are near any of these you ne...

Changed my plans to make a glide-on for the back of my Rodeo. Son who was helping me has a new job and limited hours to help, plus the expense/trouble simply isn't worth it at my age. I want to start travelling next year So my intention now is to buy a caravan around the 14ft mark. Better on my poor old knees to...

These words of wisdom popped into my inbox and I think they are gems. I'm sure many on this forum will relate to this "back nine" journey. You know ... time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and em...

Hi, I have just fitted my new CTEK, and wonder what I can realistically expect to see on my volt meter. I am running 2 off 85AH hybrid Exide Extreme N70EXL batteries, and have connected my CTEK (alternator terminal) to my starting battery. and the CTEK (battery terminal) to the aux battery. I am not sur...

We arrived at Mullumbimby NSW showgrounds this morning to be told by the caretaker that camping has been stopped again, apparently due to complaints from neighbours. They are going to try and change the zoning, but for now, no camping there.

Hi, does anyone know of any dog friendly free camping close to Wentworth? Also, I found reference to a dump point in Dareton, is this the closest to Wentworth? We are currently at Lake Pamamaroo (Menindee) and are heading to Wentworth on Tue or Wed. Thanks Chris and Peter

hello eveyone this has proberly been done before has anyone have an app on there iphone to talk free that works. I have read a bit on vonage app,talkbox,vtok, antone used these app .fine and sunny in mackay qld.

In tonights news the Coffrs council is again reviewing the short term camping at the jetty, The mayor is objecting to it, whats the chance that the caravan park owners have given her a hard time since the discission was made to continue allowing the 48hr stay. JC.

Does anyone know of any free camps on Phillip Island we are thinking of heading down for the weekend if anyone is in the area.

Apparently the Bigpond Email Server is down and they are working on it according to their tech department. They must have a separate one for their general internet as I can access sites such as this ok, just not emails. It's been like this for a few hours, so hope they get it fixed soon, the recorded bigpo...

Hi there all you talented ladies, Unfortunately, I can't knit, crochet or quilt ... but I do make cards, if that counts. Is there anyone else that is into card making? Cheers Kathy

Hi all We are still looking for our van..... Long long process. We are thinking of a Galaxy Viper. Has anyone heard of these or have one? I did a search on the forum but have drawn a blank. We were thinking of a Kokoda off Road van but have heard they are a re-badged van and you don't really know who is buildi...

I have installed my original 120 w panels on the roof of the van, they work well through a Solarex S8 charge controller. I have a second set of 120 w freestanding panels working through a PWM charge controller which is supposed to cut out when battery voltage reaches approx 14.5 v, this does not happen - b...

I am in Mildura for most of the day while Miss Daisy has some minor work done. Anybody around, that would like to meet for a cup of coffee in the main shopping area? Would love to catch up with other GN's if available.

This is just the most useful thing when it comes to getting the caravan level.

Monday morning saw us all chatting away in the sunshine, when a small silver car came speeding up to us - and there he was, come to meet his latest subjects (Mike and Sheryl) - yep Jimbo had arrived, driven up especially to see us. I felt so privileged by this visit, I had to rush in and make pikelets with jam...