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Bought some adhesive letters to put my forum name on my GN stickers

While we were doing one of our much enjoyed trips along the mighty Murray River,this camp spot will always be a favourite of ours....It is Called Psyche Bend about 12ks s/e of Mildura.it is a spot steeped in history,probably not very surprising given that it is on the Murray. Psych Bend houses Paych P...

would anyone suggest joining the Australian Caravan club when we start on our travels if anything to take advantage of some of there available acces to discounts Neil

We are planning to drive between these 3 towns shortly as part of a longer trip. The 2 routes we are considering are the Mt Lindsay Highway and the road through Bonalbo and then along the Bruxner Highway. RACQ trip planner indicates little difference in time or distance so it comes down to the most pleas...

My sister is an Earl Grey fan, and she loves gin. I found this easy recipe for a ****tail which I reckon would go down well for happy hour.... with equal parts gin and tea it might need to be limited to one.Ingredients:2 parts Gin2 parts brewed and chilled Earl Gray TeaSqueeze of lemon juiceSpoonful o...

For anyone who may be interested, see GN Classifieds....

Here I am resting quietly in a CP in Rockhampton. Restful sleep has arrived at 11pm (Such Bliss) Then at 5.30am the quietness is disturbed by banging, clattering, loud voices and engines starting up. By 6.30am the exodus begins, goodbyes have been said at top volume, then they clatter over the speed...

I have just realised that this is the best part of my day (well second best after greeting the Snowman when i get home from work). Here i am sitting up in bed, cuppa at the bedside and thoroughly engrossed in this forum. Some would say "get a life" but this is now part of my new life to be and I love...

Can someone please explain to me why some people when they see the sign ' overtaking lane ends in 500m' or similar, they have to pull straight across into the other lane. Twice today following vans doing between 85 - 90km's this happened to me, I had just pulled out to overtake & as soon as I get withi...

Maybe posting in the area, sorry if I am, I am wondering if there is a "treatment" for the hot water service in the MH, the fresh water tank as full and clear when we draw water through the cold tap it is fine but when we draw water through the hot side it has a tainted maybe metallic odour and taste...

Hi, I have just purchased a 2001 Ford transit lwb van. It has done 119,000 klms but no books etc. Don't feel it had been looked after. Has been Fitted out as a camper by the guy who orginally bought it about 6 months ago. I have had a service etc done but am wondering if I should have the timing belt done...

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Today, had one of the scariest part of our journey. We decided to drive up to the lookout at Lake Dumbleyung, and hit the dirt road around 11.00 am. The scenic drive is about 3.5km. About 1.5km in, we hit a section of the road that was slippery, and our 3.5tonne van was pulling our Patrol all over the pla...

G'day All We are moving up to a new caravan and wondering if we could get a little advice from the more learned travelers out there on two points. On the first we know not too much at all - and it is 1. Our vehicle has a 7 pin round plug on it. The van we looked at had a flat 12 pin plug and a separate Anderson plu...

Well life on the road gives us the chance to try new things, so heres mine. I have decided to try my hand at oil painting places we have seen ect. Here is my first attempt. Needs a lot of practice i think. Lol

If any nomads are going to be in the greens area in about 2 weeks, Billeeeeee, Jules and myself will be there, so pop in Ken

I'm considering a rack for an extra spare on our VW Trakkadu .. no room inside or on the roof. I came across this photo.. can't find the maker nor so far any other source, but it's pretty much what I'm after. Anyone know a manufacturer? Thanks for any help Fried Rice -- Edited by Fried Rice on Monday 23rd o...

Hello All; As I am no longer on the road full time I am no longer a nomad. I shall be selling my small camper soon. Thank you for all the support you guys have given me over the time I was travelling. I shall be staying here in , "THE HUT" just outside Grenfell. You are welcome to visit but please e...

After having the new head light fitted and the other one looking a bit shabby I finished polishing the L/H headlight and used toothpaste to get it back to new looking again. Standing back and looking at both I can't see much if any difference between them so just to let you know, plain label toothpaste di...

The Bay of fires area has been a free camp for as long as I can remember, I've been going to Tassie for over the last 20 years, under the guise of protecting the area and saying that new facilities must be paid for by the user, toilets in this area have been there forever, rubbish bins are the only facility th...