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Hi Guys, new on the forum, and I am only a baby nomad.... I have a 160W solar panel; I am taking the regulator it came with, off. I'm hooking it up to a Redarc BCDC 1225 with MPPT controller. Cable run is 5 metres from panel to battery box. Question is: is it worth also replacing the (thin) cabling that came wi...

and I only got here in Batemans Bay around 3.00pm, well no need waisting time is there. Yep met up up with NeilnRuth and had a lovely salad lunch and a chat, Neil and I also chatted to all his friendly bees. Now I must come clean, I have met these two lovely people a few times before and we chat By PM's as well bu...

As we travel around this country we see overnight parking bays with what appears to be discrimination against truck drivers, especially at some of the best parking bays. Some of these are very roomy with toilets and running water. Can the nomads explain this to me and what they would object to if an ov...

For Aussie Truckies and their families. The story was on ACA tonight. http://www.transhelpfoundation.com.au/

Hi , any ideas on rolling up extension cords neatly and keeping them that way. I wrap it around my arm, but by the time I am finished it is a mess cos I only have little arms. Have tried to do it like a life saving rope and still no joy. There must some gadget that will keep them in check.

ALERTS TO THREATS IN 2013 EUROPE From JOHN CLEESE The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Syria and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated"...

Do you miss the start menu? Here's a free one, just installed on my Win 8 and it's great, get the Version 3.6.8 http://www.classicshell.net/

Hi Just letting people know the Avondale Tavern ( nth of Bundy Qld ) has free overnight or longer stays on the tavern grounds , toilets and showers also free Just buy a meal or have a couple of coldies and all is good Cheers

Happy birthday Jim. one year ago we were celebrating at Glasshouse Mountains. Have a great day. (this is from. Kiwi-as as we'll as from me).

looking for magnetic insect screen maker and installer as we need ours replaced do not want to do ourselves as we needto have new frames made not having any luck finding anyone on the internet we will be around springwood and Cleveland area with in a week any suppliers name would help we needabout 9 repl...

WANTED: For a friend to complete her Bryce Courtney book collection. "Recipe for dreaming" and "The night country". She is happy to pay for them and postage. Thank you Neil

Dating Ads for Seniors Found in a Florida Newspaper You can say what you want about Florida , but you never hear of anyone retiring and moving North. These are actual ads seen in ''The Villages'' Florida newspaper. (Who says Seniors don't have a sense of humor?) -------------------------------...

A man walked out to the street and caught a taxi just going by. He got into the taxi, and the cabbie said, "Perfect timing. You're just like Brian" Passenger: "Who?" Cabbie: "Brian Sullivan. He's a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my coming along when you ne...

A.A.A.D.D.- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder. Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing. As I start toward the car port, I not...

We have finally conceded that we would never find the leak in the front window and fix the leaking roof permanently in our old Viscount dubbed the Iti-Whare, so have decided to trade it in on a new one. Over the months we have had a lot short trips away in it, we found it comfortable and we enjoyed our time,...

Yep, I'm celebrating my first anniversary of retirement this week. I was hoping to be in Batemans Bay, NSW south coast, this week but it wasn't to be but I will be there in 2 weeks so all good. I have no idea where the last 12 months has gone but wherever it went and whatever I did was all well worth it and I tel...

I'm about to have a 150 watt solar panel mounted on the motor home.s roof. I've been told that a DC charger is better than a regulator because the regulator wastes about 1/3 of the power. My knowledge of solar is nil and I would much appreciate the views of the experts on here.

Sapphire QLD free camp is to close .

....at Greens Lake - Donnybabes and her friend - getting the Expanda out of mothballs for the coming season - came over to borrow a ladder, saw the GN sign on the back - nice ladies - well set up, and very organised! Good to meet you ladies!