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Many happy returns James - hope you have a lovely birthday!!! See you in the summer somewhere!

Two little boys, ages 8 and 10, are excessively mischievous. They are always getting into trouble and their parents know if any mischief occurs in their town, the two boys are probably involved. The boys' mother heard that a preacher in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she aske...

Anyone we know???http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2013/10/02/325600_ntnews.html

Hi, I will install a Ctek charger, and would like to know what cable size members are using. Mine will be fitted approx 1.5 metres away from my 2 batteries. I know the wiring should be "big", but what size do I order ? The other issue is whether inline fuses are needed. I have seen some installat...

Exactly a month since the last on, seems a lot longer & it has taken longer than expected as I was doing too much & the old back injuries & arthritus didnt like what I was doing to them & in return I didnt like their response either so a mutual agreement to slow down a bit.LOL Well, we are at...

Hi again, have 2 x Deka 70 686MF 12v cranking batteries in parallel and one is half dead so unable to start truck up. They are 720CCA and smallish 228mm (L) x 175 (w) x 206mm (h) made in the USA, maintenance free and heavy. The length and width are critical and height is not so critical. Maintenance free is...

Hi All, I am a single 66yr old female and have just sold my home to travel full time, but there in lies the problem I am really conflicted. What do I get to travel in. Can anyone single females give me advice on there choice of travel vehicle. I am leaning toward 5th wheelers but am concerned about the size...

Permit clause could see shorter stays at reserve -- Edited by herbie on Tuesday 1st of October 2013 10:34:45 AM

The Sandown show opens tomorrow (Thursday) for 4 days. If any members would like to catch up with me for a chat, I'll be on the Roma Caravans display as a technical advisor. Drop by and say G'day. Ozjohn

When God finished making earth and all that is in it he thought to himself - Every good man should be able to find a good, kind and loving women that will obey him. He will find her in any corner of this great earth that I have made. Then he made the earth round and laughed and laughed and laughed...........

Did anyone see this show in which a 6 year boy was killed and the rest of his family were badly injured when their car was pushed off the road by a truck and rolled? According the to the show, the father of the family saw the truck coming up behind them before striking them from behind. A witness said he hea...

Hi All, Our 2nd night stopover after picking up the new van. On the banks of the Murrumbidgee at Sandy Beach Reserve in Wantabadgery not far out of Gundagai. A beautiful grassy spot with heaps of room and compost toilets. Jeff & Heike

According to a small notice in todays' Morning Bulletin, the Rockhampton Council, at last Tuesdays' Council Meeting, approved a 6 month Trial for free-camping at Woolwash Lagoon, 5 K's south of Rocky. It's not off the Bruce Highway. You have to go down Port Curtis Road to get to it. Check at the In...

02 October 1902 :William Gocher defies the Australian law that prohibits daylight bathing in the ocean, and sets a new precedent in surf-swimming. How shocking ! ! !

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/