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Hi fellow Nomads, I thought I'd better check in. I've been home for a bit more than a week after 2 months on the road. Five days of that time was spent at the Border Village "Resort", waiting for a load going to the Adelaide Hills. The roadhouses look after us transport workers, so we buy meals...

Went out to the shed this afternoon to try and find a couple of books, [out there while house repairs are being done] and found this little cutie. It wasn't afraid to have a go at me either, as I took Pics. The second shot shows it ready to strike. It did that 3 times, while I took the Pics. Didn't mean to...

To all the Dads out there hope you enjoy your day. May our Dads who are not with us any longer rest in pearce. Mine would be playing golf and having a hell of a time on fairways where ever that is.

I hung this little bloke from my Hills Hoist to catch the sunlight.

My battery has been confirmed as "dead". Has anybody got any recommendations please for a good quality dry cell 100 ah battery. SuperStart Batteries are recommending the new lithium batteries. Whilst they are much lighter and last longer they come in well over the $1,000 mark and I...

Hello We are currently looking for another van. We have looked at two Island Star vans both older. One at a dealership that has a towball weight of 230 and one privately that the owner thought was 250-270. Can anyone tell us or help us find the towball weight of an Island Star Concorde Connoisseur Class...

talk about your feelings because its just not farts that can be "silent but deadly". make "are you ok day", every day.

Happy birthday Billeeeeeee - the start of another year of enjoyment out here in the playground!!!! Stay excited!!!! sorry that is the only cake you will get!!!!

All good things have to come to an end,so the saying goes, but always another destination in the planning (Tasmania next long trip )We spent the last two weeks camping and fishing around Chinchilla/Miles/ Tara/ Condamine and Glenmorgan.Even if you are not into fishing all the camps are free and c...

I need to put a new hot water system in my RV. I want to be able to use I both independently of a caravan park and also when connected to 240v. Any suggestions? Thanks

Clearly the laptop has to be received here before I can move on but what to do then? There are several camps in the Dimboola State Forest near Atherton and they will be my first objective, via Gordonvale and up the hill towards Atherton. In have been told of some free camps around Atherton and I will be abl...

I hope this works Need to do a few things like solar panels and a bike rack. Done only one trip down to Wa...

open a large tin of fruit peaches pears or plums etc into the camp oven with the juice then add a packet of home brand cake mix pour over the top of the fruit sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top with a couple of dobs of butter or marg put the lid on sit it on top of the fire for about 20 to 30 min presto you have a lovely...

Has anyone made a cook-stove from a tin/drum. Binged this topic with some interesting results. Dawa

Hi All, We are ready to take our first trip from North West VIC to WA and thought I would ask members for any info we may need to know about eg, places not to camp at, roads not to take the big banger on etc. We intend to go via mildura, renmark, port pirie, port augusta, then down to esperance then up throug...

Hi Everyone, I am still watching caravans going past.... I am wondering if any of the travellers are on this site??? If you are near the Southern end of the Grampians...we live between Dunkeld and Hamilton and would love you to call in for a cuppa !!!!

Hi, My wife and I are looking to download the game called "Candy Crush" onto our computer, so we can play while holidaying in the van. We have downloaded one version, but it is very painful to use, and slow to load. I have found others are not compatible with our Apple. This game is good for the b...

Kind of got the idea now for a high top camper van,don't want a pop top, was going to do the full motor home thing but just finding it too much to think about , and too big just for me,and expensive to run and maintain etc reading about Yeoeleven's adventures in his camper vans, etc for me i think simpler the...