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We are heading to Port Lincoln soon for a couple of weeks and will start off in the Port Lincoln Caravan Park for a day or so but was wondering if anyone knows of any free camping sites in the general area that they would like to share please Regards Judes and Bazz

Have been traveling in North Queensland since July , We have found the Bruce Hwy in better condition than the internet Hwy in north Queensland we are with Telstra and when you travel east of the Bruce Hwy mobile phone service and Wireless internet is poor to none . The last week we were at Forrest Beach ea...

What's your favourite camp oven recipe and what's your best tip for cooking in one?

I have just read an article the confirms that NSW Police are photographing every car they pass, Police cars are fitted with three cameras that are capable of taking 1000 photos per minute these photos are then stored on a data base that the police are building. They claim it will assist in preventing cr...

A drunk staggers into a Catholic Church, Enters a confessional booth, sits down, but says nothing. The Priest coughs a few times to get his Attention but the drunk continues to sit there. Finally, the Priest pounds three times on the wall. The drunk mumbles, "ain't no use knockin, ther...

Little Johnny walked into class every morning with a black eye. After a while his teacher got worried and asked him about it. Johnny's answer was: "Our house is very small miss. Me, my mother and my father, we sleep on the same bed. Every night my father asks, 'Johnny are you sleeping?' Th...

Can any body tell me if it would be legal yo have a chequer plate 2mm box welded to the back bar of my caravan it would be 1250x600Dx680H. Jaffa

Hi everyone We have been comparing various generators, in particular the Honda vs Yamaha, but now I have come across the Fuji 4.4 kva which has all and more of the functions of the other two and at a price of only $1000. Does anyone have one or can any of you offer some advice.

Gday all just brought a engel fridge 50th anniversary 40ltr model came with transit bag engel decent size engel fishing bag shimano telescopic rod and reel engel led torch and a hat. For the reasonable price of $1250 from engelland balcatta WA with a 3 year warranty. So if you are looking for one that is...

Drove through the Foreshore CP at Mallacoota today. Over 500 sites - a lot only camping. 6 amenities blocks. Can't imagine what it would be like when it is peak season. Road into Mallacoota we found very windy and not well signed for bends.

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Back in January we posted piccys of our newly purchased older van a Viscount Aerolight, our debut to the Grey Nomad world. As explained we learned the "Buyer Beware" saying first hand. We needed to repair the chassis, leaking front window and the roof. We have had 7 short trips away in it hav...

We are considering selling the caravan (using 2 portable solar panels ) and possibly buying a smaller campervan eg Hi-Ace. Can you put solar panels on a pop-top like that, would it make it too heavy to push the top up?

Left Campaspe River early around 7am there was 160kms to Hughenden and an early start gave me at least an hour before the day warmed up. So at my speed of around 80kph allows two hours driving to get to Hughenden. I had wanted to visit Porcupine Gorge but Camps6 #295 Pyramid Campsite indicates 30kms of di...

During a morning visit from a local friend of 30+ years, a CMCA motor home member & a high ranking SES member, I was informed of the following which is hard to believe. This info was supplied by the CMCA to its members. This will mainly concern motor home owners. As many motorhomes are built on a smal...

Here's something that failed to impress our grandkids - even the kids on the block were 'ho-hum'. Not even a hint that they may be interested. All grey nomads will remember them once they see them....freshly hatched too and I bet you enjoyed them when you were a kid.

Fee is $15 a nite with power,water and clean amenities and you can eat in there mess for a fixed price of $15 all you can eat. The food is excellent.

While travelling from Boulia to Mt. Isa, we gained 2 big stone chips on our windscreen. The road is very narrow, as many of you who have travelled it would know. The problem arises when, iether car pulls over onto the gravel, instead of slowing right down, or stopping, while the vehicle on the bitumen ge...

To get the new wombat bar fitted :)) Yep got the call yesterday that it has finally arrived at the repairer so booked in for next Wednesday and all should be finished by the Friday. I will then be just waiting on the bat phone to ring to head over to Batemans Bay, Sth Coast NSW, for the house sit. Sunshine aga...