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Bought her in Queensland last year.. Tidying things up for new paint job.. So far bean down Mt Gambier and small towns through to Sale and home to Penrith NSW.. Soon heading down south cost Kiama for a week..Taking all the family .. The view out the front window is fantastic.. -- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Su...

Last weekend that we went away 3 weeks ago our portable Solar Panel was playing up got more than 15.3 volt's going into my battery As soon I noticed it I took my plug of the panel out and when we've got home the next day we returned the panel to Battery World Owner of the shop started testing the panel but we ha...

I was just wondering if ther is anyone that can help me with info on catching the spirt of tasmania we are going there in early jan 2013 at 9 pm at night and need somewhere to park up for the day with our nissan navara and 21 foot jayco caravan in melbourne any idea's. Thanks Barry & Lee.

have a Hayman Reese tow hitch on my Narvara i need to turn the tong upside down and re fix the tow ball back on top just to make the van sit straight behind the car, is this fine to do or is there some other way to go about it ? thanks in advance

Can anyone tell me if the road from Cairns to Normanton is now fully paved? Hi Nat

Hi there, wondering if anyone knows whether all or any the National Park campsites in Tasmania insist on your vehicle/caravan being 'self contained' Trish

I have a Redarc dual battery system fitted to my Ford Ranger ute and from that system I have an anderson plug fitted at the towbar for when I am towing the caravan. My question is, when NOT TOWING the caravan, can I make a lead up with some good quality 6mm twin cable, an anderson plug on one end and connector...

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Thanks to all the Perth and surround forumites who we met and kept in touch with during our stay in the area. We will be back early 2014 before we head north. Someone will have to organise another GTG

Stayed at Sawpit picnic area near Portland. Lovely spot. Rain & a bit of sun for Sola, so carm no wind in the bush.Who needs TV when birds are a plenty & Walabys with babys to watch. Just up my ally. Portland has showers in the public toilets. Using the power to charge phone & go on the computer...

Hi, We own a 2010 Ford Ranger 2WD Dual Cab 2.5Litre Diesel. My wife has recently had multiple operations on her back and neck and we now find the ride in this vehicle too rough. We pull a 15ft Pop Top van and do not really want to compromise the towing capability. Have considered putting...

Hi all, This is my first, and I hope not last, post. The boss and I are looking at buying a motorhome (taking one for a test drive on Saturday). Looking at a few short trips to check everything out, then off on the big trip around the country. Any tips or general advice would be very much appreciated. Pa...

Hello all Just introducing ourselves, Vince & Jennifer we will be on the roads with a Slide-On camper on top of a Dmax Ute with a Trike towing behind see you on the road.

Hi everyone, Rob n I have been home going into our third week now...........whIle it is nice to be home I can feel the urge to get the book out again and plot another course. When we go into Coonabarabran doing our shopping we see heaps of vans coming and going, we wish we were out there again. I can see It wo...

Hi every one, just got home after taking my dad to hospital again (89) very lethargic and no energy, he is going to have a blood transfusion but cant see him home again till saturday, maybe sunday if he's lucky I'll update my website soon milo

Why Sharks Circle You Before AttackingTwo great white sharks swimming in the ocean spied survivors of a sunken ship. "Follow me son" the father shark said to the son shark and they swam to the mass of people."First we swim around them a few times with just the tip of our fins showing...

Why did they call that women's problem PMT. because mad cow disease was taken.

Recently returning from a west coast trip wife and I were some 55klms west of Kimba, SA. Permit me to digress a little here. When on a trip we always carry a flask so the we can stop around 10.30 for morning tea. In this instance I decided to stop earlier at around 10.00am. Pulled into a nice spot for a cuppa....

Think Jules mentioned in a post how good this park was, well it sure must be a beaut place as it has just been awarded for the fourth time the most out standing family park Aust wide.

setting of tomorrow on our first trip in the new van we are only away for 2 weeks should be good ,we are heading Mildura Adelaid and back home to Melbourne. We are going with my brother and his wife in ther new van also. I will post some photos on the way Regards Tommo