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The first stage of the preparations towards getting on the road is complete with the delivery of the tug - a Mazda BT 50. Now comes the fun part of kitting it out - all suggestions welcome as it will be towing a 3 tonne van. Next step is the house sale followed by the van familiarisation, delivery, shake dow...

Does anyone else have problems with insects bypassing screens in new windows and roof top hatches? They don't keep the bugs out.

Travelled on that recently and while not 100% complete saves a huge amount of time without those annoying traffic lights to negotiate in the main street.......just a lovely experience so far and once the northern section past Smithtown is complete it will be even better. Can anyone advise on the hi...

GRANDPARENTS' ANSWERING MACHINE Good morning . . . At present we are not at home, but please leave your message after you hear the beep. beeeeeppp ....... If you are one of our children, dial 1 and then select the option from 1 to 5 in order of "birth arrival" so we know who it is......then se...

Yesterday I drove home with Heidi, a 2000 Hiace commuter van with only 188,000 k's on the clock and plans to do many many more. I bought her via an advert on Gumtree My first outing will be this weekend going to Merredin for the WA Photographic Federation's weekend of fun and learning. Hopefully I'll be a...

just enquiring has any body heard from micheal last contact being point lowly he was heading for mt isa but cant contact hin user name NEWONE or OUTHERE thanks if any can help

hi i am in need of a single seat with the seat belt attached to it as one unit ..or any information as to where i could obtain one ,,,but i am not a million air thanks

Does anyone have an opinion on the soft rollup kind that get.stuck down on the roof of the van. Not sure what they are called.

This post is not just for the ladies but it is also for the men. I have started knitting again. I knit of a night for something to do, I also find it relaxing. My favourite is knitting beanies. Now my questions are, if you were travelling and it was really cold and you had no hat or beanie, would you buy a b...

After nearly seven wonderful relaxing months travelling with my little toy poodle (Oscar) around WA, across to Darwin then down the centre through Alice Springs, I am now on the last leg of my journey (currently at Lake Hart SA free camp north of Port Augusta), and will arrive home in Melbourne next Fr...

In S.E.Qld on the Gatton/Clifton Road. About 35 Kms from Gatton. ( Stop in at Apex Park,Gatton. Great food & coffee and a Transport museum,well worth it. ) There are drop toilets but no water. Large shady area with many fireplaces & a few picnic tables. Set along a small,flowing creek in a stee...

Hi folks this is to let all the grey nomads who have camped at Green Hill Lake Ararat and intend to stay there that there $5 that they pay to the committee is not going to waste, it is in the local paper that they will be spending some of it on a playground for the children who's families camp there over the sc...

After the Cathedral Tree I went to Lakeside Caravan Park at Yungaburra, I had previously checked the price out at $7.50 per night for a solo but decided to be extravagant and took the powered site option for $15 per night. This was the first time for over a year of travelling that I have used a caravan par...

This is just for anyone heading for northern Qld (or already there). In addition to the famed Comfort Stop the good people of Home Hill have opened up their showground. And a very nice place to stop it is. It costs $10 a night for a powered site - the same for unpowered (they like to keep things simple) so...

the school bus conversion I found this on the net, I apologise if it has been posted before. Enjoy. Oh yeah I want one.

Hi fellow GN's, To keep this short I have a UHF Radio fitted in my Prado and need to redirect the coax cable under the hood, my question is, Can you join the Coax Cable successfully? I would use correct fittings if available and solder where possible. Edit....Sorry, forgot to ask, with the join mentio...

I am getting the 4WD ready for some off-road venturing, it already has some off-road gear fitted. I was just wondering what people (who have actually purchased and used them) think of both TJM and ARB products, more along the lines of suspension, winches, diff lockers etc. Have you had good or bad expe...

I got this off facebook. It'd be interesting to see the inside.

Anhingas and Cormorants are very similar but this beauty I photographed on the Man O War Steps near Sydney Opera House is an Anhinga, also known as an Australasian Darter. Unlike most seabirds, their feathers are not waterproof, so they spread their wings and hang them out to dry. Aren't they spectac...