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The latest edition of caravan & Motorhome magazine has a great free camping supplement. Different possible routes around the country with a great guide to some of the free camps. Many are familiar names from the travellers on this forum, and still many more. well worth the $$$$$ as a quick refer...

This is Jessie ,, a little dog at the lost dogs home here in Echuca. Hoping to get her next week. Have no where.to keep her at daughters with 2 babies inside and a Rottweiler outside. I offered to pay boarding fees till I can pick her up, on top of the purchase price but they won't do that, so I'm waiting to hea...

so yes it has been a very long time since the last update, but i blame Pete. I'm not sure why but I'm sure its his fault. At the moment Pete and I are parked up at a caravan park in Kununnara enjoying a bit of down time, it has been a very busy two months since we left. im not going to bore you all with everything th...

Hi all out there i would like to ask the question for those of you who have a child/grandchild with autism for those who have there a couple of question i need help with please i hope i dont offend any one with this post but as we are all fellow travellers and most have family they leave behind when travelli...

Hello all Just got to the opal Monday and have to say one of the best set out parks, with excellent facilities. The hot baths only 200 metres away and altho hot very relaxing, then into the pool at the Opal @ 28 degreesThe park is a top tourist and cost was $33 per night less discount Ken

When traveling in the Hi Ace I had 2 fires in 2 years and my thinking was that to do fires safely one would need lots of equipment and the space to house smoky containers plus the extra gear. After spending time at Boulder Creek where we had fires continuously for almost 2 weeks I came away with the idea tha...

Hi, Was wondering how to change my user name, Jen has bumped into her "true love" whom she lost some 20 years ago and they are now getting married. Isn't life full of surprises. I am very happy for her to have found this, so I now need to go from Geojen to just George. Thanks.

hi all I have just purchased a truma 14 litre electric hot water service these are made by dometic I want to install it in my van and was wondering if anyone can give me advice on installing it I have a position under a seat and wanting to set it up so it can be run from a 12v pump or town pressure when in a caravan...

To keep black lines off your RV where water runs from your roof onto the sides. Get a length of awning beading and thread it into the awning track. This 4cm beading over hangs the sidewall and deflects water and dirt from the roof away from the sidewalls.

hi everyone, we are at Bribie Island. Would anyone like to get together for coffee. hope so..

Lubricant Murphy's' old lady had been pregnant for some time and now the time had come. He brought her to the doctor and the doctor began to deliver the baby. She had a little boy, and the doctor looked over at Murphy and said. 'Hey, Murph! You just had you a son,! 'Ain't dat grand, !!' Murphy got excited b...

G'day All' I have a Roma van bought from Christies Beach which we have used for about 7 years in caravan parks, having spent a life time in tents and camp trailers. We are now getting ready to start free camping and making sure we have everything in place, which brings me to my question. When we bought the v...

I thought you would want to know about this e-mail virus. Even the most advanced programs from Norton or McAfee cannot take care of this one. It appears to affect those who were born prior to 1965... Symptoms: 1.. Causes you to send the same e-mail twice. Done that! 2. Causes you to send a blank e-mail! T...

Hi everyone. We're traveling between these two points right now and there are lots of roadworks. There are some short delays as there ar a couple of spots where you have to wait for traffic controllers to give you your turn. Looks like the roadworks will last awhile. Current news: There was also a big tr...

Hi guys , not. Sure if this is possible, say I sell my house and buy a camper can or motor home for example , is it possible to invest my money from the house. Ie what's left over and still get the pension (disability) and can you claim caravan park fees as rent?? Still dreaming and thinking out loud and I ho...

Just a little more regarding this really great little treasure (Glenmorgan ) another dot on the map The locals call it the end of the line, it is about 80ks south/west of Condamine QLD . The free camping behind the old refurbished railway station. Coin operated electric BBQ/Toilet/Hot Showers avai...

Janette very kindly met me in Richmond today and we talked of all things campervanning. What a fascinating topic...must have been, before I realized 4 hours had gone by. Aren't like minded folk great. Thanks Janette, much appreciated. Cheers Robyn

PRICELESS! A doctor was addressing a large audience in Oxford ... "The material we put into our stomachs should have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is full of steroids and dye. Soft drinks corrode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. High trans-...

Sorry, I tried to find the previous thread but couldn't locate it, hopefully the original poster will see this and think again. The original thread was discussing the virtues of buying, a demountable, motorhome, caravan or a pre-owned Ex-Rental vehicle that had already been converted and, since...

A blonde orders a beer. The bartender fills the mug and slides it down the bar. It hits the blonde woman's boobs and splashes all over them... The bartender goes over, retrieves the mug and licks the beer off her boobs. Each time the blonde calls for another beer this happens. So after the third beer, a gu...