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I have begun my crocheted blanket for charity, and this year I'm making it for the Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia. The hospital is run by an Australian doctor and looks after young women with childbirth injuries..........very sad! To see what they do, watch this you tube clip http://youtu.be/g5EN...

Overnighted at the Rocky Creek War Memorial Park a few ks north of Tolga Qld on Kennedy H/Way. A fantastic camp.A donation box is in place to help with the up keep of this very special camp,but alas most of the camper choose not to go near it. This camp is situated on the 2/2 Australian general hospital lau...

Hello, especially to those who have been most helpful in the past. My new question is to seek ideas on what might be the 5 or 10 most important things kids should learn whilst on the road with their "Grumps" for 5-10 days. three kids, 7 & 9 boys, 10 year old girl, all well adjusted and good ac...

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Hi, I have recently had one of these fitted to my 15 ft poptop. I have recently returned from outback QLD, and found that while the heater certainly puts out sufficient heat, I found that it was difficult to obtain a constant and comfortable temperature. The unit would reach the desired temperature,...

Looking at all alternatives and not sure if this is in the right place but here goes. Do any of you have one and if so any comments good or bad would be appreciated. Tossing up between a 5er or motorhome with the motorhome winning out so far on preference. We would be looking new and the 31' model. Downside f...

Cut an onion, separate the rings and put in frypan - drop the egg into the ring. Onion flavoured round eggs! Have not tried it yet but loved the idea - one less thing to carry in the van and a round egg fits a round bun so much better! AND - one more post to get tht total to1,000,000

I was down the beach, having a beer with friends when a dog , and its human friend , skate boarded down the road .I thought the dog was doing well.The young lady was along for fun.Woof! Bill -- Edited by bill12 on Tuesday 6th of August 2013 07:32:05 PM

I may be a bit slow on the uptake but I just checked the retirement age online on Friday only to find that it has recently been increased. I checked a few months ago and it was 64.5 for my birth year 1953, now it's gone up to 65.5. I cannot express in acceptable language how upset, disappointed, angry, frust...

Has anyone heard of a product called " Tank Safe, a rainwater tank purifier. It's a solution that you put into your water tanks and it claims to kill germs, viruses and other pathogens. It last's for about 2months and only needs a small such as 65 ml in a 1000 L tank. You would only need a small amount i...

Arrived at Balgal Beach Camps6 #37 early on Monday morning to coincide with an anticipated evacuation prior to the ranger's visit. Last year I was not so careful and missed out on this great camp site. Excellent facilities including a dump spot, flushing toilets, fresh water and free barbeques. Ri...

One of the best thing for me being on the road for me is being able choose the area of Australia you want to be in in any season . How many follow the seasons or does this not matter to you.

This good...enjoy http://www.youtube.com/embed/ik9AtJQXaHQ?rel=0

G'day folks, We are coming to the end of our 4 month road trip and due to heading South it's now getting a tad cooler (bugger). When we return we are having a look at a smaller fifth wheeler with a view to purchase which brings me to the reason for my question. If we wanted to purchase a new (or near new) twinc...

hi we seek advice on merits or no advantage of changing the location of the axle and spacer on the the leaf spring suspension of our van ground clearance is one thing we wouldlike to gain a little more off especially in driveways to servo,s etc , is there a noticeable raise by simply reversing the posi...

Hi Jules, thought I would leave you a message here, due to most people check out the General posts. I have added a few other camping spots in the N/T section in budget section. There is probably a lot of other places,but have not got my black book on me this trip where I have them stored (one day I will put th...

Here's something for all you 'boaties'. The sun is sitting low on the horizon and just a gentle breeze ruffles the water like a lace cloth thrown casually over the table. Small craft cut through the water with just the slightest froth curling at their bows as they beat upwind to those multi coloured b...

Any suggestions for best type of battery for 100series Toyota land cruiser especially when travelling out west

Hi, I placed an earlier post re my brakes locking on the dirt. I now believe my 15 year old Kelsey Energizer controller is faulty. I have been advised to replace it with a Tekonsha P2 controller. My van is a single axle 1998 Coromal with factory ALCO drum brakes. Do members agree with this choice. Are all...