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With the varying towing regulations that are in place from state to state, how does that affect people travelling from their home state to one which they are visiting?? Would each state police expect somebody from, let's say, WA to comply with the towing regulations in victoria just to travel...

I was reading with interest a article on the scraping of self certification of caravan & camper trailers in Oz. CMA,the independent caravan council of Oz has called for the current system which allows manufacturers to self certify their new caravans & camper trailers to be abolished as th...

Hi all, As long time Wannabe Grey Nomads I've been lurking on the forum for a while and have finally gotten around to joining. Although hubby and I have been dreaming and talking about one day becoming travellers we didn't really have a plan in place until we went to the recent Caravan & Camping Sho...

In Victoria, up until the '90's, the central radio dispatch centre was known as D24 (Housed in corridor D, Room 24). All calls via 000, 11444 or from police stations were routed through this comms centre to units on the ground. When a ground unit had to return to their station for paperwork, call of...

Gday... Hope ya OK John ... not seen ya on here for more than a week There will be people on here desperate to know of your latest/most recent exploits. Cheers - John

High all After a long time absent from the forum, Stella and I will be able to return home in the near future. We will be taking our van out of mothballs and returning to the road in a limited way until my strength and health fully returns. One of our old favourite places was Baffle Bobs Caravan Park at Baffl...

I read about gas heaters on the forum recently - bottled gas with a radiator type thing and reflector on top. They're designed for outdoor use because, I imagine, a bottle of gas is not a good idea to be used indoors. But having a bottle outside and a gas stove inside is okay. Right? So what if the radiator/...

Does anyone know what type of RV 's are allowed to stay in these parks? Are they only for motorhomes or are you allowed if you have a portable toilet and a means of collecting your grey water? Has anyone stayed in them recently? Cheers Chris and Peter

A few pics from Tassie during our meanderings. Hope you enjoy them! The lone fisherwoman, evening time at Ulverstone The old jetty at Bridport A newly set field of carrots Mount Roland from Paradise Road Cheers

A Must read for Grandparents, Proud Aunties, God Mothers, Family Friends who are kid friendly!!!! (Those who aren't will love it, too.) At one point during a game, the coach called one of his9-year-old baseball players aside and asked, 'Do youunderstand what cooperation is? What a team is?' The...

I just bought a Praelia 2 kva 4 stroke inverter genset, a Chinese " Honda " looking generator. Seems torunwell, and looks a well made product. Now , before people start bagging these things, it cost $319 delivered to my front verandah. I ran a small box aircon, whick went well and another sm...

Hi all, can anyone help me, I'm to be visiting Cairns during August but have to fly back to Brisbane for the last week. Have been trying to book into a tourist park but they are either full, don't take bookings or way too expensive. Would anyone have room in their yard for my 7 meter Hino Rainbow and I will...

can a motor home heater/conditioner be run from solar power ? or are they more suited for generators? ie in a motor home situation

Tonite we are at the show ground in Narrabri. Had a leisurely run through Dubbo, stopped for lunch, then through peake to Narrabri. Off the hwy no traffic but was rain with occasional sun. Tomorrow will head towards Tenterfield for the nite. -- Edited by Graden on Tuesday 16th of July 2013 10:38:24 PM

Hi again. Tonight we are in Forbes. The morning started late because of thick fog, left Balranald 9.am, arrived here in Forbes 4.30pm. Weather was fog, heavy mist, rain, sunny spells amongst the thick cloud base. Traffic was almost non existant. Will probably have a light day tomorrow and only go as f...

Hey, how many of you use coin operated laundromats to do your washing? And when there aren't any around what do you do? I've found there are fewer and fewer laundromats to be found and have resorted to doing mine in a bucket with a plunger, but wringing the cloths out is really hard work. I'm thinking of...

THIS IS A JOKE Went into a local food shop the other day. After loading up the conveyor and the lady at the checkout scanning all the goodies I bought, she then said, in a rather dominating tone "STRIP FACING ME"!! Now I know there are a lot of securtiy issues these day's but I thought this is t...

What is the closest freecamp to Shepparton? The camps book doesnt show one in close proximity to the town. I thought there was one somewhere near that lake with the info centre.

Could anyone advise us about using the camp oven on a gas burner. Does food burn easily or stick to the bottom. So many places where fires aren't allowed now, but we really love the camp oven. Cheers to all Steve & Suzette

A man had two of the best tickets for the opening State of Origin match. As he sits down, another man comes along and asks if anyone is sitting in the seat next to him.. "No," he says, "the seat is empty." "This is incredible..!" said the man, "Who in their right m...