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hi all in the caravan and moterhome book 187 on page 100 there is a picture of two captains chairs instead of the cafe style seating can any one tell me if they have them and if they do are they comfortable, where can you get them and how much please as that seems to be a great idea

here in tassie have been of road a fair bit here well worth taking the road less travelled piccs are Black river near dip falls

We have this brand on the roof of our Motor home and the panels have started to lifted away from the mat stuck to the roof. Has anyone else experienced this problem this particular type of panels?

Hi, We will be travelling to Rockhampton in 2 weeks is the Newell the best road to travel on, we haven't been that way before, so would appreciate any advice, also best van park in Rockhampton that are dog friendly Many Thanks (help)

Okay, so most of the regular users will have gethered that I do a bit of work on vehicles, mainly 4x4's, so here's something to think about. Today I had to look at a Land Cruiser that had a bit of an issue with a noise from the front hubs. After stripping them down the grease, that should be lubricating the b...

Wednesday and huge delays on the road taking me over 2 hours to travel the 110kms between Calliope and Rockhampton. Not so sure about using the Rewards Card with Woolworths took me ages to find the Caltex dealer who takes the card and probably used up more petrol than I saved in discount. Being a travell...

Has anyone had one of these fitted to their campervan/motorhomes of the none electric variety? I have seen a few mobile vans fitted with them for passengers in the metro area and was wondering what would be the best type, undercarriage fittings considered ?????

I thought these people were supposed to find the best deals going! Just got a quote from them for a CTP, $80 dearer than my normal provider. JC.

In Queensland we can pick up the 2013 Caravan Park directory virtually from any Caravan Park.. I have tried to find same for the other states on the internet, but no luck. Anybody have any ideas as to how we can access the list of parks in the to her States. We are about to leave Brisbane on a 4 to 6 months jou...

Currently we have a Hansen 240VAC hot water system in our Avan Cruiser. Of late, it's been making noises as it heats....bubbling noises, which it has never done in the past. I did a GOOGLE on Hansen heaters and found some negative results due to their alloy insides corroding. Back to GOOGLE and I found t...

If anyone decided to head up into the Cape a good idea is to stop in at the quarantine station about 20ks north of Coen on the way up ,as it has a wealth of information regarding the can do's and can't do's while visiting the Top End. The guy has been doing this same job for over 26 years ,so he is only too ha...

I would love to take part in a GN musical Muster. Have been to many Folk, Country and blues Music events over many years, I reckon we could have our own Grey Nomads Muster. I have already met, and played music with, a number of GN at various campsites, so why not have a big meet next year. Anyone interest...

Hello all, are there any owners out there with a Truelux? I know Banjo has one and I thank him for his views and looking for other owners input if possible. Thanks in advance.

A camera has been found at a free camp near Mt Isa. Could belong to Toyota van, rego no. AU65VE If anyone has lost this camera, PM me and I will put you in touch with the finder. Regards, Bev

We all know there are many remedies for bites. Well management found a new one when chatting to a fellow nomad on our last trip. Rectinol haemorrhoidal ointment! 10 minutes ago I was bitten behind the knee by an ant it stung like mad. Well a little drop of the ointment and no more pain. When I was appl...

Hi, we are looking to purchase a Shade cloth Annex as our canvas one gets a bit warm in summer. We need it to be fully enclosed to keep the Pooch in. Has anyone purchased or can recommend where to buy? Thanks Cellery

just read the top tourist park general news happened 6 weeks ago couple were asleep when thieves put there hand in and stole i phone car keys and ladies handbag no items found but caught on security cameras this happened at DUBBO security safe advertised caravan park ..managers did all they could to he...

Hi all, This is what I'm thinking of doing please correct me if I'm wrong. I want to run my Fridge/Freezer in the back of our Suzuki when being towed by our motorhome. I am thinking of running 6mm cable of my house batteries of the motorhome to a 50amp Anderson plug mounted on the bumper bar of the motorho...

I realise many of you must have done this trip. I'm leaving the Sydney area at the end of the month to travel to Loxton SA. I have to do 2 hours at a time because I travel with my 85 year old Mum and the 2 dogs. Just looking for tips about the Hay plain. I think I can manage the rest. Thanking you in anticipation. J...

First trip in this van & I forgot the tripod. Not much fun trying to prop up the dish on a post & rail fence & make it work. This first trip was a shakedown to discover what we forgot to pack. The first thing (no second actually) missing was notebook & pen!