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Happily settled in at Kerribee Park, Mareeba awaiting the rodeo / agricultural show this weekend. The rodeo is apparently the biggest in northern Queensland so should be really interesting. So far have met Biggles (Jonathon), Rowdy Rabbit & Gunnago (Rod & Heather), Shady & me (Nor...

Take off Saturday week on our first trip. -- Edited by gooba53 on Wednesday 10th of July 2013 10:16:18 AM

Mr D and I today celebrated our 2 anniversary of being on the road. Since leaving Brisbane 2 years ago, we have travelled out to Birdsville, where we worked at the Birdsville Races, fished in the Diamantina River and caught our first yellow belly, worked on a 70,000 acre cattle station near Winton...

I know! I know!I spotted it right away too....No Safety Glasses or Hearing Protection!!

Two instances of funnies from real life... neither meant to be funny but hilarious because they were... Both relate to a city cousin returning to her rural roots. Jenny went for a walk through her brother-in-law's garden. A little bit later, he came out to find her in the middle of his pea patch. Jenny...

Subject: Police: Australia. Canada, USA. How do you tell the difference between an Australian Police Officer, a Canadian Police Officer and an American Police Officer? QUESTION: You're on duty by yourself (don't ask why, you just are and your Sergeant hates you) walking on...

I used to have difficulty holding up the hitch and trying to wind as well -very hard on the back.After some pondering I came up with this simple solution, Ingredients- A peice of 1" square tube about 6-8" or any length you find comfortable'. Some means of cutting it eg hacksaw ,angle grinder...

As we all know, wind is not good for your awning, the material flaps and can be in danger of tearing. One solution is purchasing purpose made "de-flappers" - not cheap. There is a cheaper way - called "tarp clips" - we paid 2.50 each in a camping shop for the ones we got, but there are...

if someone can remind me how to downsize photos I'd appreciate it

Gday... I stumbled across this tidbit of useless information I just thought I would share... Back in 1885 Dr William Gordon Stables was apparently the first person to indulge in the pastime of caravanning. He called himself the Gentleman Gypsy. He stripped his household down to the bare essentials...

Hi all I ask this piece of advice with trepidation because its likely, how long is a piece of string, but here goes. My new motorhome has 300 watts of solar power on it, upgraded from the original 150 watts. What have others found to be a suitable amount of solar to have for being on the road. i know it will de...

Im heading up to Birdsville for the races this year as I have never been there. Wondering if anyone else will be up there around that time? Brett

Have been tied up down South with looking after my mother. Finally we are getting a 2 week break so heading up along the Murray. Will make our first stop Greens Lake for a couple of nights then up to Tocumwal. Any one else in the area?

I am sitting here looking out the window at a cold wet winters day, use to love days like this, but not so much anymore. I am toying with the idea of having a PJ day, sitting around in the pj's and dressing gown all day not doing too much at all, watching a sooky movie, doing a little hand sewing of a completed...

At long last we found a Mazda campervan which will suit us down to the ground it is a 1994 e2000, had an R.A.A. check done on it and was amazed to find that there is hardly anything wrong with it has been garaged since new and has only had two owners both of which have looked after it really well. Picking it up o...

Hi all, I am preparing for trip from Brisbane to Broken Hill via Lightning Ridge etc then on to Renmark, Echuca and returning via the Kidman Way to Cunnamulla then home. Before leaving I would like to have the wheel bearings checked and repacked and the brakes inspected and adjusted. As I have my van in...

Hi anybody works mamas beach, thinking off going there this weekend, rgds

I thought I read in this forum, that somewhere in Alice Springs (McDonald Ranges) where you could camp and do voluntary work to cover some of your cost ( the same as the transport museum.) Can someone direct me to the correct site please?

Dear Technical support, 18 months ago, I upgraded to Girlfriend 1.0 from Drinking Mates4.2, which I had used for years without any trouble. However, there are apparently conflicts between these two products and the only solution was to try and run Girlfriend 1.0 with the sound turned off. To make ma...