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Rhonda and I will be heading off Monday am for Broken Hill, we will be travelling through without stopping at Wilcannia or Nyngan. We are all for alternate camping as we are totally self contained. We would welcome comment, advice or suggestions for stop offs and must see on our trip. We will be spendi...

Afternoon all .... Just trying to figure out fishing licenses on a state by states basis. Can you pls clarify for me .... do you need a separate license for each state .... I assume yes? does the license cover all fishing in that state or do you need additional for local areas? This is how I read things on l...

I have found heaps of information about how to-- connect/disconnect/activate the stabiliser/anti theft/replacing friction pads--- and claims they are the best in the world, but nothing on how to deactivate the brakes so you can reverse the van uphill. I tried lifting the lever to the first notch b...

If you start with a cage containing five monkeys and inside the cage, hang a banana on a string from the top and then you place a set of stairs under the banana, before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, you spray all the other monkeys with cold wa...

Talking to nomads who tell me that Big 4 group have bought the publishing rights to the Camp bible. Now why would they do that????? Do they want to shut it down??? Any one else heard this.

Just received my new caravan Rego sticker and on the paper work with the sticker states if this caravan is towed by a vehicle that is not Queensland registed they must be notified

Hi, hoping someone can answer a couple of questions re Rhino boat loaders. I recently installed a secondhand Rhino boat loader on my LC 100. Loading the 3.75 tinny appears to be fine using the hand winch however when unloading, the boat moves backwards a few feet and then slows to a halt due to the winch r...

How do you manage with CPAP Machine and Free camping

Hi guys .. Well .. the missing glider has returned to the fold .. It just so happened that a friend of mine up here was travelling down a road about 1.5 k's from the Rodeo Grounds when he saw a council truck parked just off the road in a paddock. A few workers were there also .. he saw my plane on the back of their...

Anybody in the area right now. I'm here marking time till a friend arrives. Would love to catch up with some GN's if anyone around the Darwin/Berry springs area. Tess

Lot's of GNs have posted praise for Telstra's mobile coverage, especially in fairly remote areas where a decent signal is difficult to receive. So I'm hoping to hear from Optus users who are happy with the service Optus provides. My ISP uses Optus, and my mobile phone and laptop dongle are part of my wi...

Has anyone had trouble adding an Avitar from an iPad? I just tried but could not select the "choose" button to upload.

Great format now, Thanks Cindy, much better and members can now read the rules first, well those that want to.

Have just taken delivery of a new tandem axle caravan,and surprise surprise they dont supply a jack with it.Does anyone have any advise on what to get .The van has a tare weight of 1993kgs ' and the jacking point is app 30cm from ground

Cooktown low cost camp site is located on the corner of Adelaide and Walker St.1km south of Post office facilities shade/dump point/ mob coverage. 4bhrs and must pay at visitor centre to be issued a permit to be displayed. Visitor centre is open between 0900-5.00.Pets are allowed under control.......

Our trip has taken some unexpected turns and twists,but they say the journey is half the fun. This up date is from on the way up to the Cape. Pulled into Burke and wills road house for a breather.Not much has changed here since the last time I passed through a few years back. We camped in the bush at 20 mile c...

Hello All I have two Shurflo 13lpm pumps fitted to the van. One for filtered water and the other one the other items, eg sink, shower etc. The one on the filter tap had developed a habit of pulsating at irregular times while in use. I have filled the tanks, checked for leakes/loose fittings on the suc...

this one needs no comment.....Meanwhile In Australia. One day a father gets out of work and on his way home he suddenly remembers that it's his daughter's birthday. He pulls over to a Toy Shop and asks the sales person, 'How much for one of those Barbie's in the display window?' The salesperson answers...

Just thought I'd drop in this link .. couple of videos showing how skill and technology have come together in the world of RC model planes .. and NO ! .. biggles has no such ambitions .. gliding is my my kinda pace .. Jon (You may have to open it up to full page viewing ..) -- Edited by biggles on Wednesday 3rd...

Ok then so we meet again, as the saying goes, "We will have to stop meeting like this". To start of with you might remember in my last update I had visited 'Maggi'. Magnetic Island that is and said I would include pics of that trip in this update, so a few selected pics are attached for those...