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A bit of a dilemma here, I'd say...

along with her manager & photographer ( all girl team) travelling in this Isuzu longreach Winnebago when they tried to drive through a muddy deep gutter to a free camp site. This was the result. It drew plenty of onlookers with all the suggestions of recovery, many of which were dam right dangerio...

Can anyone assis with how to enter just coordinates into the above? We have Camp 6 downloaded onto the GPS but are not sure how to use it. Also can we just put coordinates in for off road? We have read and re-read the manual but still have not been able to work it out. We are heading off for four months in tw...

Gday... Ant nest ... with obstacle

Cheers - John

Why is it that unpacking the van and cleaning it out, takes sooo much longer than packing?

Housework was a woman's job, but one evening, Janice arrived home from work to find the children bathed, one load of laundry in the washer and another in the dryer. Dinner was on the stove, and the table set. She was astonished! It turns out that Dave had read an article that said, 'Wives who w...

Hi, wanting to buy a satelite phone and have been researching.. Thought I would buy an Inmarsat isatPhonePRO. Has anyone got any experience with this unit or any other thoughts. Cheers

Finally home and on computer. For some reason, hubby's ipad will not let me start a new topic On way home we called into Bucasia Beachfront Resort. NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Resort it was NOT in any sense of the word. Rundown is what comes to mind. Should really be called Midgie Resort. Nearly got ca...

G'day, g'day, g'day yawl. It occurred to me that swapping an empty 9kg gas bottle for another is a piece of cake. But what happens if it's not empty and you're about to cross the Nullarbor or some place like that? Can you top up a half full bottle? I know some peeps carry a spare but I don't like the idea of hav...

Has anyone noticed in Camps 7 that Balgal Beach, just north of Townsville, is a designated "Day only" area - No. 33 in the bible. Stayed there last year, and a great spot - right on a beautiful beach. Was very popular, people were lining up at 6am to get a spot when someone left (was 48 hr stay)....

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Gday... Struggling plants - also surviving big bad 4X4s

Cheers - John

Gday... There's just some plants ya can't stop

Cheers - John

Hi all , I have put a post in the hints and tips area of my solution to the difficulty I had trying to hold up the hitch whilst turning the jack,It's simple to make and costs nothing if you have an offcut of 1 inch square tube available.Now just Lift the hitch insert the helper and wind away Cheers, Mary

To anyone camped or staying in caravan Parks around the Riverina area 'A full alert has gone out as a huge manhunt continues for a 55 year old Killer Fugitive. A $100.000 has been offered as a reward leading to his capture.He has been on the run since he failed to appear on bail for conspracy to murder c...

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Here we are in Adelaide having a look around, yesterday we went to Gorge Wildlife Park and had a wonderful time... I think we're heading off to see some falls today... not too sure what tomorrow will bring... we really have no idea where everything is and have been looking up things on the net... I don't t...

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Here is the recipe I adapted for the cooking Hungarian Goulash in the Dream Pot or any thermal cooker. HUNGARIAN BEEF GOULASH 2 tablespoon oil 2 tablespoon margarine 1 kg steak cubed - (I prefer skirt steak) ½ plain flour 2 large onions 1 tablespoon paprika 2 carrots cut chunky 2 potatoes peeled and cu...