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Have just checked out an Aliner fitted with a fibreglass ensuite as per the picture. The gentleman selling the van also made the unit - 3 in fact - with a view to selling them but has found the cost is too great. It seems a good idea but at $2000 bare plus installation it's just too much especially when you c...

25 kms west of Broken Hill . A very basic , but very pleasant CP . $23 pn for 2 people . Powered site . Good showers , toilets and a laundry . Plenty of room and shade . Unpowered sites $18 pn . Lots of museums in the area , and plenty of history in Silverton itself . Good base to explore Broken Hill from .

Wife and i are looking at coming up to mainland after she is finished with radiation treatment , hoping in Sep we have never done free camping before and iam going to get camp7 book when i find it, our caravan is only fitted up with 240 volt electric , but do have gas hot plates and gas fridge so we will not ev...

Hi All. after a year of varied setbacks ,I'm gearing up again for another trip. Hoping to get away mid August. Different rig, same trip, different time table. Havent been posting as there was no certainty and no plans, just optimism. All is good now and far horizons call once again

A few of us meeting up at the subject caravan park on the dates shown. A description of the park and photo's can be viewed in recommendations caravan parks thread in the GN forum. Powered sites are $26 for two people and $10 a head for non powered, well equipped campers kitchen has power for laptops...

This really is worth a view, made using a 500mm F4 Canon lens (I wish) http://vimeo.com/58385453

Hi, I'm currently at the Poona Palms Caravan Park but had a car run up the back of me yesterday before I left Gympie and the car repairer I will be going to is in Maryborough. Had the assessment done today and just waiting for the NRMA to give the go ahead and parts will be ordered etc. So not sure how long I wil...

Hello all, anyone have any advice for us regarding a fridge/freezer? We want one that 12v/24v - can be 240v as well, just don't want gas. Looking at the upright style. Any reccommendations for models and sellers, particularly for online dealers - ARB is the best in Tassie............. Also wond...

Does blue dust count?

Is stone damage on caravan surfaces a big problem? Does using rock taimers or big mud flaps increase fuel consumption? Interested in our thoughts please.

Almost made it!

Popped in to Childers today, parked in the angle centre parking. As I looked across to the footpath while chatting to a couple in the next vehicle, who should be standing there with a big grin on his face was Jim (JustCruising). Jim and Leonie had been sitting outside the bakery when I drove past looking...

I'm heading off tomorrow to Taroom. My route will be the Warrego Hwy to Miles, then north on the Leichhardt Hwy to Taroom. I'll have a stopover tomorrow night at either Bowenville or Chinchilla Weir, then 2 nights in the Taroom CP. So if anyone's in those areas, look our for Lucy, Lulu and me.

Welcome to our new ‘Dust, dirt or sand’ photo competition! Our amazing first prize is a 24”x36” canvas print of the photographer’s chosen photo, including delivery anywhere in Australia courtesy of Brilliant Prints (worth $272). The second prize winner will receive a $150 gift certificate cou...

I have been having a glitch with posting photo's and Santa kindly did them for me (Thanks Santa!). As some newer members may not know about using "User Details" and then "Settings" to bring posts to the top of the thread and may not see this I am putting this here to guide them to...

Thought this image from NASA was worth sharing. Beautifully lit clouds, moon, Venus, birds and of course an azure sky.

Amazing places we go with the van in tow!

Even the mud crabs were baked on the ground!