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Hi, Les and I got our van about 3 weeks ago, it is sitting in our driveway atm until we go out in it. We connected the electricity to it, as we wanted to checkout the fridge to see it was working, but we also have solar and batteries.... So our question is: Should we leave it connected, or leave it alone? We hav...

British humour *The train was quite crowded and a U.S. Marine walked the entire length looking for a seat, But the only seat left was taken by a poodle belonging toa well dressed, middle-aged, French woman. The war-weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may I have that seat?' The French woman just sniffed and s...

Travelling from Beverley to York WA, I noticed my Engine (shape of an engine) Warning Light was on and staying on. Stopped the vehicle (Turbo Diesel Ford Transit) and checked the basics, oil, water etc but all was ok and temp guage showing normal so decided to drive on to York. Saw an RAC agent in York b...

Was watching a police show on TV the other night ,regarding how the businesses in Broome are taking a stand against the back packers ripping the town off by having sneaking into c/ van parks and useing the facilities and not paying for showers and other things.They just are going to call the police an...

Gotcha,,, the joke is on you for looking for something a bit rude,,lol. I noticed the joke with most reads on the whole jokes page was the one that Hoodathunkit posted that "was a bit rude". Can you tell I'm abit bored tonight, and going for the most reads of a joke in the next 7 days???????? See...

as of today according to the bureau of statistics, quite a shock for me as when I was a kid growing up in the sixties the pop. was about 11,000,000 and you just don't realise how it got to this whilst we were just living our lives, now my question is A.......... has this been a good thing and why, B.........h...

I can't see the GN Guidebook for sale either on the main website or shop, or the new shop items at the bottom of the forum. Has it been withdrawn from sale or being re-organised ???? Maybe our Webbie can let us know if she sees this thread ?????

A Poem Worth Reading He was getting old and paunchy And his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the RSL, Telling stories of the past. Of a war that he once fought in And the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with his buddies; They were heroes, every one. And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors His tal...

I love sunsets and i have been taking a lot so here are some. I am travelling most of the time now and loving it.

After reading on a post earlier,we made our way from Kyabram to Whorouly, we were welcomed warmly (unlike the wind) i think it is off the snow. We were shown the amenties.....and the back door to the pub!!!!!!! Would recommend this place and give it 5 stars. Reg @ Lynn

Here is my Chicken Soup recipe for the very first thing I cooked in my new Dream Pot. Just 10 minutes boiling the ingredients on the hotplate then popping it in the insulating chamber and leaving it for 6 - 8 hours CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP 2 Chicken legs (raw) 6 teaspoon chicken stock powder 1 Tablespoon Vegat...

OMNI was a science and science fiction magazine published in the US and the UK https://archive.org/details/omni-magazine Cheers Hans

Hi Campers We were away recently and DH managed to 'bump'something that had red paint on it. Marked the perspex on one of the windows.

Any ideas on how to get the paint off without 'clouding' the perspex? Thanks, Jay-Jay

Hello all Got a travel auction from a great person on the caravanners forum at a really good price of a donation to the RFDS, and so heading off on Saturday and arriving at MB on Sunday If any nomads around the area give me a PM and will meet up Ken

Anyone know how long my two 83am deep cycle batteries will let me free camp? I understand the gas stove and fridge and that the house batteries will run the lights. I was told about two maybe three nights. (laptop lasts 2 hrs) In other words how do motorhomers free camp for days on end without flatteneni...

We use a Toyota V8 Cruiser to tow our 23ft Windsor...I'm Ross & my partners Avis -- Edited by rosco532 on Saturday 20th of April 2013 10:04:33 AM -- Edited by rosco532 on Saturday 20th of April 2013 10:50:32 AM

Husband and wife team Lewis and Lewis, some people are talented, well worth a watch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtftnZcO3KU

Hi ,we are taking off to sunny Qld on the week end ,and I was wondering wether to book or just drop in ? At the end of the day there maybe 20 -30 vans at the gate to get in,I think that it would be aproblem. Any ideas what to do ? Cheers Hans

Finally got to Rapid Bay and what a day it has been. Rain all the way with fog patches so thick that we almost got lost going over the Mount Lofty Range. When we got here the wind was blowing a gale with very heavy rain. Started to settle down about 3 pm with just a few rain showers every now and then. The wind wa...