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would a small dc 24v 1.8w fridge fan work on 12v if so is it safe thanks suenray

Did not get it all - heres the rest You know you're a Collingwood supporter when: 1. A Halloween pumpkin has more teeth than your wife does. 2. You let your twelve-year-old daughter smoke at the dinner table in front of her kids. 3. You've been married three times and still have the same in-laws. ...

I generally have the van fridge turned off while travelling as I managed to forget to switch it from 12 volt to LPG when I pulled up for the night a couple of times, and of course the car battery is as flat as a tack the next morning.My brother when he was alive used to leave his van fridge on all the time on gas w...

We are looking at purchasing an awning for our 8.5m coach, we were thinking about 5-6m. Wondering what experiences/recommendations GN's might have for brand/type/size as well as any experience with online sellers/eBay?

Hi We require a housesitter between Sat 22nd June - 18th July. We are a 10 min drive to Joondalup and 40 mins north of Perth CBD. 15 mins to the beach. We are on a lush green 5 acre property and need someone to stay in the house. We have 2 horses, 11 chickens and 2 Siamese cats that need looking after. All ver...

Not long to go and we are off to Queensland from Hobart, towing caravan. Normally we travell via the Hume/Pacific highways, this year woould like to give the Newell a go. Any advice on road conditions gratefully received. Ken

In case some of you haven't heard about this... We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory. If we were to be involved in an accident or wer...e taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers...

What's the story with external antennas for mobiles? I understand that they can help reception in remote areas (which is why I want one), but are they expensive and/or difficult to fit to a vehicle? Online searches have been inconclusive and visits to Telstra shops have not been very helpful. Any inf...

One of Western Australia most beautiful parts may be being closed down to vans over 20ft has anyone else heard this rumor, It has always been so good and cheap look forward to hearing any updates.

Just had a lucky break with my much loved Sony compact zoom camera (Cybershot DSC-HX9V) On an outing last Friday, the camera fell out of the carry case 2metres onto the concrete carpark area. After that the lens wouldn't stay out to enable photos. Everything else worked OK. But then you want your cam...

Have read that these meters are compulsory in RVs and houses in USA...why aren't they here? Has anyone got one fitted and where did you purchase it as I want to put one in the motorhome Thanks

Remember Little Millie from Jamaica and the song "My Boy Lollipop"? Always wondered what happened to her, she made a few more songs than what I thought, (also appeared in an episode of Miami Vice) here's her most famous song, reached No 1 on Ozzie music chart; http://www.youtube.com/w...

we are planning our trip around aus, so how is kakadu for camping?Also the road between Halls gap and Derby it looks quite isolated, so I am presuming petrol is expensive and hard to get, would be grateful for any info

I was just given the news that Alan41 has passed away. Although not a member of this forum that I am aware of (I haven't checked the membership list) he was an active member on a couple of other forums and was a moderator on one of them. Alan had given me lots of tips in the past, both on forums, by pm and email...

I read this funny article about men pacing around waiting for their wives and/or giving their opinions on what they were trying on. Of course, I've seen them myself and have felt like saying, decide for yourself woman! Let him go and do his own thing! It got me wondering about our GN couples. I'm single s...

Money laundering scam targets WA The West Australian April 5, 2013, 12:13 pm Money laundering scam targets WA Western Australians have been targeted in a money laundering scam which tries to trick victims into cashing fake cheques for thousands of dollars. Job ads seeking "mystery shoppers...

First of all I would like to say this is a free forum and there is no obligation for anyone to pay anything towards it, thanks to Cindy's generosity. However, for those who feel that way inclined (no pressure for anyone, just those that may want to) I think it would be a nice gesture to buy either The Grey N...

is this the new Win 8.1 Pro ? rumour has it maybe out in June 2013 Got this info from a tech site I visit http://dottech.org

Hi guys, Has anyone stayed at the caravan park at Croki near Taree, looks nice was wondering if its ok any info would be good thank you Lyn

When I bought my Nokia 920 smartphone I went in search of a quality in car holder. Suction cup windscreen mounts just fall off in the hot Aussie sun. I found a company, www.brodit.com , that manufacture custom clips made for individual cars that fit the dashboard easily. they even make mounts for iPa...