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The roads we travel down can be tricky at times ,especially where vehicle maintenance is called for. But never fear My son who has been a mechanic for many years ,and worked on most vehicles has decided to write a book revealing the pitfalls of vehicle maintenace and how you can minimise the cost of serv...

Grate low clean well kept camp $5 per night if you have your own facilities or $10 if you want power.showers/ washing machine Use of BBQ is free.General store just a short walk away.

Old is Great! An old Woman was asked, "At your ripe age, what would you prefer to get : Parkinsons or Alzheimers?" The wise one answered, "Definitely Parkinsons - Better to spill half my wine than to forget where I keep the bottle." And so say all of us!

Currently in Beverley Caravan Park, 130kms South East of Perth. It is between York and Brookton. http://www.beverleywa.com/ The caravan park is behind the Shire Office with a walkway through to the main street, IGA and other shops. etc. Nice caravan park with new ablution block and well appo...

Greetings and Salutation, all you would be dog whispers, Today, will go into that part of my brain, that doesent forget ,Hehehe ,,, Im sooooo excited , finally met Grety Dancer, wot a inspiration she is ,just Like Cruiseing Granny, another GN , legend... May I be a bit personal for a moment, I have bee...

I feel sure there are a few people out there that have converted a full time 4WD 80 series Landcruiser to part time 4W D. I understand there is a kit available on line to do this conversion. My cruiser is still going well with 330,000 on the clock, has done a fair bit of towing and subsequently there is a...

We are going at looong last out to the rock! starting out at lake Monduran on 23rd May going accross to Cania Gorge and then puddling our way out from there. retuning via Charters on return. this looks like a reallly interesting slice of QLD, Anything We shouldn't Miss???

I am wondering, as a newbie, do I really need a load leveler system on a 21ft caravan dual axle?

I have a query here from a lady, can anyone help her out. See;"I am visiting my sister for her 30th and we might drive a motor home from Cairns to Townsville. Want to stay in Townsville for two nights, ? powered site near: Murray Sporting Complex, Murray Sporting Complex, Annandale QLD" Th...

Received a letter today and getting the job checked in Alice next week. They have done a few and have the new towbars in stock. Better to be safe I decided DEFECT: The attachment points on the Nissan Australia genuine accessory towbars _ (part no. G9162-ECOOOAU and G9162-EC100AU) can create excessiv...

hi! just wondering if anyone can help us on this one, we have electrolux 2 door fridge (3 way) but is having some trouble with it on gas the freezer is working ok but not the fridge can anyone help out with any suggests on wht could be wrong with it pls

I'm planning a trip from Whitsunday (my home) to Lightning Ridge and back. I intend to go via Emerald , Roma, St George etc. and return either via Bourke, Cunnamulla, Charleville or Goondawindi, Miles, Banana or maybe Dalby, Kingaroy, Gaydah Biloela etc. I think I prefer the first option as I like to a...

,Hi Folks We are heading off on a little trip along the coast ,vic to Batemans with friends in another van . Exprcting the weather to be pretty cool,.From Batemans, Canberra,Echuca,Home.I read the NM posts almost every day and feel I almost know some of you ,maybe I'll meet somme one along the way.Our...

Starting think about what we will be doing in WA next year, and were wondering what fellow forum members thought of their time spend on the Gibb River Road. We have a 2003 Nissan Patrol, towing a 21' Kedron off road ATV - totally self contained - as long as we have sunlight and water. We did the Oodnadatt...

I would welcome some help. I have been using 1983 falcon wagon with duel fuel as a tow vehicle for some time. I am happy with it but is not good enough for my travel companion !! What should I do to make the fairlane into a decent towing vehicle. It is too low currently and it would need trans cooler. An...

A woman goes into Discount Fishing Supplies to buy a rod and reel for her grandson's birthday. She doesn't know which one to get, so she just picks one and goes over to the counter. The salesman is standing there, wearing dark shades. She says, "Excuse me. Can you tell me anything about this rod and...

The local news station was interviewing an 80-year-old lady because she had just married for the fourth time. The interviewer asked her questions about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying again at 80, and then about her new husband's occupation. "He's a funeral director," sh...

During my physical examination, my doctor asked me about my physical activity level. I described a typical day this way: "Well, yesterday afternoon, I took a five hour walk, about 7km, through some pretty rough terrain. I waded along the edge of a lake. I pushed my way through brambles. I got sa...

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