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Hi all , well im strating out on a bit of a treck up to queensland . My little dog and I are seasoned short distance weekend travellers and now stepping out for a bit of an adventure . I live in the grampians ( Victoria ) and the nights are getting cold - so off wee go !! I intend going up the inland hwy - as oppos...

We were out walking the other morning.....its a nice friendly place, Did the usual thing of saying "good morning" to the gentleman approaching as we walked by the river, husband also added "top day isn't it" the reply came "sure is and we got it for FREE" kept a g...

Hi Everyone, in the grey nomad times it says we can use vinegar in the toilet. Is this to clean it on the outside with vinegar and water or to use vinegar instead of chemicals for the break down process? thanks.

I'm wondering how many others have nearly been run down by youths on either bikes or scooters while walking on a footpath. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that some probably have, even though bikes and scooters aren't meant to be ridden on footpaths. (At least I don't think scooters are, I could be wro...

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Couple of weeks ago I took up an offer from Coles to buy a $30 Telstra recharge voucher in return for which I was able to buy a Telstra Roamer mobile (full price $29) for just $5. Seemed a good deal. And no paperwork at all. Today I went to Kmart and bought a Telstra T96 mobile ($49), which has the rural Blue T...

What has 104 teeth and holds back a monster ?? My Zipper !!!

A lovely spot - walk distance to town - old but spotlessly clean amenities - $25 per night powered. Lots of level sites, and shade trees.

Hi My husband has just started using a CPAP and as we will be on the road we would like to know what the power usage is per night . It will be running on 12 volt through a 180w pure sine wave inverter which was supplied with the machine . Cheers

G'day well I am as ready as I think I am ready to hit the frog and toad. All systems go for Thursday and boat Sunday.

Hi there,has any one stayed at caravan park at Midge Point,QLD.Have heard mixed reports.Would appreciate any feed back,Thanks. Chris and Stan

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Has anyone had to put in a service kit one of these jacks. Mine is leaking out of the raise/lower tape and has decided to stop working altogether now. I can get one of the service kits locally. If you have worked on one of these jacks, was it an easy job to do and did you need any special tools. I have put t...

Yesterday I downloaded a site from an advert on my smart phone, it advertised a subscription service for the supply of apps, there was a terms of service which I read which stated the charges as $15 to join and $10 per week, not wanting this service I looked for a decline or accept button and could not find...

I have just bought myself an upgraded laptop to replace my 5 year old toshiba. I got it for $405 from Harvey Norman, and was told it was in stock and would be couriered on Monday. The townsville store rang tuesday saying they didn,t have one in stock, after I was told they had one.One was in AYR, and would b...

My daughter & I was standing by the camper last night when we could see something aglow, checking it out we spotted a led light inside beside the front wheel. It turned out to be the follow that fixed petrol tank. I will take it back next time I am in Tat. Strange thing to happen. Has anyone else got a str...

I love some time to myself and I guess that is a big part of why I love being retired and the ability to travel around in our own recreational vehicle is a huge bonus. Most mornings I am up with the birds in that pre dawn time. I generally treasure this time. I always have, even when the kids were little. I love...

This idear has proberly been mentioned before but here goes ,I have put up on the roof of my van the registration number of the van in big black stick on letters and numbers, same as the boats have on them,a thief in a hurray would not think about looking on the roof,but nice Mr Policeman in a helicopter whe...

We have decided not to get a cover for our van but we would like to be able to protect the tyres of the van from the sun while it is not inuse. Any ideas ? Nisey -- Edited by Nisey272 on Monday 1st of April 2013 03:52:40 PM

Has anyone out thereÂ towed withÂ Nissan X Trail 2.5L petrol? Ours is 2 years old and in good nick.Â We are heading off in June with our new Coromal Transforma MT45Â pop top. Homer is a bit worried that the Nissan may not have the power to tow the van. The tare of the van is 1170 and overall length is 6110m...