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Hi everyone We went looking at vans yesterday. Yes, again. The sales person told us that he heard there is a new law coming in that anyone who free camps must have a grey water tank. Has anyone heard of this or know when it might be rule? Thanks Vic

(Got this from facebook) 1. Protects silver from tarnishing.2. Removes road tar and grime from cars.3. Cleans and lubricates guitar strings.4. Gives floor that 'just-waxed' sheen without making them slippery.5. Keeps the flies off of Cows, Horses, and other Farm Critters, as well. 6. Restores...

Heading off to Aysons reserve on Wednesday for a few days, anybody there ?? Ken

This afternoon I was driving along a back road, when a vehicle towing an old caravan pulled out in front of my car, causing me to brake sharply. I couldnt see the towing mirrors of the vehicle so hung back a bit further, still couldnt see their mirrors till we came to a bend in the road. Then we could see the...

Hi there, i hope this post is not too long..... i would be interested to know if anyone has camped on the river at Cangi Bridge Road, Cangi NSW .... just off the highway north from Jackadgery on the Mann River. Looks to be a great place with reasonable access back to the highway. Do not recommend access vi...

Hi fellow travellers. Just joined this sight. Great reading. Anyone had trouble with their fridge running on gas and smelling very fumey inside? Have cleaned the exhaust pipes, had a gas fitter check the burner and igniter..all good flame burning ok, no gas leaks. Not a gas smell, but ends up sting...

Yesterday I met and vistited with an incredible man in his 80's who is building this amazing house from the rock on his land. His property overlooks vallies on either side we walked and looked at some of the amazing rock formations that are there. I took a heap of photos and I will do a blog post in the next c...

Has any-one travelled the Burnett Highway from Mt. Morgan to Eidsvold recently ? Will be coming that way to the Wuruma Dam meet-up. Cheers, Sheba.

In the good old days, when i worked for Telecom, it was illegal to reverse engineer the phone book. If you had a name you could get the number, but not the other way around. Not anymore.... http://www.reverseaustralia.com will give you the name AND address of the number that called !!! Handy to find ou...

I have just spent Thursday and Friday with to great people from this forum, now I won't make you guess who. These two great people are, JustCruisin, Jim and Leonie. We sat around in a lovely free camp just on the northern tip of Manilla NSW and chatted and chatted and chatted, oh, did I say we chatted, mmmm...

this time last year i was camped on the Murray near Echuca. Struggling for enough fresh water enough power and enough shelter. Also struggling with the hundreds of people come to spend easter on the river. Well here i am 12 months down the track. Plenty of power; adequate water and shelter and a comp...

I see a lot of roof mounted aircons on vans but where does the condenser water go? Does it drain onto the roof on the outside? Has anyone fitted a built in or ducted? Are they a better solution? Cheers Steve

We, like others travelling with pets, are regularly looking for dog minding services. What service have you used and can recommend? Rosie

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...