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A perennial source of questions on this and other forums is the topic of solar and batteries. Given the complexity of the the subject and the confusing issues involved this is not surprising. Exploroz has this excellent article prepared by Colyn Rivers on their website that answers a lot of question...

OK, wife has a Kindle with a keyboard, which she loves. I see much cheaper Kindles for sale, with no keyboards. How do you order books on these? Does a "virtual" keyboard come up on the screen? I am trying to avoid the process of downloading to computer and then transferring to Kindle. The few...

Can anyone recommend a method to clean the drains in our van and sullage hose?? We didn't think draino or similar would be suitable. Thanks Lorraine

This is a handy hiding place for a spare van key,lay the key down of course,you wouldn't know the key was there ,and also a spare globe.

Maybe i need to get a bow and arrows. Lots of bunnies here. And a yabbie net..............the dam has some in. Dawa

Well I got my battery 5 days ago and tried charging it up .No luck ,I get the voltage up to 13.10 V ,then in about 6 hrs it drops to 11.6 V. So it is less then 40% full. Funny , I knew that I would have some problems with that company I bought the battery from. In hindside I should have asked for my money back , but I...

Yesterday i had to go to Brisbane from Gladstone, and noticed the Granite Creek Rest area at Lowermead between Miriam Vale and Gin Gin on Bruce highway is still closed due to the floods.

Any solo's travelling to or from Perth via the Great Easter Highway wanting a reasonably priced campsite for the night may be interested in this, small rigs only, eg; camper trailers, campervans and small motorhomes under 6 metres long (but check with them first about the motorhome, let them know it...

I've just past the magic age of 60 and with my partner, Di (who has yet to reach that magnificent milestone), we started thinking about what to do now that the kids have left and the house is too big and there's heaps of places we haven't been and heaps of things we haven't done. Our minds turned towards tra...

Can anyone give me some info on the Wirrina Cove Caravan Park i.e. cost, amenities anything in general please?

The remants of Tropical Cyclone Rusty crossed the country to SE WA, refreshing this usually dry and dusty region of Australia to a glowing "forest". The foliage shines in the morning sun, and muddy puddles still reflect the glistening foliage of every shade of green overhead. A carpet o...

Can anyone recommend a model?? How tricky they are to wire up to the van. Bought the one advertised at ALDI a month or so again but looks like it is going to be too tricky to wire in. How much (roughly) would one expect to pay for a reversing camera? Also...is there a camera that can be mounted on the caravan a...

Gday... As some have stated problems with uploading a photo, I thought I would try. Apologies for wasting anybody's time Cheers - John

Probably the cheapest c/ park in in WA ..It is a mining towned owned by BHP Billiton,Have worked there and stayed in this park for a year on and off. The town is very basic but has every thing to survive in out back country. Has free washing machines and dryers/ BBQ/ water /power /Drs/ Tele Centre/ s/ marke...

well we flew to perth last friday for the perth blues n roots festival, gees we had a good time it is a long flight, but worth every bit of it, My niece lives in Attadale so we were not far from fremantle and the festival, My sister elaine flew over from NZ and my brother and his wife Joanne and there daughter...

In exactly three months to the day we will be leaving our old life behind and starting on the next chapter in our life!!! Right now we are five weeks away from taking delivery of our new Royal Flair Van and Holden Colorado, then the last 10 weeks of work for me (pete finishes on the 23rd april!!) and all t...

Hi, i managed to leave the keys in my old Windsor poptop and of course the door locked with them inside. Dumb i know, is there an easy way to get the door open or is drastic action like break a window? I'm sure someone here will have done the same and will have a good answer, Thanks. Sheppo

In a previous post, Chris read a comment of mine, checked out the scrapbook on my Odyssey web site, and recommended it as worth reading. The result was the biggest visitor spike in my stats history. For decades, I'd been carting that scrapbook around the various places I've lived, and would occasiona...

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Little Johnny comes down to breakfast. Since they live on a farm, his mother asks if he had done his chores. "Not yet," said Little Johnny. His mother tells him no breakfast until he does his chores. Well, he's a little pissed off, so he goes to feed the chickens, and he kicks a chicken. He goe...