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We have just enjoyed our first motor home trip after many years of caravanning and staying only in caravan parks. We would like to share our opinions of the camps we used along the way. Firstly our aim was to visit Canowindra for the hot air balloon festival, we allowed three weeks for the trip. Our first...

Stopped at Ramco Point last night. Signs all around the boat ramp/toilets saying no camping but a local assured me there were plenty of places to park along the river and that I could in fact turn around at the end of the very narrow road. Found a spot beside the road just a few feet from the river bank and s...

Has any one experienced a groaning noise (maybe transfer case?), when at low speed, down low and mainly when vehicle been running for some time.

We have just driven past this free camp rest area and it seems that true to their word the council is enlarging the rest area. So 'watch this space' and we will report when work is finished. It wouldn't be 'quiet' while the work is happening.

Wise Italian Grandfather Why Italian Fathers and Grandfathers pass their handguns down through the family. An old Italian man is dying. He calls his grandson to his bedside, Guido, I wan' you lissina me. I wan' you to take-a my chrome plated .38 revolver so you will always remember me. "But gr...

Hi all. I have a lot of photos loaded onto my Picasa site of the Flower & Graden show I went to yesterday. If anyone would like to have a look please send your email address via pm and I can send you the link.

Hi Everyone, i have a 1998 Jayco Finch outback which only has a slide out bed on one end due to modifications by its previous owner, i am hoping to replace the bed that is missing but have been unable to source where i can get one. As i would like to do the job myself and save $$. Is there anyone out there who mig...

Well just got into Tanunda SA from Mildura battled the wind and dust storms all the way. Having a great time though thus far combining free camping along the way and parks (will have to free camp alot more if I have to keep pushing into this wind, to save $$) anyway enjoying the freedom of being on the road a...

Well, we have done a lot of freecamping (no power) this trip and yes, it's fine but when it also includes no internet cos there's no signal, then it isn't so fine. I've really missed reading all the posts on the forum and because it is such an active forum it takes forever to catch up when you've been 'offli...

Just looking at the number that view the forum in 24 hours. Its over 2000. I usually check the forum in the morning then again later in the day so I wonder if that counts as 2 views or 1 view on the counter????

Would like to travel this route in a weeks time and have 4.5t SWB Mazda motor home. Knowledge of the dirt road suitability from Savage River section to Corinna over the punt to Zeehan would assist in planning. Any tips or not recommended would be helpful. Thanks

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Can some one please help with a query i have regarding a free / donation camping spot ...i cannot find the name in the section on free camps here. I remember reading the post someone posted about it,saying there was a flyer on the windshield wiper thanking them for staying there. It had been made bigger o...

ALDI has a big selection of camping goodies on sale from this Saturday! ohhhh.... Shopping!!

Hi guys been a wile i know . I lost. An operetor and im flat stick doin his work o well thats life in the fast lane a.dunno if ya know we bought a suzi jimny and a pop top van some say why well my mum used to say ys a crooked letter and ya cant straichten it lmdo. ok. My ??? The guy that did the gas certificate discon...

Go to local tip and find old fridge with magnetic seals and remove the magnetic strips from the seals and use them to hold the insect screen on to where ever you need it.No more insects getting inside. -- Edited by herbie on Sunday 24th of March 2013 12:52:20 AM

Have a great day milo, don't drink too much

Hi all Jeanette and I have just put a deposit on a new Belmont Concept van @ the melbourne show has nay one had any problems we should cover before we take delivery and what things should we go over on pick up day, as we have never had a new van before and any help would be aprecated best regards Paul

I was talking to son in law who is a full on technocrat and complaining about my mobile phone deal which is incredibly expensive if you exceed your data allowance which this month cost an extra $170 (must have spent too much time on nomad forum) and my calls are at $16 cents per minute which is a good rate, n...

Just thought I'd let you all know that I've had a couple of days in hospital again with AF. I was much calmer about it all this time. I just rang my daughter and asked if she felt like a run into the PA. Her response was unprintable. I had a bunch of doctors asking the same questions over and over, until I wan...