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If you had a caravan park and decided you wanted to keep it, how would you run it ? Many of us growl about caravan parks but what would we do in their shoes? I'll start the ball rolling..... First of all, my goals would be to run a good park giving good service to my customers, while at the same time making a d...

Bolt and chain a shipping container to a large deep concrete slab, then lock yourself in it !!!! This worked at Pardoo Roadhouse today.... They also had two truck drivers who sat in the prime mover!!! -- Edited by vk6tnc on Thursday 28th of February 2013 12:10:31 AM

First time query. Sign for back of van - "Do Not Overtake Turning Vehicle. Been told that such a sign has some legal benefits for taking a wide "Left" turn and requdiring going into the right lane. Is this correct? Anybody know the motor reg branch rules for vic?

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RetirementThe longer you've been married, the funnier this becomes! An elderly married couple was at home watching TV. The husband had the remote and was switching back and forth between a fishing channel and the porn channel. The wife became more and more annoyed and finally said: "For god's...

Hi All, A question about electric brakes. Have just paid to get new bearings and brake pads replaced on our van they are 254mm or in the old school 10" drums. 3 out of the 4 wheels have over heated and nearly locked on. The bloke has told me the new shoes are made in China and are slightly bigger and I wil...

Gday... The GN Forum has almost 5,000 members with around 2,000 viewing in the past 24 hours - so the stats on the 'home page' suggest. I have no idea how many of the 5,000 members are 'retired travellers' or how many of those 'retired travellers' are actually travelling, but I would suggest it would be t...

Gday... ........ and even WITHOUT friends, a campfire is SHEER BLISS

Cheers - John

Had my Mazda Bravo 4x4 2.5 ltr turbo diesel for 8 years now and rarely used 5th gear. Yesterday I was towing my 4.2 mtr tinny home from Stansbury to Adelaide (SA). (200 kms). Because a mate was driving behind I engaged 5th so we could get back quicker. While driving I had to changed back to 4th, then back to 5...

Just read the GN news story of the day and as we are planning to head up to Broome around early May next year was wondering how far in advance of our expected arrival I need to book a spot. What recommendations do people have for camping with a camper trailer in Broome and surroundings. Thanks in advance Gr...

We only have 9 new members to sign up and we have reached 5000 members. Maybe I will deregister and re-sign up just in case there is a prize for the 5000th. lol

Gladstone in South Australia, this is a community run site. and the people running it are really helpful. The amenities are really good and the price is very reasonable. The site is in a quiet country town,which has a lot of history, worth a stop over. After walking around the town and seeing the site...

any ideas on a nice icecream now that im diabetic,? i like a bit of chock chip sometimes , any tips would be great , dont see diatition till wednesday milo

We have a ford Territory And Jaco c/v And would like to put reversing camera's to fit for both of them Could the forum shed some light on them!!! To have them on the rear view mirrow which sounds good or on the dash board could the people in the playground shed some light for us Cheers Woosy

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Our latest Van, excellant. Dick.

Gday... On tonight's WIN TV Local news for Central/North West Victoria it was announced that the Loddon Shire is planning to re-open the Bridgewater Caravan Park. The budget dedicated to the refurbishment of the van park is apparently $3million - with the remainder being to develop "othe...

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I have always wondered about house swapping, both national and international.... Years ago a spoke to a chap whom swapped his house to with one in England.... but that was 20 years ago. Can anyone suggest a website for house swapping? Many Thanks

The microwave in my wife's (yes, she has her own) Hi Top campervan needed replacing, son in law insisted on doing the job while I was away, fancies himself as a bit of Jack of All Trades. Hmmmmm.....he found he couldn't get it out. I wasn't allowed to touch it as I am very good with a sledge hammer, also d...

Looking at purchasing a 2004 model - any feedback welcome positive or negative before we jump into the purchase. Thanks