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A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?," they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said, &q...

just tested cooktop so we can go away for a short trip i have gas reaching hobs (i can light them wth a match) when i depress the piezzo switch i only got intermittent clicks to start with ,but this has now stopped i seem to have power at the switch (when removing switch if i let it touch the body of the cooktop...

Hi to all the solo nomads, love to have your considered advice. I have just joined the forum, getting ready to travel round Oz in 2014 when I finally fully retire. I am a seasoned 4WD driver and traveller, have a Pajero to tow with, recently sold my (too big for one person) Pioneer camper and now consider...

I have been looking for a security system for our caravan, we have a small dog and she is sometimes locked in the van if we go out so one of those you beaut beam type would not do it for us she would set it off at the first movement, also been looking at a locking device with an alarm for the outside stuff like th...

Question, why is there not a sticky post somewhere, and if there is, where is it, that posts lists of bird sightings where people are camped and what they have seen. Where near sighted old farts like myself can ask is this a possible sighting or are my binoculars out of focus again! Genuinely intereste...

Its a hard life but someone has to do it. -- Edited by Red Dog on Monday 4th of February 2013 09:36:50 AM

Anyone using the 2.8l turbo colarado as there tug. Are you happy with it,any info would be appreciated.Thinking of purchasing one with 4wd.

They must be pouring all their money into the Bruce Hwy - the New England Hwy on the Qld side is quite rough. We were bounced all over the place. -- Edited by neilnruth on Saturday 13th of October 2012 06:58:28 PM

gday new at this has anybody put gas on their diesel motors am buying bt50 been checking web as usual its all confusing 3 companies i have found but have no idea about, diesel gas australia & d/gas also ecogas. mainly after fuel range as extra diesel tank is bout $1200 can get much better economy on...

I just learnt that Ho Chi Minh, of Vietnam origins, worked as a barman in some swish Hotel in Paris, then goes on to do what he did under the name of communism! I wonder what his favourite drink was?

Don't use my torches very often and ever time i go to use one the battery is flat. Sick of buying 9v batteries for the Dolphin, I paid $45 for a big rechargable one from JayCar, and it lasted about 2 days longer than the warranty. Absolute rubbish. Has anyone got any recommendations ? What is the best rel...

hi all we are here in tassie at scottsdale ,what a great free camp ,close to town ,water ,toilets ,hot showers for $3 and to boot a lovely lady has brought around fresh veggies which she has grown but has too many for herself ,so she brought them down here to the camp and left them for anyone who would like th...

Just been fishing at Tilba beach , sth of Narooma, and must say its one beaut place. Landed a couple of 2.5 gk salmon, and the scenery is spectacular.Looking west is Mt Dromedary, and all about is dairy farms and little lakes .Definately recomended. Bill

Do we have any world world 1 history buffs on this board? I'm in possession of a ww1 hand written diary of a digger from a long ago relative. Not sure what to do with it. Possibly donate it to national archives? Is it worth anything? Sell it? If I keep it, would there be a preferred way to store it so it doesn't...

There are a lot of roads and bridges closed around Qld. The Bruce Highway is closed in several places, especially around Gin Gin, Bundy to Gyumpie region. Biggenden is completely cut off at the moment. A good idea to add to this thread if anyone hears any news of floods and road closures.

Hello Hello ! My anniversary will be coming up soon. One year a full time nomad. Am i glad I am out here..... you betcha would do some things different DAWA

We are planning to be in SA for about 8 months this year leaving Melb about the early April. We spent some time in SA a couple of years ago around the Limestone coast area. We free camp mostly but use CP from time to time as needed. Now comes the ask, we realized that we know very little about this state, so if...

Everyone seems to be in such a hurry to scream 'racism' these days. A customer asked, "In what aisle could I find the Guinness?" The shop assistant asks, "Are you Irish?" The guy, clearly offended, says, "Yes I am. But let me ask you something, if I had asked for Itali...

G,day has the latest Camps Australia book been released yet ??

Heading of to Greens Lake for a couple of weeks to sort out where everything should go. Looking forward to catching up with Dougwe. After emptying van I plan on taking a lot of stuff home after that and then turning either left or right. Will stick to Victoria for a while and start my list of good free campi...