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We are contemplating doing the Birdsville Track & onto Simpson Desert & going through Oodnadatta & ending up at Alice Springs. Would like to know if it is suitable to tow a camper trailer or easier to use a tent, do we need good sand type tyres(we have Nissan 4WD vehicle)anticipate May j...

Rummy Damper cooked in a camp oven: [IMG]https://i914.photobucket.com/albums/...

Hi everybody. Our first posting on this site. We are Kiwis still at home,but planning the big adventure for later this year. We are able to get a Ford ranger XL 3.0lt turbo intercooled diesel 4x2 at a great price (sons wagon) and are wondering if this will be a suitable wagon to tow a caravan around the...

We are about halfway through our round trip. We are in our 39th caravan park (I give it 8.5 /10). We have a new 'van with full ensuite & wash/mach. We only ever get low pressure at best. We use an in-line water filter (tried 2 types), and have tried without, no difference. Do caravan parks put a restric...

The other week I was towing the van along the old Armidale Road from Grafton NSW to Armidale. By the time we got to the top of the plateau the heat indicator was showing well up into the hot area although not in the red. My quetion is, should I be towing up very steep and long inclines in drive, 3rd or 2nd g...

Hi from Colleen and Michael - new members from Canberra (but not for much longer).Were in the process of selling our home and plan to travel around Australia for 18 24 months in our 4x4 and camper trailer whilst were still young and fit enough to enjoy it. The first adventure will be to the Kimberley re...

Hello Everyone.I am looking forward to hearing from you all.I have been on the road over 6years now and just love it.I am a Solo Lady.At the moment I am at SurferParadise visiting my Son and Grandchildren.I will be here till next week and then heading to Coffs Harbour.Bye for now

We are staying at the Big 4 in Katherine, while mango packing etc. Beautiful big park, clean amenities. Special at the moment is stay for 4 nights and pay for 3. works out $24 a night powered site.

Freecamping is a great option for many of our members and there are some absolutly great locations to freecamp often a bit off the beaten track which makes them even more apealing. Over the next week or two is probably a very good time to try a Caravan park and catch up on some washing etc as the climate wit...

how all for those of you who have one of how much diesel do you use a trip and whats your average fuel consumption towing 20 ft van

Hello Nomads....My husband and I want to hire a two berth motorhome type van to travel two weeks around tassie..would love to try free camping but seeing some other forums and reviews the comments are very negative stating roads and wilderness as just a couple of hazards...we are first timers but lov...

Hi Folks I have recently bought a Toyota Hilux 6 wheel Matilda - a vehicle that seems ideal for our purposes. Information on them seems sparce, does anyone know anything about them I believe they were built in Cairns but the company went broke. I am especially interested in the design of the suspension...

My first turkey was a huge success, and something we will do again. To recap from a previous thred, I hate turkey, always found it dry and stringy, but this year we were given one. I used Jamie Oliver's recipe with a bit of Nigella Lawson thrown in for good measure. Beautiful, moist, sweet meat............

FIVE CATHOLICS Four Catholic men and a Catholic woman were having coffee in St. Peters Square , Rome . The first Catholic man tells his friends, "My son is a priest, when he walks into a room, Everyone calls him 'Father'." ... The second Catholic man chirps, "My son is a Bishop.When he w...

Does any one this forum have one. Any problems with them. Are they easy to cook with. Thank You Roamin.

The Reverend John Flapps was the pastor of a small town church in Ireland .. One day he was walking down the High Street and he noticed a young lady of his congregation sitting in a pubdrinking beer. The Reverend wasn't happy. He walked through the opendoor of the pub and sat down next to the woman. 'MrsFi...

Hi we currently have a 21ft caravan & pajero, we have used it for many holidays for a few years now but we are selling up and going to join the nomads, but we feel the 21 ft just isnt big enough, we are thinking 24 ft but then we need new tow veichle , we have often toyed with the idea of a bus and tow a small car...

Well, the 12V re-wire of My Avan and Prado has commenced and boy has it been hot and a bit difficult running cables in tight, safe places. My mate and I have actually got further than we planned in this the first day so we are both very pleased with ourselves. New 6 B&S cable has been run from battery of...

try explaining this to your grand-kids!) Memory was something you lost with age An application was for employment A program was a TV show A cursor used profanity A keyboard was a piano A web was a spider's home A virus was the flu A CD was a bank account A hard drive was a long trip on the road A mouse pad was w...

Does anyone have one of these vehicles or know if any issues pros / cons with this model motorhome please?