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This morning we discovered our home phone wasnt working, and no internet either, so I called up Telstra to report the fault on the mobile. Eventually the lady told me the phone would be fixed in a weeks time. Hmmm, we werent very happy about that, although we understand this is the standard time for repa...

G'day guys, I have recently had a Hayman Reese electric brake installed and thought it might be of interest to post the instructions for anyone experiencing problems with their unit whilst on the road. The model fitted and posted here is: Hayman Reese Guardian IQ electric brake controller unit, mod...

Hi guys,we have a new caravan with an anderson plug for the fridge . We have had new wiring and a new anderson plug connected to the toyota land cruiser 100 series 2006, and it keeps blowing the fuses to the speedo in the cruiser. It has blown them a few times, cruiser has been checked out by the installe...

I man was walking along the beach, found a bottle, picked it up went to rub it clean ? and whooomf out popped a Genie ?? the Genie was most greatful, and said Thank you Very Much, I have been trapped in there for 1000 years ?? and for setting me free I will Grant you ONE WISH ??? The Man said, Hang on a minute ?? I k...

I've have had my Engel for at least 15 years without any problems, its now quiet noisy for a few hours after starting up after not being used for a while but still works fine, when it comes time to replace it which is the is the better fridge Engel or Waco ? Dennis

Some time ago I saw somebody writing about DRM (Digital Rights Management) which affects their Kindle (or other electronic book reader). DRM means that if you buy a book to read, thats all you get. the right to read it. You can't pass it on to somebody else to read and in fact it can be electronically remo...

I have received the inspection report and it was all good. I live in Victoria, and also have a house in NSW where my son lives. Does anyone know if when my son collects it can it be can transferred to my name or will it have to be in his name and then transferred later when the rego is due in October, by that tim...

Hi all, we are heading to Wellington in a couple of days (are at Mendooran the moment). Tossing up between the Riverside CP and Burrendong Dam. any recommendations? Cheers

Is it law to have a WDH in WA..??

I see Cindy has closed the Election Day topic, and so she should, BUT can anybody point me in the right direction where the rules for this site are located. Most of the regulars know these two rules exist but where on this site is it in writing, we urgently need a set of rules so that everybody knows what is r...

I had a thought this morning, I wonder if I could hook up a Anderson Plug to the wire on the above mentioned pump, use my 6B&S extention Cable plugged into the Anderson Plug on the back of the Prado. So I soldered the wires into a Anderson Plug, hooked it all up and it worked like a charm. Now I don't hav...

I have a Jayco Freedom poptop. I am converting it for a round Oz trip. It has a built in inverter (240ac to 12dc). I have installed a change over system to switch from this to a solar/battery setup and back again. Question: does anyone know if there is a led globe to replace the incandescent peanut globe...

http://www.think-tasmania.com/fern-glade/ I had made arrangements to meet Patty (halfpint) today to visit one of her favourite places around Burnie. Fern Glade Reserve is a lovely day area just nearby, we spent the day walking and enjoying the scenery not to mention having a great lunch. Where...

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...