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We usually view the NSW RTA (Live Traffic) site to view 'floods', 'fires' and road conditions. It's also nice to view their road cams and see what the Sydney traffic is like. However, in the past and today we have found their 'Fire' site is often misleading. As an example, on their site, they reckon...

25Ft Jayco Heritage Anniversary edition behind a 4.7Ltr V8 Toyota Landcrusier and of course a 13ft Stacer snipe on top. Could life be better

If there are any of our Nomads heading in this direction, although I would doubt it, the following news item on ABC radio could be of interest. "The temperature in Oodnadatta yesterday, (14th) was 47 deg and the roadhouse could only serve petrol between 11.00am and 3.00pm as the fuel evaporated...

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Although they enjoyed their new caravan together, it was the husband who was the one who parked the van in parks. He was concerned about what might happen in an emergency. So one day he said to his wife, "Please take the wheel, dear, pretend that I am having a heart attack; You must get the van safel...

What do Grey Nomads recommend for the best TV antennas for coverage? We have a bus, and are tossing up between some of the commercial RV antennas or a digital regional (house) antenna on a pole. We have had a few people tell us that they were disappointed with the commercial RV antennas. Just after ot...

I have a little SatnavIt sits there in my car A Satnav is a driver's friend It tells you where you are I have a little Satnav I've had it all my life Its better than the normal ones My Satnav is my wife It gives me full instructions Especially how to drive "It's thirty miles an hour", it says "...

Any one been to Cardwell in the last few days? A TINY town in north Queensland is on full UFO alert following sightings of strange lights in the night sky.Cardwell businessman Greg Smith said he and his son watched the lights for 15 minutes and are convinced that what they saw was some sort of UFO."...

She's single... She lives right across the street. I can see her house from my living room. I watched as she got home from work this evening. I was surprised when she walked across the street and up my driveway. She knocked on my door... I rushed to open it. She looks at me, and says, "I just got home, a...

Hi all i want to get a grey water tank but as yet havnt seen any tenks specifically for grey water thought of getting a water tank and modifying it for grey water any ideas Neil

David & Beryl from Kingsthorpe West of Toowoomba saying hello! Just joined today. Have Toyota 1999 Hiace campervan, had been shedded for 5 years before we bought it. Both retired in March 2012 but Beryl is working through a Nursing agency in aged care, this gave us a six month placement in Gri...

Hi We have a waeco and use it in our caravan as a freezer we was running it on -18 but was told that is toooo cold could readers of this forum tell me what they run their waeco on to freeze ours is a c.f.40 and only use it to freeze cheers

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morning all we are lookingt for a good caravan site book one that list all the parks big or small , thanks fred

Hello all. Just recently purchased a 2012 Mitsubishi Triton to tow our Caravan. It looks like to me, that I will have to upgrade the rear leaf springs as they are too soft to handle the constant load(fridges, batteries, genny etc) of apprx 350kgs. I fitted some Ironman Loadplus springs, and they did as...

Hi all, what do bus owners use or recommend as stabilisers for a bus when stationary, to reduce movement from wind and getting in and out? We don't need levellers to get it level, we use timber for that, but something to stop the rocking. What suggestions, where might we find such a thing, and any idea on...

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Dear All We have some personal home Contents in our Shed on the land where our house is rented out and we are having problems getting insurance, an you help? Any advice? Thank you TraceyandKim