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Great place for overnight, short or long term camping in the Mallee. Lake is always at 100% capacity. Signs indicate Free Camping around the lake and appreciate a voluntary donation for site upkeep. There are, also, 10 power/water sites at $30 day. Modern amenities, flushing toilets, hot showers,...

Hi everyone both wife and I have sold our van and our 2010 Paj. We were finding it very hard now to even get in and out of the truck and there was very little maintenance that I could do, gammy knees and not allowed up a ladder not to mention a couple of nasty falls. I have been a member of the GN since 2009 and hav...

Engineguard advert he says they blew a fan belt. I think you chuck or throw a fan belt, which is correct.

Hello, I'm new to the site, so I hope this post is acceptably written. I am planning a trip in May with my elderly mother driving from Brisbane to Broome, down WA coastline, across the Nullabor, down the Eyre peninsular, off to Flinders Range and then home via Mungo National Park. I have purchased 2015...

hi, i am thinking of buying a UHF radio ,i dont really want a permanent fixed radio , possibly updating vehicle not sure how soon, are the windscreen suction cap ,5watt 'plug 'n' play' GME , Uniden,Oricom radios any good , or would a good quality handheld radio be a better option, we are planning an Adela...

I have a Safety Dave camera on the rear of my Windsor pop top, and a clip on screen (over my mirror). I run a Suzy coil from the van to the rear of the Jeep and the. Connected to the screen. it has worked perfect for a year or so, and now it wont work, it cant find the signal, only change happened is a new windscree...

Shortly it will become compulsory for senior citizens to carry not only their ID, but also their insurance documents, their prescription list, a compact version of their medical file, the statement declaring if they want to be resuscitated after a heart attack, stroke, etc. etc. Consequently, a l...

A professional dietitian was lecturing in front of a group of people who wanted to lose weight.The food we eat is so bad for us, that it will still hurt our health several years down the road, she said.Sugary drinks eat up the lining of our stomach, processed food is full of chemicals, meat is full of pres...

Her Well-Kept Secret...A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a locked chest on top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open...

Has anyone any ideas about short time caravan storage. We will travelling back to Qld mid Jan, but we would like to leave the caravan out west of the Blue Mountains for about 10 days while we visit our sons in Sydney

hello I have looked at a number of fridge/freezer for our trip. Engel is outside my budget, esp when future long haul holidays is unknown and dependent on mum's continued ability to travel. I am considering 60L Igloo fridge freezer allegedly has the same motor as Dometic fridge/freezers. The alte...

We are considering downsizing our home as I 'try' to retire in the next year or two. Moving from a House where the van is parked in the driveway, to a Unit, where we have nowhere to park the van. It kind of leaves us with two options.Sell the Van.Find somewhere to store it not too far away. Street parking wou...

Finally Ready for the off in July

My set up: SsangYong Musso Ultimate 2022 (new) Jsyco Journey Outback 2020 (bought December 2024)

We are stopping for a couple of days at Mataranka on our way north later in the year. Not being a very good swimmer, I was wondering how deep are these two springs? Are they safe for poor swimmers? Cheers, Collo.

Hi guys , I should know better but Im going to reach out for some advice please. New car for about 8 months and Im experiencing just a little bit of sway at times which is a bit unnerving. I use to use an Andersen hitch which I dont now because the new vehicle has auto air suspension. With the Andersen hitch on...

Google search today says the Halls Creek caravan park is "permanently closed". There is mention of a change of ownership. We were hoping to base ourselves there in August, while we went to the Purnululu national park as the Bungle Bungle caravan park is also permanently closed, and has been for some t...