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Our Home is a 22.6ft Diamond Caravan with all the mod cons and a full annexe. Towed by a 2003 Toyota Landcruiser 100 series 4.2 ltr Turbo Diesel. We have an Eclectus Parrot male who is very cheeky and is like a young child. Shame we can't camp in National Parks because of him but I wouldn't be without him, h...

I thought I saw him in town today, under restraint......

around South West Gippsland. I went down the shops earlier today and wow, the amount of tugs towing CV's or similar was amazing and people everywhere. I knew it was busy around here the last four weeks but gee I didn't think that bad. You couldn't move down the main street of Wonthaggi at one stage, a traf...

You have to do it. Have a pie from the Hebel General Store. It's also a caravan park and they have cabins and a cottage for accommodation. The food is all home made by the "hostess with the mostess" who also operates a licensed restaurant on the premises. You can feel the history while you eat t...

Hi, I am a Newbie to this site and need some help please! I have just brought a 4WD to tow my Caravan, the Toyota has an Anderson plug but the van does not. My old rig charged the vans battery through a normal 7 pin round plug but I would like to wire up the van with an Anderson plug. How do I go about this? I have l...

I know what your saying, this should be in "Techies" and yes I sort of agree but some of the topics in here plus this one I think are good enough to be in "General" so sorry if you disagree. I have been chatting to a mate of mine today and he was talking about how he changed his boat trai...

Hi All, we have just brought a new tv to put in our van and was wondering which antenna are people using and have the least problems with as far as getting reception and tuning. Not that we watch much but to catch up on news and daily events, mainly to not lose track of the real world while enjoying our wonder...

We are about to remove the air conditioner on the coach, and resheet the roof before fitting our solar pannels. The a/c and area to be resheeted are near the existing (original) bus front roof vent (emergency exit hatch), so what we are thinking is that it may be worth putting in a new fan/vent as any res...

WE sold our Pop top caravan today so we can start looking for a full hieght van with a full onsuite. We are limited to the lenght we can fit in our drive. I was wondering if anyone has experience with break back drawbars and are they acceptable as this will allow us to go an extra 600mm (2ft ) in length. We hope...

Those iddy biddy freezer boxes aren't going to hold enough ice trays and meat to sustain this girl!!

So... Remembered back to many many eons ago when we used to make ice in these little ice cube bags. Thought they would be ideal! Alas, couldn't find them anywhere! What do you know... eBay ha...

Hi all, I think the forum problems are nearly at an end. Sparklit has reassured me that the issues should be sorted out on their server within 2 days. In the meantime, they have provided instructions for clearing the cache in different browsers so you can get the most updated version of all threads. ...

Sometimes about this time of night or some times jus in the early mornings Ill be woken up with lots Of flem running down the back of nose down my throat. Il bring up lots of flem, some times takes over hallf an hr before it settles back and I get rid of most of it, I can get all hot and sweaty, then cold agai...

Wife went to the Market today, showed me a Little COIN PURSE that she bought, I said it's Ok if You like it, How much did it cost ? she said $1000 !!!!!! I Said WHAT ???? HOW THE HELL CAN THAT LITTLE PURSE BE WORTH A THOUSAND BUCKS ?????? She said that is because it is made from a FORESKIN ?? and in it's current st...

Bit the bullet and bought a brand new Jayco Starcraft 20.66.3! Pretty excited. Just got to find a tow vehicle!!

Man it is so hot here in Inverell I feel like I am melting. If one more member of my family tells me it is menopause I am going to strangle them IT IS HOT!!!!!! The aircon is working overtime and I am sick of being hot when I go to bed. I want winter to be here I dislike the summer intensely!!!! I think it is cu...

Been out pricing folding solar panels...probably 120w. Seen them on ebay for $185 and seen them in a well known camping store for $599. So whats the deal with that? How does one compare apples for apples?? Anyone bought the ebay solar panels?? Any advice?? Cheers Vicki