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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?

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."...