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Have you ever wondered who first uttered the phrase "You Gotta Be Kidding Me?" Well, the story goes way back to when the Father of America, George Washington, was crossing the Delaware river with his troops. There were 33 men in Washington's boat. It was extremely dark and storming furiously and th...

I was amazed how many cemeteries that are out in the middle of nowhere . 3 years ago I stopped travelling with my ex hubby .ive now bought a van and am hoping to do small trips maybe 3mths at a time . One good thing was he always stopped at cemeteries for me to stroll through them .this was out at a lookout bene...

Our caravan is for sale, we have put ads in a few places with only one response except for scammers. There are 700 caravans for sale on Gumtree, its daunting! A question for those who have sold a caravan (not traded in), or bought one, where was it advertised? Edit... I had too many 0's !

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About 15yrs ago I brought a weight distribution bar and I cant remember what it was called. It attaches to the towball at one end and A frame on towed unit by bending a flat shaped bar and it is one side only on the a-frame. Was mainly for camper trailer/trailers etc. A pic is attached Does anyone remember...

Approximately 2 yrs old Really good condition. Very clean Pick up from Sydney 2106 $250 -- Edited by kado on Wednesday 19th of October 2022 09:30:47 AM

I have been travelling around weeks at a time but I want to travel for a year - my issue is mail - how do people sort this as I have no one who can forward or read mail for me

I've just discovered omegle.com. This website allows you to connect with random strangers from around the world and talk with them either via a text or video chat. It's fun :) omegle.com I've only used text chat and, of course, one needs to be a little sensible about it but I've had delightful chats wit...

Thought I would trip over on the crossing, so walked next to it, & almost got ran over!

apologies this is an americianism but equally applies to Australian Military Wives.It was just another harried Wednesday afternoon trip to the commissary (grocery store on military bases). My husband was off teaching young men to fly. My daughters were going about their daily activities knowin...

When my aerial is up it rattles when windy, have tightened up the big nut but then it is tight to turn to put in place to wind down

Ben Boyd National Park, now has a new name.

Occasionally have a look at the grey nomads classifies for a bit of a laugh at what people think our labour is worth and what they think their offer is worth. One today - " We offer 1 to 3 week stay (Or negotiable) including power and water in exchange for 2.5 hrs a day help around the farm doing anything fro...

A Conman's story........

We have finally got our camper up and running now for the fit out. We have a 12v system through the camper and I will need to charge the two 100amp batteries up when off the grid, I am thinking a 1kw genny would be more than enough to do the job, any advice would be appreciated. We have 2 jerry can holders at the...

Hi All, I was hoping for some recommendations on a 20A to 30A mppt controller for lead acid deep cycle with 2 80w portable panels in series. Currently looking sub $140 at Renogy Li 20 , 30 Tracer AN BN (AN seems to be re-badged at jaycar. ) Kickass Tm. ??? Wondering if the cheap Bluetooth available is wor...

Lake Hindmarsh with water after 12 years dry. Cheers, Joe.

I've recently purchased another panel that is as close in specification as the original as possible. Connecting them in parallel, I'm thinking the best place to do this is just before the controller, using the same cable as before. A friend suggested using those "Y" connector cords but I see issues w...

Anyone with a recent update on these roads? The last time we ventured on the Rolleston to Springsure we blew 2 rears and tore a large gash in one of the fronts. Circa 2020. thanks for all and any help Bas