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Hi There All, New Here, Hope to exchange info and any thing else Of interest, Pleased to meet you all, I retired promptly in September last year, As the real Estate Agent got me a ridiculous amount of money for my second house, Allowing me to become a self funded retiree and buy my boat at the same time,....

For smartphone owners who use Telstra there is a free option available from Telstra although not all of their staff know about it, the software program is called lookout and it provides a level of virus protection if you are using your phone as a modem or if you use your phone to access the internet. The...

i am intending to do my first solo trip may 2013 but not sure how easy it is to either buy a 4x4 and small caravan or a small motorhome. cheers

I enjoy making Power-point presentations of our trips, usually about 5 to 8,000 KB and have two queries: Firstly, is it possible to make them in such a way that other people can't alter them? I understand that when you receive one that anyone has access to change it around and make alterations the...

Here I am at Duaringa with internet reception.......WOW....... This is a huge area given over to the travelling public to camp for two nights, there is an information centre, running water, flushing toilets and hot showers. Not such a busy place as Bedford Weir although there were quite a few camper...

Hi all, we are hoping to get an answer on roughly how many days could one expect a 9kg bottle to last running a 60 to 80 litre 3 way fridge.?? Thanks Daz

Has anyone heard how Della is going? I haven't seen any of her posts for a little while. Hope she is OK. Cheers! Chris

Hoping to get some advice / feedback & opinions of the Tekonsha controllers. I am looking at either the Tekonsha Primus IQ or the P3 Prodigy. What do, or have you used ?? Is one better than the other and if so Why ?? Regards Daz

Remember the problem I had with the leaking airbag a few weeks ago,after I had it replaced in Mareeba . Well at the same time they had to fix the rear locking diffs . Was under the cruiser yesterday and noticed oil leaking from said diff. The short story is some of the studs have been cross threaded and wil...

I am leaving Katherine next week and heading back over to QLD not sure where as yet,as its a bit cold to go to far down as yet..Any one over this way and ready to travel back,or mayby on my travels could catch up with any one on the way. Lyn

Hi folks .. Well .. It seems my new interest in flying a RC motorised glider has now become somewhat of a priority to me and as a few had asked me about it, I thought I would post some details here .. I now try to fly whenever I find a nice spot .. I learnt to fly on this recent visit to Mareeba and have flown at va...

What does the multi meter read when the 12v battery is charged? Basic knowledge......but I need to know. Thank you Dawa

Hi all - please take care if travelling in West Gippsland - lots of branches and trees down in the Warragul to Neerim areas. Bad enough on Friday but noticed quite a few of the back roads had big branches down today - by the way beautiful sunny weather today - rain and hurricane-like winds on Friday. By t...

As above i,m only 46 but i,m doing the nomad thing and would love to meet up with some of you guy,s.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ESMERALDA

I just posted in the 'road conditions' section, but thought I'd add it to the general forum. There's a lot of road works going on out there. And a lot more traffic than there used to be, because of the mining. Mine vehicles, wide loads, semi trailers as well as the usual road trains. And lots of young bush...

Irish Jokes. A bloke at a horse race whispers to Paddy, "Do you want the winner of the next race?" Paddy replies "No tanks, I've only got a small garden." Paddy and Mick found 3 hand grenades and decided to take them to the police station. Mick "What if one explodes before we g...

Has anyone used Google search today? I had a little play with Star Trek. Just click on the various highlighted characters and see where it leads.

Hi all I am heading to longreach mid 2013 for my first jaunt in my caravan after 50 years of working I have no idea how I will go with the whole thing probably very poorly i suspect but I guess I will learn a lot along the way if any one is interested in coming along please feel welcome I think all the su...

Morning all, I'm giving my Kea Endeavour a tidy up with the help of a pressure cleaner, will be hand polishing the Ford Transit panels, however the fiberglass area is enormous so I'm looking for a liquid wax I can apply with the Karcher, any suggestions?