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Hey everyone, I left SA and my most favorite place, Carrow Wells in Port Neill. I have slowly ventured back into my home state of NSW, only rural just yet. This vlog is a rediscovery in Carrow Wells, a place where I was able to reconnect to my self and the earth. A beautiful free camp that I will definitely...

Rev head heaven, no joke really.........

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We're currently bush camping in Victoria's Golden Triangle. Wer'e completely alone except for a fossicker camped about half a kilometre away. Yesterday he called in to say hello & show us this little beauty. Its worth around $4,500.

Might need those flippers....... https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSR4hv84u/

Wayne phones an ambulance because his mate's been hit by a car. Wayne: 'Get an ambulance here quick, he's bleeding from his nose and ears and I tink both his legs are broken.' Operator: 'What is your location sir..?' Wayne:- 'Outside number 28 O'Shaughnessy Street Kew Vic.' Operator: '...

Fridge stopped working on 240v. OK on gas so I suspect a fuse issue. Just watched a video on YouTube- " The Dometic Fridge has a Reset Button: who knew?" Thermal fuse and reset button hidden away in the guts of the access cabinet. Raining atm so will investigate tomorrow. Has anyone out there found/used...

Hi all not sure if right place to post this but looking for some help, my wife and i brought a 2012 ford territory and a 1998 Windsor Statesman Royale during covid both in great nick, however we are looking to swap both for a motorhome/Winnebago are there any sites we could look at for a swap rather than sel...

I wonder is it me or does anyone else see the same as me. on my Laptop, Phone and Tablet all yobarrs post appear as one big paragraph. Hi Barney. Great to see that at least one member understands how these "experts" work. Because it is not what they may want to hear it is unlikely that those who really need t...

The Australian government has decided to repatriate the women and children who supported Islamic State in Syria. The Age There are, iirc, 20 women and 40 children in refugee camps controlled by the Kurdish. They are not badly treated it appears but it's probably not too comfortable either, no Foxte...

Question from soon to be nomad. Some sit descriptions include specific tasks to be done - which is fine. Others more vague. How to people tackle this so that "scope creep" is avoided and you end up being overloaded with stuff you didn't know about up front?

any free or cheap camping for RV

If you are a NSW resident with an unused Stay NSW voucher you may know they expire in a few days .... 9 October. It actually says "before 9 October". You can use these in caravan parks for sites as well as cabins, but not all van parks are listed as accepting them. You don't have to stay by the expiry date ... j...

Hi, I am considering getting a Horsepower Factory gearbox remap on my 200. Has anyone out here done this and what are your thoughts? My main interest is in holding the clutch locked in longer, i.e. not feathering every time is sees a small incline and secondly some additional control in sports mode. I...

Hi forum members , My name is Ivan, I live in Belgium, but have my motorhome Winnebago on a Mercedes Sprinter base/vehicle stored in Melbourne for unfortunate 3 years now because of the dramatic covid 19 pandemic what avoided me to come over from Belgium to Australia because of the restrictions. I p...

Don't forget to move your clock's an hour forward. So we get an extra hour of daylight,to fade our curtains quicker.

Hi This is Erich (Lord Grumpy) and Fiona (Lady Divine). We were in Issue 281 (Sept. 02) edition of the Grey Nomad Times, as the couple out of Africa. At the moment we're doing shorter trips, as many weekends as possible to hone in the Caravan (Whistling Thistle Manor) as much as possible. We're base...

Just wondering if the Channel Highway from Kettering to Huonville via Cygnet is good for a 23' Caravan. Read gradiant is 15 but would love to hear from someone who has done it please.

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I have a Trayon slide-on and recently upgraded my batteries with two lithium 100ah set up in series. I keep it all charged with a 250w solar panel. The resultant 200ah of stored power is ample to run the fridge (2.5ah), water pump, diesel hot water and lighting for weeks, but because I do a lot of remote ca...