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a curly question , if i buy a bus with a gvm of 5000kgs unregistered and then refit it as a motorhome with new weight [from w/bridge] under 4500kgs can it then be legally driven on a car license ??? WOULD ANYONE KNOW PLEASE..THX LES

Hello all I'm looking at replacing the poptop skirt on my old Viscount. The current one is vinyl and someone mentioned canvas might be better. The current poptop has a couple of tiny holes and a couple of the zippers are starting to come away. There is not a significant price difference between the two m...

Appart from it being 'that' time of year... we've been renovating both bathrooms.... taking down rather large trees on the block..... putting the finnishing touches to the bus.... xmas shopping... and theres been alot of that, I think I've been out with both my girls several times to help them out.....

Just noticed the little brown tags are not next to threads I started myself. How long have they been gone and why?

One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a Christmas gift The next year, I didnt buy her a gift. When she asked me why, I replied, Well, you still havent used the gift I bought you last year! And thats how the fight started... ________________________________ My wife and I were...

A blonde was mowing the lawn in her garden and accidentally cut off the tail of her cat that was hiding in the grass. She rushed her cat, along with the tail, over to Woolworths. Why Woolworths ??? HELLOOOOOOOOO! Woolworths is the largest re-tailer in Australia !!!

Condom factory burns down in New Zealand : The Prime Minister of New Zulland, is awoken at 4am by the telephone. Its the hilth Munister here. Sorry to bother you at this hour but there is an emergincy!! I've jist received word thet the Durex factory en Aucklind hes burned to the ground. It is isti...

Hi everyone, just joined and looking for Advice on the best place to have my Pop Top Resealed and is it expensive. I am located near Melton,Victoria. Kind Regards, Tony

hello everyone, i have been looking into getting a rooftop tent fibreglass that goes up like a rectangle. they are selling them at bcf. thought they would be a good idea if Iwereto go on a short trip and camp on a farm because strop is the driver when we have the caravan in tow and this would just fit on the r...

I am booked to camp with my sister and B.I.L. in early Feb , and want to know if any GNs are going to be about then?It would be nice to meet some members.Bill -- Edited by bill12 on Friday 16th of December 2011 07:14:00 PM

Is there any truth in the rumour on other forums that this Grey Nomad forum may be intending to go "user pays" in the future

I have decided that I should delete myself from the Forum.I wish you all a Merry Christmas.Cheers.

Just finished work until the end of jan, red eye flight back to tassie to check on the house and all things dear to us along with our annual camping trip for a week with family and friends. A bit of maintance to do when I get home (like put the gutter on the new shed, replace some ridge capping and a bit of garde...

I have been having trouble getting enough amps into my main battery,a 150 amp/hr deep cycle and thought it was the cheap($20) reg I was using. Bought a programable Reg for $89 off ebay and It works?As you can see from the pic, I have plenty of volts and this one tells you how much is going out and into the bat...

Not wanting to alarm people but so many people use blogspot these days I thought it prudent to pass on the report I got from Avast this morning. Blogspot is the most attacked website in Australia. If you use it make sure your virus checker is up to date.

Any Grey Nomads travelling on the Bruce Highway between Gin Gin and Yamba (North of Rocky) should be aware to expect long long delays. I drove up to Yamba and back yesterday, and the journey took an extra 1 hour of travel between Gin Gin and Miriam Vale. The road works are long, many and the surface is real...

I have dreamt, planned and thought about travelling with my home on my back for at least 20 years. Now I am approaching the age where I can really start planning my retirement it is getting very exciting. This year I have planned a test, travelling straight down the centre in a rental, only a relatively s...

Hi all: Just bought the bride an e reader but now I need to know how to get the ebooks. She is not very computer savvy so I have to find out how to down load them first so I can show her. Can any one tell me of any free down load sites to get started. Any help would be appreciated. AL

Just a thought, and I am fairly new to the forum, so it may well have already been discussed, a buy and sell section, or swap and trade section. ( Reminds me of a joke, "got a new bike for my ex , I thought that was a pretty good trade !!") -- Edited by woody on Wednesday 14th of December 2011...

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