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Hi,here is a question for you,how do I insulate my caravan?We are in Darwin and we find we have to run the aircon all day and half the night.I have heard of people using that silver backed stuff but how easy is it to take the sides off to get it in there??I would welcome any ideas,thanks in advance.

I cant belive its today... 5 years today since my mum passed away from dementia / Alzheimer's Ill never ever forget her... took some flowers to her site today , so darn hot, 35 degrees.. I rang dad, he went down too.. went and saw him on the weekend, talked abit but that was about it.. anyways.. love you m...

Recently had one half of a doubble power point in the caravan fail to work. Took it apart today & found some deab black ants in the back of the housing .gave it a good clean out, set it up on a 12volt system on the work bench & tested each circuit,found the one that didn;t work . A few flicks of the swit...

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ok guys been to see my doc as you all know its apparently stinks of melanoma, so now we go for pet scan 16th dec 7.45 royal brisbane hospital. then pre admin at nambour hospital, after that i should get a date for admission to hospital in nambour, expected stay 1 to 3 weeks due to the length of the cut ,they sh...

like i said keep tring to be different,, i'm not as "large" as the photo might suggest it at was taken as i passed at 40 odd plus k's an hour along the beach but it was a great day anyway -- Edited by beachball57 on Friday 9th of December 2011 10:05:18 AM -- Edited by beachball57 on Friday 9th...

I had a seniors moment yesterday, I was taken by car to drive a bus full of young uns, turned the power switch on opened the door and whent to put the key in, oooops, forgot the key didn't I. You don't need a key to turn the power switch on as it is outside and when on, the door opens for you. I spent the next hour i...

Does anybody know where I can buy a Grey Nomad book aroud the Thornlie area of Perth?

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Queensland's north-west, as heavy rains and lightning move inland. The bureau says remote locations including Mount Isa, Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Camooweal, Dajarra Hotel, Duchess Hotel, Kamilaroi Station, Riversleigh S...

Hello Everyone. I am about to start on my first long trip (at the end of January). I read a lot and spend time on the computer and iPad but think I should branch out a bit. What do you all do to fill in the hours you are in camp and on the road? Monica

But I am heading off soon. There's always something to cause a holdup. First I got blisters under my feet after walking the campaspe Esplanade with my daughter at beginning of week. Couldn't get shoes on for a couple of days. Then the element in my oven blew Wednesday night and had to wait for electrici...

Three more natural disaster zones have been declared in northern NSW after heavy rain and flooding. The communities of Uralla, Guyra and Glen Innes Severn were heavily impacted by the recent storms and flooding, NSW Emergency Services Minister Michael Gallacher said. "I am declaring these...

FYI .. Cindy and group .. still having notification problems .. now also unable to reply to some private messages using the new modified format .. only way around that is for me to start a new private message to the same person . Jon

the Bigpond Email server is down in my area (Perth inner north suburbs) been down since yesterday afternoon, last night and this morning. Can still access internet (eg; GN) but that did go down for awhile last night too. When I rang Telstra Tech support they had a recorded message to say they had probl...

Hi The use of a 240v t0 110v step down transformer is still a common practise by some importers In fact one Aus transformer maker openly advertises a transformer for that purpose & claims a clause in the standards allows such use Such has never been approved by the relevant standards :AS/NZS 3001...

Parked myself just down from the pub at tantantoola CA6 #10, free camping allowed for 2 nights so will wander down to the caves tomorrow aNd probably have a beer at the pub tonight. There is a couple of travellers also parked here, so might make some new friends :)

What food just has to be on your Christmas table? Mine has to have the plum pud. Even though I don't eat it, it reminds me of Mum. Being the sweet tooth that I am, mine has to be a really good fruit salad, with jelly and ice cream. There are always lots of desserts, but these are my faves.

Has anyone got an ICOM-40S Hand Held UHF radio. Iam looking for a user manual, lost mine in a recent house move. I have the IC 440 in the vehicle by the handheld to keep intouch with my base camp while out exploring or in the boat . Will meet all the cost of creating and posting a copy. Have been on the ICOM ...

Ok, we didn't make it to Greens Lake, and have been convinced we missed something really special by the posts and pics. I need something to look forward to, so where to for the next get together? Please make it east coast (or Vic) and dog friendly.

I have just updated to 4G from telstra turbo 3G, does seem a fair bit quicker and got a good deal........because I have home phone and mobile with Telstra I get this for 29.95 a month for 4 GB, with the pre paid one it was costing $50 a month for 3GB, and when we get on the road and cancel home phone they can't ta...