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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?

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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...

RIP Yesterday a lady was tragically killed, while assisting to reverse a caravan or camper trailer, in my home town Keep safe out there people Link to story https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-26/woman-killed-bunbury-hit-run-over-reversing-caravan/101473484 -- Edited by Tony Bev on M...

I am trying to find out the percentage distribution of kerb weight across front and rear axles for a 2016 Ford Everest Trend 3.2L (or any other tow vehicles for that matter - Ranger, MUX, DMax, etc) Can anyone help? TIA Phil S

Morning all, I have an electric awning and want to attach a side shade to both ends, how do you attach the side awning? I don't really want to fit anti flapping kit. I've seen the anti flap attachments but you need a ridge pole to attach it to. Any thoughts or photos. Thanks

Ive purchased a 2011 New Age Big Red 19 and it has a Mishto 165 litre compressor fridge. Anybody here run the same fridge. If so Id like to hear what your thoughts area on the fridge, what you daily power consumption is and if you have the user manual for this fridge Id like to get a copy of it. Yes a long s...

I see there are plenty of fridge openers for Dometic but very limited for Thetford fridges. Can anyone recommend a suitable 'opener' for a Thetford and where to purchase if they have one? TIA Cheers Mick

G'day all Just traversed the Pacific Hwy between Grafton and Taree ... and signs near Port Macquarie alerting drivers that "OXLEY HWY Closed - use other route" were placed prominently along the main highway Phil