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Good Morning all I am looking to purchase a replacement tow vehicle for my Jayco Silverline Outback Caravan. The van has an ATM of 3,375Kg a GTM of 3,167Kg, a Tar Mass of 2,900 Kg. The ball weight Maximum is 256Kg. I currently tow with a Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 2015 4x4 with a power of 184KW and 550Nm...

On Tuesday I needed to call into CameraHouse in Toowoomba. CameraHouse is located in a busy street but a few blocks up the street there is parallel street parking so in order to get there early enough to claim a parking place for my car and van I connected the tug to the van the Monday night and just needed t...

Great News for all Caravanners... especially for all of the "unhappy campers" New Caravan Retailing: Ensuring Industry Compliance with the Australian Consumer Law https://www.accc.gov.au/publications/new-caravan-retailing-ensuring-industry-compliance-with-the-austr...

Hi All, I currently run 2 x AGM's that are about 4 years old. I had a Projecta IC3500 to charge them from mains power. Notice I said "had". For ages it was on the fritz whereby it would constantly restart and eventually settle in and charge. |There seemed to be no rhyme nor reason to it. I tried disconn...

Big story on TV today about some busy-body with too much time on their hands Big Noting themselves by taking a video of a young fella getting out of the boot of a car that had no seats spare, and "reporting it to authorities". Big Deal. Then we get some eggspurt waffling on about the huge dangers involved h...

Well it's been a few months now and still no resolution to the "left front burner" issue. Has anyone heard anything in the last few weeks? I have tried to find info online but nothing doing.

I weighed my van and Ranger today at the Wyalkatchem CBH, W.A. didn't bother unhooking or anything like that, don't have a WDH because it tows very well. 5.4t

Great 1st week for two great teams, whoops, Demon Ladies dished the Blue Baggers as well.

G'day All: I have a new Jayco with a Thetford N4175A three-way fridge. I realize my isssue is covered under warranty, but I don't really want a $70,000 garden ornament until the dealers feel they have time to fix it! For some reason it will not change over to run on gas after it has been running on 240volt e...

Next week we are planning on travelling from Scotts Head across to the New England Hwy with a 20ft van can anyone recommend the best way to get across the ranges ie, Oxley Hwy, Waterfall Way, Gwyder Hwy or Bruxner Hwy ? We have driven both the Oxley Hwy and the Waterfall Way before but not for a couple of ye...

I'm glad I never had an audience like this when I was learning

Hi everyone. I am looking at buying my first caravan. I am needing some advise from you lot that have been towing maybe a lot longer than me. I have a general understanding of GVM,GCM, Tare weights etc I was talking to a business that does some caravan weighing. Now their recommendation is that to be s...

Found this on another post had to share Four retired truck drivers are walking down a street in Cooktown. They turned a corner and see a sign that says, Old Timer's Bar - all drinks 10 cents! They look at each other, and then go in, thinking this is too good to be true. The old bartender says in a voice th...

Can you guess which of the following are true and which are false? Enjoy & Good Luck. No Peeking now! 1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. 2. Alfred Hitch**** did not have a belly button. 3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 ye...

Na, just jokin, of course it is a "mighty 79 "

They say don't use oven cleaners in your baby q to clean them, So is the Weber BBQ cleaner any good $15 for 500ml Or is there something better and cheaper

Gday all Probably and hopefully a simple question. I am currently running a Garmin GPS. So given that, where is the best location to obtain the current POI files that would provide details and locations of Low Bridges and Weight Limited Bridges? I really dont want to scalp my new caravan with a low c...

Four retired truck drivers are walking down a street in Cooktown. They turned a corner andsee a sign that says, Old Timer's Bar - all drinks 10 cents!They look at each other, and then go in, thinking this is too good to be true.The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room, 'Come on in and l...

With all the current hysteria in the press regarding an upcoming sporting event, perhaps now would be an opportune time to consider some real heroes, and to put things in perspective? "At the going down of the sun, we will remember them" Cheers -- Edited by yobarr on Tuesday 20th of September 2022 0...

In September finally doing the Oodnadatta track 2 years later than planned, but taking my hubby, because we actually got together in William Creek 22years ago and thought he should be with me. Wish our marriage luck as he is a reluctant road tripper, hence me being a solo nomad. He's a get there as quick...