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To assist my ageing body what do you think I should get.? There must be easier things to wind rather than the one that came with the van.

For those of us travelling the NT, and needing work done, particularly on our Jayco if you have one, I can strognly recommend Darwin Jayco on Graffin Crescent, Winnellie. After some self inflicted damage to our van on the way to Darwin, they made a great effort to fit us into a busy schedule for repairs...

21 kms south of Tully Tully Showgrounds no longer has free camping so this is a great alternative Room for at least 20+ vans. You can park along side the railway track A bit of traffic noice and the occasional train passing by in the night and day. Kinda fun tho Toilets, Internet reception, no TV

Large flat areas to park for all size vans. Recommend that you get in by 12 as it is pretty popular Toilets, water and $2 showers. Very well kept grounds and amenities are cleaned daily Clean flowing creek alongside the camp grounds Internet and TV reception. Babinda is a short stroll into town. The Ba...

A fantastic spot for a swim in the gorgeous confluence of two streams . Crystal clear cool waters. Prefect spot for young and old 7 kms outside of Tully. No camping - day use only if you like Babinda Boulders swim spot, then Alligators Nest is comparable Named after local scout group

To suit my 1980 NZ built Campomatic camper, 4 stud pattern 100mm stud distance, 50 mm hub center. Can be steel, or magnesium. If you have some or you know somebody that could have them, could you pass their details on to me

Wondered what type of jockey wheels that people are using with caravan moover like the purple line . Have a 4 degree upward slope to garage. About 3 meters of compacted gravel to concrete. Moovers work well. Jockey wheel cannot handle the weight despite being a steel center 8 inch ark wheel. Ball weig...

Hi all, I have recently purchased a new tug (Mazda BT50) to tow my 23' van. The van is coming with dual solar and dual batteries to allow us to go off grid. The question I have is, should I invest the dollars and have a second battery installed in the vehicle or just run it as it sits. It needs to go to an auto e...

We recently walked the trail from Cape Schanck Lighthouse to Bushrangers Bay on the Mornington Peninsula VIC. It has spectacular, rugged coastal scenery. On this particular occasion we encountered an interesting bonus. The drilling rig OCEAN ONYX was being towed from inside Port Phillip Bay to a...

"I called my dog Composer." "Why did you call your dog Composer?" "Because he Offenbachs".

Aussie Customs A Chinese man decides to move to Australia after 50 years of living in Shanghai . He buys a small piece of land near Mt Isa. A few days after moving in, the friendly Aussie neighbour decides to go across and welcome the new guy to the region. He goes next door but on his way up the drive-way h...

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Hi Newbe here Just purchased a Titanium with 2 120amh AGM Batteries .. thinking of changing to Lithium .. can i get a few opinions on is it worth it .. re cost .. weight .. looking at iTech world complete lithium 4WD kit 2 x 120 amh bat .. DCDC40 .. BC40 .. BM500 .. 2000W INVERTER .. $3349.00 Thanks Garry n R...

Want to put 2 x 200ah lithium batteries in caravan do they need a lithium charger So confused, also how much solar would I need to run for them Cheers Ken

Fitted these yesterday, 10mm Chain Joiners, known as Hammerlocks. I did have 2 shackles to make it easier on the back, but bit the $20 bullet for these. 5 minute install, big pair of multigrips to hold onto( rag insert to protect) and a 2lb hammer to belt the pin through. 10mm shackles fit from safety ch...

Hi all, I recently installed a 400ah lithium setup with victron controllers into my van. Has been working well until last night opt for unpowered site as nothing else left anyway. Used lights,TV (satellite) but kept everything to minimum and went to bed with over 12.5v remaining. Woke up about 4.30a...

Just wondering if someone can recommend a manageable travel itinerary driving with self contained caravan from Perth to Ayres Rock via Eyre Hwy. Parameters would be:around 500-600 klms per day (a bit more if essential). caravan parks or safe over night stays (i.e. not in the middle of no where).pl...

Because I had noticed that our esteemed member, Possum3, had not posted for some time I decided to phone to check on him. Turns out that he has recently had quite a run of bad luck with a storm sending a "20 ton" tree crashing through the roof of the house he was living in, South of Sydney., destroying it....

Want to put 2 x 200ah lithium batteries in caravan do they need a lithium charger So confused, also how much solar would I need to run for them Cheers Ken

I had an App on my phone where I could actually see the vast satellite superimposed on my phone screen relative to any trees or buildings that may be around. We haven't traveled for the last couple of years due to Covid and now that I want to use it again I cant find the feature on Wiki camps or Skyveiw, So doe...