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The Bones found today, have been confirmed as being human. Here's hoping. Cheers, Sheba.

For those who don't know what a bucket seat is....

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Hi everybody. We have been thinking about a generator, theres always a generator stall at the caravan/camping shows where they claim to sell the latest and quietest etc. My question is, what kind of fuel do they use? And how do you carry it? Mr D isnt keen on carrying jerry-cans of fuel.

Hi all, we need help, with regard to electric brake controllers- the information we have gotten here is all over the show. We need the 'controller' to get fitted to the car, so when we get a van, if it has electric brakes, we are good to go. So, what are some brands that are reliable? Online sellers for sam...

Hi everyone, This afternoon saw us park up 'The Wood Shack' (caravan) after our 7 week trip from Brisbane down to Tasmania and back. What a fabulous trip, Beachball you and your family will love it!!!! Overall we covered some 10,000 Kms from home to home, and everyone of them full of wonderful memories...

hi we are at present at port lincoln tourist park any other nomads here. we are in new section very nice but no shade and pretty open cost $33.00 night 2 adults power less top tourist discount will be here for 3-4 days then onto streaky bay pophog

On Thursday, God willing and weather permitting (as my m-in-law used to say), I become the proud owner of a grey 2009 Holden Colorado dual-cab auto transmission diesel ute. Needs a couple of bits (canopy, bullbar, roofrack), which will come in the fullness of time, but otherwise it's a beau...

Lighthouse was mentioned previously as a source of cheap groceries. In Brisbane I sometimes get meat not so far from there (Patons Big Gun) so I called in to Lighthouse today. While it is true that the Lighthouse groceries were cheap for their basic range of products, when stocking my shelves back h...

Its time to make some more wheel tracks; leaving in a day or two & heading west from Grafton via Glenn Innis , Inverel, Moree, Lighting Ridge etc, southern QLD & back down to Bourke ,B/Hill & over to the Flinders. Then the unknown, Just take it as it comes & back home by xmass. Hope to meet...

Irish Mirror After living in the remote countryside of Ireland all his life, an old Irishman decided it was time to visit Dublin . In one of the stores he picks up a mirror and looks in it. Not ever having seen one before, he remarked at the image staring back at him. 'How 'bout that!' he exclaims, 'Here'...

Just got my copy through email - a pretty good read - well, what I have read so far - will have a better look later tonight. Congrats on a great first issue - and keep it coming.

Hi, wanting to know the closest caravan park to Broadmeadows in Newcastle. We want to go up there to watch our son play in his finals of basketball. Hope you can help. cheers Ann

a big clap of hands must go to the peole at the tassie ferries booking office in melbourne,, we are told by our local travel agent that we'd have to re book our ferry ride to tassie in 2 weeks time because if the little drama that we had and the fact that we are now taking the daughter with us so with some disp...

We are Grey Nomads from Dec-May but the rest of the time we are at our farm. Any self contained Nomads welcome to camp FREE when we are at home just phone first 0408 303 418 Our farm overlooks the ocean South of Dongara Western Australia. JC -- Edited by Crisjon on Wednesday 17th of August 2011 11:17:36 PM -...

We will be spending about 3 1/2 to 4 weeks in the Flinders in October. Hoping to meet some of the Nomads

. Should be at Wilpena Pound Camping ground by the 12th. Planning at least a week there and then heading up to Arkaroola for at least another week. Keep your eye out for the Green Pajero an...

I believe UHF radios are changing to 77 channell which is why there are some good deals going round. My question is do we need 77 or will the current radios still work on the channells that they work on now?

Woke up this morning, looked out the front, something's missing! Landfall and his wife moved on yesterday afternoon after spending a pleasant few days with us, he kept mumbling something about he set his Garmin for Qld and it directed him here... His wife got to take a pic of him with some of his relatio...

I posted this on another forum but thought some of our fellow GN's might get a laugh out of some of my experiences too. These experiences happened in my very early days of tenting and campervanning and were many years ago. The best sleep I ever had was in the driveway entrance to a cemetery, the neighbo...

At long last the HJ is roadworthy, and ready to go.Tie rod ends, brake cylinders and a fuse onthe double battery setup, costing a mighty $210, and I am legal and ready the go. Cost about $500 for rego. If the weather blows up next week, and thats the forcast, I think I will do a trip to Cooktown and back to see...