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Hi I looking at buying one of these, 281665 ks on the clock. Any yays or nays, or things to be wary of in this vehicle, please. Any info much appreciated. Cheers

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Morning all (Ive asked on another form but no direct answers)I have a 2011 NA Big Red 19. Have been trying to get reception for some time, then looked on the roof and found what appears to be an old break, right where the cable exits the roof of the van. I need to replace the TV antenna cable from the wall pl...

Hi People Whats the best road assistance for both car and caravan , as would like to have before we head yonder Thanks

Watching this new TV show Hunted. First off will have more seasons of this one. Then, they pick some dooseys as contestants. Some not so intelligent hunted. Spend the episode picking crap out of the nuffies. Some more intelligent contestants, not much said about them, even by the hunters. See how it...

Hi all just took a trip in the caravan and learnt something new We have an Erbespecher diesel heater. It rained and was cold no sun and the on board batteries dropped to 11.6 volts The diesel heater would not fire as it needs more than 12 volts Remedy was to back up the tow vehicle and attach the Anderson p...

I have an older Optitec caravan mover and it was working fine until two days ago. The unit turns on, the turning function works but not the forward/backward function. The unit turns off by itself. The battery is recording 12.6 volt but is there a certain voltage limit.? Is there a reset button? Does an...

Anybody have a good solution to keep a knife sharp or a really good sharpener? We have the usual knife block for carving, slicing, vege knife etc, and have a sharpener that you drag thru and a small steel to hone. I can get an edge that's okay, but just doesn't last more than a few days. Have tried a stone in t...

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The 11th Husband !!! A young man married a beautiful woman who had previously divorced 10 husbands. On their wedding night, she told her new husband to "Please be gentle; I'm still a virgin." "What ?" said the puzzled groom. "How can that be if you've been married ten times?" "Well, husband#1 was a...

Hi. Just doing my homework on a potential van. I do prefer Aussie made, however the reviews of the Ezytrail Winton 16' are ok. Does anyone have an opinion? Thanks. Noel

Hello everyone. I have read the previous posts on here and researched in other mediums and get very conflicting reports on the road conditions. I understand part of the Tablelands Highway is single lane and have travelled that sort of road before. So I hope to get some more info from those on here who h...

If you get the pension and intend to travel around AU and also maybe if you intend renting out your home this may interest you ...... My husband and I are thinking of renting out our home so we can travel in our caravan for 12 months. Both of us are on the Age Pension. We think we could earn $450 a week in renta...

Two police officers were fronted by a guy with a baseball bat while questioning a youth for not wearing a mask while in covid a while ago. Dont know if they knew each other. Looks like he got out of his car with a aluminium bat, walked across the road fronted them. They drew tasers then looks like the youth t...

From work it out yourself or else to Kumbaya and mental illness I think this chronological progression of our education system is brilliant Teaching Maths from the 1950s to Today1. Teaching Maths in the 1950s ... A forester sells a lorryload of timber for $100 His cost of production is 4/5 of t...

150psi 160lpm Air Compressor - as new - in excellent condition - only been used 3 times. $100 or whatever you reckons a fair thing. Newcastle NSW area

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...