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have just bought a converted bus and getting to know what makes everything tick.it has a dc-dc inverter for house batterys im not sure if this is going to do the job ,can anyone recomend a good worry free set up. i am new to all this having not caravaned before,but am in no hurry to get things organised for m...

I know I have seen this on here before but I can not find it so here goes I have a mobile (pre paid) with optus, as I will be on the road full time as from 13 july (30 days) who is counting I need to get a new phone I do not want one with all the bells and whistles just make and recieve calls, what type of phone and wh...

Happy birthday Robell - found the way to check on birthdays. So have a great day - it is my grandson's 18th birthday today too, I've just come back from family lunch. Cheers Es

Arrived home last night,safe & well, all went well with no major problems. Thanks to all for the welcome back,makes you feel like its all one big family here. So its on with the clean up, do a few jobs & plan the next set of wheel tracks in a few weeks time. Cheers; J & L.

we are looking at towing a caravan with a gvm around 2500kgs, we need a 4wd ute for towing as i need to transport a motorcycle in the tray, have been looking at a Landcruiser ute at the moment as want to keep the cost down and spend more on the van, anybody have any advice on this sort of vehicle or any other sui...

We are just embarking on our round Australia trip, we have been caravaners for many years but always with smaller vans,(pop tops 16' vans) we have purchased a Jayco Heritage 25' 2005 and pulling it with a petrol Jeep Grand Cherokee 2003, we have heard so many scary tales of the larger caravans being un...

All nicely settled at the Foreshore Van Park in Mallacoota. Just a hop step and a jump from home really. Beautiful weather today just jeans and a t-shirt until late afternoon. Sure beats the wind a cold we have had for the past few weeks. Didn't take Blue long to drop a line in the water. From local talk t...

oil pastry: healthier & no need to flour pin, surface or container. fast & great for sweet or savoury. cook a tart/pie in camp oven, etc. * medium jar with lid! bowl: dough freezes uncooked, or when baked, stays crisp even after being refrigerated! 1C grapeseed oil 1C water 3 C flour 1C s.r. flo...

Now the nights are getting colder and we are not all way up north where its the only warm place, what do you use to keep warm in the back of a Campervan. Is there a particular type of heating that is safe for such a confined space?

Donald Duck and Daisy Duck were spending the night together in a hotel room and Donald wanted to have sex with Daisy. The first thing Daisy asked was, "Do you have a condom?" Donald frowned and said, "No." Daisy told Donald that if he didn't get a condom, they could not have sex. &q...

From time to time members PM me seeking information or I PM members giving them information (usually negative) that I don't wish to post on an Open Forum. Today I posted some information about how to, and how not to, contact me. The Forum Adminsitrator has seen fit to deleted the thread in its entriety...

SOMEWHERE in Grey Nomads, someone told of a recipe that you rub into sore joints. Apparently, it heats up the area, and give relief. I know sorbolene cream was one of the ingredients. Does anyone remember who it was and where I can find it again, please?

This was a grass fire behind the Transport and Ghan museum at Alice Springs. A strong wind blew this fire to within 100 meters of ours and another volunteers van before the fire brigade got it under control. The fire took about 10 mins to travel about 500 meters. -- Edited by NeilandRaine on Monday 27th o...

Hi Everyone. Some time back, someone? posted about a beverage tray that fits and clips onto the small middle seat of a toyota. At the time, I did not need it....but now I do....and I have typed everything that I can think of into "search".....all to no avail. I have had a look on Ebay etc; bu...

Not anything to do with travelling, but it is red

The monster steam engine in the paddle steamer PS Emmylou.