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Hello, I am new here and not sure I belong, I am still in my late 30s with only a few grey hairs :) I am going to travel Australia for a year on my own. It will be a mix of camping of my station wagon and housesitting and picking up work where I can to keep the funds moving. As you can imagine there don't seem to be m...

how many know the loaded weight of their vans, talking to the local tyre shop today and he reckons most vans on the road are over weight for the running gear, tyres, springs etc cheers blaze

Greetings everybody As a newbie and just setting up to go on the road for a couple of years I have a lot of questions to try and get things right before venturing out. We have a 2009 sorento (petrol ) tugging a 16ft expanda. The van is wired to accept charge from the tow vehicle so will get the kia wired next we...

good to see rain filling the dams but for nth qld the wet season has only just started. it's a worry thinking about what may happen when the monsoon trough forms and starts to move south bringing our usual wet season let alone any cyclones which effect us in the next 4 months. even though nth qld is a great...

To all the friends I have made here and also to those I have sometimes annoyed A very happy Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year from Doreen and myself To all those travelling, have a great trip and arrive safely Cheers Brian

What the! I have travelled the coast road many times from Cairns to Brisbane and back, and yet whenever I get on a motorway I lose my way! Yesterday in Brisbane I wanted to get to Inala to buiy some yummy Vietnamese coffee..... Started off in Hawthorne and after ending up on the Gold Coast Motorway, then b...

It will take me too long to go through all the Posts on the Campsites Thread, so I'm hoping it's OK to post this here. A friend of mine who's on the road, needs a safe, not too expensive CP [or other] place to park his Caravan, and live in it, closer than 30 Ks from Adelaide. One of his Family is in Hospital, p...

Anyone know what the towing capability is roughly speaking of a Hi Ace campervan? I see Hi Ace vans around with tow balls and I am just wondering...? Annie

Iv'e just posted some very rare photos in "sharing photos"for those who may be interested.

This guy was featured in the July Caravan and Motorhome Mag. I'm going to be looking at them when I sell my house. www.xcentrix.com.au Cheers, Sheba. -- Edited by Sheba on Monday 29th of November 2010 12:17:15 AM

Hi all, another question for you. We look as if we will be going down the above tug. What I would like to know is what is the recommended engine oil is and how often should it be changed [I've been told 5000 kms]. While we are at it what is the replacement kms for things as oil, fuel, air filters, etc. I gues...

Morning All, We received an email yesterday that originated from a caravan club, and forwarded on through other channels, that warned/advised toll charges were being given for caravan/trailers etc. and fines were incurred if you didn't pay the toll, and that you have to register them (caravan...

G'day everyone, just a follow up to yesterdays post regarding snakes. When travelling I always carry at least 2 compression bandages in a backpack for out walking, and on our trip through SA and Qld via Birdsville I wore long pants and sturdy work shoes all the time...........except at the end of a lon...

Just been up to Toc water now out to levee banks toc beach completely covered , all access points to river closed . Hume weir letting out 4oooomeg a day plus wots coming in from rivers , kiewa, ovens/king, so will continue to rise for awhile yet Barmah forest getting a good drink, everyone happy except tr...

Just got this Link from the Tassie Govt. Cheers, Sheba.. http://www.police.tas.gov.au/community-alerts/

The below link is an RTA link for NSW. Don't know if the other states have them or not but if you look down the right hand side, once you plot your course, you can see if there are roadworks, floods etc. I thought you might all benefit from this link. http://livetraffic.rta.nsw.gov.au/

Being a modest man, when I checked into my hotel on a recent trip, I said to the lady at the registration desk, "I hope the porn channel in my room is disabled." To which she replied, "No, it's regular porn, you sick bastard.

Hi all I am looking for any feedback (good or bad) on the Australian made Swift appliances. Has anyone got them installed in the RV and have they had any problems.

I asked this question a few years ago whilst in Cairns and didn't get very satisfactory answers. perhaps the older and wiser might know. Why is CAIRNS pronunced like CANS? A CAIRN is a pile of rocks to mark a grave etc and the ai is pronounced like the ai in air. See the link below and click the speaker ic...

We won't be using the van for a few weeks and have purchased some axle stands to put it up on. The stands are rated to 2000 kgs and we've got a 17' Millard Pop top. When the vans on the stands should we put the legs down as well?? thanks Janeene