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Hi everyone, In the market for our first caravan and would love if anyone could take the time to point out the things to watch out for, what is a good brand etc. Thought I should start with the ones with all the experience - the grey nomads! :) Our budget is around $15,000 and there is just me and my wife (firs...

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Can anyone help me I am looking at a s/w toyota coaster that has a 202 red engine which i have no idea about and my mechanic is away any help would be appreciated

One night around a campfire in the Warrumbungles, we met a couple who were on their first caravan trip. They had travelled overseas extensively and discovered that some people on the other side of the world had visited here and knew more about their own country than they did. So they decided to fix that...

Hooray we at last had some rain in WA, feel real sorry for those guys in Rockhampton area who have had too much of it, when will the floods ends?

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Almost had to paddle on the way down from (un) sunny Qld. rain finally stopped just before Dubbo and it has been fine and sunny ever since, bloody hot at Elmore and the rally still has a week to go ten we are off to the Grampions for a week or so before we head off to the coast

Hello everyone, I am new on the board. Currently slogging away with the dream in mind of tootling around our gorgeous country one day. I am living in Uralla in the New England and I coordinate the Uralla Lantern Parade. Not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes! I am seeking expressio...

A guy goes to the dentist and asks him to take out a tooth that is aching badly. He sits in the chair and the dentist is just about to give him an injection to remove the tooth when he says to the dentist "Please no needles I cant stand them" Thats okay I will give you gas instead says the dentist. &...

We would like to thank everyone for the info re the weight limits it was more than useful and it is great to go on a forum and get help. Our next delemina is we have been looking at fuel cans both metal and plastic but both state do not expose to direct sunlight were do most caravaners carry extrs fuel. Th...

Hi we have a 16ft traveller caravan and are a bit confused re the towing weight On the a frame it shows us that the ATM iS 1670 the GVM is 1590 the TARE MASS1370 and the towball weight 80 We recently got the caravan weighed fully loaded except for water it weighed in at 1645kg we tow it with a Hyundai Terracan...

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What has happened to the weekly news bag on the home page. Has it fallen over again. Also i think the stories on the home page are a little stale.

Back of hotel at triaunna. Large grassy area. Toilets inside pub, showers across road at tourist information centre. Gold coin donation. From Gary & Kerry

We are hoping to spend a couple of months on the south coast. Would love any recommendations- we like having a campfire(conditions permitting), don't need toilet or showers, and sometimes like electricity. Not just looking for free camping but hate the caravan park cement slab & side by side...

G'day All, I am shortly going to need a new set of tyres for the Pajero and would like some advice. I have some friends telling me that Cooper tyres are the best and others say that you can't go past Goodrich all terrain. I would be grateful for your views. I have been quoted $320 for Goodrich and $310 for Coo...

any shows comming up in sydney , south coast nsw ? missed the one in ulladulla last year..

Hi all, back home after travelling 28,000km lap of Australia, 10 months duration & free camped all the time with my Troopy & 15ft Van.

Hi everyone hope you all had a good christmas and new year, we have been looking for a caravan now for a few months and have found it a little difficult actually decide which van to purchase we intend to do the big lap next year and so a well built van is a must we are favouring coromals as they seem to be of a qua...

Hi folks, We're new members looking at doing a nine month trip round Oz. We've heard that house insurance becomes invalid if you are away for more than three months at a time. Does anyone have any information on this as we prefer not to take it up with our insurance company until we know which way the la...