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I well realise that there are a lot of people out there who, like myself have spent a lot of years on the road, so I will approach the following carefully. For those who are, maybe setting off on the BIG trip, and as a rule, don't drive long distances very often, this may be of help. If the holiday "...

Could someone please advise me on the duration of keeping water fresh in tanks. Currently travelling so only using filtered water over sink, otherwise hooked up to caravan park water. Water has been there five months to date. Is it advisable to drain and only fill when going "free camping"...

Have just realised our van wont be used for 3 months, and wonder if we should empty the water tank, or put something in to stop it going "off"? I dont think, if we try to empty it, that all the water will drain out, leaving just a bit in the bottom to become yucky. What do others do to keep their wate...

hi all, i lost my keys today and had to break into our van. heres the problem. i have the door with the fly screen in the middle of it. all i did was put a screw driver in the fly screen door and push open the fly screen to get to the main lock of the door, and it was open. took 30 sec how can i fix this so that when i lea...

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Hello fellow nomads There is a lot of talk about the excessive oil usuage in the LC200 4.5 TD. Some vehicles are using up to 1.5lt per 1000km, levelling out to about 200ml per 1000km with 20000km on the clock using the oil the Toyota dealers put in the motor. I read in another forum the usage is reduced wh...

why is most comments about travelling solo about women. There must be lots of solo men travelling alone who have needs, and stories? colin

I was at Yaamba, nth of Rocky,QLD,last night hoping to get a good nights sleep having driven from Townsville, and a semi pulls up beside me and starts a noisy diesel gen, just to run his aircon. It was humid, but he didn,t turn it off til 3.30am!i couldn,t sleep and evertually, 4am, packed up and drove to C...

We found out this morning first grandchild due mid Nov. We were leaving next weekend to head north and do the topend before heading to Broome working our way down the coast ending back in Adelaide for Xmas (we spent last christmas away and decided in future we will come home for the festive season) She wh...

He grasped me firmly but gently just above my elbow and guided me into a room, his room. Then he quietly shut the door and we were alone. He approached me soundlessly, from behind, and spoke in a low, reassuring voice close to my ear. "Just relax." Without warning, he reached down and I felt hi...

Our first stop was the G/Coast where we spent ten days with family, they also joined us along with two couples from back home for the Alan Jackson concert in Brissy,a fantastic night. Moving on to the Sunshine coast & hinterland we had the pleasure of meeting up with GN's Gary & Kerry & Glas...

Maybe a bit toooo Scottish for some of you!! Two Glaswegians, Archie and Jimmy, are sitting in the pub discussing Jimmy's forthcoming wedding. "Och, it's all goin' pure brilliant," says Jimmy. "A've got everythin' organised awready, the fluers, the church, the caurs, the recept...

I WON THE AUCTION JUST HAVE TO PAY MONEY AND PICK IT UP IN ARARAT. DO NOT KNOW IF THATS BEFORE OR AFTER SHE SEES HER DAD IN SYDNEY. BUT DO NOT MIND WAITING. HAVE SEEN MORE PHOTOS LOOKS REALLY GOOD NOW I HAVE TO CLEAN HOUSE AND MOTORHOME. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE THATS STILL LOOKING. NORMA

Marj I am heading off too Echuca at Easter...How do you think the fly's will be down the river at Christies Beach. Grateful for any info.....

We are heading off to the york on Monday to catch up with friends travelling to WA, anybody going to be in the area?

We have found in some places we have stayed that fellow travellers like to camp rather close to us, well,....it may be they park close to others as well but i tend to think that we are such lovable people that it's a complete pleasure to bask in the glow of just being near us. This is especially true of europ...

Hi all, I am contemplating buying a waeco... (no real reason why a waeco).. fridge freezer in one... Any tips. Just a 60 lt will do me... Anaconda have them on special for $1199. which includes a free cover & vaccum sealer as well... Is that a good buy? I have looked at second hand ones as well. Or...

Most new vans have a pressure hatch presumably to keep out the dust while travelling.As our van is a pre pressure hatch,if I put the front vent of the 4 season hatch onto rain would this work the same? http://www.nomadsnotes.com/AP.aspx?ID=551&EID=10594211

Coaster Vs Caravan Hi Iam about to start my own adventure sometime in July Ive done some homework but is there any one that has tried both Iam interested to here from anyone that can give me some advice Cheers MM