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Does of our nomads have a Vitrifigo fridge in their van's. This is what we are getting with our kedron, and yesterday I posted this question direct to the Vitrifigo website "Hello, can you advise me if your Vitrifigo DP2600iX if the freezer is automatic defrost?" and here was their reply &...

Well, who seen the news tonight? They showed Karen, the voice behind the prompts on the Garmin GPS. & that is her name, aussie as well.

hi all i hope every one is fine and going good, just wondering if some one can tell me what temp to set my fridge on as i wont to turn it into a freezer. i will have my 40lt waeco as my fridge and set the 35lt as my freezer that way we can travell a lot long without stopping at shops any input would be app regards pos...

I was in Repco this morning buying the latest in fold up (rollup) camping aluminium table they had advertised, WHEN I saw this tiny mirror on a rod hanging amongst all the other little tools!! The mirror itself was about the size of a 50 cent piece but slightly squashed to make it longer one way. It was ca...

Interested to know if many GNs are out there are using a tent rather than a caravan/motorhome/campertrailer/whatever. Have been thinking about this recently and can see the positives and the negatives. My curiosity was sparked by a new tent from the OzTent people which does away with the need to mou...

can people who are travelling on here please tell me when and how they use the net do you buy some optus on a stick, which im told is very expensive so how do others use the net when away ? just interested for future travels when we take our laptops any info would be interesting thanks :)

Hello to one and all. I am seeking your comments, good or bad on the caravan protection products, eg Vantec or RV Gard. Do they really work or am I better off saving my money and cleaning my van the with normal car cleaning products. The advertising hype gives the impression that the products are the du...

A little boy was sitting on the footpath with a bottle of Turpentine.. He was shaking it up and watching all the bubbles. A Priest came along and asked the little boy what he had. The little boy said, 'This is the most powerful liquid in the world; it's called Turpentine.' The Priest said, 'No, the mos...

My wife looks after the registration for the car and caravan, apparently I am not smart enough to walk in to the post office before the the due date and pay...................,well gues who forgot to walk in to the post office before the due date and pay. Unfortunatly the caravan is now unregistered.I...

Hi. Has anybody had anything to do with Viscount Aerolight caravans?I am looking at one one Ebay.Tell me the good or bad, Thanks.

Not really sure if this should be here, health forum or cooking tips, but I thought more interested people may see it here. As a diabetic and pensioner who does like a beer, I really object to paying $40.00 per case. To make good low carb low alcohol beer simply use 250 grams of dextrose, instead of the w...

Should you be in a cane toad invested area, please help to eradicate some, go to canetoadterminators.weebly.com for some information. All you need is a good torch, tongs and a plastic bag . Once the toads are in the plastic bag tie a knot and let them sufficate.

When are we going to have a new competition?

The front page article reminded me of our first tent which had a sky window. It was wonderful to lie in bed and look up at the stars, especially in Central Australia,... we used to say we had million-star accommodation. Such happy memories. A camper trailer followed which had boring solid canvas and no...

A married couple were on holiday in Jamaica . They were touring around the market-place looking at the goods and such, when they passed a small sandal shop. From inside they heard the shopkeeper with a Jamaican accent say,'You foreigners! Come in. Come into my humble shop.' So the married couple wa...

For 2 years a man was having an affair with an Italian woman. One night, she confided in him that she was pregnant. Not wanting to ruin his reputation or his marriage, he paid her a large sum of money if she would go to Italy to secretly have the child. If she stayed in Italy to raise the child, he woul...

My husband would like to upgrade our GPS. I would like to get one for him for Christmas. Any suggestions? What works for you and what doesn't etc? Cheers

When I use to go camping with Mum and Dad as a child, they had a toaster that would sit on a gas ring. It looked abit like a 4 sided cheesegrater, but larger, with a curled base on each side for the bread to lie on. It was open up the centre, so the heat would transfer nicely and evenly. It was a great gadget and b...

Hi everybody, Gaz and Marly are still at home , one daughter left to finish ( Matric) or year 12 , get a licence, car , and work out the washing machine) and then we can buy the van and the new tow vehicle. Hav been members for a while now and we enjoy reading everybodys blogs about their travels . I look at th...

Going to try to mostly free camp on our trip next year so my question is do I carry my small stihl chainsaw because there is nothing like bending the arm or jaw over a nice camp fire. cheers blaze