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after 3 months finally got the van out of the yard after all the rain.even though we only got away for a week it was so refreshing to be on the road.the roads west of townsville as far as richmond are in good condition but a lot of water laying in the paddocks.look ing forward to 3 months in W.A. from mid july....

Seniors Text Coding ATD At the doctors BFF Best friend fell BTW Bring the wheelchair BYOT Bring your own teeth ......FWIW Forgot where I was GGPBL Gotta go, pacemaker battery low GHA Got heartburn again IMHO Laughing my dentures out OMMR On my massage recliner OMSG Oh My! Sorry gas ROFLACGU Rolling...

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Can anyone give us some advice on collecting water for the tank of our camper trailer,it has a capacity of 80 litres. are petrol stations happy for travellers to fill their tanks?or where is the best place to do this.We are travelling around the coast of Australia so will hopefully be close to water at l...

Monster RVs A Nuisance (Letter to the Editor of The West Australian , in The Weekend West caravan section on page 38 dated March 19-20, 2011.) I refer to the March 5-6 letter from Phil Chadd, which outlined shortcomings in caravan park facilities in accommodating huge recreational vehicles. Many ca...

any suggestions how to get rid of the plastic taste from new water tank and pipes in new van or is it just a matter of time. Roy

Hi folks we have been taking a break from the road for a few weeks but are keen to get back on the road in time for Bathurst 1000. Can any one point me in the direction of a post re cleaning out of the water tank as I have not used it since purchasing the van. It is a jayco freedom with a typical under floor plastic...

From looking after a 600,000 acre 120km wide homestead 70km from the nearest town of Sandstone WA with the nearest human being over 50km away to now, being in Monkey Mia Caravan Park, surrounded by Apollo, Brit & Wicked vans plus of cause the normal caravans & motorhomes....what a differenc...

Hello all, I hope I'm not misusing this Techies corner. My brother is hoping to add an extra 100L water tank to his camper. Would there be an issue with placing it above the axle? There appears to be 70-80mm clearance left. He has a leaf spring suspension with shock absorbers. If the axle was to travel tha...

Hi Guys, My sister has a Motorhome, and wants to know how to cleanse and refresh a grey water tank. Any advice will be appreciated. Cheers, xina.

hi guy and gals can any one help with information on how best to clean a water tank in caravan that has been standing for some time . have just bought van and have no idea how long since it has been cleaned or what has been in it. regards al

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...