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Have very recently come into the possesion of a 1981 Viscount Grand Tourer poptop around 16ft x 7ft As i am partly disabled, if i had bought it i would have went for a full height van -- the less work i need to do the less drama ---- i do not wish to sell or trade it for sentimental reasons but do want to use it...

Well Ma hope your caravan didn't leak or anybody else it sure came down now wait for the Westly Winds , but will make a good start to spring

Anyone have the SBN No. for this book sounds very interesting need to buy it online cheers Coyotte

just thought i would post a pic of our subaru wrx ,we are fans of subarus got a forester, a brumby ute and the wrx, the wrx is my hubbys baby but we are going to sell it soon and get a gt forester in the long run nice car aye? -- Edited by glassies on Saturday 31st of July 2010 04:40:06 PM

Yellow 24 A man goes to the doctors feeling a little ill. The doctor checks him over and says, 'Sorry, I have some bad news, you have Yellow 24, a really nasty virus. It's called Yellow 24 because it turns your blood yellow and you usually only have 24 hours to live. There's no known cure so just go home...

A blonde was on holiday and driving thru Darwin . She desperately wanted to take home a pair of genuine crocodile shoes but was very reluctant to pay the high prices the local vendors were asking. After becoming very frustrated with the "no haggle on prices" attitude of one of the sho...

Thought I would start a new thread as Lois' seems to have disappeared off the page. Has anyone been to her site yet, I wondered how she was going with all the rescued animals. I intend calling in on her when I get up that way probably around October, on the way through to Dougies at Chinchilla. Which will be...

Having enjoyed this lifestyle for 13 years now, and travelling solo pretty well exclusively, it became a bit samey and without direction so I started following Jazz Festivals, but Country Music Fests, Gem Fests, your interest gives it all more meaning. Another thing I have done is to look up ancesto...

Hiya All, It's been great reading all the posts (well not all of them still have a lot more to read!!), the posts I have read so far have been really informative and has given me a lot to ponder over. I plan to start "living the dream" and hit the road in 2011 for 12 months. I have set a modest budge...

Hi all, I am posting this on behalf of hubby who is not so comuter savvvy with forums. We are nearly ready to buy toyota cruiser turbo diesel but he has just asked me to check if there are any issues or how to deal with the diesel fumes/vapour and do they damage caravan when towing? cheers

How many times have you been on the road and your not sure if there is enough water in the tank for a shower ..Or your like me dont travel with tanks of water.. Ok here is an idea that works for us.. The tap on the front of the van, put a ball tap there , a ball tap will let water go bothways.. Most vans have a 12 volt...

Would like to here from previous nomads who have worked the harvest.

An elderly couple, who were both widowed, had been going out with each other for a long time. Urged on by their friends, they decided it was finally time to get married. Before the wedding, they went out to dinner and had a long conversation regarding how their marriage might work. They discuss...

Hi All I am off to Condobolin on 11th Aug for a month. It is the start of the Western Show Circuit for dogs. The park will be booked out for most of that time and will have approx 400 dogs camped there. The dogs are all kept under control and are generally quiet, the park and town do really well for the time th...

TO ALL;;; If any one is passing through the mid north coast during the next few weeks & need a coffee break it would be good to catch up. We will be around home for a while now , taking thr B.I.L. for his ckeck ups etc, one will be in sydney mid sept ,so advise us if you are coming through. Hope to see some one...

Hi all, Has anyone driven the road to Newnes lately? Last time we tried it we encountered really bad corrugations which gave our little van a hard time. I understand that part of the road up to the new resort has been fixed, but I am wondering about the rest. Any help greatly appreciated.

At the Saturday night tent revival the preacher announces, "Anyone with 'needs' to be prayed over, come forward, to the front at the altar." Leroy gets in line, and when it's his turn, the preacher asks: "Leroy, what do you want me to pray about for you?" Leroy replies: "Pr...

I wonder how many of us solo >>>>>male and female <<<< are out on road or working on going in next year or two ...... and why are we doing it solo ????..would be intresting to see the answers .... For myself it my dad in me ..he was a nomad before it was even a word l...

Hi We're presently in Alice and thinking of heading for the peninsular for a few weeks. Can anyone let us know how wet/cold it is at present. We'd like to be able to do some fishing. Here at Alice the days are warm and sunny but the nights are pretty chilly. Beautiful and green countryside against the...

I am always so amazed at how much better I feel when I start using dandelion in the spring! All that stagnated liver/kidney/stomach energy lifts and I feel renewed!This craving for bitter flavors always has me out searching for those young green dandelion leaves popping up everywhere about now. I ea...