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We have recently joined the forum as we prepare for the trip of a lifetime from Melbourne around Australia. We will be travelling in a new Nissan Patrol and a 21 foot Jayco Sterling. We have been getting mixed messages about spares that we should be carrying. Should be purchase an additional spare t...

Has anyone taken a caravan down to Jindabyne during the snow season and skiied there, we live North Brisbane and would like to do a ski season there next year. We are caravan virgins getting our van, Franklin X-Factor, on 26th August 2010 and would appreciate any advice.

Hi to all the GN's out there. The Federal Gov has funded "Broadband for Seniors Kiosk's" at various locations around the country. These "kiosks" are usually set up by volunteer organisations such as "Progress Associations" and others. It is designed to enable pe...

ive had it in my mind about a camper van, but are there any that ive over looked with a shower and toilet, ?? say under 20' feet? am i dreaming?

Has anyone stayed at this park? Its not mentioned in my NRMA guide, nor Badgers. Thought we might visit Grafton for the Jacaranda Festival. Thanks.

Well we got up to Stanage (70 ks north of Rockhampton QLD,turn right 100 klms of dirt), the dirt road was just like driving down a highway, it had been recently graded and was in top condition. The first few days were glorious - unfortunately the fish were not biting - neither inside the bay nor outside n...

As many of our RV population are ex ADF members and along with the general population feel very strongly about this subject, you may be interested in this link; http://www.gopetition.com/petition/39006.html

I'm a 63 yo Aussie guy, who wants to do the GN thing. My Japanese child bride (16 yrs younger, so no spring chicken) isn't so easily convinced. I've used words like sunsets, scenery, wombats, kangaroos, sleep in, less stress etc. She has responded with ants, spiders, snakes, scorpions, no Master Chef...

Hi,I have just joined and love camping of all types and thought this link may be helpful.Couple of years old but still accurate as far as I am aware http://campervans.myfreeforum.org/about31.html -

hi all just thought i'd post this incase anyone was interested,, if you're in South Australia and are heading north towards Port Augusta there is a place alog the way called Port Germaine, you'll go right past it on the way north well if youre in the area on the weekend of the 19th and 20 of November this ye...

Any one with a telstra mobile plan with the My Hour deal? I like many beleived that all calls made in this time frame had to be connected & finished within the designated hour in a max of 20min blocks. Not so, just found out that as long as a call is connected within that time frame you can extend beyond...

Found this in todays paper. For anyone in the Echuca-Shepparton-Bendigo area this would be a lovely weekend away. I wish I had my van already, I would be there. Terrick Terrick national park this weekend 2-3rd oct The Friends of Terrick Terrick National Park will hold an open weekend with activitie...

Called at the Home Hill Free Camp on Saturday it is a great set up , but local tell me they are getting fed up with the dunking back packers who stay for long time and make a nuisance of them self

G'day fine folks (long time since I posted), We just sold our house,don't have a permanent address and need to Insure our newly aquired pop-top camper van(82 Nissan urvan).We arn't "Nomading" to coin a phrase,just on a journey to look for another home to buy and are envisoning about 2mths...

Marvelous what you find when you crawl under a brand new caravan! The air intake vents for the air-con are under the floor, and consist of 6 circular holes 3" wide protected only by nylon insect screen. (Its a Jayco Discovery "Outback" pop-top) The dealer, when we complained, sai...

Gday... We have found that many towns have opened their showgrounds for use by the travelling public, usually at very good prices with better than fair facilities. However, we have not been able to track down a reference that lists or identifies which towns/areas have showgrounds available for tra...

well weve just purchased a realy nice 2003 subaru forester, selling our beloved WRX i swear my hubby will have a tear in his eye when it does go out the gate, but we saw a realy good buy from a guy in palmwoods car has 10grand worth of stuff done on it alone without just the car being in such good nic. pick it up n...

Sat 25 & Sun 26th September saw the Barellan Working Clydesdale Show go off with a bang. 17 clydesdales yoked up to a wool wagon for 4500 croud to see most likely for most the very first time. Barellan is holding the event again next year so keep an eye open for the dates.

Hello All We are new to the web site, we are going to Crystal Brook SA to work the Grain Harvest, for the first time, have any of you worked there before, do u have any words of wisdom We will be travelling from Darwin can you recommend any free parking along the way? Look forward to you comments Kind Regards...