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Hey everyone, I hope you are all well as we move into these colder months. I find my fingers going numb as I type this msg as I am once again in the colder places of NSW. Its been a while I know, I went a bit rogue. For two months actually but now I'm back. I thought I would do a little update on what's been happe...

Australia joins dozens of countries committing to a 'democratic' internet https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-29/australia-joins-57-of-nations-committing-to-democratic-internet/101024208 I believe this is good news. Restricting the internet was not its original...

It is quite a while since I have towed a van. Many years ago I sold my last van and went Motorhoming. I have now come back to Caravanning. I have an Option Rv Distinction and a Izuzu D Max. I have installed a Dexter Anti Sway System and also have purchased a Hayman Reece set of Weight Distribution Hitch { rou...

Wish I had found this before I changed the bloody heavy battery in the boot. It must be 50 years old I guess. -- Edited by Craig1 on Sunday 24th of April 2022 12:10:12 PM

at the local park some 8km's round trip away. Got the bike and dog trailer, and am using the wifi of a tourist whom will be here for a month. Have set this camp up for a long stay, hoping I can have it here for at least 3 months maybe more. Have been wanting to do long term camping in our Wild Country tent, and a 5...

Am researching the purchase of a solar blanket to supplement the 2x150w panels on the roof of my caravan as the current situation means I run out of power after say three days off grid. Any information would be very much appreciated as I understand it's not as easy as taking the blanket out of the box and p...

On a different topic the old TV show, My Favourite Martian, was mentioned. That brought back memories of many TV shows that I watched as a child. Such as: Milton the Monster, Linus the Lionhearted, Bugs Bunny Show, Woody the Woodpecker, The Flintstones, It's about Time (? about two astronauts who...

I found some really good videos on various road trips on You Tube. I find that most of the ones I have watched before all seem to revolve around some clown thinking he is a media star accompanied by the wife that talks through her nose and the kids named Therryn and Constance. These ones I have been watchin...

Clearly innapropriate behaviour in Moscow

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I presently have a vinyl tonneau cover on my D Max that is starting to come to the end of its days. I have thought about getting a canopy but with the extra weight added to the other junk that I cart around in the tub together with some of the reports I have read here about the inaccessibility of things that ar...

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Howdy all. Apologies for the lack of posts - have been watching but like many of us have been busy dealing with the last couple of years. Anyhoo, I will catch up gradually and here's the first retro post, this one from October 2019 (yes, it's been that long!). Hope you enjoy it. https://stevies-wanderi...

Hi, everyone, just wanted to get some advise, if possible, from people that have dealt with road worthy's on old motor homes like mine, l bought a 1984 model Nissan civilian, can you please tell me, what is checked on a small 7 meter motor home for road worthy, it has a dometic gas / electric fridge and a...

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Hi all, I have a Truma Gas Heater fitted to the TeePee as I feel the cold quickly as well as heat in summer. I tried using the heater this morning as it was 16c but felt a lot colder to me for some reason, probably my health at the moment and it would keep going, it kept cutting off. I gave up after 4 tries. Obvi...

Hello again I'm slowly catching up. I have four more short notes (with pictures) after this one before I start on my current trip. Funny what a spell of rain-induced inactivity will do for retro travel blogs. This one is a five to ten minute read with 20 pictures from Hay, Lake Cargelligo, Nambucca Head...

Hello all, Has anyone with a Windsor Seka Pop Top changed their 3 way Dometic fridge to a VitriFrigo 150i compressor unit? We are having a cooling system blockage in the Dometic for the second time and seeing as we will not be using the caravan for free camping we feel a compressor unit is the way to go. Ple...