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My wife and I have decided to take the plunge and buy a Caravan....Do a short trip to W A and broome with our two little dogs.......I. Myself have traveled willy nilly to Airlie Beach and various other places playing the bowls circuit...But it has always been on my own.......So, My new found friends ou...

My husband and I are planning an around Australia trip.We are planning to leave on our trip in about a year .Currently we are in the planning phase . We would like to get ideas, hear experiences from you all about off road expandable caravans and complete campsite trailers.We have been researching bo...

Have just had a phone call from Gary & Kerry. Asked me to say 'Hello' to everybody. They are currently working at Willow Springs in the Flinders Ranges and are about to head to Arkaroola for another short stint of work. Having a ball and have learnt many new skills along the way. They don't have an...

Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead, Now it goes to school with her, Between two bits of bread.

Hello to all again, Its been a week or three since we last checked in. All going well , we are back at the gold coast with the kids again ,left the roper rv. on tuesday & arrived here on sunday avo, a few days here & back home to unload boat & camper trailer, cleanup & head off agai...

Wine of the month I just found a new wine,,&,,it's called,Grey Nomad. Comes from McLaren Vale,, Vintage Sparkling Brut VintageSparkling Shiraz Sauvignon Blanc Shiraz Moscato But on the back I read this,, The ''Land Down Under''has provided the ideal habitat for the recently discove...

wondering if its possible to have some set up so when home and we have visiters, and they stay in the van if spare room full, can we have a set up so the toiled is used with the house system, if you can gather my thinking?

I've tried the lamp at night and 1 watt is fine inside the van. I'll be getting at least one more. They cost $40 but for each one bought IKEA donates one to world vision for kids who have no electricity. There is no bulb ...rather a clear marble instead which fans out the light...no hot point with halo. I lo...

Do you know why blonde jokes are so simple? It is so brunetts can understand them...

I think it's time for all travelers to get concerned about the rules covering ambulance services across OZ. My granddaughter is about to go on a school excursion to Canberra and came in with a note advising parents that whilst in Canberra the child would not be covered by their NSW ambulance cover . I h...

Hi All, we live in Hervey Bay and we would like to go somewhere for a couple of weeks in our van as it has been sitting since Christmas. We have just returned from a flying visit to Perth and then a car travel to Newcastle all for family now we need our time. Does anyone have any suggestions as to a nice spot. We...

Hi Folks, We are selling the house and having a Van built. We will be living in the van full time and travelling with no fixed address - but will have a postal address (Daughter in Canberra) My question is - how do I get Van insurance. All the companies I contacted (AAMI, Allianz, over 50's, GIO, RAA) will n...

Hi All, Does anyone know what the road is like going from Rockhampton to Mareeba I have been told it is best to go to Innisfail the across to Ravenhoe then up to Mareebe instead of going up to Cairns then down to Mareeba. Has anyone been there for Christmas in July can the tell me a bit about it. Do you ha...

We have a little sportsliner A'Van camper and was wondering if we could use an 80 watt solar panel fixed to one of the side roofs it would just be for keeping the battery topped up, we only have the lights running off 12 volt and the tap. would 80 watt be enough and would it make the roof really heavy. Thanks f...

Hi Could someone tell me if deep cycle batteries have a "use by date"? i.e. do they only last for a certain number of years and then need replacing? Sorry if this is a stupid question!

had a good day, although long, was up at 5 to catch a 3hr train trip from nowra, saw some nice rigs, i liked the northstar slide on camper units , but loved the avan ovation? i think jayco had a similar unit, noice... there were rigs there worth more than my house! any way im off to bed, too much in my head and i f...

well we finaly got it our rooftop tent so here are some pics has a skirt that goes around the bottom with a floor in it .