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On sunday we are off to sydney again to take the B>I>L> back for his check up with the surgon that done the bypass. This means I,ll be quite & out of your hair for the week.LOL Safe travells to all.

Inner Peace Some doctor on the TV this morning said that the way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you have started. So I looked around my house to see things I'd started and hadn't finished and, before leaving the house this morning, I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of s...

Hiya All, I got delivery of the van yesterday ...............what a great feeling. She's not new (1988) but I left the pop top up overnight to see how she took to the horrid weather we have been having in Adelaide the last few days (very bad winds and heavy rains) but she pulled up great. No leaks...........

Anyone travelled the above tracks/roads in the last 4 weeks-whats their condition. Regards

We drove home from our daughters today - up the coast Grafton to Ballina - then on to north of Brisbane. Grafton to Ballina, being mostly single lane, we estimated that 7 out of 10 vans were from Victoria. If anyone is interested in another silly stastic, about one in 30 tugs tugging vans has a tinnie...

The previous thread about (possibly) feeding crocs in the NT has reminded me about the number of tourists I've seen who ignore the "dont feed the wildlife" signs. Our wild creatures will gobble up whatever they are given even if it isnt good for them, end become pests, dangerous even, han...

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/09/09/178161_ntnews.html-- Edited by petengail on Thursday 9th of September 2010 11:27:13 AM

Hello Milo, if you are out there !!! How is Ben !!

We are travelling up the coast from Brisbane to Stanage bay north of Rocky. Stanage does not have a water supply so we have to cart our own in. We would prefer to leave here with empty tanks and storage containers, and fill up in Rockhampton. I have a universal tap - can anyone tell me where I can acc...

Well, hello to you all from Birdsville. Yep... we are here for a couple more days..all mudded in, cold and some damp, and all having a beaut time. We arrived in Birdsville last Wednesday, camped up at the race track with my brother {he had 7 horses racing} and the rain came Friday night. Noone can leave t...

I know he's not human but he's a well travelld friend and I took him to the vets today for his usual check up, they think he may have some form of throat cancer or something, but there not sure yet, dont know if he needs to be ,you know..yet ive had him for 8 years , he was 4 or 5 when i got him, we've had our ups n dow...

Finally the NZ Wing is clearly available, Beware of old stock but great to see that forums can contribute information on many subjects. Camec are advertising the NZ wing in their new products section.

Hi all, just a quickie. Recently saw a gas cyclinder that had the top cutoff and had been converted into a fireplace/stove/bbq. Any one got any ideas about making them with photos and directions etc. Have already filld the cyclinder with water 4x and it still smells of the perfume, is still...

Gday... Are you actually using one of these?? We are thinking of installing one of these filters to the van. There is a bracket that attaches to the outside of the van to which the Happy Camper Filter attaches. What areas have/do you travel in and how effective are they? Do you think they have been worth t...

I was just viewing the users page and noticed there are 13 listed users in the United States for this forum. I also saw that a large number of 'guests' had viewed from the US even in the last couple of hours. Is this some sort of switching arrangement with the forum or are there really people looking at...

OMG I'm a veteran member now.......think I'll sign up for the RSL You gotta laugh :) Keep Smiling

As I have yet to hook my caravan up and take it out on the road, could someone please answer the following Would the dealer installed " 7 pin plug " on the tow vechile be allready wired to operate the "Electric Brakes" on the van --- ( the van's brake lights work when hooked up ) many t...

I know this well done but you maybe able to give some amounts that you put in a say 10 litre holding tank .I have looked everywhere but to no avail and i do not want to use the chemicals or is there another product i can use

An Aussie stockman and his wife had just got married and found a nice hotel for their wedding night. The man approached the front desk and asked for a room. He said, 'We're on our honeymoon and we need a nice room, with a good strong bed." The clerk winked, 'You want the 'Bridal'?' The drover refl...

Hi all Whats the average dollars spent per day when on the road and free camping as much as possible. To date when I have gone solo for short periods I have worked my budget on $1 per Km, average trip would be about 10 to 15 000 km in 6 to eight weeks. That seems to cover unforseen items, last trip had to replace...