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There was a topic on here a while back on how to connect computer fans to the back of a 3 way fridge to help cooling. I have tried to find it in the archives but had no luck. Can any one who has done this exercise give me any ideas how they did it ie. no. of fans, size, if you connected them via thermostat and best p...

The following came to my attention about 'Genetically Modified Food'. If you wish to be able to decide whether to eat it or not, then post a short note to that effect to the link below. We all have a right to know what we are eating, but under our current laws most GE ingredients are exempt from labelling. L...

Thought some of you fishermen would appreciate this true story. BUNDY RUM (Bundaberg Rum) Queensland's famous product! Forget Jamacia or any other rubbish! For you over seas people: A King Brown is one of the deadliest snakes on earth. Out of the top 10, Australia has 5. I finally got around to going f...

Due to certain responsibilities and commitments to family matters, Ma and I are stuck in our home on the NSW south coast for a while. However, some stupid idiot forgot to build the highway to bypass our stretch of paradise. Now we have to put up with tourists pushing up the local prices, using up the ta...

Ten Top Tip for RV'ers. Doesn't cover everything but good advice ! Sorry, I couldn't get the scan to do any better than that, try saving the image to your PC and print off. -- Edited by Vic41 on Wednesday 13th of January 2010 03:36:32 PM

Hi my name is Brian, my wife is Doreen, Doreen is retiring in July and we intend to rent the house out and hit the road for two or three years, we have accomodation organised when return home maybe once or twice a year for a visit. We plan to work (pay or accomodation) when necessary, I will be spending the ti...

Well we are off with the van to Murwullimbah for the weekend, maybe I should get onto some of the alternate lifestyle folk who live there and get some of that wacky terbaccy, it might help me tune the antenna on my beanie ...

Hardly used, low mileage, priceless ! See: http://www.gtamarketing.com/1937FordHousecar.html

Hi guys, just looking at the map, sorting a route north. Has anyone got any advice on how to get from Nrth Old over to Arnhem land. Question is, can you take a van across the Carpentaria Hwy, our do you need to go through Tennant Creek?

You can cook this on your campfire in a camp oven or in the van in a frypan eezy peezy, I use a cast iron pan without a handle so it goes in the oven. 4 pork chops 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary oil ( I prefer olive) 2 tablespoons of butter (I SAID BUTTER NOT THAT OTHER STUFF) 1 cup port 1/2 cup dried c...

Hi to you all, My wife (Carol) and I have agonized over the decision to sell the house and buy a van to our specifications and head off into the wild blue yonder and become "Not so Grey Nomads". The house goes on the market this weekend so the decision has been made. I would like to draw on your kno...

this is a simple question to ascertain a rough area of where you are currently, this may not necesarily be where you live but will help in gaining a possible centralised location for a future gathering -- Edited by dave06 on Tuesday 12th of January 2010 06:07:51 PM

Hidee ho, Can someone please tell me of any caravan parks they know of that are in the Hinterland (might have this wrong) or mountains in the Coffs Harbour area that are pet friendly ? Cheers, LadyG. -- Edited by LADYG on Monday 11th of January 2010 07:17:51 PM

Thanks for the info on the Guidebook. ...... and something to ponder............... BBQ RULES We are about to enter the BBQ season.Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity. When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of...

Our research into our new van continues.... Found a Mag with reviews of both Driftaway and Billabong vans, and they both look good on paper. Does anybody own either of these vans? Comments would be very much appreciated. We are heading off to Melbourne next month (after scool hols) to check several...

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BELOW IS THE REAL WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE! Wouldn't it be fitting if this went completely around the world!... John Gebhardt's wife, Mindy, said that this little girl's entire family was executed. The in sargents intended to execute the little girl also, and shot her in the head...but they fa...

Hi all, Please help us with this query - we can remember reading this somewhere but have been unable to find it in a search of the site. We are currently in Queensland and will be taking delivery of our van in May. We will sell the house in June or July (hopefully) and go travelling Aus with no time limits....

The Australia Dunny They were funny looking buildings, that were once a way of life, If you couldn't sprint the distance, then you really were in strife. They were nailed, they were wired, but were mostly falling down, There was one in every yard, in every house, in ev...

THIS IS GREAT.... Read all the way to the and................. This took a lot of work to put together!!! You think English is easy??? Read to the end . . . a new twist 1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used to produce produce. 3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse morerefuse. 4...