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Anyone with any ideas? We have been connected to 240v & this morning I smelt a funny smell(Hylda said a bit like a drain or something) & I thought it was coming from the battery compartment because when I got closer there was also a funny noise coming from there that I hadn't noticed bafore(a bi...

Hello you all, Guess I should say a little more about us, Judy is a Kiwi and was touring this country in the 60s and 70s, I made the big move in 2001 and sold the house and small mazda van, and invested in a bigger Regent caravan and a 1990 patrol, and have been wandering ever since, now we are together we have d...

Hello I will be heading out in the next few weeks or so - to sketch and paint - with one car (1994 Magna) and one very old tent for sleeping only. I would like to able to power an electric frypan and a jug when camp fires are not allowed. I will also need to charge a laptop and mobile. I already have lights tha...

I have seen these one person tents that are long body size with a stretcher/cot attached keeping the sleeper off the ground. Have any solo's or others used these at all and what are they like please. They are not like a tent proper (dome etc) but more like a swag tent. Thanks Vic

Hi all. some basic info. from our trip from North Richmond NSW to Perth WA via Broken Hill Albany, Margaret River, Kalgoorlie, many places in between and home. 38 days free or budget camping, 17 days in recognised caravan parks. 10650 klms travelled at an average of $100 per day. 55 in total. 99 Prado (...

Taken from Coton Tree caravan park -- Edited by barrie on Saturday 8th of May 2010 08:50:41 PM

Hello everybody, My neighbour and I want to go skiing for about week in the Australian snowfields. I have never skied before (born and bred in West. Australia) and she has done very little. We are in our mid to late 60's, and reasonable fit (me overweight ) Anyway we do need some good advice on what ti...

We are in the throes of planning a trip round oz, and are presently trying to decide which 4x4 we should get being a diesel fitter by trade i can do my own repairs and maintenance so a diesel engine is top of my list, i am also a big fan of 6 cylinder engines for towing and would appreciate feed back on toyot...

I have purchased a 600w Inverter form Aldi and was wondering if an electrician nomad might be able to help me as I have never been very good with Ohms law. Can anyone tell me the maximum Amperage appliance I can I hook up to this 600watt inverter. Thanks mike

What a fantastic couple of days we had with the Mudgee group. So many nice people, all with a common interest, Australia. I thought you might all enjoy a few pics, first lot, some of the alfoil beanie entries. Oh and there was a pole dancer for hire, anyone wanting to book him, just PM me.

Has anyone got advice on what sort of antenna I would need to have for digital TV. We recently had our first trip in our caravan which has a "poptenna" and at Cervantes had no reception at all either digital or analogue.

Is this van to heavy in the rear ?

i couldnt edit my post , some more pics dad fishing the tardis off road out bush [IMG]ht...

Does any one use the Redarc BCDC 1220 battery charger, this is a 12volt to 12volt system for 2nd battery.

Last night, my husband and I were sitting in the living room and I said to him,'I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle.He got up, unplugged the Computer, and threw out my wine. Bastard

After nearly 400.000 klms we had to put the old Commodore down and purchase a 06 Rodeo TD Auto. We tow an 80's 14ft Viscount Seabreeze, and the one thing we never did with the Commodore was check how many klm's to the litre we were getting. (Odomoter had given up the ghost ages back before the van). Is a...

Fish farm boats

Late afternoon looking over the river