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I note that Colsa does his own servicing as do I. I am mechanically minded and have done all my own servicing on both Van and Tug since I started driving and I wonder how many others do the same!. EG. Service Nissan Patrol, Ford Festiva and Regal Caravan.

For any aircraft buffs out there (I know there are a couple). This Antonov stopped over at Cairns yesterday for a couple of days for repairs. It has suffered minor bird strike but enough to put it on the ground for a while. Whilst not the largest aircraft in the sky it still amazes me how such a thing can...

So we have bought the van, pick it up next week and my mind is spinning. What do we need?? Wish list is as follows - slide out bbq or do we just use an electric fry pan?? (this is what I used to use in my old van many years ao cook in and it also utilises as an oven that can be used outside if it is too warm to cook in the...

I would like to know how to cut and paste at least I think that is what I want to do. This is something I just can't master I'm sure it must be simple. I will explain what it is I want to do......Sometimes I come across some really great bits of info eg the Topic started by (the gnome) " WD-40..This may b...

Hello!Brickies are back from Nth Qld, and catching up on GN forum again, only to find that we missed the Cairns Mini-gathering organised by Cruising Granny, Clazandaza and Gopedeler to greet us on arrival at Cairns Station. Travelling light, no luggage to collect, and family waiting in the car par...

Can I line my campervan with styrofoam to insulate by glueing to walls and roof and then cover with fabric? I'm concerned about possible condensation and rust between the two....what do you think?....thanks Just answered my own question ......will get a 5 metre roll of magnetic vinyl and glue strip...

howdy fellow nomads, after being caught in cyclonic type weather whilst visiting our family ,we discovered the next day that apparently there was a small leak in the roof of our pop top. My son in law sealed it all up with marine grade sikaflex and also done the pop top base of the surround and replaced th...

Hi all I have just joined. Some of you may know me from other forums , I hope I can contribute to this one as well. I am a keen traveller towing a 16ft Regal Desert series Van with a 4.2td Patrol. Have been around the block 3 times and crossed all deserts some with and some without the van. My favourite areas a...

me and maggie leave tomorrow on our journey we have sold our house and are going to geelong tomorrow to get our van then we are off to albury to visit old friends the to temora nsw then coffs harbour and on to bundaberg where we start work in june for a few weeks after that who knows where looking forward to...

Hi off to Cairns on the Sunlander to experience the wet season, so leaving the van at home this time, will be heading back up with the van in June

Is it possible to use a very small microwave for say 1-2 mins at a time off solar charged batteries for free camping? Thanks :) Denise

Garage Door The boss walked into the office one morning not knowing his zipper was down and his fly area wide open. His assistant walked up to him and said, 'This morning when you left your house, did you close your garage door?' The boss told her he knew he'd closed the garage door, and walked into his off...

Snuck onto another forum and rummaged around and found this, made them yesterday and they are stupendous. 3-4 ripe mangoes. (any fruit you like really. I used three mangoes and two bananas.) 1 Tin of Condensed Milk 1 Cup of Water. ( I used half cup of water, half cup of Malibu as the option suggested) 1 C...

well the weather is miserable so i borrowed a dvd of the bee gees i can remember my mum taking me to them when i was around 13 -14 and i shook hands with barry gibb it was so exciting and i still love them to this day ,what a great dvd, gotta love days like today when you just sit and take it easy . I also saw Neil Dia...

G'day All I have just come across this forum and having been a "grey nomad" now for a bit over 7 years I thought I might join up and say "Hello". Lyn and I are members of the Australian Caravan Club, and I am also a member of the Touring Oz forum ( I see a couple of familiar names here). I h...

This may be of interest to some !!! WD-40 I had a neighbour who had bought a new pickup. I got up very early one Sunday morning and saw that someone had spray painted red all around the sides of this beige truck (for some unknown reason). I went over, woke him up, and told him the ba...

Hi, OI have done a bit of research and have come up with Tekonsha Prodigy as the most recommended unit on all the forums. It is available in Ferntree Gully for around $150-00, is this a good price?? and how hard is it to fit yourself?? Would be pleased to hear any feedback, we plan to purchase them next week...

A THOUGHTFUL SCOTTISH HUSBAND? Did you hear about the thoughtful Scotsman who was heading out to the pub? He turned to his wee wife before leaving and said, 'Margaret - put your hat and coat on lassie.' she replied, ' Awe Jock that's nice - are you ta...

Attention: Fiat based motorhome owners. We have a Fiat based MH with 4000 km on the clock. We were told by a suspension specialist that the vehicle was resting on the front bumper stops despite weighing in at less than front/rear weight specifications and total GVM and was actually bordering on unro...

Hi there all. We have 4 x 100ah UPS batteries in our van, we got them second hand at Battery world. They have a 15 year warranty on them and they are only 2 years into it. Anyhows, we have had fantastic sucess with these batteries. We do mostly free and unpowered sites and have not had any worries. We have a 20...