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Brian invited his mother over for dinner. During the course of the meal, Brian's mother couldn't help but notice how beautiful Brian's roommate, Jennifer, was. Brian's Mom had long been suspicious of the platonic relationship between Brian and Jennifer, and this had only made her more curious. O...

Monday morning the van goes into storage for a month. Fly to Karratha on Tuesday morning, do a 4 week stint then back to Perth pick the van up and lug her home to the Shoalhaven. We will only have 10-11 days to get home as i will fly back to perth after that for another 4 week stint

A dog, a cat, and a penis are sitting around a camp fire one night. The dog says, "My life sucks, my master makes me do my business on a fire hydrent!". The cat says, "I don't think so, my master makes me do my business in a box of cat litter." The penis outraged, says "At least you...

Hi, i am going to use a Porta Potti toilet in my van, if i use Bio- Magic in it would i be allowed to empty at a dump point?

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Husband: Oh, come on. Wife: Leave me alone! Husband: It won't take long. Wife: I won't be able to sleep afterwards. Husband: I can't sleep without it. Wife: Why do you think of things like this in the middle of the night? Husband: Because I'm Hot. Wife: You get hot at the darnedest t...

Who's counting the days? You can be sure we are. Finally bound for Townsville. Leaving next Sunday morning and will be away until around the 7th December. The first stop is only about 60ks down the road. Spending 5 nights at Nelligen Big 4 with a whole bunch from our village. We do this every year aro...

Has anyone fitted a prodigy P3 brake controller? I am a little confused with the installation instruction; 1. Front of the P3 must be horizontal. 2. The P3 must be parallel to the direction of travel." I did want to mount it on its side which is parallel with direction of travel but it won;\'t be hor...

We is in Coonamble , luvly park and a decent GREEN grassy area to walk Tisha, What a magnificent travveller she is turning out to be, dont like her her on the lead al the time but we all have to learn, Stopped the previous night in Kapunda CP right on the river, just 8 Ks north of St George, claims the title o...

Ready to leave (it means litterally). Sunday at dawn ( to aviod the peak traffic) on the morning tide we set off for the trip; Gippsland, GOR, Portland, Ballarrat, Echucha, Hay, Young, home....in a month. Pick up the new cushions today, pack the personals tomorrow. I tell ya it will be good to hit the r...

We would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone for your kind words and thoughts in a time of need. Thanks Terry for the saftey concerns, I guess we use the quick trip term to freely. It was more a case of reducing a two month return trip to a few days,we arrived home safely on wednesday arv...

Hi all, My son has two weeks hols at xmas and wants me to take him to Lake Eyre. He's computer programmer, aged 26 and never goes outside his job on the Central Coast of NSW. This was my reply - Am I close? Can ny confirm that I'm right? or not? "I would love to do it myself. But this 4-tonne motorhome woul...

Having sorted out all the good advice I have received in the past only one small query remains. Assuming that I have adequate gas and 12 volt (Solar) supplies which, is best for long term (5 days or more) operation of a 3 way fridge in the North? To my thinking, if I have continual solar power available 12 v...

I received this email from a friend this afternoon and thought I would pass it along to you all. Should make for an interesting discussion. I might add that these may OR may not be my thoughts, our thoughts are our own and we are entitled to think what we like. Over to you ..................Ma Regard...

When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in country New South Wales, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value. Later, when the nurses were going through his meagre possessions, They found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and...

We are now in Injune, will be here for another night, using delaying tactics as the weather still aint want I call GOOD? further south, Van all sorted and packed proper, had a mud wasp build a block into the open tap on the chassis but all cleared now, all systems now go, Road from Rolliston to here and...

Well i've sorted out the van wiring circuits and fuse boards. Thanks to Dave for his help. Now solar (Portable Panels) is all that remains to be sorted. Power (240 volt) goes from the shore to the battery via a smart charger then, to the 12 volt appliances such as lights, TV, radio and CD player With solar...

Hi everyone, I'll start by saying I think this is a great website and the forums are superb, I have been watching the forums for a few weeks and have now decided to become a member. I am a future solo traveller, have spent the last couple of years checking out how I want to travel and have looked at all modes...

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Well after a week in Watermans bay housesitting we are off again. Heading north on the inland way to Tom Price then across to Onslow and back along the coast to Bunbury for another sit end November. Is there anything in particular we should watch out for on this route. We like to know about things to avoi...