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Granny's idea of letting everyone know the answers to the above questions I reckon is a ripper. So lets put the ideas down here, let this run for a month or so then we can colate it, edit it, correct it, into a dot point format and I'll endeavour (hopefully with some help from your fellow GN'S) to find emai...

Hello All, We will be travelling around with 2 Jack Russells, 1 cat and 1 budgie. Can anyone tell us how the bird and cage get on in the van and how do you stop all the food and water from going everywhere?

Here at Mudjimba beach is great for walking; hubby not working today, and it had stopped raining and was great sunshine, so off we went along the beach. Tide was out so I was looking for shells and anything else interesting. Lots of others strolling along as well. All of a sudden a great boom surrounded u...

woolworths in queensland,are going to try a trail. for free camping in some of there car parks, ( a lot of shires are objecting,on the grounds of no toilets ) in country towns. the small town of ayr in nth queensland,at this stage is the first to have a go. a announcement,a...

We had a Hi Ace campervan but changed to an A Van camper could somebody tell us how we can overcome our waste water from sink just emptying through a pipe into the bush also we have an outside shower tent how can we overcome this problem with the waste water. Obviously we are looking at the leave no trace con...

Was down the hole this morning using the jack hammer and thought of another close friend who is passed, mate of mine in the Landy club, maybe the post on Alan started a process of thought, But, -----DO YOU ALL GREASE YOUR TOWBALLS, IF NOT , DO IT NOW, Now I,ll put the wind up you all ,my membership with the L...

Hello ,we are now at Port Augusta with the intention in the next couple of days of heading up to The Flinders Ranges then later to Coober Pedy and up to Alice Springs, can anyone give a reasonably update on track conditions from Williams Creek to Cober Pedy , have been told is cut up and wheel rutted, we wil...

has anyone had any experience with this controller. by the video on their web site appears to work great. it is able to turn a dual axle 17ft van in a complete circle in just over its own lenght. we are looking at fitting it to a 22ft parmount. it would be great to be able to pull at the site uncouple the c...

From children's essays.. It was an age of great inventions and discoveries. Gutenberg invented removable type and the Bible. Another important invention was the circulation of blood. Sir Walter Raleigh is a historical figure because he invented cigarettes and started smoking. Sir Francis Drak...

Subject: Nun The Nun in Hooters A nun, badly needing to use the restroom, walked into a local Hooters. The place was hopping with music and loud conversation and every once in a while "the lights would turn off." Each time the lights would go out, the place would erupt into cheers. However...

Ummmmmm.........this maybe a male lazy thing, but during my 20 odd years of solo travelling and mainly free camping, this is what I used to do a lot, unless I was in a caravan park which was seldom. Some roadhouses (especially truckie stops) have showers for a minimal fee then about $1 or $2, (would p...

if any of our members or friends are travelling up the bruce highway to north queensland. i would recommend,the small town of "home hill" a very friendly town. they have a dump point, they have set aside a whole street for overnight stops ( have counted 60 odd vans and motorhom...

Do you identify as a grey nomad? We are currently looking for people to participate in a study on the life experiences of a grey nomad.Are you: 65 years or older have sold or rented your house have travelled around Australia in a caravan, campervan or motor home for more than 6 months If you fit these cri...

Just had a humdinger, lots of bangs and flashes right over our head, Tisha didnt even notice it Recall travelling south a few years ago when A storm came in overhead , it rained so hard had to pull over, , at least its over quick, and all my dogs have been no problems Do you drive in the rain, , not for me anymo...

May I suggest we stick to the topic of each forum subject. I've noticed the subject gets diverted to something totally irrelevant, and is neither help nor entertainment. Keep the banter coming, but keep it relevant. If one topic leads to another topic, start a new Subject. But keep the banter and hum...

This is what I reckon we should do... Dear Mr. Rudd, Please find below my suggestion for fixing Australia's economy. Instead of giving billions of dollars to banks that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan. You can call it the Patriotic Retireme...

Hi I am planning a trip to the South West of WA in mid August. I have an Aliner, and will be travelling with a friend who is tenting. We plan to go to Esperance and travel up the coast to Perth, then back across to Canberra.Do I need to hire a satelite phone, or will Telstra on next G do?Is it safe for two lone w...

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I think I've just graduated from trainee GN to ready-to-go. On the way to work (not for much longer, he chortled) I bought Camps 5. I think that's some sort of rite of passage into GN-dom. Still trying to absorb even SOME of the information packed into the pages. By the way, Perthites note that Ranger Cam...

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