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im not good on maths , so need some help , we got a 3litre turbo diesel engine with a 120 l tank just wondering how much it would cost to fill up, which we havent done yet. been told we should get 800-900 ks, auto,with cruise control. any one know? or have something similar, diesel seems to be around the same a...

Ok, so its the first weekend in the new house that we dont have visitors, appointments, tradesman or gardening to do, so lets go off in the van. Just a short trip, about 1 hour to the local dam. Red alert for Blue green algae, no good for the dog or fishing. Well lets travel 2 hours to free camp on the river,...

Does anyone know of or stayed at any caravan &/or campsites along the river between Rockhampton township & the rivermouth with small boat access. Any INFO would be great.Thanks Jim & Leonie.

A virile, middle-aged Italian gentleman named Guido was relaxing at his favourite bar in Rome when he managed to attract a spectacular young blonde woman. Things progressed to the point where he invited her back to his apartment and, after some small talk, they retired to his bedroom where he ra...

Ben the dog and i are having a couple of test nights in the motor home while its parked at my dads place. the van is rockn a bit with the wind, ben the dog has seemed to settleled in ok. the van has a connection to connect a hose , theres one section that says non pressured water? i have to find out how big our tank...

Hi Big thanks to all you great people who reply to posts.Unfortunately being a newbie to this i can only contribute questions at this stage.Hopefully that will all change early in 2010. But in the meantime im getting more and more confused by all the choices out there.I think that's the problem with th...

Could someone please advise about safety and legal issues of carrying a generator & spare fuel inside a motorhome?

Bendeala camp area,nsw southern highlands,owned & managed by sydney water, free,flush toots,acres of room,its in the bible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A teacher gave her class of 11 year olds an assignment: To get their parent to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day the kids came back and one by one began to tell their stories. Ashley said, 'My father's a farmer and we have a lot of egg-laying hens. One time we were taking our eggs to mar...

Having trouble with a stiff jockey wheel screw drive. Try servicing or replacing the roller bearing in the screw drive tube makes a world of difference . Comes as a unit Cost $6.50 not hard to do while in the van park

Would not normally do this but if your in the Townsville area and looking for a kennel / cattery then look up Beaches Pet Resort and Saunder Beach. So impressed that I wanted to stay and send the dog back to the Caravan Park . After 5 days she didn't want to come out. Absolutely A1 Five Star

While attending a Marriage Awareness Weekend, John and Mary listened to the instructor declare It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other. He addressed the men. Can you each name your wifes favorite flower? Robert leaned over, touched Marys arm gently a...

Has anybody out there heard of factory seconds?like a dent in the casing or such.I've heard you can get them. Google but buggered if i can find anything Thanks Syd

Re the editorial "Fumes Spark Blaze", those of us who are (or in my case have been) pilots are well aware of the dangers of static electricity when refuelling. When refuelling aircraft the plane is "earthed" by clipping an earthwire "static line" from the bowser to...

just wondering what would be the best or easyiest way to tow a small car with the motor home? I've heard of like a front wheel frame or something like that or maybe a car trailer?? any one here take there cars with them?

We are booked on the ferry to the mainland on the 23 oct.Then its off to see this magic country we live in.Thanks to those who have given us help and advice,you never know we might met up one day.Ballerat is our first stop,has anybody got info on the best park to stay at? Pajero & 19ft 6 Supreme with en...

So sad to see a person pass away.As the editorial said the Leyland bros.were an inspiration for lots of folk to "get up and go".I live near the "Rock"and it is only in the last couple of years that it has had a bit of a tidy up.Plenty of space for an overnight stop and half a dozen fast f...

Just this side of Heaven is a place called RAINBOW BRIDGE. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, they to RAINBOW BRIDGE. There are paddocks and hills for all our special friends to run and play together. There is plenty of food and water and sunshine, and our friends are war...

The front window on our Penguin has a flyscreen over the transparent plastic window.On a couple of places the mesh has come away from the canvas.A bit difficult to re stitch.Any hints,tips,suggestions(proper)would be appreciated.Cheers.Ibbo.

Well folks, just 11 days after arriving in Perth (we were both sick for 7 of them) and we bought our camper van yesterday. We have to wait a day or so to transfer money from the UK and then we will be off on our first trip out. We had some good advice from the forum about what to buy and we can't wait to get on the ro...