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We left home thursday morning for 3 nights of free camping with 100L of water on board. During the trip my mate travelling behind me called me up and said every time we went over a bump or dip in the road water was pouring out from under the van. Stopped and had a look ,water was dripping from overflow pipebu...

I am wondering if it is possible to set up a single travelers listings to help the solos along the way to contact each other, I've noticed a few on this forum and I think it would benefit each of them greatly to share email addresses and stay in contact, it can be very daunting on the road alone, if you are o...

is it true that if you travel with a group of long term friend's you will enivetibly lose one or two through arguments? or is it better not to risk it and travel alone and make new one's as you travel. I've had friend's since childhood and none of these bludger's will ever leave. I jest, the friend's that I h...

I'm driving from Daly Waters, NT (leaving Fri 29/8) to Alice Springs & then to Hunter Valley, NSW camping along the way - need to arrive by Thur/Fri 4/5 Sept. There is a seat for 1 in a Troopcarrier - so if anyone is interested in a one way journey - route is flexible, possibly down the Oodnadatta Trac...

Has anybody travelled the arrabury and planet downs road/track from nappa nerrie road to the birdsville/development road recently. If so any info on conditions etc greatly appreciated. Regards Gitsho

Can anybody help with which are the most reliable and efficient batteries they have found to use with a roof mounted solar panel system. any help greatly appreciated

Just received my membership pack from CMCA. Lots of interesting stuff, but, reading their magazine, I've ended up feeling totally inadequate on behalf of my beloved Matilda. She doesn't have any of the mod cons that most people seem to think are absolute necessities - a toilet and shower being hig...

apparently it has been noted that the fantastic little coffee pot locomotive from pichi richi pass steam preservtion society has been seriously ill, she is in intensive care with what is believed to be large intestinal bowel cancer, (rust in the boiler, if you wish to be vulgar) the preservation s...

G'day all. found this site by accident. loved it so much have now joined.please forgive a new one if this subject has come up before. I own the caravan as above .Have towed it thru most of QLD and love it. I have tried to find anything about this make but google search dosnt recognise the brand.Any out th...

just a thought, what if we were to up load our photos of our recent and current trips, that way all could share in the good times, I am certainly not a techno geek so I tentatively put picassa web album forward as a site to load yours (and mine) photos of our recent trips then the nomads could gain access to...

Does anyone know, from experience, if the dirt road into the Combo Waterhole from the Landsborough Highway is suitable for towing a caravan as I would like to go visit it en-route. I am driving a Pathfinder, towing a 17ft Freedom but don't want to do any rough 'off road' driving, good dirt road no proble...

group of us are going up to eyres rock next august, quick trip (couple days at coober pedy, 3 days at uluru couple days at alice springs) breaking with tradition, leaving the luxurys behind, no free camping, just taking the cars and tents, engel fridge, 3 burner stove and sleeping bags, staying at the...

Ok.... Now rarely do I EVER commend something to anyone but these are an exception. These are conventional blade type fuses with the colour coded plastic caps however within the plastic cap is a teensy weensy LED that comes on only when the fuse has blown. "CaaR" is the brand I found and they...

Not sure if this is the right spot for this question, but, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I get too tired to drive myself around, all day. but would like to find an alternative. Also share the cost of petrol.

We're in the process of equipping ourselves for our upcoming journey and have been amazed by the number of handy camping gadgets out there. In our younger days, camping trips basically meant packing the sleeping bags, throwing in a couple of saucepans and a tin opener. Now there are portable Hill...

I have an "onboard battery charger" so when I hook up to power it automatically charges first my starting battery and then my house battery through a solenoid setup, I was told by a wandering expert, whom shall remain nameless, that I am better off running my 300 watt inverter whilst drivi...

If ever you wish to buy a tow vehicle do not buy a jeep Grand Cheerokee 40,000klms rated at 3,500kg broke the rear subframe. No help from Jeep Australia to speak of. This set up never went of the bitumen. Has been rplaced with a diesel cruiser much much better.

Have been wondering about this for sometime, finally asking - when towing my van, is it best to have the overdrive on or off? I found out recently that fuel consumption improves with it off under 80-90 and wondered if that was the same when towing. Also, what is the best method for towing up ranges - ie the...

Hi Wendy and I are joining the nomads early next year but finding a van insurance at a fair price has been hard to do. Could someone put me on to a good insurance to suit a new nomad. Happy Times Drongo Dave

We were wondering how much damage can be caused to an LCD tv when on the road? Do you take the tv off the arm and store it safely lying down. Is it preferable to keep it upright but off the arm and protected? Do you travel with it in you vehicle? Your input is appreciated.