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Just had two almost unused 8 ply LT Dunlop tyres changed on the van after one had the tread separate from the case at about 60 KPH. The only warning was a short duration flapping and it was off the case in one piece , the casing held up until I got it off the road then collapsed . According to the deal...

hi guys, just wondering which insurance company you maybe would recommend, i would like one with roadside assist to save having both insurance and racq and would prefer not to join cmca for personal reasons, just for the advantage of their insurance cover. all joy. shadow

a feller was out hunting bear when he came across a huge one just across the way, he took aim but in his haste only nicked the bears ear the bear, very angry at this stage, chased the man who headed straight for the protection of his cabin and his freind waiting inside, in his haste he tripped over the doorst...

Quick check on how to do a bit of laundry while out in the scrub. Does anyone have experience of the little hand-powered machines you see in camping shops? They look like a small egg, mounted in a frame, and are turned by hand. Do they work? Cheers, Tony

We are heading across to WA in March /April. Is there much difference between the various caravan parks across the Nullarbor? Just wondering if all are OK. Also wondering how strict the WA quarantine inspection is. I have read on the web that you must get all grass seeds out of your radiator etc. What a...

Hi everyone and belated happy New Year. We have been away in NZ for a couple of weeks and I must say I was amazed at the beauty and variety found there. Having spent a few days in Auckland around the notrth shore the ocean scenery is very spectacular. We then travelled to the Corromandel Penninsula...

Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A mobile phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands-free speaker-function and begins to talk as he puts on his golf shoes. Everyone else i n the room stops to listen. MAN: "Hello?" WOMAN: "Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?"...

Anyone out there with a Dometic B3300 aircon mounted on a motorhome who can tell me what the power draw is to start and run the unit. Have been into the dometic site but no help on this topic. Thanks

Yeah wipe the smirk of ya faces.....I know I was warned about spares..... So I try to buy an oil filter and whadayaknow, nil stock.... so nil desperandum I look elsewhere and Autopro has a nongenuine one slightly more expensive than the genuine one..... I suspect there may be some nasty busness going...

If there is so many old farts, sorry, "Grey Nomads" traveling around the country why havent we formed a contract with an oil company so we can get our fuel cheeper, fleet owners get a huge discount, we are MANY strength in numbers as they say, anyone have any ideas on how to go about this ?

A couple had been married for 50 years. They were sitting at the breakfast table one morning when the wife says, 'Just think, fifty years ago we were sitting here at this breakfast table together.' 'I know,' the old man said. 'We were probably sitting here naked as a jaybird fifty years ago.' 'Well,' Gr...

Here are two shots of a couple of the best free camps you will ever come across. Both in Queensland - the first is a little place called Kajabbi - on the banks of the Leichhardt River. Not much else there 'cept the local pub. The second is Middleton - has all amenities at the pub across the road and camp as lon...

Bubs made mention of writing up the trip. I think that if we feel comfy writing about trips both long and short, it's a great thing to do, almost theraputic in a way as it really makes one think about the people you meet, places you visit etc and great to read again later too. I started writing about my trip...

> >> > A refuse collector is driving along a street picking up the > >> > wheelie bins and emptying them into his compactor. > >> > He goes to one house where the bin hasn't been left > >> > out, and in the spirit of kindness, > >> > and after...

Have just set up a telstra prepaid wireless account on the new laptop. It seems that you don't get an email account using the prepaid system,so am looking at others to use. Don't like yahoo or hotmail, always seem to get to much c**p on them. GMail seems to be in vogue at the moment. Does anyone use it?

Hello All, Now here's a question for those who have been around caravans a while. My van [1989 Coromal Aussie Tourer] like many other vans has a 12V globe within each of the usual overhead light fittings [shared with 240V globes] operated by a separate [brown] switch mounted on each of the lights. Is it...

Hi all fellow travellers, I plan to be in Tasmania in Feb and am wanting to spend some nights in my hired campervan at free camping sites or informal areas. I will be starting off around Port Arthur so am especially interested in any possible camping sites within an hours drive of this area. i would only b...

Yeah I used to have a bumper sticker with my ribbons on the back of the car & Van but I discovered that it attracted morons for some reason. I travel anonymously now....

I notice the most number of users on line has been reset to today's date

This went around work yesterday and makes you wonder what they were thinking!!!! It's that time again... The Darwin Awards are finally out, the annual honorgiven to the persons who did the gene pool the biggest service by killingthemselves in the most extraordinarily stupid way. Last year's winn...