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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.

just recieved an email from Graham and Pat Hanson, (technomad) they are managing the tourist park at Karratha for a while, they say they are loving every minute of it and not looking forward to their first cyclone, they asked me to pass on a message, if you are thinking about travelling to Karratha (an...

Gday all Just came across this very interesting forum so I can see Im going to get lots and lots of good info here. I am just about to fully retire and want to hit the road a bit more. At the moment I just do short hops in my Hilux ute that has a lined flexiglass canopy on the back. As this is a 2 door it gives me plen...

how would you like to try to park that little 9.1 mtr "beastie" in a one lane caravan park, neverlone feed the thing pulling it, absolutely beatifull inside but why would you bother leaving one mansion for another, wheres the "get away from it all" factor, had one pull in (not as b...

Well Folks We've booked our flight - leaving London Heathrow on 27 August, arriving Sydney on the morning of 28th. We'll be heading for my Aunt's place in Mount Colah for a couple of days and then on to Newcastle to see if we can find a suitable motorhome there - I understand it's a good place to start. ...

Time to get away from gennie non gennie thing ( been done to death, starting to get very silly) I have a scorpion gold stinger which everyone says is absolutely blue murder on gold, has anyone (1) got one (2) had any luck with it, I have tried a few places and found a lot of those ring pull things but no gold,...

I am aftersome advise on adnderson plugs. The auto electrician says I can either have it wired to the batteries to charge them and let the hot wire run the fridge or have the fridge wired to the plug. Which is the way to go? My battery charger doesn't seem to do a very good job and the solar panels (2 x 80W) wo...

Looking for any full time nomads, by this I mean full time on the road, having your van as your full time home. We're in our early fifties and are about to take to the road as full time travellers on a budget. What are your experiences and suggestions. ie.,What work is out there if needed, tricks of the trad...