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Planning on driving from Hunter Valley to Karumba from end April to when I head home. Will be towing 14' off road caravan, staying at mainly free camps but then at caravan parks at times. Anybody interested in tagging along for part of or whole of journey? Route of travel is via Lightning Ridge, Emeral...

Cant seem to find a solution to my Optitec 12 volt Van Mover that stops and starts every 6 inches or so making it almost useless and frustrating. It mostly seems to do it in one direction only, that being going forward. I was wondering if anybody else has had the same problem ? Its only being used on a 5 metr...

Hey there everyone, I hope you are all well on this pretty awesome Saturday! Just another memoirs of a van lifer vlog here where I chat about what's happening on the road. In the last few weeks I have spent working on realigning my work on the road and lucky for me I have been working on 'The Weary Traveler...

Dear all We have finally bought a van and a tow vehicle. The van is a viewfinder - introduced to the Austrlaian market about 15 months ago. TARE weight is 2200 and Aggregated trailer weight is 2800. To tow this we purchased a 2008 Pathfinder R51 Deisel, automatic. We took our shake down trip to Lakes E...

Hi all I have had 16.6" caravans,single axle for about 28 years and now upgrading to a 19.6" dual axle caravan full onsuite and solar panels etc. I am looking for comments on the two electronic anti sway units available, Alco and Dexter from people who have used these units. All comments welcome. Th...

Oops.. "Sir, please understand, to buy anti depressant tablets, you really need a proper prescription....Simply showing me your Marriage Certificate and a photo of your wife, is not enough!"..... -- Edited by aussie_paul on Friday 4th of February 2022 05:13:10 PM

Answer: There are only 11 times throughout history where the "F" word has been considered acceptable for use.In ASCENDING order, those exclamations were:11. "What the @#$% do you mean, were sinking?"~ Capt. E.J. Smith of RMS Titanic, 1912.10. "What the @#$% was that?"~ Mayor of Hiroshima, 19459...

I. am buying a hybrid e-bike and would like any hints on that issue and also what type of bike rack I should get and who should I get to install the rack.Thanks in anticipation. Cathy

Hi all, hoping there is someone out there that has put stiffer rear springs on D Max, mine to stiff need a softer ride set. Regards Burgo 1

Afternoon all Our fridge has a terminal fault . Paper work is in for a warranty claim but have information this fridge has been discontinued in Australia. Just wondering if any one has had to replace a refrigerator , what ever the model , what was the lead time for such replacement. We where going on a tri...

Don't mess with usI know I shouldn't have done this, but I am 74 years old and I was in the McDonalds drive-through this morning and the young lady behind me leaned on her horn and started mouthing off obscenities at me because I was taking too long to place my order.Anyway when I got to the first window I pa...

I never knew this!Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica?Where do they go? Wonder no more!It is a known fact that the penguin is a very ritualistic bird which lives an extremely ordered and complex life.The penguin is very committed to its family and will mate for lif...