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I stopped flying when I retired for environmental reasons but with hydrogen and electric aircraft, as shown in this article, I may be able to fly again: Blue-sky thinking: Net zero aviation is more than a flight of fantasy https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-20/blue-sky-net-zero-aviatio...

What is the best map of Australia which can be pinned up on the wall of the caravan which shows a reasonable amount of detail. What do others use?

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Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A cellular phone on abench rings and a man engages the hands-free speaker function and begins to talk. Everyone else in the room stops to listen....MAN: HelloWOMAN: Hi Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?MAN: Yes.WOMAN: Im at the shops now and found this...

Hi all,my first post here and looking forward to contributing to this great forum and particularly looking forward to hitting the road sometime in 2022 ! We're building a campervan based on a Hyundai Imax and looking for insurance on the road.Presently with NRMA who will only offer a low maximum agre...

Thinking about buying tyre pressure monitors primarily for the 4 caravan wheels. The prices range greatly from $100 to $1000. Not prepared to spend big money on a unit, but wary of cheapies too. So many different ones on the market. The simple screw on valve stem readers seem appealing and easy, but ar...

Tyres - Size, Ratings & Inflation Pressures Tyres play a critical role in determining the Handling and Stability characteristics of all caravans on the road.On a few frightening occasions, the tyres selected by a 'van manufacturer have been dangerously "under-engineered",...

Occ, health and safety.........NOT

I am coming under pressure to fix what appears to be a snoring problem. I have a specialist appointment for the end of January but I thought I would seek the opinion of this very knowledgeable community in the interim. Of course some suggest that not drinking, loosing weight, changing partners or slee...

Looking like a new set of tires coming up for the van. The van was fitted with A/T tires, I'm wondering if A/Ts are necessary, as none of the wheels are driving, and its mainly towed on the bitumen or some gravel roads. Standard road tyres would be OK, my thoughts.

Hi, a query on how something is supposed to work. New van for us (2015 model) and still working out a few things. When I have the van plugged into 240v, then I assumed the charger would charge my batteries ( I have 2 x 100ah Lithiums) regardless of whether my solar panels are also charging them, or am I wrong...

Curious, I have a dual axle 18ft caravan, and must say it's a pain to try and move it around the driveway, duals just dont like to pivot. Starting to wish I'd bought a single axle. What, if any are the major advantages of dual axle, do they tow mores table, or are single axles just fine ?

A vagabond, tired and hungry, was trudging along a country road in England when he came upon a roadside inn called "George and the Dragon."He knocked on the door.The innkeeper's wife stuck her head out of a window."Could ye spare some food please?" he asked.The woman looked at his wretched condition...

My wife and I went to the auction at Wagga Wagga the other week and one of the first exhibits we stopped at was the breeding bulls. We went up to the first pen ...and there was a sign attached that said, 'THIS BULL MATED 50 TIMES LAST YEAR'My wife playfully nudged me in the ribs ......smiled and said, 'He mat...

I can understand the necessity to use a WDH on a SUV or a Passenger car, they being designed primarily to carry persons and a couple of suitcases in comfort, i.e. soft suspension. But the Utility vehicle is designed to carry a load on the back. The average ute can have Driver, fuel and still have a one ton l...