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Hi We are on the road at present doing what I refer to as our Spangled Drongo run, as it is the only bird that flys south in the winter. We are finding that in places our Camec instantaneous hot water system cant quite deliver a hot shower. As they are designed to heat up to 37 degrees above the temp of the in...

Had my second AstraZenica covid inoculation three days past and I'm still alive :) The government has also sent me a nice PDF certificate to prove I am fully inoculated against covid. If you're concerned about side effects from the AZ jab then may I suggest you do not stand outside for any length of time...

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I have a general question about E bikes. Has anyone bought one, and do you use it often? I have had bikes sionce i was a kid, but like a lot of us, as i get older the need for a bike as changed. I no longer use mine to grind out the km in order to burn a few calories and keep fit. I am looking for one to keep in the van.....

Hey everyone, I have just hit up South Australia from Perth and was planning on going back to Sydney via Broken Hill (the way i came) however thinking of taking a little bit more time (a couple of weeks) given Sydney's conundrum. Does anyone have advice on taking the great ocean road, ie free camps, road...

This is a very long article, so be in the right mood to read it. There is a lot of information about lithium batteries. Drop in battery issues. Vibration. Internal wiring. BMS. Life cycle claims. Chargers. Charging. Discharging. Voltage. Alternator. Storage. https://marinehowto.com/lifepo...

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I am looking at buying a Toyota coaster motor home. Has anyone got any advice.

We hired a motor home for 2 weeks and were in Port Campbell yesterday when the brake warning light came on. We phoned the hire company who booked us into a mechanic today in Warrnambool. after this was arranged we heard we were going into lockdown. We packed up this morning and took the van to Warrnambool...

I have just serviced my jack to the letter of the law. It jacks up perfectly, and lowers ok with van pushing it down, however if I just want to push the shaft down by hand it is really stiff, almost impossible. Anyone any clues? Thanks.

Barry from Buderim in Qld. Had vans before, both in the UK and Australia, but nothing at the moment. Thinking of buying a Jayco Expanda, so I thought here would be one place to find out more. Im of senior years and my main skill in life is as a photographer www.beckhamdigital.photo

I came across these this morning on the world wide web.It appears that these are approved for use in Australia provided the correct size rating from the table is adhered to.These would be very handy for trailer boat users as there is nothing worse than dropping the threaded pin in the water when secu...

Hey there Nomads, my partner & I are looking into buying a Pantech truck (US 'box truck') & converting it into a motorhome. We're only in the very initial stages at present & if anyone can offer any advice on purchasing a vehicle, ideas about converting it, or if someone has done a similar c...

Have a Redarc Tow-Pro Brake Controller model EBRH-ACCV2 & a Redarc Wiring Kit Part No. TPWKIT-001 to suit a Ford Ranger which I removed from the ute after we sold the caravan. All instructions included & all you need apart from a few zip ties. Looking for $260 which is about half price & inc...

Hi all. Thinking of doing a trip out through Longreach, Birdsville up to Boulia and across to Charters etc originating in Mackay. Have heard that numbers out there are through the roof and wondering if anyone can see that they are starting to wane. I was hoping after school holidays and Big Red was over...

After extensive monitoring and calculating over thousands of kilometers consisting of multiple trips in various road and weather conditions, with and without aircon on, traveling north and traveling south - pretty much covering all variables I have determined conclusively, that my vehicle us...

Hi all we're new travellers about to embark on our first big trip. We pick up our new van soon & we're wanting advice on insuring the van. We have quotes from CIL & Suncorp both which are very expensive . Any advice would be appreciated .

Six years ago we stepped up from a 1999 Ultimate Offroad camper trailer, into a 2013 20 foot Bushtracker. This is hauled by my 2012 Chev Silverado 3500 (single rear wheel).