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Mosquito trap.The mosquito lands on the salt, thinking it's sugar. They get thirsty for water, but the cap has rum in it.The mosquito gets drunk, trips on the stick and bangs its head on the rock.

Just out of curiosity I would like to know how much water everyone uses while camping. I ask because I posed the same questions on another forum where their caravans had a total of 190 litres, 2x95. All but one said either 2 or 3 days!! Many stay in caravan parks and don't dry camp. We have 120lt on board and...

Mix 3 and a half cups of self rising flour,a pinch of salt optional,can of pale ale pour a bit of melted butter over mixture if you want,then into the babyq.

Hi there, I need help. I am doing my van and it is not working. I have: 3x300W Panel 1x20A Controller (I have 3 more controllers all 20A, but I was told they dont work together) 1xDual Cycle 140A Battery 1xInverter 3000 to 6000 I want to run: 1x 57l 12v Fridge 2xled lights (little!) 1x laptop (it takes abou...

Since I have 2 Victron MPPT controllers & 6 solar panels set up as 2 panels in series then in 3 sets. I connected 4 x 26AH & 80AH & 85AH batteries together. Both controllers I tested separately with 120watts of panels. In summer I can easily get 125watts out of the panels & squeezin...

A fifteen-year-old boy came home with a Porsche and his parents began to yell and scream, Where did you get that car?He calmly told them, I bought it today.With what money!? demanded his parents. We know what a Porsche costs.Well, said the boy, this one cost me fifteen dollars.The parents began to yel...

I would welcome advice on good trackers for my new camper van.....

Travelled from Geelong to Tamworth and found that I needed a WDH. Rang local business, Tow World and explained situation. They confirmed that they had a suitable WDH so called in when I got there. The service from staff was spot on and they even fitted the hitch for me (thanks Reese). Now issue with to...

We recently spent a week at Carnarvon Gorge (our second ever caravan trip) in an unpowered site with lots of trees above us so our solar input to our 3 x 110w roof panels (feeding 3 x 120amp batteries) was limited. Over 5 days I got the batteries down to 11.4 volts so was getting close to empty. I run a 12vol...

A magician was working on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. The audience would be different each week, so the magician simply performed the same tricks over and over again.There was only one problem: The captains parrot saw the shows every week and began to understand what the magician did in every tric...

Went for a 2 hour ride this morning . Came out ok for an old codger !! At Riverwood Downs NSW .

Thoughts re lubricating wheel nuts? Aussie Paul.

This park is in Eurobodalla National Park .Limited power sites as it is all solar,you can't run any power hungry appliances.We go unpowered. Best to go off season,sometimes you used to get all to yourself,but things have changed now,always someone around now. Plenty of wildlife, great walk along t...

It seems police have accessed QR code checkin data in WA and have attempted to in Victoria. I shall observe the situation a while longer but unless I'm satisfied my checkins will not be used for anything other than covid I'll simply point my phone at the barcode and pretend to checkin. If government wan...

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