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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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Hi everybody! I am starting my "van life"and am having some teething problems. The guy who is doing my solar panels dont know much about it and neither do I. We have installed 3x300W panels, 1xAGM Deep Cycle 140 Battery, 1x20Amp controller, and I have no electricity. My guess is that I should have mor...

Check this out ther is going to be one near you soon Country Halls Tour FANNY LUMSDEN

True facts 1. In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb.' 2. Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only... Ladies Forbidden'... and thus the word GOLF enter...

Does any one know what this bar graph is indicating?. Instruction manual doesnt say.

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to the local grocery store. Unfortunately, like most men; I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out.Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following...

At last, confirmation of Murphy's Law with a wonderful Irish explanation. Murphy drops some buttered toast on the kitchen floor and it lands butter-side-up. He looks down in astonishment, for he knows that it's a law of nature of the universe that buttered toast always falls butter-side-down. So...

hi was just wondering what types of tents are ok in winter and is as comfortable and as quick and easy to setup as a van would be just until you get your own. what is the minimum needed to be able to camp in winter in south australia and be able to stay warm in a tent until you get your own van which will take yea...

Hi all, Can you tell me if many travelers use a generator? We do have solar but hubby is concerned it we get a week of bad weather we'll have no power! Many thanks in advance