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Hello All, I had a quick look and didn't see anything jump out at me, so i have made up a simple to use spreadsheet that calculates all the mass's in regards to your car, axle weights and caravan to simply see if your legal or not.Its currently set up for a 2019 VX landcruiser 200 series and a JB Scorpion Stin...

According to tyre websites, tyres should be changed after six years regardless of how many kms they have done as the rubber hardens and can cause a blowout. Our van has probably done about 7000kms on the current set of tyres, but are six years old. They look like new. What to do! How often do you change you...

Got a wedding in Byron Bay end of May. Anyone have the heads up on the caravan parks up there. Been looking into Discovery Parks, Big4 and Broken Head.

Aggh Vict..We are due to head out next week on our delayed Darwin trip (yay). Does anyone know if we go from Hay NSW drive thru Mildura into Renmark SA do we have to do border passes for Victoria? and then passes VIC to SA or can we do border pass NSW to SA. Or if we do it at night would anyone see us Haha just j...

I got chatting with a girl in a bar last night, "Can I buy you a drink?" I asked."Don't you have a girlfriend?" she replied, "Guys like you always have girlfriends.""No, sadly we broke up just over a month ago," I assured her."Oh I'm sorry to hear that," she said, "Go on then, I'll have a Cider please....A...

Currently half way across the Eyre Highway. Have not seen a single road kill between Norseman and Eucla. Also did not see any terrestrial animals along the way until Mundrabilla Station when we spied some cattle. Glenn

Just asking the question, I know that one of them is cheaper than the other but cannot remember which one. I would appreciate your comments please briche

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The solar system is 4x12v/200w fixed rooftop solar panels in parallel array feeding 2x150ah AGM batteries. I am also able to connect a portable 12v/200w folding panel into this array if I wish. Now looking at replacing the PWM controller with a brand name "true" MPPT charge controller which will als...

After an ACCC investigation, the Federal Court ordered Dodo Services Pty Ltd (Dodo) to pay $1.5 million and Primus Telecommunications Services Pty Ltd (iPrimus) to pay $1 million in penalties for making misleading claims about their NBN broadband speeds. Dodo and iPrimus are both part of the Voc...

How do I know what size fixed panels I have on the roof without taking them off . Also how do I check if one of the panels , are not working. Cheers Mick

Hi fellow nomads, I have been trying to find information on using roads and bridges which have signposted weight limits. Are the limits based on gross combined mass or actual combined weight? Do you treat the tow vehicle and van as 2 separate units (GVM and GTM)? Secondly are there any maps/Apps that s...

Whilst researching solar panels I came across some excellent information relating to off-grid power on the Victron website: Energy Unlimited book PDF Wiring Unlimited book PDF Victron tech docs -- Edited by Mike Harding on Tuesday 1st of June 2021 07:06:15 AM

What's the point of dual SIM mobiles? Can you have two different numbers on one phone? I have had NO luck at all with them. They don't seem to work with only one SIM. Or two for that matter! Comments welcome. Cheers Tony