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Do land Cruiser Utes come with free wheeling hubs as standard. Does that mean every time you want 4wd, you have to stop and manually engage the hubs?

I have 4 QUESTIONS advice please>>>>> 1} I have setup 2 -- 120w panels in parallel, connected to solar regulator , what should voltage and amps coming from panels be ?? 2} I have 2 -- 140ah deep cycle batteries in parallel requiring charging, what is required charging values in am...

We've folded up the middle seats in our Pajero and I'm contemplating actually removing one of them, mainly as a weight saving. Anyone have links to road rules that either say it's clearly illegal? or that it's legal?

We all know the danger of using a mobile phone while driving, but what if you want to pay for your lunch at the drive-thru window with your phone? Turns out the law is strict and still applies to drivers who are stationary at a drive-thru. Depending on which state youre in, you could be fined up to $534 and b...

Condom factory burns down in New Zealand :Helen Clarke, ex-Prime Minister of New Zulland, is awoken at 4am by the telephone."Hillen, its the Hilth Munister here. Sorry to bother you at this hour but there is an emergincy !! I've jist received word thet the Durex factory en Aucklind hes burned to the gr...

Thanks to today's technology you can explore the word without leaving your armchair, but that means you miss out on some really special sights , which we have come to know as DAM's - David Atttenborough Moments. Click to read

Three old maids die and arrive in heaven at the same time.When they get there, St. Peter says, "We only have one rule here in heaven: don't step on the ducks!"So they enter heaven, and sure enough, there are ducks all over the place.It is almost impossible not to step on a duck, and although they try their...

i have taken up all the vinyl tiles in the van but how do i remove all the sticky glue that is left cheers snap

On a recent post a number of people have referred to noise in the mornings caused by "warming up" the vehicle before driving out of the campground. Is "warming up" a diesel requirement? I have never owned a diesel vehicle so I don't know how you are supposed to treat them. I have only ever owned petrol veh...

OK you Nomads. It is time to confess. Which one of you has just paid. $6.1 million at auction for the Brett Whiteley painting?

Hi I purchased a OBD2 Bluetooth Dongle to read the transmission temperature. 2016 Ford Territory petrol. I purchased a couple of apps Forscan which connects but doesn't recognise the vehicle And Torque which works well but won't read Transmission temperatures. Apparently I might need a custom PI...

*I went for a walk with my new girlfriend and we saw dogs mating . She said : How does the male know when the female is ready for sex ?* *I replied : He can smell she is ready . That is how nature works .* *We then walked past a sheep field and the ram was mating the ewe . Again my girlfriend asked : How the ram kne...

A man escapes from a prison where he's been locked up for 15 years. He breaks into a house to look for money and guns. Inside, he finds a young couple in bed. He orders the guy out of bed and ties him to a chair. While tying the home owner's wife to the bed, the convict gets on top of her, kisses her neck, then g...

Noticed a very recent topic re Windows messing up Wiki Camps. This also happens with lots of other as well. Notably Mapping based software. We have an Android Samsung Tablet with Ozi Explorer, been happily using for 10 or so years, suddenly earlier this year after an Android up date, NO MORE use of the O...

I have a chum who is interested in Australian bush craft. I dont see such a thread on the forum.

I am very close to buying a Chromebook for bush use mainly to run Wiki Camps and navigation software on a larger screen - it's difficult to plan on a 7" tablet. The other day I configured Android x-86 on an old notebook and all was good except I cannot find any way to zoom in/out in Wiki Camps without a touch s...

Hi everybody,ive just bought a coaster bus recently and i've started converting it,my aim is to end up with a basic comfortable bus that me and my wife (and the dishlicker) can take off in for a week or two whenever we get a chance,I found this site and its great, lot's of info and some really good ideas,an...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-19/victoria-bushfire-fears-over-campfires/12894632Authorities are furious after a number of unmonitored campfires were found in Victorian forests and campgrounds last weekend. The Department of Environm...

Four retired truck drivers are walking down a street in Cooktown. They turned a corner andsee a sign that says, Old Timer's Bar - all drinks 10 cents!They look at each other, and then go in, thinking this is too good to be true.The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room, 'Come on in and l...