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If you are travelling west on the Capricorn Highway in Central Queensland and you wish to stop at the freedom camping area in Duaringa, AND if you need an 8.5 kg. Swap and go at the local roadhouse, check the price first; we paid $45.00 and the Truma scan gauge read half full further down the road. Not cast...

*Oh my goodness, these youngsters!! Yesterday I received a friend request from a young attractive girl. ..about 22-23 years old... I was curious. I wanted to know why someone that young wanted to be my fb friend. So I accepted it. Then she started sending me private messages.. She called me handsome...

Hi I received a Technical bulletin from Lithium Labs as a previous customer, about continuous use above 100A from their battery powerpacks.As these have an internal fuse that limits current to 125A continuous and ~250 for 10 seconds, if you use more that those currents the fuse will blow. They offe...

Hi all, couple of newbies here. Thought we better introduce ourselves, we are the Allens. We have already posted & received great information already, what a great forum this is. We are not really grey nomads yet but love the thought of road touring. We have a 79 series & an old Bubble carava...

gday, possibly plenty of permutations to this scenario but I have 2 house batteries, 130w solar panel and a spare Anderson plug for anything else. Question is if I want to stay off grid for a couple of days without panicking, can I get a small gennie and charge through the Anderson or do I get an inverter i...

Saddam Hussein was sitting in his office wondering whom to invade next when his telephone rang. "Hallo, Mr. Hussein!", a heavily accented voice said. "This is P...addy down at the Harp Pub in County Sligo, Ireland. I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring war on you!" "Well, Paddy,...

Hi all, any advice on overnight accommodation along the Hume Hwy between Syd & Vic? We are moving to Tassie with our two cars & a caravan, so will need easy turn & parking access. We can't stay in the van as it will be full stuff. A nice quiet B&B or motel. Any advice would be great.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-14/11-hospitalised-with-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-hobart/12452230"Eleven people including nine children have suffered carbon monoxide poisoning after an open charcoal grill was used inside a house. Two adults and five children are currently...

Hi all, We have just semi retired from full time farming ,have purchased a van to explore this great country of ours,looking forward to sitting around camp fires sharing stories with fellow travellers

Did you hear the one about the woman who boarded her plane and discovered she'd been assigned a seat in the bathroom? Or how about the bloke who was scheduled for a 47-year layover? And what about the toddler who publicly called out a woman on his flight for having stinky feet? -- Edited by Richie148 on M...

Possum where on earth do you get those jokes? Just been reading a few of them and nearly piddled my pants laughing!!!!! The Goat joke had me in stitches but then, I have always had had a warped sense of humour. .

Who likes quizzes and riddles. Just say the word. Richie.

**** FROM ROLLS-ROYCE STAFF MAGAZINE **** Sometimes it DOES take a Rocket Scientist!! (true story).. Scientists at Rolls Royce built a gun specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners and military jets all travelling at maximum velocity. The idea is to simulate the fre...

Looking for feedback on engine over heating sensors?? good or bad? cheers Bilbo

Hi. I'm nearly at the point of either upgrading my ED33 1988 civilian engine with a turbo / exhaust/ Intercooler or looking at total engine swap. Has anyone swapped out the ED33 engine for a something else? TD42 maybe? Any thoughts / help apreciated. If I could go back in time I would have bought a T...

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G'day members, I've just been doing a bit of a dig around in the Search areas regarding hoses & as one member mentioned "Talking about excess weight is like flogging a dead horse (with the appropriate cartoon to go with it)." I used to carry a 10m water hose & the same in the sullage hose but have b...