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This clothesline is simple to make, simple to put up and pull down. The materials you need are two rubber tie-downs, swages, shrink tape, clothesline, heat gun and swaging tool. All available from the green shed. The plastic coating needs to be removed before swaging, 2mm swages, and 200mm rubber st...

I offered Grey a hair cut and Rinse Dye this morning using so of my magic rinse.The last I saw of him, He was headed for the chicken Coop!! Old

Way back on 5 February this year, I posted my bitching about the increase in M2/M7 tolls. I wrote to the local State member and also the NSW minister for Roads, complaining about the increase for large caravans. I didn't expect to get a reply, and if I did, it was never going to get any action. Well, today (...

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I was always OK on technical stuff, usually 2nd equal in my class on those subjects. I lived with my Mother, and we (she mostly) ran a couple of boarding houses near central Wellington NZ. But as fate would have it the big developers had their eyes on our houses, to tear the down for development into a big i...

Hi All Australia is a great country and the people are even better, especially those of us that travel towing vans. We are Kiwis enjoying Australia and Australians. Bev and I started our great Australian adventure early last year and went home for summer (sorry Aussie is just too hot for us). We ar...

Does anyone know where you can get replacement lenses or led replacements for 225mm square external caravan lights? Mine have yellowed and are so brittle they cracked when I took one off. They would be 10 years old. I have not been able to source them from any caravan store.

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Hi All, See yourself as trailer trash ? Not invited to any Christmas parties ? Well don't despair. There is a place for your this year. A classy joint with award winning wines and beautiful sunsets just on the Bremer River 70 ks south of Adelaide. If you are the 3rd wheel, 5th wheel or someone's steering...

Ok brains.. trust............would you attempt northern WA area ( Gibb etc ) in a conventional winny. Drop tyre pressures, tape up holes, drive nice n steady..

Hi I was at my local Aldi shopping for supplies and noted some camping gear which was first on special last month I think. The portable solar panels look promising on the box. 160W folding with a couple of legs to stand them up. A cheap regulator glued on the back ?? and a reasonable 5M lead with an anderso...

Just watching the Pity Party story on Current Affair about people deciding to stop paying rent until they reckon the Covid-19 crisis is over. Appears the prominent couple in the story do not understand the circumstances under which evictions cannot be carried out. If you do not pay your rent, an...

Trump has a heart attack and dies. He goes to Hell where the Devil is waiting for him."I don't know what to do," says the Devil. "You're on my list but I have no room for you. But you definitely have to stay here, so I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I've got three people here who weren't quite as bad as you. I'...

k What Starts with F and ends with K A first-grade teacher, Ms Brooks, was having trouble with one of her students. The teacher asked, 'Harry, what's your problem?' Harry answered, 'I'm too smart for the 1st grade. My sister is in the 3rd grade and I'm smarter than she is...

It is 12 months ago today that we left on our last six month tour through Queensland and wishing that it was happening again today. Had a few short trips after arriving back home and also fitted in one a few months ago. Van is all prepared, washed, waxed, brakes and bearings done etc. Instead I shall ha...

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Generators ( Gennies) can be good for some people then there are people who detest Gennies Gennies has been our saving grace during our early caravan trips. Since we have installed solar panels and we carry a portable 60 watt Solar unit. However we still use the gennie only when bush camping. If we ha...

Hi all We will be heading up to Darwin from the NSW Central Coast next week. My daughter has just accepted a job there so we are escorting her up - we will have a hatchback plus a 4WD towing a 14 foot van. We would like to take the shortest route (Gunnedah, Moree, St George, Roma, Tambo, Longreach, Cloncurr...

If you ever wondered what Tensegrity is , here it is , btw. Iam not in a hurry to make another one ,cheers