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I am again planning a trip, (to be done mid to late Jan 2020) this time to concentrate around the northern part of Victoria, Shepparton, Echuca etc. I will be accompanied by (my wife) and Daughter and son-in-law, together with their 6 kids, ranging in age for 17 years down to 2 years old. 3 boys and 3 girls...

i have a Smart Battery Isolator fitted to my vehicle and the auxilliary side runs to an Anderson plug at the back of the vehicle. This is my conundrum - with the engine off, the vehicle battery is reading 12v and the led on the SBI is off, the start side terminal on the SBI is reading 12v and the auxilliary...

Hi all. Another of my inane questions so please keep the criticism to a minimum, as this is a genuine question. Obviously my caravan has three water filling points; two lockable caps and inlet hoses underneath (kind of like a car petrol tank) one for the left water tank and one for the right water tank (a...

After the honeymoon, Tom was welding some stuff in the garage for fun. His new wife was standing there by the bench watching him. After a long period of silence... she finally said: "Honey, I've just been thinking; now that we are married, maybe you don't need to spend so much of your time out here in your...

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A modern day cowboy has spent many days crossing the desert without water. His horse has already died of thirst. He's crawling through the sand, certain that he... has breathed his last, when all of a sudden he sees an object sticking out of the sand several yards ahead of him. He crawls to the object, pu...

Love or hate KFC, he certainly left his mark."December 16: Colonel Harland Sanders lost his battle with leukaemia on this day in 1980, leaving behind a global restaurant franchise that he had grown to despise.Sanders was affectionately known as the Colonel after being awarded Kentuckys highest h...

Can anyone give me an update on the condition of the above? We travelled on it a couple of years ago and found the road surface very undulating. It was not a pleasure to drive on.

I was going to put this in 'Just Joking' but I was really trying out a cut & paste from an eMail that I received. I'll do a bit of research & perhaps re-post. Oh yes, to keep on topic I suppose I should say something about a 4WD tow version. Again later maybe. LOL edit Try this .. seems like th...

As the title says Im looking for a new tow vehicle currently have a 2016 Pajero Sport which has been unbelievably good. Im looking for suggestions based on personal experience. A few vehicles have been ruled out for various reasons - LC 200 just too expensive, utes etc.

Hi Guys looking for some feedback from full time caravaners. Our 3way fridge is just about cactus and we are toying with buying a 240 domestic fridge instead on the 3way. We have been told that the 240 runs but is no good in winter months as solar cannot keep up with enough power. We thought of using a dedi...

We often get "Only in Asia" or "Only in America"pictures, so you might like some ONLY IN AUSSIE' for a change? An interesting place to live. Never a dull moment

Hi all, I know this has been discussed many many times but seeing as I'm a real dumbo when it comes to legal towing weights I need some professional advice pls. So i have booked a weigh bridge time after Christmas. Attached Van compliance plate [New Age Bigred 17ft] & Pajero 2012 weight list. Go eas...

A little bird was flying south for the Winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.... The dung was actually thawing...

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I would just like to thank those who put a smile on my face on this forum. Thanks and have a great Christmas.

An Irishman wants a job, but the foreman won't hire him until he passes a little math test. Here is your first question, the foreman said. "Without using numbers, represent the number 9". "Without numbers?" The Irishman says? "Dat is easy". And proceeds to draw three trees. "What's this?" the boss as...