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i am planning to build a soundproof box with fan for cooling, insulation and direct the exhaust to a 2 inch hole in the ground 3ft deep. any comments please.

Hi All, I have been following this site for some time now and thought it would be a good time to join. Myself and my lovely wife (Dru) are retired and generally spend around 6 months of the year touring, usually in the summer as we are AFL fans and members of a club so winter time is taken up with football. We t...

I'm considering purchasing a Cinderella incinerating toilet for my van. Does anyone have any experience with Cinderella incinerating toilets? They sound great circumventing the need to empty a toilet cartridge every few days. Thanks Malcolm

Not sure what the handbrake system is on that Winnebago.It raises the question ,Did the Dog knock the handbrake off or was the handbrake not set correctly. It brings to mind my brother in Law way back in the 60's in the UK. He was in the Metropolitan Police and was on a High Speed Driving Course at Hendon P...

Hi all, Appreciate some info please, best spots for a week or so in Broome W.A. we have 2 small dogs also, also what's considered to be the best time of the year, we are thinking late June early July, but not sure if that time of the year is OK. Thanks for any help Regards Dave & Maz

Just wonderful, 10 in the morning and 36 degrees and aiming for 41. Not as bad as it sounds, virtually no humidity and I had a wonderful walk earlier alongside the Todd amongst all the gums

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-08/diesel-filter-problems-in-australian-cars-widespread/11655040

Last weekend I saw something at The Gun Show that sparked my interest. I was looking for a little something different for my wife ...Dana. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Tazer. The effects of the Tazer were supposed to be short lived, with no long term adverse affect on your...

Like many people, I've been getting calls from the ATO, Solar Companies, LED installers, Insurance Companies, Telstra, Bigpond etc. The callers have names such as Mike Jones, Frank Smith etc. who speak English with a very thick Indian accent. Sometimes the call says Overseas etc and never show a nu...

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Hi everyone, A quickie.....Does anyone have and use the 'Airhawk' comfort Seating cushion that is advertised on The Grey Nomads front page? How goes it?

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/11/i-learned-a-lot-about-electricity-to-give-my-40-year-old-trailer-solar-power/

After leaving Bundara picnic area ,5kms. further on is Jokers Flat campground,this is still in the National Park. The track down is starting to get a bit cutup,just take it easy. There are two drop toilets,one each end,some tables and fireplaces,plenty of native wildlife. Plenty to do or nothing,f...

Hello Can anyone recommend a good portable ice maker machine? The last one we had couldnt handle the heat.

Still makes you laugh............

I've arrived at Greens a couple of hours ago. I notice the new toilet block is about half way there. Very strange design with at least 7 doors facing down to the camping ground . Hopefully it will look better when finished .Not sure where the dump point will go. Will take photos tomorrow

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/18/scientists-develop-slippery-toilet-coating-stop-poo-sticking?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlBVVMtMTkxMTE5&utm_source=esp&utm_m...

HI to all. I will be traveling to Bairnsdale in Victoria next April for a Vietnam Reunion and want to avoid going through Melbourne if I can help it. On my last trip down that way ,I went the coast way down N.S.W and via Lakes Enterance. I want to ask if anyone one has towed a caravan ( 21 ft offroad) over the Om...

A woman from Sydney who was a tree hugging, vegetarian and anti-hunter purchased a piece of native bushland in northern NSW . There was a large gum tree on one of the highest points in her property. She wanted a good view of the natural splendour of her land so she started to climb the big gum. As she neared...

1. Two months ago I had a severe pain in my left thigh late one night. We thought it was a pinched nerve or could have been muscular although it felt like a severe DVT. I went to bed (we'll check in the morning) but a few hours later, had to call an ambulance as the pain was unbearable. Nothing was found in many...