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My wife and I went into town and visited a shop. When we came out, there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. We went up to him and I said, "...Come on man, how about giving a senior citizen a break?" He just ignored us and continued writing the ticket. I called him an "a**hole." He glared at me and started w...

Friend of ours yesterday showed us this little lifesaving device and we wanted to let everyone here know about it. Its a little USB device that you attach to your keyring that has stored all your medical details, any allergies and emergency contacts in case you are ever involved in an accident. We have...

I am looking at fitting a diesel heater, Any thoughts on a good brand, I am looking for ideas. Regards Bowser.

I am looking at modern motor homes (used LWB size vans) & would appreciate some experienced advice. I do not want to be restricted from some dirt road travel away from large towns so reliability and ease of servicing/repairs/spares are considerations.

FYI. on our way home from Broome WA last week we thought we would stay in the Dalwallinu CP and look at the wildflowers, but fully booked by some club; so travelled a bit further to Wongan Hills. The CP there is a KUI park and was fantastic. Friendly owners, clean ablutions and the largest fully concret...

I have one of these at home.

Apparently some of the nineties model Long Wheel Base HZB50 (4.2) Coasters sold in Australia where able to be weight rated as either under 4.5t or over 4.5t. This aspect would be desirable rathan swapping out parts from the SWB which is currently required in Victoria to de-rate the weight rating of th...

Whilst reading through the general forum about rear drawer systems, a link to a YouTube video was given. I watched that and the next video was about a canning stock route trip. During this trip a D-Max rear axle housing sheared off outboard of the leaf spring pack. The host of the video was perplexed abo...

Hi all, just returned from this trip and advise the following. Stuart Hwy to Katherine good. Victoria Hwy to Kununurra good, to Derby OK. Thefts from caravan parks in Kununurra, Derby and Broome including stolen cars is on the rise. Gibb River road Derby to Winjarna Gorge although there is 70kms of t...

hi everyone. Is it ok to wash dishes and clothes in nonpotable water? Thanks rocket

Hi does anyone use a Dodge Ram to tow their van? we just wondered what its like to tow and to drive generally cheers Jill

Hi all , has any bought one of this and if so hows the quality. Asked for pictures of the anti flap but they only have the pictures on the web which is worrisome. thanks Click to view larger image and other viewsHave one to sell? Sell it yourself15Ft Annexe Wall Kit for Caravan Roll Out Awning, Carefre...

Some (most) of you would remember Tim Conway..............cheers

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I have to start putting some thought into our vehicles battery system. Its installed into a Mazda BT50, and I did it this way because I didn't want to interfere with the vehicle computer, and charging system when fitting extra electrics. The system has an auxiliary battery which is charged via a DC-DC...

Hope this is the right place for this. Does anyone take their foxtel iq3 with them. Tia

Yep, we're off fishing with our boat, sleeping under canvas for a month. The caravan is locked & covered at home. We'll be targeting Dusky Flathead & Black Bream in East Gippsland VIC. Fishing has been one of our favorite hobbies for over 40 years. We do plenty of land based fishing too when we'...

Need a bit of help folks .. want to connect my current solar panel to a LEAD CRYSTAL BATTERY .. my current regulator settings are for AGM.. GEL .. LEAD ACID . WHICH SETTING SHOULD I USE ? ON MY SOLAR REGULATOR