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Three vehicles over nearly 5 weeks, took to the Cape ex Melbourne we were looking for adventure. Our biggest concern was road conditions. Despite numerous calls to various roadhouses and the Queensland Roads website, the best advice to hand was to keep the speed down, watch out for washouts, dust an...

We have vinyl floor covering in our caravan enjoying South Australia but the cold coming up though the floor is not nice. Looking for ideas how to insulate the floor?

Ok!!! I made a mistake by buying a Kogan 12 volt TV. BIG MISTAKE. We are experiencing very very very poor sound from our van TV. Can anyone offer any advice as to how we may be able to fix this problem. Nice to have good TV reception when on the road. Over time we have now purchased 4 Electronic type product...

I figure there will be a few of us who have been members of the NRMA Road Service for around 50 years, I recently reached this milestone and fortunately when I renewed my membership the last time I was told that I would from 50 years onwards get a 50% discount on membership fees at the level that I had for the...

New member and first time poster. We are planning our first big trip to begin later this year and plan to spend up to a year on the road seeing as much of Australia as we can. We have a 4 year old well behaved Rottweiler (obedience/protection trained) that we are thinking of taking with us given we plan to do...

Hi Tony and Bev well thanks to you I got my Avatar up in time before I left on my trip . at the moment I am just out in a bush camp not far from the Billabong Roadhouse If you see my van come over and have a chat Snips

In the past I have never been able to find a person who is able to provide a quality service in repairing existing items such as damaged awnings, shades, annexes,etc. unless one attends a major caravan manufacturer or agent whose prices can sometimes be quite expensive. Well recently I was recomme...

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We're starting this as a new topic because previous Anti -sway/stabilizer threads date back to 2014, I'm not sure if the information is still relevent to present day models. We're planning on purchasing a new 2018/19 18ft caravan and have been assured by the manufacturer that modern vans have bett...

with a bit of a long time off the travelling track we are back on the road again. Its been a project in the making for the past 12 months and I have to say Cheryl and I are glad to be back on the black. We are heading for one of our favourite places, the Atherton Tablelands. We be travelling over the next 3 months...

Hi all Chapter 32 in my meanderings Stevie's Wanderings Post 32 As before, let me know of any errors or omissions Cheers Steve -- Edited by ithinktomyself on Saturday 25th of May 2019 09:38:20 AM -- Edited by ithinktomyself on Saturday 25th of May 2019 09:38:57 AM

I've heard that we cannot stay overnight at the back of the North Gregory Pub in Winton any more . Does anyone know if that is correct please?

will be doing the trip towing a van if anyone interested in coming along you are more than welcome. Dave

I bought a pack of king size toilet paper which is 25% larger but they must have packed one economy roll. At least it's 4 ply!

Hi all I was certain this topic would be covered but my search didnt seem to show any results?! I have bought a second hand annex for my van, I will need to install the sail track and the buttons to secure the wind skirt along the bottom. Its $350 to have someone do it but Im assuming it might be a very easy...

I am going to buy a new van with 2 x 100 amp lithium batteries 3x 160 amp solar running a 220 litre 2 way fridge and will be mainly camping off the grid . if anyone has a similar setup will the batteries have enough storage for times of not so much sun or would it be better to have 300 amps thanks

A diesel powered vehicle towing a petrol powered generator charging an electric car

10 years ago today I married my best friend My wife is still very angry about it but me and Dave were drunk and thought it was really funny

I have a 1989 Mitsubishi Fuso converted bus/motorhome with 750R18 rims and tyres on it. These tyres are no longer available. I am about to change over to 17.5 inch rims. Does anybody know where i can get verification that this will be legal? I have looked everywhere on the net but cannot find out anythi...

A young man moved from his parents home into a new apartment of his own and went to the lobby to put his name on his mailbox. While there, an attractive young lady came out of the apartment next to the mailboxes, wearing a robe. The boy smiled at the young woman and she started a conversation with him. A...