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Hi All, We are looking at doing the Grey Nomad thing in about 18 months and are doing the research on caravans, specifically what can we tow. Vehicle is a Diesel 2012 LC Sahara, the max towing weight is 3500kg, GCM is 6850kg. One van we looked at today has an ATM of 3500kg, which is right on the tow veh limi...

Planning our first big trip with a 3 month limit as a lead in to ultimate retirement where time wont be an issue. Does 30 days Melbourne-Mildura-Port Augusta-Coober Pedy-Alice Springs-Tennant Creek-Katherine sound do-able? * Dry season *21 ft semi-offroad (?) caravan on major roads. *200-3...

We are all used to receiving emails from Scammers, in particular someone who want to give you $10 million !!! When I have some spare time and I'm in the mood, I like to have fun with these guys. I have a library of replies but I have found another response. I just hit Reply then insert the Logo below. No words...

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Were heading up through Wagga and thought this park looked good. The info that I can find is a bit vague on whether its suitable for a full off-road caravan. if anyone has been there, advice appreciated. regards.

I've spent some time reading through a lot of posts, from when the thread was first started until this year and it appears that a lot of people have dropped out. There appeared to be a real warmth and interaction in the early days - along with a bit of biffo as always happens - but now days few people seem to...

Who or how many are still at Greens? -- Edited by Dick0 on Wednesday 3rd of April 2019 07:38:46 PM

hi, my victron bmv700 has no display, it had been working for 2 years. I have read that there is a fuse for it, where would it be? Someone else wired it all up. -- Edited by stoney123 on Sunday 12th of May 2019 02:38:49 PM

I'm adding two 150 w panels to my roof , there is 3 x 80w panels there already, I upgraded my reg to 100 /50 when the old one gave up the ghost . If I wire them all in parrallel , from my calculations they will be within the parameters of the reg. I was advised to upgrade the 6mm wire to 8mm down to the reg and to the b...

Russ Buttacovoli, an 80-year-old Italian goes to the doctor for a check-up.The doctor is amazed at what good shape the guy is in and asks, 'how do you stay in such great physical condition?' I'm Italian and I am a golfer,' says Russ, 'and that's why I'm in such good shape. I'm up well before daylight...

This is a lovely free camp with plenty of room at Western Beach on Lake Albacutya, Shady trees, fire places, toilet block, and if your brave enough cold showers. The lake is dry at the moment but the camp site is worth a look and it is a great place to see wild life.

Just back from spending a week checking out the silo art. Well worth doing and lots of good free and low cost camps in the area.

Hi all, I recently purchased an Avan, I want to replace the foam seals. I bought a kit from Avan and have a question. There is a rubber seal that goes on the bottom half of the roof that seals on the bottom of the top roof when in position. Is there a foam seal that also goes on the top of the top roof. The kit from...

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The day was a constant of light showers, and the kangaroos were out, I probably had to slow down to a walking pace for at least 30, beeping the horn to get them away from the road. Taking a bit more notice of them, noticed they were drinking the water collecting and running off the road. A truck would just tr...

Siamese twins walk into a bar in Toronto and park themselves on a bar stool.One of them says to the bartender,"Don't mind us; as you can see, we're joined side by side at the hip. Im John, he's Jim. Two Molson Canadian draft beers please." The bartender, feeling slightly awkward, tries to make pol...

Hello, I have a Prado for sale, setup for towing, never offroad but was being prepared so it has brand new cooper tyres, old man emu suspension, redarc electric brake system, airbag suspension, towbar, snorkel, ARB winch compatible bullbar $45000.00 I am open to doing a part swap for a motorhome with...

A young guy from Idaho moves to Florida and goes to a big "everything under one roof" department store looking for a job. The Manager says, "Do you have any sa...les experience?" The kid says "Yeah. I was a vacuum salesman back in Idaho." Well, the boss was unsure, but he liked the kid and figured he'd giv...

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