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If I leave home with a ball weight of, say, 250kg, and drive for weeks over some of our bad roads, over bumpy bridges, causeways and other 'undulating' roads, does my caravan ball weight remain at exactly 250kg for the entire trip. I maintain that it would be impossible to stay at 250kgs and yet we are t...

NEVER USED. ALSO HAVE A STAND AND DISH.(USED). I AM A RETIRED SAT. TECH. AND IF YOU ARE COMING TO BROKEN HILL. I AM WORKING ON A FOLD UP STAND AND DISH AT THE MOMENT, MADE UP OF OLD PAY TV DISHES. AROUND $280 FOR THE SET UP (STU AND DISH AND STAND) EXTRA FOR A METER IF YOU NEED IT also A LITTLE FOR CABLE AND BITS...

Hi from 2 young at heart GNs, Jen and Ian, both new to caravanning and very excited to be launching into this new chapter in our lives. We bought an Olympic Marathon 20.6 van late last year and only have a couple of 10 day trips under our belts so far, towing with a NX Pajero. Were in the early stages of planni...

The rich Arab A rich Arab walks into a crowded bar and is about to order a drink, when he sees a guy close by wearing a Jewish cap, a prayer shawl/tzitzis and traditional locks of hair. He doesn't have to be an Einstein to know that this guy is Jewish. So, he shouts over to the bartender so loudly that eve...

Irish Mating Call Two Indians and an Irishman were walking through the woods. All of a sudden one of the Indians ran up a hill to the mouth of a small cave. 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' he called into the cave and listened closely until he heard an answering, 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Woooooo! He then tore o...

Some of you may remember sometime back that I did a considerable amount of work re-doing our solar system. Replacing the two hose batteries from Gel to AGM, and then, having three 150w panels on the roof began a re hash. I replaced two solar controllers with one big one, ran new wiring to the controller t...

Interested in visiting Lorella Springs NT sometime in winter of next year, for an overall period of up to 4 weeks (incl travelling to and from)? We will be a group of 4 couples travelling the Savannah Way from Cairns between May and June in 2020. If aged between 60 and 70, are moderately fit and healthy a...

hi everyone, i am planning on visiting the gympie area and cannot seem to find out how far it is from widgee showgrounds to chatsworth park. Qld, has anyone driven this area and know the answer. Also what are free camps like around kingaroy? Thanks love planning an adventure. -- Edited by the rocket on S...

Cheryl and I are celebrating our 33rd weeding anniversary today. We just wanted to say thank you to the many of you that have been part of our journey over the past 8 years. It has been a great pleasure to be part of this lifestyle. Due to circumstances we have been marking time but that is about to change a...

Hi all I had a hearing test on Thursday and was offered Oticon OPN S 3 MRITE hearing aids, has anybody got any personal experience with this brand or this hearing aid. Cheers Landy.

Hi everybody, We have just had a satellite dish and vast system installed in our motorhome. i would now like to connect our Foxtel IQ2 box to the system and am not sure how to go about it so am hoping someone can assist. I have put up images of how everything is set up now but Im not sure what plugs into what -...

Hi all, can anybody help me find a service repairperson to repair airconditioner heron 2.2 at my house. I'm in Morphettvale South of Adelaide. Thanks -- Edited by mlb on Thursday 11th of April 2019 01:21:10 PM

were leaving home Thursday and our first camp will be at Jugiong,then to Wagga Wagga then I dont hnow yet,would anyone know of any good camp spots from there were out for about 3 weeks then we will head home south coast of nsw.

Hi We've a Colorado and a Millard Weekender. We are thinking about taking it from Willcania to Moree via White Cliffs & Wanaaring in May. We're not worried about the Colorado, of course. But the Weekender might struggle. I'd be happy to put larger wheels on (even though I just bought new tyres) and...

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/australian-4wd-hire-in-court-for-alleged-breaches-of-consumer-law-0Australian 4WD Hire in court for alleged breaches of consumer law18 April 2019 The A...

How things change . . . Blondes are now telling Bill Shorten jokes.

I don't have a fly/security door, just one of those magnetic curtains. When I am around or in residence I normally have main door open. The other day I was parked on side of road and up the back lying on bed reading a book. I went to get a drink out of fridge and looked out front window to see a snake slithering...

i was reading the paper yesterday and read an article regarding the vegan activists . I noticed a placard held by one protestor it had the website watchdominion.com on it out of curiousity I had a look at a video on the site. I was saddened by the content as it shows how money rules human compassion. My wif...