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Aldi are advertising a 65 litre fridge/freezer for $549. On sale with other camping items on 6 April. Might be of interest to some people. Murray

At my local club, here is a comparison of costs per litre. Coca Cola Can of 375m $4 which equate to $12 per litre ******* Petrol at present $1.45 litre Bottle water of 375 m $4 "" "" $12 "" ****** Petrol at present $1.45 Litre Pot of beer 285 m $3.90 "" "" $13.70 "" *...

Franklin Foreshore Reserve , $10 per night or 4 for $30. Toilets, tap/drinking water, dump point. Max stay 4 nights. Set on the picturesque banks of the Huon river and good base for tripping to Huonville, Geeveston, Dover etc. Historic buildings, great pub, seafood delights.

hi all I would like to fit a soft start unit to my aircommand ibis3 air conditioner can anyone tell me how much they cost and the best place to get one. thanks glenlee

We have just given Foxtel, the boot. Was paying $130 a month for Fox. We use to take our Foxtel box with us and therefore we had TV where ever we camped. So for us to now get T.V what do we have to do?? We have the Satellite dish which has 2 wires running from the Dish to the van. I am guessing that one was for Foxt...

My caravan diesel heater just stopped working one morning last week at 3:00 am with the outdoor temperature at 1ºC. Since then when trying to restart it, it has belched white smoke. Checking voltages, better that 13 volts at the battery, same at the input to the unit but only 8.4 volts at the glow plug...

Hi all. Can anyone please tell me the best generator 3.5 to use that is the quietest on the market. Will want that size to run an air con in the caravan. Thanks.

My 2018 Avan Frances has the 10" Alko brakes. Alko 10" brake capacity is 1600kg. Alko have advised Avan that they van go to 1700kg max. My Frances weights are 1615kg Tare, 1930kg ATM. - as stated on the compliance plate ATM less BW equals 1720-1740kg, this is still over the 1700kg brake allowance. Shoul...

G'day all, FYI Thought I would share this with you because it is something that I asked RACQ specifically this morning. We have RACQ Ultimate roadside cover and have had for quite some time (like many others). I have always wondered if the Ultimate roadside cover extended to your caravan (as well as...

Reckon I have read too much about it and confused myself. Can someone tell me please how much to use minimum in a 95 liter tank of drinking water. What I have on hand is Milton Anti-bacterial solution. Active ingredient: 100% w/w available chlorine from 1.05% w/w Sodium Hypochlorite. How long is this...

I want to know how a Triton with a 3100 kg will do at towing a caravan,the van im looking at is a off roader with a atm of 2700 .I know vw /ford/toyota /isuzu have good reviews but i do like the triton,some reviews have been good some not ,can you help me .Thankyou

Husband: My wife is missing. She went to rescue people from the flood yesterday and has not come home... Sergeant at Police Station: ... What is her height? Husband: Gee, I'm not sure. A little over five-feet tall. Sergeant: Weight? Husband: Don't know. Not slim, not really fat. Sergeant: Color of ey...

Recently we have picked up an intermittent fault on the van. When we connect to mains water, sometimes the water tanks will fill by themselves. Wondering if we have a non return valve issue or could the water pump be allowing a backflow of water to the tanks? Any ideas? TIA

hi folks, our Swift HWS is not working. I have tried to find the problem by looking under the van to no avail. cant see anything except tubes. how does one go about checking it before taking the van off to an 'expert' and shelling out when it might be something I can fix?

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Someone is saying that we may be the last generation of Grey Nomads Link is below, from ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-10/how-the-grey-nomad-lifestyle-may-change/10599340

This is probably old news for some, but today I discovered that I couldn't make a withdrawal from my ANZ bank account at a post office - apparently as from January 15 ANZ ended its agreement with Australia Post for personal banking facilities. The other Big Four banks still have banking facilities at p...

Hi I am looking to buy a Hyundai Terracan CRDI 2.9. 2005 model. I need the Diesel pressure unit ( engine block mounted ) or a complete car in going condition, can you help please. I can be contacted via my web site, peteri4568@gmail or 0427210939 (m) Kind regards Peter I

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Looking at purchasing a camper trailer, and would appreciate any pointers/advantages/hazards. Hubby passed away last year so would be just the dog and I. Quite impressed with the Platinum range. Budget around 15 to 20K. Any hints or advice please? Thanks :)