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Never a dull moment in caravan life. The other day I was packing up my Windsor van to put in storage for a fortnight whilst visiting family. I tried to disconnect the power cord from the side of the van where it plugs in only to find it was stuck fast. There were some black marks inside the transparent cover...

A man goes into a doctor's office feeling a little ill. The doctor checks him over and says, We'll have to do some blood tests. A day later the doctor rings him with the results. 'Sorry, I have some bad news, you have Yellow 24, a really nasty virus. It's called Yellow 24 because it turns your blood yello...

What I know about "Th Princess" Th Princess was thought to have "lost it" in the city & just went bush . She , th princess , reckoned her family , especially her two daughters just wanted her money. Another theory - she worked on a property around Gunnedah , fell pregnant to the...

A man and his wife are woken up at three in the morning by a loud pounding on the door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push. Not a chance, says the husband, It is three in the morning! He slams the door and returns to bed. Who was that? a...

Bill had overstayed his time at the local hotel with all his mates,He said he was going home and crawled over to the door.All his mates were yelling and calling his name out,Bill yelled back its no good trying to talk me into staying,Im really pissed and Im going home.He dragged himself across the road,...

We have a NCE 2.5 kg washing machine in our van, it doesn't get used unless we are in a Caravan Park with power and water. My question is it able to be used while we are free camping? The power is rated at 235W and a full load would use approx 20 L of water. Would a 300W inverter power this machine? Can I use the v...

Some things can't be explained....nice story....what could ever go wrong??..Hoo Roo -- Edited by Goldfinger on Thursday 31st of January 2019 02:03:54 PM

HI, We are new to all this so apologies if i am in the wrong place. We are finally going to purchase and convert a Hiace super long wheelbase to a camper van and are really looking forward to getting on the road. As I am 187 cm (6'2 inches in the old money) and the van is 165 cm i would like to have a permanent hi to...

Smart ring phone/camera...how could it ever be misused..?....?...?....Hoo Roo

Have been going through all inspection for licencing motor home in Old. The body of motor home has 40mm too much overhang to be legal, that without including the original included ladder which is another 300mm. I am sure if ours is built too long then there must be many more on the road in same boat. Mine h...

There's hope for us all.....er.most of us anyways...Hoo Roo

i have attached a pic of the back of the mains connection filler fitting , my question is is there a rubber O ring or a gasket between the two sections what are screwed together. I dont have anything suitable for a gasket nor o rings in my bits and pieces , so would prefer to be prepared if I pull it apart. -- E...

Hi All, Does anybody out there know if overnight stops are still permitted at this site? Had heard rumours that because of people abusing the privilege, overnighters were no longer allowed. Cheers Hurls Sorry posted to wrong area -- Edited by Hurls on Monday 27th of August 2018 03:24:38 PM

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The magic is all in the special shakin'....that's some Margarita..turn your pace makers down a tad.....Hoo Roo

Anyone know where I can dual get spare wheel carriers that drop down and not pivot sideways? One of the caravan manufacturers (can't remember which manufacturer) has them on their vans but I figure they're made specifically for that van manufacturer... and I can't find them anywhere else. I'm a bit o...

G'day All, SWMBO has Non Hodgkins Lymphoma and in 2017 went through Chemo and maintenance programs. They worked quite well and the oncologist was quite pleased with the result. Then in October 2018 she found a lump in her cheek and had it checked out by the oncologist. He wasn't sure what it was so off t...

An old man is walking in Hastings Street, Noosa, and passes a hooker standing at her door. She asks him: "Granddad, why don't we give it a try? "No girl, that is no longer possible for me he replies. Says the hooker: "Come on, what have we got to lose, we can give it a try!? They both go inside. They undress a...