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From the Sydney Morning Herald.Grey nomads targeted by classified scammers 22 December 2018 9:46amCrooks are baiting Australias travelling retirees with fake ads for boats, motor homes and machinery, tricking them into transferring money and passing them onto accomplices who are successfu...

Hi, we're Julie and Andrew. We've recently purchased a new Jayco Journey Pop Top 17.58-1 which we will be towing with a Nissan Pathfinder R52. We are approaching retirement and looking forward to doing some touring of this great land. We bought the Jayco because it sleeps 5 or an extra 2 small ones if th...

Hi Folks we are new members and would like to introduce ourselves we are about to buy a motor home and are just starting out in a new adventure checking out this great country of ours we are looking forward to meeting other members along the way and we are open to any advise that members are willing to give c...

The other day I was looking at painting my satellite to clean it up a bit so I did what you do and Google it, to my surprise the amount of info on painting them was lots even a site on satellite dish artwork so I gave it a go.

Hello every body; I hope you all have a merry Christmas and a safe new year. Now down the reason for this post, been working on our jayco caravan that also has it's own hot water system for the shower and kitchen sink. The problem was very poor pressure , but only out of the hot tap. It got to the point that the...

Hey!!! Dougie, Is Green lakes still in a lock down over the New Year holidays ?? Jay &Dee

Safe Caravanning Holidays Ensuring that your caravan - and your tow-vehicle - are both in good condition, is essential before heading off for a holiday, but that is just one part of helping to make your trip safe and trouble-free when travelling. "Caravan Inspection - Basic.pd...

I have a 2012 Toyota HiLux and I have been looking at installing a slide on camper on the tray. Looking at the Palamino Slide ons. They look to be good value for the money. Is there any negatives that I should be aware of. I think that I would be looking to buy second hand as my dollars are limited.

Hi I'm looking for some advice, I have downloaded all our movies onto a hard drive and I'm now trying to do the same with all the itunes movies we have brought over the years. Has anyone else done this and what program is the best to convert the files from itunes format to MP4 (movies) format?? Thanks fo...

Solving problems with a Jayco Silverline Grey Water TankThese mods may be applicable to other manufacturers vans as well. CLEANING THE GREY WATER TANKI have done some searching and some thinking about solving all of the grey water tank problems on a Jayco and this is my solution.I have not inspecte...

Three men die on Christmas Eve and go to heaven. Before theyre allowed to enter the gates, theyre greeted by Saint Peter. He tells them there are rules before he allows them into heaven. In order to get in to heaven you must each produce something that represents Christmas and the holiday season. The fi...

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Hi all, Here's a review on a little 18v ozito chainsaw I got recently. Whilst I like to carry a saw with me when leaving the van at home and doing more remote type travels, I wasn't sure if this would appeal to as many on here. If you still take a saw along when vanning, this might be something that is of intere...

Hi All, On a recent trip I noticed the plastic cover of the boiler flue vent on my Dometic 3-way fridge has become discoloured from heat - see attached photo. Max daytime temp was about 32deg and that side of the van was sitting in the morning sun, so the gas was on practically non-stop to try and cool the th...

Christmas greetings to Grey Nomads and families, wishing you all an enjoyable safe and trouble free Christmas and new year. -- Edited by Santa on Sunday 23rd of December 2018 10:45:37 AM

wondering if some one could let me know if our circuit breaker in the van lumbaute abb c16 guess that means it trips at 16 amps ? Wifey has just purchased a portable induction cooker 220-240 v -50-60HZ Power 2100W could our circuit breaker handle this cooke...

As a single mom, I was shopping at the local supermarket-where I selected : A carton of 2L skim milk, a carton of eggs, carton of orange juice. a head of lettuce, small tin of decaf coffee and 500g bacon...... As I was unloading my items on the checkout conveyor belt, a grossly inebriated gentleman sta...

Good afternoon all. I have just had a set of Dunlop Grandtrek AT22`s fitted to my cruiser. They're 285 65R17 116H`s. I normally pick them of Gumtree or eBay in the West for between $80 - $120. Spare tyre`s never been on the road sales. Found 4 and fitted them prior to leaving home 13 th Jan 18. However, at t...

This experiment really works. Too see who loves you the most; Put your spouse and your dog in the boot of your car. After an hour, open the boot. Who's happy to see you?