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I have to go to Albury for a wedding in the New Year. Taking a Jayco Heritage towed by a Landcruiser Sahara and planning to make it a round trip back to Sydney. Looking at travelling Albury to Bright then down the Great Alpine Road to Bairnsdale then up the coast back to Sydney staying at Moruya. Has anyon...

Just thought I'd post our rig that we are traveling around Australia in. We started from Mandurah, WA at the end of Aug. and are now at Wilpena Pound in SA, having clocked 5000kms. She is a German build Hymer on a Mercedes chassis and is 28 years old, we used to drive her - minus Suzuki - round Europe but a cou...

Hi all. Planning to travel the Bruxner hwy west through Newmans Pinch. Looks on ten map to be hairpin turns. Toeing 19 Ft van and concerned about road. anyone travelled can advise if OK . Phillip

Just wondering, do any members on here have gel cell batteries, factory fitted as their house batteries. Particularly Jayco owners, and how are they performing

A few years ago I tested a range of AGM batteries for a safety application. The tests applied a constant current load to a fully charged battery until the battery reached the manufacturer's specified voltage for 100% of discharge. Tests were carried out in a temperature controlled room and measured...

Gd Day all. I hope someone can supply an answer to my question. After setting up a new 24 Furrion tv, turned on 240 power, I ended up with no anolog channels and 13 HD channels. These were all too pixelated to watch even after raising and rotate aerial. ..I gave up, pulled out the 240 power lowered aerial. A...

Hi all, I've got a waeco cfx50 and a dometic 90?lt fridge in the van. The waeco I run from the cig lighter socket in the back of my x-trail and it turns off in a "low battery power" situation. What I'm wondering is could I run the fridge van which is wired through the trailer plug and run the waeco at the same ti...

Hi Every one Would like to know what any one is using for a dual battery set up in a Ford ranger 2016 I have never had one before and have been told so many things, Not sure what is right or wrong it will be in the tub and only for a fridge, hoping some one can help that has a ranger thanks in advance Phil b

If you are an espresso drinker you will be impressed with this device from Flair Espresso. No power needed and produces shots comparable the the best machines available. Comes with a carry case. Great little travel setup. You will need a good hand grinder to to get the best from it. https://www.coffe...

Three engineers and three accountants are travelling by train to a conference. At the station, the three accountants each buy a ticket and watch as the three engineers only buy one ticket. "How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" one of the accountants asks. "Watch and you'll see," a...

Has anyone purchased solar panels from the 4WD supercentre , wondering what quality they are. Their 250watt foldout panels with a 10m lead and reg are $199 .

Hi everyone, saw this at Aldi today so thought I would expose it here. Aussie Paul. -- Edited by aussie_paul on Thursday 25th of October 2018 10:13:58 PM

Hi everyone, I'm posting here as a bit of a last resort, I have been assisting a close friend to care for her mother who has dementia, I'm living in my van at the side of the house, unfortunately her mother has been diagnosed with cancer and probably hasn't got much longer with us, unfortunately her broth...

I have a jayco journey that is two years old. Just lately the roof has moved out of alignment when it is lowered making it extremely difficult to lock down the roof. It has moved toward the awning side so l believe that the awning caused it to shift. Has anyone else had this experience? What can I do to repai...

My opinions so far on the coffee fix while camping. Best is freshly ground beans, worst ground beans stored in a container over a week. Capsules vary so much, and I think the term you get what you pay for here applies. Best are the Nesspresso capsules, and I think the reason why they are expensive, is the m...

Seen on Facebook, the finder would like to get some expensive gear back to the owner. "We found some fishing gear (I will leave it at that) in SA that someone left behind. If people could share this so I can try and get it to the correct owners I would appreciate it. Maybe someone knows a fishing page???" ...

Would like to know how to wire trailer towing lights on my 2004 Rav4. Have done Holdens and Fords, but this looks a lot harder to me. Any advice would be helpful :)

An American, a Canadian and a Japanese were stranded in a deserted island in middle of nowhere. They understood that until rescues arrived, they will need to work together in order to stay alive on the island. So they decided to divide up the tasks.The American points to the Canadian and says: "You wil...

A gynaecologist had a burning desire to change careers and become a mechanic. So, she found out from her local tech college what was involved, signed up for evening classes and attended diligently, learning all she could.When time for the practical exam approached, she prepared carefully for week...

Doing a trip in to western Qld, wondering if Mt Isa is a place that is decent to stay in. Cant find too much positive about the place