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Anyone have any experience with fold-up, portable mobility scooters? I bought myself a Velectrix fold-up electric bike (love it). Wife is losing mobility but cannot ride a bike and missed a few good walks last big trip that a mobility scooter would have worked. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/...

My neighbour was working in his yard when he was startled by a late model car that came crashing through his hedge and ended up in his front lawn. He rushed to help an elderly lady driver out of the car and sat her down on a lawn chair. He said with excitement, "you appear quite elderly to be driving." "Well,...

1- Never be the first to start a generator in a free camp location. 2- Don't start a generator if anyone else can hear it without gaining their consent. 3- See rules 1 & 2

Hi All I'm Noel and my wife is Julie. We aren't retired yet but I grew up in a caravaning / shack going family in Adelaide. Still live coastal Adelaide and looking forward to buying a van in the coming months. I look forward to learning from all of the great tips that appear in your forum. Cheers, Noel

Hi all !! On our next trip, we plan to do 4wd excursions without the van. We will need to leave the caravan somewhere- sometimes just overnight, sometimes for a few nights. Do most caravan parks offer cheaper storage sites? Any ideas or tips would help; maybe you even know how much we need to expect to...

Gday... Please indicate your preference in this poll. There is ABSOLUTELY NO NEED for any comment/s to be added as it will be best for all concerned that they can remain anonymous. Cheers - Stay well and happy and travel safely - John

WOW!!! Just look at the number of recall topic on the opening page of this site. Is it due to that fact that Robots have taken over from the human element?? OK, there are a hell of of a lot more check and balances in place after.... after the vehicle has hit the sales yard, But I am amased at the number of recal...

This morning I recieved the rego. renewal for our caravan, last year it was $480 this year its $318 (Tare weight 2300, GVM 3040). I think that this is a pretty decent reduction but I bet that it's still a lot more than what you guys in the other states are paying. Registration fee - $66 Motor vehicle tax - $2...

For lunch the old man made hamburgers. Again, Larry was concerned about the plates as it appeared to have tiny specks around the edge that looked like dried egg and asked, Are you sure these plates are clean?Without looking up the old man said, I told you before, those dishes are as clean as cold water ca...

Hi fellow travellers out there, has anyone travelled to Perth over Dec Jan period driving the Nullarbor What sort of temps can be expected night & day, places to stay,good sights to visit etc.,any helpful info would be greatly appreciated. Snubby

Perhaps a forum dedicated to recall announcements would be useful?

Hi everybody, Me and my wife are travelling to Spain for a vacation next month. We would love to rent a car for a week, so can anyone tell me do we need to ask for some kind of a permit, or can we just sit in the car and drive with our Australian driving licence? Thanks.

Hi All The motorhome is all packed & ready to go & I'm heading off tomorrow. Excited, nervous, & wondering if I'm a little crazy, travelling around the countryside completely on my own. I've done several trips of 2/3 wks duration before in my old motorhome but had my dog & best mate...

Usual disclaimer, I am not associated with anyone selling anything I recently purchased a lightweight (5 Kg), 160 watt portable, fold-up solar panel, from eBay The seller was outbaxcamping The regulator had come adrift in transport, and was reading much too high voltage After communicating this...

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Not sure if against forum rules but get to Repco if you are an auto club member. Just saved xxxxloads on gear there. This week end only.

hi everyone, has anyone recently done this trip recently And stayed at an free camps between tenterfield and casino? And does anyone know if there is a dump point in delvene or stanthorpe? And are there any free camps in stanthorpe? Thanks -- Edited by the rocket on Saturday 20th of October 2018 02:58...

Hi all I have heavy duty washing machine waste hose possibly 50mm I want to shorten it but unsure how to cut it. It has wire running through it to reinforce it. As its 20mt long I want to reduce length and if needed use a connector to connect it back up again. Im just unsure how to cut it I would like to hear from...