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Hi all We would like to do the Great Ocean Road trip again but this time in the van and with the dog. Whats the camping situation along the way? Cheers Wandererone

Dougwe and Dunmowin finally, after many attempts, missed attempts, almost drive pasts, managed (with the orchestration of Dougwe) to get together for a rather long lunch. Yesterday, Dougwe arrived, after being set up at nearby Glen Rowan for a few days. With him, came a tray of vanilla slices, a fav...

Saw an awesome looking Zone off road van towed by a Troopy in Middle Swan WA today - awesome looking set up and Im very jealous. What are Zone vans like? -- Edited by Ger08 on Monday 22nd of January 2018 09:07:52 PM

Does anyone lock the van to the car while travelling? Sometimes when I'm parked up a side street I often wonder how safe is my van. Doesn't take a lot to unhitch. I tow a trailer behind a motorcycle which I lock together using a heavy duty padlock via the safety chain. It will not stop someone who is determi...

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is it best to travel to Byron bay up the pacific hwy or the newel hwy if you go the pacific is it easy to find your way around the M7 on to the M2 then off on to the M1 then up to Wyong rd we will be travelling from melbourne

Hi all, I would like to ask a question, can I leave battery charger on all night to charge van batteries?

hi I have had vast for sometime and used this successfully however got tired of the set up process i bought a sat king dish which picks up sbs and abc easy I have a altech box I cant seem to get the GWN And other commercial station error E16-4 have tried remit several times but still only get abc /sbs is this...

I've got a 2004 Fiat Winnebago Free Spirit. (Singles on Rear) The previous owners have fitted Maxxis UE-168 N Light Truck Tyres. (215/75R 16C) The Maxxis Tyres have a Max Load S 1150KG D 1090KG Max Pressure 69 PSI The Fiat Tyre Placard states 5.5 Bar (...

Fellow Nomads, Be cautious with scenic flights! This article highlights something that has bothered me for some time now. Most recently i was touring along the amazing Gibb River Road and did a helicopter tour at the Mitchell Falls. The living conditions at this camp are despicable. We paid $500 for...

Well we took the camper for a run to Ararat on the weekend to Green Hill Lake meet up with two friends so we circled the wagons we got the south side so the solar panels were facing south they are mounted on the boat rack so they are also Verticle they got no direct sun and the day was mostly overcast anyway so I...

I use a mobile phone to view. Should i use a programe like tapatalk to be able to put pictures on the site or message people. Or am i just missing something haha Cheers stuart Do others use the phone without problems

What is a good caravan for semi offroad

Hi All, Thought i would get my act together and post an up date on the old van, since the last post i have re furbished the old windows and installed them but i must say after doing that i now wish that i lashed out and purchased new windows instead of using the old ones not that there's anything wrong with the...

Hi all just wondering is there a cheaper alternative to cleaning and sanitising our toilet canister. Other than the expensive chemicals that are recommended. We are using the the little bombs and the thetford cleaning liquids. Any suggestion would be great. Cheers Louise

A Texan visitor to England asked an Englishman to show him the biggest building in town.There it is, said the Englishman. Its quite impressive, I must admit.You call that big? scoffed the Texan. Back in Texas we have buildings just like that but over a hundred times bigger!Im not surprised, said the E...

Hello everyone, strops shoes have left scuff marks on the lino. Have tried eucalyptus oil. bit came off but mostly not.any ideas?

We are travelling north and are looking to spend 3 to 4 days in that area Can anybody recomend a place? Cheers Bruce

Hi all, On our maiden trip up the East Coast, stopping at Agnes Waters. We came up the Newell and then across to Agnes Waters. I have filled up a few times on the way and the fuel usage is 24.4L 100km. My towing rig is a 2006 Landcruiser 100 series with an after market turbo. I am towing a 2012 Elite Atlantic Di...

I am probably having to upgrade the controller now as we more than doubled the roof panel area. Aussie Paul.