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GDay , I am restoring an old Nissan Urvan Camper as a weekend bush camper for ourselves .I have dumped the old fridge and wish to buy an 80 litre job .However I want my wife to actually see one in front of her so she is comfortable with the size . Do you think I can find a retail outlet in Melb on the internet ? No...

A drunk staggers out of a bar and runs into two priests. He looks at the first priest and says, Hey, Im Jesus Christ! The priest replies, No son, youre not. So the drunk goes over to the second priest and says, Hey, Im Jesus Christ! To which the second priest replies, No son, youre not. Finally, the drunk ha...

Hi Nomads. This is my first posting as a new member. We have a New Age off road van with 150w solar panel, and we usually travel with an additional 100w solar blanket for dark days and shady trees. I recently upgraded my single house battery to a double so we now have 240amps in the van. We have a 3 way frid...

Consistently getting an email from Pay Pal ??? wanting me to prove my identity. I Have been a member of PayPal for many years using my debit card NOT a credit card. They suggest I take a photo of my drivers licence and forward it to them. I am very sceptical this maybe a scam. Why would they need for me to p...

Hi everyone, I am looking for a recommendation for a "truckies" app to suit Android tablet and phone (doesn't necessarily need to be a free app). The information I am chasing is for the following: Maps, truck routes, low bridges, etc.Truck and fuel stops with overnight stays, showers, food.City p...

A group of school kids went on an excursion to the police station. The police officer pointed to the 10 Most Wanted list and told them that these were the most wanted criminals in the whole country. One student pointed to the photo of the man at the top of the list and said, He is the most wanted man in the ent...

Got our Cruser out of 6month storage, looked underneath and seen a layer of rust on the balls on the ends of the live axle. Been underneath today with some wet an dry sandpaper and wd40 to clean it up. Was suprised how well it cleaned up. The Caravan yard that stored it for me had been starting it up occasion...

i just replaced the shower head in the van after complaints from the young ladies in the family that the shower was hopeless at washing their hair. Research pointed to the Oxygenics Body Spa brushed nickel shower head. This shower head is made specifically for RVs. Plenty of YouTube reviews positive...

we are having a lot of trouble with the half moon cupboard catches, is there anything that could replace them with the same hole mountings

Hi all, I'm about to install some permanent panels on the roof of the van and have now come up with a mounting plan based on research. The pop up roof offers its own challenges. The panels have an open circuit voltage of around 40v and are rated 235w. Of course I'll be using a suitably rated mtttp contr...

Hello.could anyone please tell me if 60w 17v solar panels can be connected to a 12v battery and what size controller would be needed?

Has anyone personally had a hitch failure, towbar, ball coupling etc., lot of talk about shackles & ratings as such. Hard to believe with set ups as they are that they could fail to this extent, talking about a set up with all parts up to standard. Joda

Thought I would post this for others to reference. Had lowish water pressure for some time when on mains pressure, checked the system but found nothing amiss. During the last few days have had a vibration sound coming from the filling point. Having removed the filling fitting, found an "O: ring had co...

I was just talking to my next door neighbour and I asked him where their new Suburu Liberty was that they had bought 2 weeks ago. He told me that his wife had taken it to a large local shopping complex (Charlestown Square) and parked it on the 6th level of the parking station because there were only a few oth...

Ill come right after a week or so . Washed and cleaned fuel tank in boat . I took it out to fix a cracked weldin . I TIG welded the stainless fine . Walked tank around the front. Saw a slight inperfection . So I used mig in garage . It was back purged with argon . Being that it had been welded etc . i welded . Pzzxt b...

Hi, new to the forum and bought a new van a year ago but have only been doing short trips of a week or so as working life and family commitments have allowed. Plan is to build up to longer trips as our experience and leisure time increases, and hope to be doing three month long trips to Tassie, the Top End etc....

My galaxy van's front boot vinyl cover has lost it's sheen and definitely needs to be restored. What product/s does anyone recommend to bring it back to a better condition.

Hi Travellers, Having trouble with the small toggles that hold the top half of the door to the ceiling when travelling. I guess it's a common fault as it is a weak point. Any suggestions that might make it a little more secure would be appreciated. Thanks NormJean.

Hello Travellers, Can anyone give advice on how to keep the half,or top of the door ,secured to the ceiling for travel. The toggles seem to be weak and don't last. I'm guessing it's a common problem and suggestions would be appreciated. It's a 2017 Model. Thanking you Norm and Jean.

Getting started with quad copters July 2018I needed a project and was wondering if quad copters/drones could be something I could handle and enjoy with my physical disabilities AND especially my Diabetes related failing eyesight. I bought a couple of cheapies to have a play with indoors during the...