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Gravy73 · Gravy73

What are users experiences? Do "Lay Flat" run clear and not clog? Does the internal diameter of the hose effect its efficiency to run clear and not clog? Appreciate any advice. Thx

Erilala · Erilala

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Possum3 · Possum3

I have an old "Silver Tea Set" entered the Possum Family back in the 1800's, it was Silver plated over Pewter (from memory). Over the years it became a daily use item with the resultant dents and plating wearing thin, in the late 70's, I took it to a company that specialised in "Silver Restoration". The...

dorian · dorian

https://www.revenue.nsw.gov.au/unclaimed-money/search

dorian · dorian

Search any location in Australia to find nearby active incidents: https://www.abc.net.au/emergency/

Willdoe · Willdoe

I came across this site when trying to work out what cable size I needed for a van mod. Interesting the need to add the length of positive and negative cable when calculating cable size needed for amp load and length of cable run . Some good info here. https://topwiretraveller.com/sizing-automotive...

dorian · dorian

I'm proposing a unified thread for collating all the tips and tricks that people use to manage their Internet connection. I'm particularly interested in those ideas which deal with annoyances or which make better use of expensive mobile bandwidth. I use uBlock Origin for blocking ads: [url]http...

Whenarewethere · Whenarewethere

My car was pretty good acoustic wise, but I wanted to improve it regardless. Still going to do a bit more when I find the time, but it is really not absolutely necessary. I have added about 1.8m2 of butyl, you don't need it everywhere. So far about 5.4m2 of acoustic foam & have about another 1.8m2 read...

Long Weekend · Long Weekend

Last January while on a trip down to Geelong the roof lifting gas strut on the front left hand side of the van gave up and leaked black oil everywhere. I bought a replacement from Jayco in Geelong but then was unable to fit it 'in the field' so it had to wait until I returned home. Then when packing up the mis...

Kerryn49 · Kerryn49

Hi. My wife and I recently purchased a 2nd hand 21' 6" jayco heritage. We are very happy with the van except for the toilet. We cannot get the smell out. We have used the Woolies nappy san equivalent for our previous vans and found it okay. Not seeming to work now. Any suggestions? Thank you.

BOKO56 · BOKO56

Hi folks does anyone based in Perth have any recommendations about who can advise me how to get my towing setup right ? I have a Land Cruiser 200 series 2018 model towing a Jayco Starcraft Outback. The van drops down at the tow point, this could be due to the hitch towbar tongue, a genuine toyota part, whic...

Jason F · Jason F

Hi everyone, I just tried to raise the roof on my new (Chinese made) slide on camper, for the first time. I don't have the strength. I'm 64 years old, 5'10" tall, mild build male, and I could not budge it (and yes the corner clips have been released). Could be that its sticky as its not been raised since mad...

Archeress · Archeress

Hi everyone. Recently joined, my name is kelly. I not long ago bought a 1996 Avan Aliner. Absolutely love it. Now the original stickers are old and peeling and i wish to remove them and give the surface a new white paint job. Does anyone here have experience or advice about what kind of paint i use? ...

Whenarewethere · Whenarewethere

Custom GPS magnetic mount: I have made a lot of modifications to my car, but I have tried very hard not to drill holes everywhere. So I used some Neodymium 32 x 8mm north south pair of magnets with 25kg pull force. They are less than 25kg as the magnets are about 3 to 4mm apart through the plastic trim panel....

Erilala · Erilala

So I designed a Corner Triangle system that is multi functional..It has a hand held shower hose for the only water supply..A Portable in & out sink,a portaloo in bottom.A backsplash of tin...A removable Triangle bench also for food preps make this 2 ft X 2 ft area is a 5 in 1 functions.No cupboards &...

ERI LI · ERI LI

NON PUBLIC- CO- OP/ SHAREHOLDER ownership concept,what imaginative ideas would you want-?10 dislikes & 10 likes lists here eg . 1/- En suite small bathroom buildings,no big shared amenities block2/- Being non public,bigger van spaces3/- a planted orchard4/- no cats or dogs,only free nativ...

Craig1 · Craig1

Now approaching six years since we had to pack up my late Father's house, Mum passed prior to that. They had maybe a dozen or twenty different openers for cans, screw top glass jars, etc etc etc. Dad was always on the lookout for something better, but going on the quantity that we sold in the garage sale, n...

cobberdog · cobberdog

im looking for a bullbar for our 2018 bt50, looking for suggestions as to which brand looks best, and comes with inclusive extras such as tow hooks, antenna and light holes etc. ps-- the MAZDA bar looks good but to expensive we think. any pics would be great. STAY COVID SAFE EVERY-ONE,

Orana · Orana

Imagine this. You're outside your van preparing a meal which you will be cooking on your (hybrid) camper's slide-out gas stove. And then the flies arrive. You can't go inside to cook because your camper doesn't have an inside kitchen. So what do you do? How do you keep the flies away?????????? And how d...

ABNER · ABNER

Hi , has any one suffered a warped front boot lid on a Coromal Excel 542, Looking at ways to hold down the bottom corners of the lid. Thanks Bob.

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	Reinstalling gas lilfting struts. (Preview) Last January while on a trip down to Geelong the roof lifting gas strut on the front left hand side of the van gave up and leaked black oil everywhere. I bought a replacement from Jayco in Geelong but then was unable to fit it 'in the field' so it had to wait until I returned home. Then when packing up the mis...	Long Weekend	7	9397	07:17 PM Nov 6, 2020 by Craig1
	Smelly toilet (Preview) Hi. My wife and I recently purchased a 2nd hand 21' 6" jayco heritage. We are very happy with the van except for the toilet. We cannot get the smell out. We have used the Woolies nappy san equivalent for our previous vans and found it okay. Not seeming to work now. Any suggestions? Thank you.	Kerryn49	13	1905	10:06 PM Nov 2, 2020 by jeepnudger
	Car and Van setup (Preview) Hi folks does anyone based in Perth have any recommendations about who can advise me how to get my towing setup right ? I have a Land Cruiser 200 series 2018 model towing a Jayco Starcraft Outback. The van drops down at the tow point, this could be due to the hitch towbar tongue, a genuine toyota part, whic...	BOKO56	4	1819	02:19 AM Oct 29, 2020 by Greg 1
	Raising/Lowering a pop top roof !!! (Preview) Hi everyone, I just tried to raise the roof on my new (Chinese made) slide on camper, for the first time. I don't have the strength. I'm 64 years old, 5'10" tall, mild build male, and I could not budge it (and yes the corner clips have been released). Could be that its sticky as its not been raised since mad...	Jason F	14	981	11:29 AM Oct 24, 2020 by Jason F
	Painting an Aliner (Preview) Hi everyone. Recently joined, my name is kelly. I not long ago bought a 1996 Avan Aliner. Absolutely love it. Now the original stickers are old and peeling and i wish to remove them and give the surface a new white paint job. Does anyone here have experience or advice about what kind of paint i use? ...	Archeress	4	700	07:45 PM Oct 23, 2020 by TheHeaths
	Custom GPS magnetic mount (Preview) Custom GPS magnetic mount: I have made a lot of modifications to my car, but I have tried very hard not to drill holes everywhere. So I used some Neodymium 32 x 8mm north south pair of magnets with 25kg pull force. They are less than 25kg as the magnets are about 3 to 4mm apart through the plastic trim panel....	Whenarewethere	0	595	11:36 AM Oct 23, 2020 by Whenarewethere
	Too much sink & cupboards (Preview) So I designed a Corner Triangle system that is multi functional..It has a hand held shower hose for the only water supply..A Portable in & out sink,a portaloo in bottom.A backsplash of tin...A removable Triangle bench also for food preps make this 2 ft X 2 ft area is a 5 in 1 functions.No cupboards &...	Erilala	19	1599	08:40 AM Oct 21, 2020 by Possum3
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