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Mexican statistics - how to waste time on a trip
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We drove home from our daughters today - up the coast Grafton to Ballina - then on to north of Brisbane. Grafton to Ballina, being mostly single lane, we estimated that 7 out of 10 vans were from Victoria. If anyone is interested in another silly stastic, about one in 30 tugs tugging vans has a tinnie...
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Feeding Wildlife
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The previous thread about (possibly) feeding crocs in the NT has reminded me about the number of tourists I've seen who ignore the "dont feed the wildlife" signs. Our wild creatures will gobble up whatever they are given even if it isnt good for them, end become pests, dangerous even, han...
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this will be of interest to those who travel in croc infested parts of the country...
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http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/09/09/178161_ntnews.html-- Edited by petengail on Thursday 9th of September 2010 11:27:13 AM
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how's Ben !!!
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Hello Milo, if you are out there !!! How is Ben !!
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Need a waterpoint in Rockhampton QLD
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We are travelling up the coast from Brisbane to Stanage bay north of Rocky. Stanage does not have a water supply so we have to cart our own in. We would prefer to leave here with empty tanks and storage containers, and fill up in Rockhampton. I have a universal tap - can anyone tell me where I can acc...
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Birdsville Races
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Well, hello to you all from Birdsville. Yep... we are here for a couple more days..all mudded in, cold and some damp, and all having a beaut time. We arrived in Birdsville last Wednesday, camped up at the race track with my brother {he had 7 horses racing} and the rain came Friday night. Noone can leave t...
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I know he's not human,
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I know he's not human but he's a well travelld friend and I took him to the vets today for his usual check up, they think he may have some form of throat cancer or something, but there not sure yet, dont know if he needs to be ,you know..yet ive had him for 8 years , he was 4 or 5 when i got him, we've had our ups n dow...
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Winegard Wingman
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Finally the NZ Wing is clearly available, Beware of old stock but great to see that forums can contribute information on many subjects. Camec are advertising the NZ wing in their new products section.
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Happy Camper Double Filter
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Gday... Are you actually using one of these?? We are thinking of installing one of these filters to the van. There is a bracket that attaches to the outside of the van to which the Happy Camper Filter attaches. What areas have/do you travel in and how effective are they? Do you think they have been worth t...
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Guests viewing from United States?
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I was just viewing the users page and noticed there are 13 listed users in the United States for this forum. I also saw that a large number of 'guests' had viewed from the US even in the last couple of hours. Is this some sort of switching arrangement with the forum or are there really people looking at...
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Electric Brakes
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As I have yet to hook my caravan up and take it out on the road, could someone please answer the following Would the dealer installed " 7 pin plug " on the tow vechile be allready wired to operate the "Electric Brakes" on the van --- ( the van's brake lights work when hooked up ) many t...
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nappysan
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I know this well done but you maybe able to give some amounts that you put in a say 10 litre holding tank .I have looked everywhere but to no avail and i do not want to use the chemicals or is there another product i can use
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Whats the average dollars spent per day
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Hi all Whats the average dollars spent per day when on the road and free camping as much as possible. To date when I have gone solo for short periods I have worked my budget on $1 per Km, average trip would be about 10 to 15 000 km in 6 to eight weeks. That seems to cover unforseen items, last trip had to replace...
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We are on the road... YAHOO!!!!
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Well thank you to all you Grey Nomads who have helped us get here... We have a 2010 NISSAN PATROL (DESERT GOLD) towing a NEW AGE BIG RED 19 SERIES.... heading north out of Brisbane 23/08/10 presently at Hervey Bay going north in a few days... so if anyone sees us on the road we are using UHF 40...
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a very different sort of camper trailer - who would tow it around aust?
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saw this on another forum and thought it would be of interest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2FLvLvJeP0 cheers and enjoy
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MINI CYCLONE IN ULLADULLA
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Just got off the phone with my daughter. She said the winds have been like a cyclone there earlier this morning. The two storey house next door to her (a very large house I might add) has lost it's entire roof. Lorraine has not got one tree left standing in her back yard and a branch came off a tree out the f...
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Mildura last week of September I would love to catch up with other members :)
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Hi guys I'm so excited I'm doing my first trip, my sons inlaws have invited me along to Mildura so it will be good to have someone there to help me park for my first trip. It would be great to catch up with some other members if anyones going to be there. I think there's some kind of country music festival on...
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NATIONAL CARAVAN RALLY
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Is anyone attending the national caravan rally in Elmore Victoria in January
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blogging
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Hi to all, wondering how other people have set up a blog site. I am reasonably computer literate but seem to have lost myself somewhere in the maze of blogging. I have started a blog for myself but can't actually figure out what my blog address is!!!!!! Is this what they call a seniour moment???? che...
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BIG WEEKEND;
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As I right this we are waiting for our son, his partener & grand daughter to arrive from the G/Coast for the weekend, Expect to see them about 12.30/ 1.00am. It,ll be a long night but what the hell, its worth it . Cheers.
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