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NO LIMITS!
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Some days make you think there is just limit on what some people will hook up & tow with a mid size tug.Today I saw a new van that I would estimate to be 30/32ft tri axle behinde a mitsy tritan ute, dont know the tow weights on these but if any thing ever looked out of proportion & wrong this did.
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General questions about Grey Nomads!
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Good day everyone, I'm an architecture student here at the University of Tasmania. In a recent assignment on transportable buildings, I've chosen the one that involves Grey Nomads. Just thought I'd try my luck here to see if anyone would be kind enough as to share some general information about Gre...
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Roadside Camping on the Big One...
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Hello all... I'm new to this forum stuff but not to the grey nomadding side of life. However, in a couple of weeks (June 2010) we head out from near Sydney on the big Round-Oz adventure (again) - this time my brother-in-law and his wife are following (and trying to keep up with) us. We have always stayed in...
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Big Al
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the little guy??
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any one seen one of these up close? http://www.littleguyaustralia.com.au/ I know my car can tow this and I have been talking with a local owner and also the people who make these and going to batemens bay to meet them and have a look at it hopefully later this week, which there kind enough to let me do.. an...
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Please Take Care All You Travellers
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http://www.ntnews.com.au//article/2010/05/28/151071_ntnews.html
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Where do you get your water from
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Here goes with another dumb question. When free camping, where do you get your water from to fill you tanks? I realise if you are staying in a caravan park, you can top up before you leave, but can't imagine servos will allow you to fill your tanks as you fill up with fuel??? Not far from where I live, ther...
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Tow Vehicle
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To tow our (potential) 24' caravan with ease, we envisage we need similar to nissan patrol, 6 cylinder diesel. prefer to purchase older model, as in pre 2006 / low milage, so we get vehjicle without emmission control. any nomads give me any hints on faults, known problems or recalls on these vehicles,...
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propane lantern
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Hello to everyone, This is my 1st post. I've been lurking around reading older topics to increase my knowledge and not ask questions that have been answered before. I'm deciding whether to buy a deisel van and do my own...with help conversion. I thought to use a duel fuel Coleman stove and for light a pr...
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Only 3 sleeps!!!!!
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We all seem to be heading off. Some going North, some South, some East and West. We leave on Thursday and head to Arkaroola to take over toilet cleaning from Gary and Kerry. After our 4 or so weeks there we will probably head to Alice and then up and across to Queensland. With so many of us out on the road,...
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from mudgee to mundubbra
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well we left mudgee after a great week with every one and have just arrived in mundubbra qld going to allies creek tomorrow to have a look we will let you know how we go it rained all night last night and all day today it is bloddy wet and 25 degrees here percy-maggie and spike
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pretty expensive site (well we thought so) what have you paid/asked to pay?
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We were down at the Tweed just on a drive, with our caravanning friends. We decided to have a look at a couple of caravan parks, just for a possible weekend away. No names no pack drill.... but one of the parks on the beach quoting from their flyer..... Beach Front Tourist Site (powered), and you couldn...
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Retired Today!
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well the day finally came, I officially finished work after 47 years at 3pm today, Thursday! Hubby NOT happy as he has to stay working for two or three more months until both houses are sold. Anyway he is eight months younger than me so he should stay longer I say! We have put our deposit on a 24 foot Grandc...
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Adelaide C/van parks
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We are travelling to Adelaide and are wondering where is the best place to stay.We have pets and are looking for a caravan park that will cater for them. Is the Boliver caravan park a good park to stay at?
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help needed please
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We arrived in Australia 7 weeks ago to start our long awaited retirement trip around Australia. We purchased a Holden Jackaroo and Coromal poptop caravan. While the caravan is great we have had trouble with the Jackaroo and want to know if anyone out there can help or give us the name of a group that ca...
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.. heading North .. its gotta be warmer !
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Cessnock-Muswellbrook-Tamworth-Armidale-Coffs-Tenterfield-Warwick
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ROAD TO DARWIN
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I know I'm being lazy, but word of mouth is way better than something written in a book. My question: Free camps between Lithgow - Broken Hill - Port Augusta - Woomera and then on to Darwin. Ones to avoid and ones to definitely stop at. Any suggestions greatfully received.
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Help Please Ladies (And men who cook)
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Hi guys, I only have a 4 burner gas cooktop in our Toyota Coaster, no oven or grill. I was thinking of buying a Toaster Oven as I am told that you can cook roasts,cakes etc in them, but they look small. In next weeks Aldi catalogue they have a Convection Oven on sale for $39.99 and it has a 12 litre capacity. Yo...
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Battery replacment...finally
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Just to let you know it seems the battery was the cause of the problem I mentioned in an earlier thread, thanks for your advice & ideas out there in nomad land. When the auto electrician removed it he noticed the sides were slightly bloated but he put it on test overnight & it was only charged to 8....
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Kimbriki...NSW
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Has aybody seen or been to this place in NSW.....Between Taree Wingham......Would dearly love to know........
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Where to Go??
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Can anyone suggest somewhere quiet, with a basic caravan park approximately 2 hours from western side of Melbourne? We have exhausted the usual suspects. Looking forward to suggestions.
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