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Planning the big trip
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G'day all, I have been reading through the forums as a newbie and realise that I have stumbled onto a wealth of information from a wealth of experienced travellers....My husband and I have always been avid campers first on motorbikes then in our home made Mitsubishi camper...we have now decided th...
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Greetings from arkaroola
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Have been here 2 weeks now with another two to go.great place to visit and plenty to look at. We are looking after the caravan park toilet and shower blocks, 2 hours a day each (10-12) which leaves plenty of time in the afternoon to do things. ted and robyn (pricey41) are coming up to replace us at end of mon...
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Gary and Kerry
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.. Brrrrr .. it's kinda cold ..
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Good mornin' all .. Lucky you folk up north .. and I'll be heading there soon myself .. Just travelled back from Adelaide .. had a coupla windy days and nights travelling through Victoria .. Now back at one of my favourite spots .. Macquarie Woods .. approx. halfway between Orange and Bathurst in NSW. C...
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Can you straighten these please Peter!
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I'm not entering them in the competition, but I would love to have a copy of them straightened! Cheers, Dianne
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Bubs
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Searching....
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This is getting to be very hard finding the right vehicle.....I want a Toyota coaster around $20.000 to $30.000 Diesel..With everything even the kitchen sink ...Living in Bacchus Marsh near Melbourne is so damn hard to find anything....... Queensland and NSW is the most popular place to buy it se...
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Smelly battery problem
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Anyone with any ideas? We have been connected to 240v & this morning I smelt a funny smell(Hylda said a bit like a drain or something) & I thought it was coming from the battery compartment because when I got closer there was also a funny noise coming from there that I hadn't noticed bafore(a bi...
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Trip Report.
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Hi all. some basic info. from our trip from North Richmond NSW to Perth WA via Broken Hill Albany, Margaret River, Kalgoorlie, many places in between and home. 38 days free or budget camping, 17 days in recognised caravan parks. 10650 klms travelled at an average of $100 per day. 55 in total. 99 Prado (...
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skiing holiday at Perisher Valley
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Hello everybody, My neighbour and I want to go skiing for about week in the Australian snowfields. I have never skied before (born and bred in West. Australia) and she has done very little. We are in our mid to late 60's, and reasonable fit (me overweight ) Anyway we do need some good advice on what ti...
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what tug
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We are in the throes of planning a trip round oz, and are presently trying to decide which 4x4 we should get being a diesel fitter by trade i can do my own repairs and maintenance so a diesel engine is top of my list, i am also a big fan of 6 cylinder engines for towing and would appreciate feed back on toyot...
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electrical help
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I have purchased a 600w Inverter form Aldi and was wondering if an electrician nomad might be able to help me as I have never been very good with Ohms law. Can anyone tell me the maximum Amperage appliance I can I hook up to this 600watt inverter. Thanks mike
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Back From Mudgee
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What a fantastic couple of days we had with the Mudgee group. So many nice people, all with a common interest, Australia. I thought you might all enjoy a few pics, first lot, some of the alfoil beanie entries. Oh and there was a pole dancer for hire, anyone wanting to book him, just PM me.
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Firefly
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Towing with a VR Commodore - fuel consumption
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After nearly 400.000 klms we had to put the old Commodore down and purchase a 06 Rodeo TD Auto. We tow an 80's 14ft Viscount Seabreeze, and the one thing we never did with the Commodore was check how many klm's to the litre we were getting. (Odomoter had given up the ghost ages back before the van). Is a...
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where new nomads
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hi all and thanks for letting us join. we have a little 10ft caravan and a pajero and wil be looking forwards to seeing and talking to people we see. done trips before up to the cape but now its time to injoy our self. our van is called "our shoe box" is small but it works hope to see you all on the roa...
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Showground prices
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Has anyone else heard of the rise in the cost of showgrounds we stayed at Kilcoy showgrounds last year at $8 a night have just heard that it is now $15.50 a night seems a pretty steep jump in price to me anyone else heard of it. Helena.
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Helena
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Home;
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Yep, home again & all ok. Unload , clean all the gear & camper trailer, load the c/van & head off again in 2/3 weeks.
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justcruisin01
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Who is 60 years old today?.
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Happy Birthday Mazz.Best wishes from the G/N.Forum.Cheers.
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the crow25
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venus Bay
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Well just returned from our trip to Venus Bay SA Had a great trip car and van performed up to standard (new to us van) ummmm except for 1 tyre on van that went poof Wendy and I went there to meet up with people from WA that we met last year at Alice Springs, main goal was to catch fish and that worked out sorta...
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drongo & wendy
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Using photo's.
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Thanks Pat for the ok to use your Calliope photo.Did not realise that all the photos are covered by copyright etc.All is good now.Cheers.Crowie.
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Lake Eyre Update
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http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/sanpr/lakeeyre/lake-eyre-status.html
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Second year on the road
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We have now been full time nomads since March last year and the excitement has not abated one iota. So much has happened, so many new experiences and so many wonderful new and exciting people we have met on our journey. We have been extremely fortunate that nothing major has gone wrong and we look forwa...
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