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7 weeks to go...
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Then we are 'off' to explore the 'top-end' Have been a few times before - but never this leisurely... This time is for 12 weeks... I'm retired now but the missus isn't and she is taking accumulated A/L for this trip. Doesn't want to take more than that - fair enough... We have a newbie Jayco Discovery (nov...
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Full Van or Poptop
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Hi all. Could I get your thoughts on the pros and cons of Poptops V Full vans..I'm tending towards full, but concerned about handling in crosswind etc,and as I have little patience (ask people who know me) having to " pop the top" whenever may drive me further over the "top". G...
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I'm new
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good morning I have just joined, I am looking for a van but at this stage have not made up my mind. I would like to look through your files and ask questions on out of date threads. Is that ok.
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Hullo and thank you and welcome newbies.
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I've been incommunicado for a while and will be again shortly I expect, but I want to thank you all for your continuing good and kind advice - even if it has taken me all day to trawl through the threads. Welcome from me to all the newbies too. I'll try to catch up with you good folks more often.
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WINERY TOURS
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If anybody going to Mudgee in May is interested in a Winery Tour, please let me know and also if you want half day or full day. The full day ones quite often come with lunch. Thanks
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hotrodbus???????????
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Havent seen a post from you for ages unless i have missed it are you coming to Mudgee?
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Been to Vietnam
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Hi all, been so busy; arrived back in Mt Gambier late Nov. from Winter on Sunshine Coast; finally got back into our house early Nov. Hubby says cheap air fares lets go to Vietnam for December!! So hurriedly moved back into house; then packed bag for OS. Flew Air Asia (excellent) to Kuala Lumpur next mo...
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travelling bathtub photo
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a photo of the tub is now on Neil's post , on page 2 of "travelling bathtub" topic....Cheers Denise
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For Sale or Want to Buy Caravan
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WANTED TO BUY! Was wondering whether it would be interesting for us to have a section Caravan for Sale or Caravan wanted. I'm sure there are many of us who would like to upgrade our rigs and sell the other rather than get nothing for trade in. Also could be a number of want to be GNs like me getting ready to bu...
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PLEASE CHECK THE STICKY
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All those going to Mudgee in May, please check the MEETING UP Sticky. Some important information posted. Thanks Elaine
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Australian Flag History & Those We Fought Under
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This is NOT a post about whether we should have a new flag, but about our Flag History and those Australians fought under. First Australians fought under the British Union Jack, in Sudan, the Boer War and Boxer Rebellion in China. Then in the Korean War they fought under the United Nations Flag. In W...
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and the thunder roars
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started raining up here around 9 ish last night with lightning strikes and thunder, had to put the green giant away as it was too wet still carrying on like a pork chop today, lightning strikes every minute or so with intermittent rain, we have a few "service lights" on the truck and header so...
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NOTICE ,,, GOOD NEWS ;
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Yes , its finally happened , telstra big pond has cut their prices & contract lengths , New contracts have much cheaper fees & reduced time frames . Existing contractes can be restructed to save money . Also no penalties for going over your allocated usage . We just rehashed ours today on a f...
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scared the bejabbers out of me
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a bolt of lightning just came down not twenty feet from our shed, took out the big old gum tree as if it was loaded with explosives, right down to the stump and this thing was 15 foot around the base, shards of timber came flying into the shed some as large as my arm I reckon I must have rolled on my grease g...
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NULLABOR TRIP
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Hi All leaving 15th March for Perth and return and wanting any suggestions of places that are a must to see or avoid. Any extra spares to take for vehicle or van? Probably going via Dubbo-Broken Hill-Port Augusta-Ceduna-Norseman-Esperance-Albany-Margaret River. have 6 to 8 weeks. We wiil be trav...
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THINKING/PLANNING ON STARTING OUT
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Hi all you GN's, I'm 52 this year and my wife is 53, I'm keen to sell up and become a GN myself, and my wife would love the excitement too but what if we sell and don't like it? what if we sell and become ill, we've camped extensively in the High country, travelled a little around Oz staying in motels etc' I gues...
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nothin in here
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see I done told you nuthin was in here but you had to look didnt you!!! -- Edited by dave06 on Wednesday 20th of January 2010 02:10:55 PM
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OK Who was it?
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Some lucky tourist picked up $15,000,000 last night on Oz Lotto. The ticket was sold in Tom Price WA to a traveler. It wasn't me...waaaaagh " title="Crying or Very Sad" />
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I Met A Man
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Recently while free camping, I met a man who, in 3 days taught me all about solar panels, batteries, battery charging and many other little tricks. I could not of learnt this in a week of sundays from books. i I have started the modifications he recommended and will stay all 12 volt in both the cruiser...
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Truck drivers on the Newell
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Just read the lead story on truck drivers on the Newell and we have just travelled down the highway from Brisbane to Melbourne. We found that the interstate drivers with the B doubles etc. were generally good and understood that we didn't want to hold them up and would be pulling over as soon as possible...
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