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Dengue fever,Ross River Fever etc.
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my wife has had the misfortune to catch one of the mosquito caused fevers that is now prevelant in Qld and now our part of NSW.Karuah,North Arm Cove.Until blood tests come back we will not know which strain it is.I would ask you to take all preventative sprays,lotions etc.The symptoms Sylvia has are pa...
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See you all after Easter
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Hi all Well I can't get around oz for a while, but we are going to Singapore and Jakarta for about 8 days and then down to our beach houser at Loch Sport for a few days over Easter. It will have to do for now. Won't be any posts from me for a while. That'll be a relief did I hear someone say ? Mike
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Avitars and Pictures
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Can someone tell me how you get your avitar or picture thingy to be visible when you post a reply or wot not. Computerly challenged, that's me. Thanks Happy day, safe travelling
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Solar panels for sale
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Hi again folks and thanks for all your good wishes on our plunge into fulltime GNomading. We have upgraded the solar panels on the Coaster and have two BP Solar Panels for sale, they are 75watt ($300 each) also we have an Orion TV and video for sale 12v/240v ($500 ono) So if anyone is after any of these it...
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caravan fridges 3-way
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Any info on 3 way fridges for caravans. our exlectrolux has agiven up the ghost and we now have to put in a new one or similar. gitsho
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hog,
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saw a cooker made from an old 9kg gas bottle, legs bought it up to a comfortable level laying on its side and a oblong hole cut in the side to hold a grill, (looked like reo) the valve had been removed and a door for the firewood and the other end had a 2inch chimney all compenents fitted in the bottle itself...
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mike and Judy
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What do you do when your parents Visit?????????
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My elderly Parents are arriving this arvo on their way home. We will celebrate Mum's 85th. We are going out for Indian. Simply because Dad hates anything that has any taste, it has to be bland and stewed in a bain maree for at least 2 days and have a tag "Pensioner Meals" before he will eat it......
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Lightining Ridge
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We are in the ridge staying at Lorne Station, $18pn powered, $12 unpowered. Managers are really nice and very helpful. Showers, toilet and bush kitchen, there is a large fire ring with wood provided, a dam to go yabbing and Chris(manager) does a hour and a half walk three nights a week. She spent 12 year...
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Gary and Kerry
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Cheap Annexes
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Chatting to some travellers at a truck stop on the way home from Melbourne last week. They were going to Sydney to collect a cheap annex to fit onto their Toyota campervan. paid $350 0n e bay for secondhand one. Managed to track down the makers web site for anyone thats interested. Dont know how to make it...
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house is sold and we're off..............
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It's been a hectic few weeks, the house is now sold, we picked up the motorhome on Thursday and we are now officially Grey Nomads of no fixed abode. We are trying to find places to put everything in the Coaster and the chief is sorting out his 'workshop/trailer' which we are towing with us. We are headin...
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Think on This
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Mate posed the question at lunch today" if you put a heap of solar panels on the roof of a bus would the government consider the bus to be carbon neutral and give you a carbon credit to offset you running your diesel without fear of the pollution police. Maybe he could plant a tree or two in the A...
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hand cleaner
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just done all the vehicle servicing, went to wash my hands and ran out of V O 5 hairshampoo, cant buy it anymore so settled for Pappilion hairshampoo from the $2 dollar shop, removes all grease and even the black stain that you get from the diesel oil recommend it for all who get there hands dirty
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mike and Judy
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history of forum
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Would like to know how long the forum has been going and who had the brilliant idea of starting it. Helena
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punctures
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Dragging a lot of different trailers over the years, and a lot of them were vans I have never worked out why there is not a good tyre filler on the market, The minute you feel the van lurch and you check the mirror and see the lean there gos over a hundred bucks, by the time you have stopped, the steel wheel has...
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Brake Controllers
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G'day, A few years ago I had a Hayman Reese solid state brake controller installed in my car, after about 6 months use I couldn't stand it any more so I replaced it with a Tekonsha Prodigy and have never looked back, it is so easy to use, no more fiddling around changing the settings for different road spee...
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Sign of The Times
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This has all the hall marks of speed cameras " Revenue" Never see a ranger around any of these parks anymore now replaced by Robo Cop.
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Delay
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G'day, Well it looks like our travel plans will have to be put on hold for a few weeks longer than anticipated, we were planning on leaving the first week in June but now it seems we will not be leaving until August, reason - head on the car cracked and the total cost of a reconditioned head, supply and fit,...
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Gas heaters
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Not sure if this topic has been aired before. my question is is there a safe portable gas heater for short bursts inside a poptop, my misses is a cold fish and as we hope to do a lot of free camping and no gene with us. [gawd think of all the foot rubbing id have to do] being an x plumber i know all the pitf...
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Whats a Grey Nomad
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I was mowing today and thinking, as mowing is not all that interesting
Whats a Grey Nomad - how do you discribe one and whats the criterion to be one
For instance, do you have to be a certain age, AND have to leave home for "X" period travelling, to get your membership card
Is one of the req...
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UHF/CB's
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Bit ignorant on this subject. Would welcome feed back as to.........is it advisable to have one, what should one look for when purchasing same and most of all DO THEY GET USED VERY OFTEN. Just tell me what you think in general Happy day, safe travelling
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