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Paying to see a natural world
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Ok, I'm cheesed off and maybe I shouldnt be because we dont attend touristy places often. It all started years ago when a mate and I arrived at the 12 Apostles modern car park (we now live nearby in Camperdown) and eager to look we found we needed to pay an entry fee. We turned around. Funny enough there wa...
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Travel from Kuranda to Cairns
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Hi, I am intending to take my Pajero and 18 Ft van from Kuranda to Cairns. I have driven it once without a van and remember it as being very steep. Is it advisable to do this with a van or is there an alternative route that I should be considering. Thanks in advance.
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Don't go too close
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A 'vanning associate of mine has just sent me an e-mail - during the night they heard a bit of a bump and didn't think much of it. This morning, they are 15 meters from the cliff instead of about 50 where they were camped!!! The fall is about 150 long!!! Seems all the rain has softened the ground? WOW!! ...
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Offgrid Electrical setup
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Hi All, Now aiming to setup a van for offgrid use. Having completed our previous camper setup (12V solar, MPPT, DCtoDC, 240V charger, AGM battery) I am considering a new approach to the van. I was hoping to find out if anyone is using a 48V LiFePO4 DC setup with 240V inverter/bypass & solar input. ...
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Motorhomes with electric roll-down bed
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I have seen some m/h's with an electric roll-down bed in the roof - do you think that this would make the m/h top heavy when travelling? especially with an innerspring mattress on it.
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Nelly
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Sydney to Carinda
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Hi everyone,A couple of questions , is it possible to do this on sealed roads?Any suggestions on a stop over half way to 3/4s of the way there ?Any recommendations for a good road map ? non electronic.Im on a ship just now and internet not great at times so maybe a while before I answer, but I will answer t...
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Hi All, something to ponder about! I like t share a recent horrible experience I had with my Toyota Coaster
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The Vehicle is a 2008 Model import from Japan, converted in Brisbane to their Diamond Series it has presently 172,000 Km.On a recent trip we arrived on a camp site Friday night, the vehicle performed perfectly going over the Snowy Mountains. Saturday morning we received a call informing us that a Bu...
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grandpa
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Light weight gas bottles
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I am looking at possibly changing my two 9kg gas bottles with the 7.5 composite gas bottles https://compgas.com.au/products/fysp-7-5 what experiences are out there on these, its a large cost but is it worth it, and yes I would like to reduce weight on the drawbar now that I have a bike rack and two bik...
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Is there a new posts link anywhere ?
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I find this the easiest way to keep informed and then I search for other topics I have an interest in.
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Port Macquarie to Moree
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We want to travel to Moree from Port Macquarie
Walcha hwy is still closed during the day for traffic, so we are looking at going via coffs.
We only have a 1.6 ton poptop
Any comments or thoughts please about that route.
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gmacs
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Caravan Air conditioning
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Hi All, Has anyone installed a house inverter split system on their caravan? Pro's / Con's? Some have some good specs relating to power consumption & setting up solar / battery. E.g in the 500W-800W range Thanks -- Edited by Ondway2grey on Thursday 7th of March 2024 08:04:40 AM
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Used caravan purchasing checklist
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Hi All, Looking to see what others have as a list of items they check prior to purchasing a used caravan. Mechanical: Drawbar, hitch, tyres (date), brakes, suspension, pop top, awning Watch outs: Rust / visible cracks / uneven wear / sag Internal: Fridge, A/C, cupboards, windows, burners/oven, wat...
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Interesting article about our Platypusses and endangerment
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https://theconversation.com/yabby-traps-and-discarded-fishing-tackle-can-kill-platypuses-its-time-to-clean-up-our-act-224242?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20March%205%202024%20-%202897429424&utm_conten...
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Has anyone had their caravan weighed by Police or Authorities ?
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On my Viscount Newport the weight is shown as Tare 1150 and GVM 1450 Allowing 300 kg for Food Clothes Booze and water as well as house battery I want to add another water tank and I am sure it will put me over the GVM weight I will put it on the weighbridge to find out the answer but I wondered has anyone had an i...
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pop top rear door awning
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I have been looking at the pop top rear door awning with walls supplied by Adelaide annex and caravans. Does anyone have feed back on this? Smith
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Axle Position
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Hi everyone. I post a topic the other day about lower towball weights on a single axle van. It has the storage capacity to bring the ball weight up to what ever is needed.
To further that post I need some advise regarding axle position.
The single axle van I'm looking at seems to have the independent sus...
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Camec odyssey wind out windows ,
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Hi, have just fitted 2 new wow controller boxes ,still cant get windows to shut properly so to lock them . Can anyone give me an idea . Cheers PETER
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Karumba. Any recent info?
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Found some rather old posts via search, and looking for a bit of current/recent info/opinions. This will be our 6th trip north as grey nomads and Karumba is one of the few places we have not been. I enjoy fishing (land based) and have heard various and somewhat contradicting opinions of Karumba as a des...
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Roads Warwick to oaky Creek qld
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Hi all I have a 20.6 dual axle caravan and I would like to know is it safe to tow from Warwick to Oaky Creek Qld.? Thank you in advance.
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New member with some question about MY17 Isuzu MU-X when towing
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HI: Grateful for any insights on the following on my MY17 (I previously owned a Nisaan Pathfinder 2012) and I tow a <2 tonne Coromal Corvair tandem 5.49 van. I love the vehicle and am still transitioning from NissanWhen towing it jumps around top gears all over the place. I have tried manually setti...
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