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M7 Sydney travelling south thru Sydney
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A breeze if u r on road before 5am from stop just north of Sydney . By 5 am traffic increasing and red lights are in play.
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batteries (help)
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Hi. I have a Prado with an auxiliary deep cell battery. I have a cool Jayco Penguin with no battery. I want to: 1) run my (3 way) fridge while I travel (not on gas!) then switch to gas when I'm stopped 2) use a battery for little things like lights, a fan, toaster etc 3) employ a solar panel system to charge my b...
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Whyalla to port augusta old coast road S..A
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HI GUYS we are currently on the coast road near shingle bay and want to get though to port augusta along the coast. great free camps along here so far but i cant find much imfo on the tracks and if we can get our off rd van though one site on wiki camps says the road cut due to amy training area any one done this tr...
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Kalbarri in June/July
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Hi all, Apologies if this is posted in the wrong section. My partner and I are travelling in our Toyota Coaster bus and are planning on being in Kalbarri in around June/July. We are looking for options to make our stay here a little more affordable. We would be willing to house sit for a short period o...
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Bourketown
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Trying to organise a fishing trip toSweers Is and for a week in June .Does anyone out there know where I can safely leave a car. Thanks Hutcho
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Caravan rollover
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Drove past a completely destroyed caravan this morning about 10 k north of Rolleston QLD. (Between Roma and Emerald) Don't know any details except it happened yesterday. It was right in the middle of a section of bitumen road speed marked 80 k due to rough road which was quite rough with sunken parts ne...
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Suspension
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To all those that have travelled around Australia. Is is necessary to upgrade from roller rocker suspension to inderpendant suspension, if you were in the market for a new van, to travel Australia and corogated roads ? Not looking at major off-road .
Thoughts ?
Regards Wayne
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Wayne - Narelle
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Driving from Kununurra to Broome
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hi we are new to Grey Nomads and after some advise. We are travelling from Darwin back home to Perth and going to stay in Kununurra overnight and would like to know if there are any safe places to stay between Kununurra and Broome, we have heard there are problems in Fitzroy crossing. We normally do abou...
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Mayns
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backpackers
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Bloody backpackers. Have had a lot in our travels and only a few were annoying But the lot who are staying at this rest stop with tonight take the gold medal. Lost count of how many there are. some turned up during the day, then night time tents come out then lets have a good time and do not consider others i...
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the rocket
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40k when passing emergency vehicle with flashing lights
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Looking for others thoughts on this rule? I was travelling over Easter in a110k zone dual lanes when we came across a police car with flashing lights on side of highway booking a fellow motorist. Given it was a double demerit point period and a decent fine for exceeding the speed limit, I slowed to arou...
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Great Central Road / Outback Way
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Anyone travelled on the Great Central Road / Outback Way road in the last week or planning to do it sometime this month? Thinking of doing it from WA to NT but have read that the road is not suitable for full height vans!
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Treecrest
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Prevailing winds travelling Sydney to WA
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We are planning a trip from Sydney to Western Australia ( and along the WA coast all the way to Broome), across to Darwin and down to Adelaide and back to Sydney. i keep hearing that you need to travel the right way otherwise youre travelling against the wind and you double your fuel consumption BUT no one...
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looking for somewhere to settle where it is not cold in the winter
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we have done a lot of travelling it is about time to stop, looking for somewhere where it is not too cold in the winter, cant think of anywhere ourselves
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World Leaders-"Imagine"
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If only-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us5h2HNbCuo
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Plain Truth
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Families take extended breaks from city living
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Gday... As Brett Pittman sees it, you don't need to be rich to travel. "We actually spent less money travelling than if we were living at home," he said. "And we weren't skimping." Read their story here Cheers - John
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rockylizard
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Queensland roads
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Hi, wondering if the road from Emerald to Cloncurry through Longreach is all bitumen and open right now? Also Mt Isa to Julia Creek to Hughenden to Townsville. Would appreciate any advice on these roads right now. Thanks. Currently Near Roma. Everywhere is green with plenty of water laying around. J...
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Farmhat
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Chinese 5 Kw Diesel heater ~ the install !!!
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Hi all; Well it finely arrived the other day, the 5Kw diesel heater that was bought through E-bay. Well packaged and arrived safe and sound . Now for the install. With my caravan ( Jayco 17.55.3 Pop Top ) the easy place would have been under the bed for the main unit and easy access to the house batter...
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valiant81
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Bent tow hitch thingie?
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When I purchased my Jackaroo, secondhand, six years ago it came with a towbar, hitch/ball and brake controller none of which I used until I bought a caravan five months ago. The caravan, loaded, weighs about 2.7T and I have towed it around 4000km over some very rough forest tracks (low range stuff) and...
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The Longest Line
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This event starts 23rd to 27th May Participants in these events will gather together in outback Queensland, camping in showgrounds at Barcaldine, Aramac, Jericho and Muttaburra, with the main event centred in Barcaldine. In the afternoon of 25th May 2019, vehicles taking part will move out to th...
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On The Move
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Half lap for newbies.
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Planning our first big trip with a 3 month limit as a lead in to ultimate retirement where time wont be an issue. Does 30 days Melbourne-Mildura-Port Augusta-Coober Pedy-Alice Springs-Tennant Creek-Katherine sound do-able? * Dry season *21 ft semi-offroad (?) caravan on major roads. *200-3...
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