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Ground conditions after all the rain
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What are you finding the Camp ground conditions are like with all this wet weather? Is it worth setting out at all at the moment? Hate to spend a fortnight somewhere up to the axles!!! B
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Braidwood to Cooma
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hi All has anyone travelled from Braidwood to Cooma lately in their van, if so is the road okay for towing a 17ft Jayco cheers rasa
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Help from a refrigeration person please
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Got two problems popped up at once: 1. Engel been sitting idle for 6 months. Now won't cool. Has never been a problem - sometimes 2 years idle - cools immediately upon start. 2. Home frige crisper freezing goods up. Doesnt matter what setting on the digital controller. Oh, and maybe a setting for wi...
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Trip in a van on Utube.
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I have been watching the travels of Justin and Bec and their 3 kids on utube for several years. The show is called TIAV. The latest video for this year is that they have just taken ownership of a great Lotus Van. So I googled and found perhaps the very same van valued at & $140.000. The Cruiser we would a...
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Travel height of Evernew E900 series poptop
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Hi, thinking about purchasing the above van which is 176 in length. Anyone know the travel height? The reason I ask, is that I am hoping I can store the van in my garage.
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Aldi CARAVAN and CAMPING sale today
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Aldi has a wide catalogue of caravan and camping stuff starting today. Coffee maker, Directors chair, Folding washing machine, 24" TV, Van Cover, Privacy screen, Grass floor mat, Folding Steps, Kettles, just to name a few. (All I can remember!) B
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Obi Obi Road - info please
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I'm planning a few days at the Kenilworth camping expanse and notice that theres a warning on W Camps that the Obi Obi road is unsuitable for caravans. Does anyone have knowledge of this road? -- Edited by Brodie Allen on Tuesday 19th of April 2022 07:30:13 AM
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No summer travels for me,mwhat about you.
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During the hot summer months in Brisbane Q. region, we are staying in the air-conditioned benefit of home. Our next trip would most likely be after the very busy Easter period of 2024. This said we will be installing a diesel heater for the winter months of the outback and/or the cold weather if going s...
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Don't admit that you know what this is. We'll know your vintage!!!
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Tow vehicle suitability
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Hi everyone. We are new to caravanning and just bought a Jayco Journey, 19.5ft. We are looking at changing our tow unit, as our current 2018 Prado 150 has only a 3 ton tow capacity, and it is overloaded with a bulbar, winch etc, so the payload is minimal. Looking at a '23 Everest Trend 2ltr bi-turbo. They s...
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Solar power in your 4x4 to power fridge
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Just a question from a keen learner to the knowledgeable techies out there. The question revolves around powering my Waeco fridge in my 4x4 which has been gathering dust in my shed for years (the fridge not the 4x4). The fridge, which I have belatedly decided I might add the the back of my 4x4, (due to a r...
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A simply amazing weather and fire site
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Download the app WINDY free and be amazed at the infirmation available. I find the fire layer most interesting. Every significant fire is shown in real time by satellite in real time. Specially see where the poorer countries are virtually on fire continuously. Track fires near you or where you in...
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Pop Top caravan cover.
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I have a 2004 Jayco Freedom 17ft Pop Top. I am wanting a decent cover to fit over this van when it's parked at home. Roof length approx. 4.8m and 2.5m wide (incorporating the roll out awning. The longest part of our van is 5.4metres, (behind the spare wheel carrier) -- Edited by Charkey on Thursday 18th o...
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Back to e-fuels and carbon reduction
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Porsche to open a fuel production pilot in tasmania. They take CO2 out of the atmosphere and combine it chemically with Hydrogen obtained from electrolysis of water to produce fuel that is chemically and virtually indistinguishable from current fuel. Problem seems to me to be as exists now with s...
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Rocker Arm wear with Tandem Rocker type suspension
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I have a Jayco Sterling 23 foot tandem van. Noticed a couple of wear spots on the top of the Rocker Arms where the spring has rubbed as per attached photos. The wear spots are on both sides of the van and they are on the rear side of the rocker arms. Has anyone come across this problem and what the cause might...
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SHORT TERM VAN STORAGE BRISBANE
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We are going to Norfolk Island in May flying from Brisbane. So we will need to store our Avan Cruiseliner (and car) for eight days or so while away. Any suggestion/recommendations for short term storage places. We probably will have to store the van and stay in the airport "Ibis Hotel" ! catching u...
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sirocco fan
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Looking at getting a couple of sirocco fans fitted to van, they as fairly expensive, so are they worth the money, i have a small fan 240v and its useless is there any other fans that work, 90% time we will be in caravan parks
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Poo pots
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/poo-pots-promoted-to-bushwalkers-in-tasmanian-wilderness/103374466
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Reprogramming lights - Conquest RV 2019
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I accidentally pushed a light switch and the off switch at the same time, which has now cancelled out the on / off of the original light switches to 80% of interior lights. I remember having to reprogram our last Jayco RV Optimum Under similar circumstances, I cannot find any written documentation reg...
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M1 Pacific Motorway
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Gday fellow nomads, as I live in WA and we dont have tolls can someone explain to me how I go about using them? Specifically between Newcastle & Gold Coast on the M1. Is there a toll on this part of the road and what are the costs of travelling with a caravan. Similarly tolls in and around Brisbane. Chee...
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