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Coupling up to a caravan (video)
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Our thread on this topic has gone off the page. So here is a video showing the ease of the solo concept. Tony https://youtu.be/FcMZJvxrJn0
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Eaglemax
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Lost Wheel On Single Axle Van
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Just spent a week with 2 other couples in our vans at Karuah CP one of the couples happened to be on a shakedown trip with their recently purchased single axle 18ft Concept van. They had bought it recently from a dealer and although not brand new it is only a year or so old. On the way up when going through Het...
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The Belmont Bear
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Avoiding losing a wheel on a van/trailer
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Gday... An earlier post highlighted the problems of losing a wheel from their van while travelling. I have had it happen within the first 80km of taking delivery of my van 10 years ago - it was definitely NOT a pleasant experience. However, that was caused by the 'manufacturer' failing to install the s...
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rockylizard
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Awning mats
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https://www.camec.com.au/camec-floor-matting-4-5x2-5m
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Mike Harding
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House/Property sitting - Atherton Tablelands
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My wife & I have been refining our travel plans for 2019. Currently we are caretaking a remote property on the Kimberley west coast for the Wet season. Around the end of April we expect to pack up & move slowly eastward & across the Kimberley & top end with a view to finding a house sit/pr...
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The cost of adding extras to ones rig.
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For some reason the other day just for something to do I guess, I decided to sit and list the dollar value of all the extras we have added to our van since driving it our of the sales yard. Total came in at $7000 plus and still adding. Main expenses were Honda Gennie Diesel heater Replace the L shape dinette w...
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JayDee
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Dog travelling on Spirit of Tasmania
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Hi
To all dog owners who have put there dog on the ferry to Tassie,we would like to here of your experiences, we have a little French bulldog and would like to know if its better to leave him in the van! Or go with the kennels on board. Only we havent been able to find any comments on this service. He like most...
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scoota
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Home internet
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It appears that ALL the major players are thumbing their noses at the ACCC re Internet Download speeds. I had a month to month contract with TPG in Qld with an NBN box in the house. A 20/50mbs unlimited download speed. Cost including a telephone line with $20 included calls. was $69. Speed was told to me a...
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Aldi 12v fan review and comaprison
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Hi all, I picked up one of these aldi fans a little over a month ago for 40 bucks. Since I regularly see requests for advice on fans, and I've enjoyed this one compared to the other ones I've had, I figured a review was in order. Plus they're back on at ALDI this saturday coinciding with the caravan show in Ne...
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denmonkey
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Not cool.
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Hi all, our 300ltr 2way fridge in van has died. Spent many, many hours looking for a used 3way to replace (180ltr or thereabouts}. No luck locating one within 200k from Geelong. Got about $1000 to spend max. Only on a pension. Are there no caravan wreckers, people that have a van that they never use the fr...
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Jeppo
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innovative ideas clothes lines, hitching up and your ideas
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After a few years of using our triangular folding clothes line and tolerating it blowing over in the wind on occasions I made this mount. Fully detachable it erects higher than 6ft 1" outside to avoid head butters. Have you got anything innovative on your caravan? Also see this link for hitching up sol...
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Eaglemax
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Ford Ranger 2012 on.
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Saw the towing mirrors on this site for the Ford Ranger from 2012 onwards. Looks like a good price to me. I thought some may be interested. Here's a link. https://www.vicoffroad.com.au/
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Yuglamron
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Hitching up the caravan when solo
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Back in civilisation for a week. Had a great time in east Gippsland although it's been damned hot - that will start to cool soon. Please share with me your secrets for hitching car and caravan when travelling alone. My current process is to reverse the car in the general direction of the caravan then get...
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Mike Harding
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Domestic Windows (including roll up iprivacy screen and fly screen)
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Help please I am having no end of trouble with the smooth movement of teh Dometic Screens in my van. They jam and now I have managed to break the little plastic pin that Dimengages the screen so you can move it Couple of questions 1 Can I replace just the fly screen and Privacy screen with something bette...
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Maggie
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maggie dropped in to say hello. Bought the misses n kids too.
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the rocket
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Alternate design for tow hitch.
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https://www.caravancampingsales.com.au/editorial/details/is-this-the-future-of-towing-116556/?fbclid=IwAR3bt2OTvKUaNpm2I5MFGsMQln5O9Qg4lTR5mNuQGA6CTQVUWPs5KB_gC9I
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hako
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Toyota Hiace Price and KMS
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Currently looking to buy a Second hand Hiace and notice that a budget below $10,000 gets something for around 300,000kms upwards. I am aware that the hiace has a good reputation as a work horse and that these kms are common, however is there anything I should look out for with these types of vans ? What w...
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AndersonJ
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Newby we are wanting to travel from Coffs Harbour to Western Australia end of May.
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Not sure which way we should go. Either north to Rockhampton then across to Northern Territory or south. Through Victoria and south Australia. Couple in early 60s one female driver. 2wd ute with slide on camper solar powered ready for free camping. What are the roads like either way
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Another scam call: NBN
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This time it is a recorded message: "The NBN is now active & unless you press 1 now to speak to an agent immediately your internet service will be cut off within 24 hours"
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fwdoz
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Powersavers scam
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Yet another one to ring today through an 02 number with a delay before the Indian accent kicked in. Claimed to be with a company called Powersavers & that my electricity was going up 30%. They said I was sent a notification then started asking all these questions ending with "is that correct" tryin...
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