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Best suspension for a caravan
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New to this forum and will be posting a lot of questions to learn from everyone's experiences. Looking for our 1st caravan to start our retirement around Australia.
Only planning medium off road, nothing radical. What is best, independent suspension or the old style springs. A salesperson said in...
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Keggs1961
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Installing Chinese Heater.
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I have just received our new Chinese Heater ex Amazon. As expected the metal Exhaust pipe is not long enough so I purchased a radiator hose ex Super Cheap which will allow me to extend the exhaust fumes from under the van to the outside on the offside. One certainly would not want to have it exiting on the a...
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JayDee
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Warning about portable electric generators
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Hi all, this is my first post here but I just wanted to warn everybody about the dangers of these new fangled types of electric generators. I won't name the company as I don't want to get in trouble, but it wasn't one of the bigger names in these types of generators, more like a cheap generic Chinese brand t...
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capnbooyah
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Theodore Qld. Water Tower Art.
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Hi there, Just letting you know, if you are heading north, or any which way I guess, the water Tower in Theodore Qld has been painted by Drapl and The Zookeeper and there's also a wall mural done by Drapl. Both finished in May '24 by what I was reading (and pictures) on Facebook. Cheers.
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Gaylehere
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What is your opinion of the Medical Certificate for elderly drivers?
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For my 2-bobs worth, I think that it is as useless as proverbials on a bull. What relevance to driving skills is: Age - it's automatic at 70-something. Age discrimination at it's most blatent. Memory - maths and literal test. Fail to see the relevance here too. i can't read and I'm hopless at adds...
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Brodie Allen
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General fitness level for towing a caravan - member experiences
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Just thinking longer term and was wondering about the general level of fitness and or flexibility required for all things associated with towing a caravan post retirement age (65), assuming a leisurely pace rather than a marathon race. I would be interested in feedback from experienced caravann...
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Pradokakadudavid
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Regional Queenslanders say electric vehicles worth it for fuel savings
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Regional Queenslanders say electric vehicles worth it for fuel savings but challenges remain: He paid $72,000 for his EV and has driven 70,000 kilometres in the 18 months he's owned it. "If I'd done that same 70,000 kilometres in our old LandCruiser that would have been about an extra $35,000 just i...
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dorian
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Downsizing from 9kg gas to 4.5kg
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Im looking at reducing the amount of weight /gas on our van by changing to smaller gas bottles, as we dont do long term off grid, what are the ways everyone has does this ?
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Brianvicki
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Jayco Swift roof lights not working
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Cold here in Port Pirie, but cold and dark is worse. LED roof lights have gone inside on my 2015 Jayco Swift van and I've checked the fuses. Online I can see that some Jayco fans have a kill switch on pop ups that sometimes sticks and this could be the problem but I can't see any on my van. Any electrical wizar...
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go west
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Plumber Recommendation, Yarrawonga area
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I must recommend AXT Plumbing and Reece Plumbing Supplies in Yarrawonga for their assistance in fixing a plumbing problem we had in our motorhome. The teams at both companies interrupted their regular work to install a new mixer to our motorhome that was leaking. We are very appreciative of the extr...
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Essy2021
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Dog friendly free campsites within 2 hours of Wagga, NSW
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Hi all Just got our van set up for free camping and want to go somewhere for a couple of days, not too far from home, to test things out before we venture too far. We live in Tumut and Jingellic is an option as are a few other places. We have a small dog though, so lots of great places within the National Parks ar...
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Wandererone
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Foxtel IQ5
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What are members experiences of travelling with the Foxtel (yes I know) IQ5? Given it's relatively small size, I though we could use it instead of our current SatKing vast receiver. I was thinking of using my gigabit internet connection at home, and satellite feed on the road. But like most things Fo...
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EyeWantItAll
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Avan drop down bed
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My drop down bed comes down ok but will not go up. Fuses are ok. Any suggestions please.
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Harbourview
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Which power supply do you prefer
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Ok, First up as far as the van is concerned we enjoy Solar power for bush Camping. Of course 240 w when necessary. But what is your preference re future power supply? Do you want:- Solar & wind. Normal power stations ( old system) Nucular. Plus the other alternatives. There are always lots of pros...
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JayDee
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european style caravans
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I've noticed quite a few of these caravans travelling and they seem to be quite a bit lighter in weight than the Australian counterparts. Does anyone have any first hand knowledge how they stand up to Australian conditions (not off road) and I've also noticed that they seem low. Are they prone to dragg...
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spare part for Dometic CTS4110 toilet
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Hi Everyone, Hoping someone can help me. I have a Dometic CTS4110 toilet and the orange flap slider, Part No 2426010175 has a small piece missing from it, this part is required to open the slide. I have so far had no luck sourcing this part in Australia. Can anyone help me please?
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kilkenny
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Mexicans ( Vannies) already up in North Queensland.
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My question is to the van travellers already up in North Queensland? I wonder if the Mexicans ( Vannies) from the south are packing out a lot of free /low cost / bush camps. We intend to leave mid-June for the winter in the Sun in North Queensland. We are leaving a lot later than we had planned. More interes...
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JayDee
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Grey water tank install on 2020 Jayco Journey outback poptop
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Hi all, I am looking at relocating the spare wheel, fitting it to the rear bar and installing a grey water tank. Has anybody done this before? Size of tank fitted and rerouting of plumbing. Photos if available will be greatly appreciated. If this has been raised before please point me the right directi...
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vblerk23
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12v power stations
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Has anybody had experience with 12v power station (as opposed to battery boxes) shutting down when a 12v fridge stops due to being cold enough and then filling to restart. If so how did you overcome the problem?
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WHO IS THIS
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Hi all. We run a little game in sub forum "I Digress" named Who Is This. A photo of a famous person is put up and you have to try and identify that person. If you are successful, it then becomes your turn to post a photo. Go have a look..
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