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Thetford Cassette Woes
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First, some background. We bought a second hand Sterling in December with an en suite. Prior to that we started with a Swan Camper Trailer, then upgraded to a Jayco Freedom. Including four trips done in the Sterling we have travelled a total of 38,436-kilometres. So we are reasonably experienced in t...
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Emergency evacuation insurance and other related insurance questions
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Hi, This is the 1st time I need to prepared for caravaning into Outback. We will mainly drive sealed roads. My concern is medical emergency and vehicle breakdown situations. If you travel overseas it easy to get travel insurance which covers most things that I have been concerned about. While I cont...
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ottg
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Thankyou
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Just wanted to say a huge thankyou to this site from two greyish nomads from the UK. We are relocating a campervan from Brisbane to Perth and everyones help has been worth its weight in gold. we researched what we could bit your knowledge was worth much more. We are in a little jewel of a campsite in Kulin a...
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Riles96us
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Packing Weights
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Hi there, out of curiosity we know how much weight of people, fuel etc, but what are recommended weight for everything else for motorhome, like clothes crockery and the like, the weight they recommend for people is quite rediculous, 68kg, who is that these days, not many nomads I think are that weight...
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Drought Breaker 2
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pensions
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i bet the pensioners dont get a 3.5 % rise
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snap1946
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Avida / Fiat
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Hi all, I am considering buying an Avida Escape to live and travel in. I wondered if anyone here has one of those, or a comparable Avida, or even something else with the Fiat Ducato chassis to say if it is good for that purpose, was there anything you wish you'd thought to ask for as options, or even 'don't t...
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Grendel
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Cost of generator produced electricity
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I've been doing a bit of final running-in before switching my Honda EU20i to fully synthetic oil and took the opportunity to do a few measurements one of which was fuel consumption: When driving its rated maximum continuous load of 1.6kW resistive the generator uses approximately 1lt of petrol per h...
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Mike Harding
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Exchange Gas Bottles And Insurance Policies
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We have two 4kg gas bottles on the front of our caravan, a pretty standard thing. They're housed in a very tight fiberglass cowling. We were advised 6 years ago when we bought our new caravan not to swap them & keep refilling them as gas bottle shapes vary a fair bit in height & diameter. Recentl...
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Crab pots
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Hi can anybody tell me about crab pots in Western Australia we r taking pots with from Queensland but Ive been told u can not take them into WA is this true cheers Proey
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Places to stop
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Hello everyone heading up from Esperence to Perth and looking for any advice on where to camp. The road number is 40 and unfortunately haven't got any room to deviate much from the route and need to stay on the sealed roads, have no clue about this area so any help greatly appreciate. Sandie.
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Riles96us
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Petrol Jerry Cans
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Hi. I know this topic has been done often for Diesel, BUT this enquiry is for 98 Octane Petrol. I am needing to carry 1-2 cans of Petrol during the next few weeks thru outback Qld, and I have serious concerns regards the security of them and their contents whilst the van is un-attended. I intend to use Stee...
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keiron
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TBW confusion - which end of the rig gets the balance?
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Further to John's thread about his masochistic tendencies. I'm struggling to understand the basic principle of TBW. For eg, my car (I'm already calling it a tug in conversation lol) has a TBW of 350 stamped on the ball and on the plate. My 'van has a TBW of 200 (this is just an example). Does this mean...
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plastic smartbars
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Hi all anyone fitted on of hose new smart bars to their vehicle rather than alloy or steel ? Have a 2018 hilux and need some advice regards bars .... would I have to get a suspension upgrade ?
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goldenyears
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Overloaded and over-modified dual-cab utes
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Gday... Read the article here Cheers - John
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Health Funds & Doctors Fees
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For all of you anywise interested in funds and fees, I suggest you watch or record Four Corners on ABC television tonight. The subject is about the health industry in Oz.
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Road Conditions up North - Gibb River Rd & Hell’s Gate
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Hi, just wondering if any of our members happen to be (or have just been) travelling the areas mentioned Above. We had planned a trip through these areas and postponed it due to the extended Monsoon season. Wondering if anyone has any updates or perhaps can direct me to a website. If things have improv...
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Patricia
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Roll overs
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Hey guys take it easy out there. Three more roll overs this week. What the hell is going on !!!! I do see by the photos that most roll overs are big full height vans ?? My 15ft pop top stays very steady on the road. Please please please take care and just slow down a little bit. Holidays are easily stuffed by on...
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Colin Penrose
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Uluru/kings Canyon - uk visitors first timers
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hi all We have a small caravan and will be heading down towards Uluru, Kings canyon etc in the next week or so, (currently in Pine Creek). Would it be better/more cost effective to leave the van at a site on the main highway, and drive in and stay either ready erected tents (if there is such a thing) motels,...
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registering a new interstate car to victorian plates
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Hi all need your help I am from Victoria and I plan to buy a new motorhome from a nsw dealer. Can anyone tell me what the procedure would be to get it registered in Victoria ? After picking up the vehicle do I drive it to Victoria then hand in the plates at vic roads ? Do they cancel the nsw rego or do I need to do th...
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goldenyears
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Haemodialysis on the road
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Hi Folks, Recently retired, organized a van and a tug, went on one short preliminary trip through WA, a sort of "shakedown cruise". All went well. Then my doctors advised that my transplanted kidney, after 26 years, was no longer keeping up with the rest of my body, and I would have to go back onto haemod...
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