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Canberra to Nowra
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Can anyone give me an update on road conditions from Canberra to Nowra via Nerriga. Towing a 20ft van with my 2012 Holden Colorado Johnos
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Shipping container insurance
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I'm hoping someone may be able to point me in the right direction for insurance of contents in a shipping container at a storage facility. I've phoned at least 10 insurers today and they've all said no. I'm starting to think that this is just something that isn't done. Anyone else in the same boat? C...
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Dump Point Bowen
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Found a Dump point in carpark near boat harbour next toilet block and cold shower near the end of Starboard Drive Bowen -- Edited by brickies on Tuesday 4th of October 2016 03:50:26 PM
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GPS settings for Port Melbourne
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Not going to Tassie till March next year but can't get my tom tom to come up with exact address. I put in Station Pier, Waterfront Place, Port Melbourne but it comes up with a different postcode. Correct postcode is 3207 but comes up with 371 something. It is a tom tom GO. Only bought it early this year....
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Southern Cruizer
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dump point hose
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Hi all, just a question about my cruiser caravan, I am thinking about buying a rhinoflex sewer hose made by camco in america, and was wondering if anyone on here has had any experience with them and whether they fit our dunp point inlets out here, thanks everyone.
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peter naismith
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Caravan security at free camps
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I'm planning on free camping and then leaving the van to explore locally but I'm not too sure if that's a wise idea. Would it be better, if I want to explore an area, to stay in a caravan park? What arer the security issues with free camping when you are away from the site?
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bushranger
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Buying a 5 th Wheeler for Australian Conditions
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Has anyone any advice for buying 5 th Wheelers. There are some Australian made, but most don't have slide outs. The American ones do, and have been looking at a Playmor, with 3 slide outs. Does anyone know anything about these please. Where I have seen them advertised they say they are all wired and plum...
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Our 2016 fuel figures with the new van counted
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Hi all, For those of you who like running costs of different rigs, I have just compiled ours. Running a 2012 Toyota 200GXTTD towing our tandem Jayco Journey outback pop top van from Sydney to Exmouth return with both highway and secondry gravel roads combined. Our fuel tankage total = 250lts for the l...
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Hey Jim
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Used Dealer Van Sold Damp
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Hi All, My wife and I just purchased our first van from a local dealership and it appears we have been ripped off. The van is a 2010 Retreat Macquarie, at this stage I would not like to name the dealer in case they are willing to resolve the issue. The van was dropped off at our house yesterday and today wh...
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Men's Sheds
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Was just at a Men's Shed meeting this morning delegates from various sheds around Southern Perth area meeting. One of the men was reporting how they had a call from a man, "A Grey Nomad" who had ricked his shoulder and could not fix a simple problem on his RV roof. None of the Repairers could look at i...
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elliemike
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Gas refill
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Hi all. Am I just dreaming or did I once see a phone app that listed all the gas re-filling places in Oz ? If I am not dreaming I would love someone to re-post it PLEASE. Col P.
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Bad Weather South Australia
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Grey Nomads move away if you can, If not stay safe bad weather about to hit with record winds if staying bring you awning in . -- Edited by brickies on Wednesday 28th of September 2016 09:26:04 AM
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water filters
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Hi folks, I am thinking of getting an inline water filter to fill up my caravan water tank Has anyone got any useful info i.e which is the best one?
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albro
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Australian Camp Oven Festival
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Would like to give a Very big Bouquet to the organisers and volunteers at the ACOF at Millmerran. Just home from a fantastic weekend at an extremely well planned and organised event. Attended by thousands of happy people and hundreds of equally happy campers. Never saw a policeman (or the need for one...
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extra fuel
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We are debating if we need to carry extra fuel in 2 jerry cans . We are driving a Isuzu MUX with a 65 litre tank. Can we get by with the existing stations, or do we need to carry extra fuel. We are doing the big lap leaving Perth and across the Nullarbor. Thanks for opinions.
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Newbies Travelling from Illawarra to Cooktown August 2017
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Hi all, time to take long service break and my wife and I are planning 3 months on the road with our Jayco Swan and Ford Territory (Not 4WD). Our basic plan is to travel to Cooktown with limited stop overs and then wind our way back home. Staying for a week if we like it and leaving next day if we don't is our pla...
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Awning will not unroll.
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Went for our first run late Friday, only 85 k till we stopped as we left late. Decided not to fully unroll the awning only enougth to pop the top. Next morning dropped the top. Rolled in the awning and hit the road. Stopped for lunch and could not unroll the awing to pop the top. I believe it is a Coleman Faulk...
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Ready at last
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Well I think we are finished and ready to be self reliant and off grid. Joolca en-suite and hot tap shower. Separate water tanks for drinking and shower. Thetford toilet. Diesel heating plus spare diesel, gas cooking and fridge. 200 w solar panel onto a 105 w battery. 1000 w inverter. New gas bbq from Al...
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Colin Penrose
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Oh what a fun trip
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Well we went away for the weekend to mount Alexander Koala park not far from Bendigo on Friday left Home about 8:20 am dirt roads from the farm were rather muddy and as I stopped to check my rain gauge on one of my blocks on the way and spotted water leaking out of the hose from the tank to the pump, ok so a stone...
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Calliope river camp
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lots of people camp On both side of the river , but there are lots of Rv heading south
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