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Our 2018 cruise is planned
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We are off to Hawaii. We will visit all the memorials and have a few hours on board the mighty Mo (USS Missouri) and USS Bowfish. A few days in Honolulu and back home. Cant wait..
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Our pills are locked in our Jayco cabinet
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Ho Sh.....it a brick Jayco. Where packing the van an hour ago. We placed our box of medication in the cabinet between the club lounge and bed. Heaps of space to spare. Closed the cabinet door. Fine. push the button to open again. Will not open, Lambie is still out there. Its got my heart meds inside plus l...
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Repurposed camp washing machine?
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Laundry on the road is a problem. I spent weeks in my workshop figuring out some outlandish inventions to make washing easier when in remote places. Googled countless sites and checked out many products. Hand-powered, water-saving, rinsing and drying all presented different ways and some were d...
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Gary and Barb
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Pajero Sport
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We are very close to buying a Pajero Sport and wondered if anyone here had or had heard anything positive or negative about them. We would much appreciate any thoughts about the vehicle
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Bread in a bag
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This might be of interest for bread lovers who free camp http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/bread-bag/
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New road info
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I may have posted this before, but i can find no answers anywhere on the 4X4 internet. In FNQ, there is a road called the Dixie Track, 30 or 40 K's south of Coen, on the PDR, that goes all the way to Koolatah, thence the Mitchell River, & on to the BDR just above Dunbar Airport. Has any one done this road? I...
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Best dam for free camp with 7 hrs of brisbane
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Just wondered if anyone got any ideas about best freecamp on dam/weirs 6-7 hrs from brisbane doing up a old franklin pop top and looking to go on a trail run next month Regards phil
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tramway123
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Privacy Shades
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G'day to all. We have just come back from our first trip and noticed plenty of vans with grey privacy screens. Looking at my local retailers and online I note a few different brands. Any recommendations or ones to definitely avoid? Advice appreciatted
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NewNomad
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Aluminium Generator Box
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I recently purchased an aluminium generator box with side breathing vents, purposely designed to house Honda 2kva generators. I intended to fit this box to the rear of my motorhome. Following construction of a supporting frame for the aluminium box, I secured the generator inside and then mounted...
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Lyons Den
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vanguard-summer bay
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I tried the techies corner with out much luck. Does anyone know anything about these vans. I know they have gone into receivership and there is not much on the web. I have been looking at a 2014 model for about $47k. just wondering if they are any good or have bad press. thanks.
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gold dandelion
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Dead humpback whale washes up on beach near Margaret River
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People have been urged to stay out of the water at a popular beach in Western Australia's South West after a large whale carcass washed ashore. The 12-metre humpback whale was found at Honeycombs Beach near Margaret River on Monday, with large shark bites visible on the carcass. Rangers have been pa...
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Warm & Fuzzy
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Hope You got a nice warm & fuzzy feeling as You slipped the little bit of green paper in the cardboard box. Mike. -- Edited by Explorer on Saturday 2nd of July 2016 04:40:36 PM
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AM FM Radio for the best reception in remote Australia
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Can anyone recommend the best brand smallish battery radio so that we can get decent reception while we travel in remote Australia. Cannot find any recent information on this topic on this site. TIA
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Geally
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best route
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Morning All, can i ask for the best route from Broome to the Gold Coast Please.
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reglynn
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Wuruma dam
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Hoping to go to Wuruma dam in the next few days is there any room.As Wikicamps saying it is very busy any feed back would be appreciated Thanks Trevor
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FiftyUp Club
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Hi All. How many are aware of the FiftyUp Club? Over here in W.A, I'd never heard of it because theyre Eastern States based and just starting off in SA before finally moving into WA. Its free - you pay nothing and they say they have a membership of 200,000+. They go to companies like power/gas/water/in...
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Bruce and Bev
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Assistance when you really need it
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Yesterday we packed the van and headed out of Lightning Ridge for St. George. We traveled 30kms crossed a cattle grid BANG then the noise of metal dragging on gravel. Stopped on the shoulder. Head under the bonnet. Exhaust has separated from manifold. No mobile service. First passing vehicle stops....
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Friar Park
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Gas smell in van
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Hi folks, The last 3 days we have noticed a smell coming from the van especially when we first open the van at our destination. It is bordering on rotten egg gas. We tried putting liquid bleach down the sink thinking that was the cause. Now it may also be actually coming from the water heater as the wind...
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Driverless Vehicles
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I've recently read that the development of self driving vehicles is becoming a reality. People have even proposed that we will see driverless trucks on the roads within 10 years. Let's assume that all the technical obstacles are overcome and cars and tracks can get from A to B without driver interven...
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kit33r
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More on understanding Vehicle Masses
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http://www.caravanworld.com.au/blog/1606/understanding-vehicle-masses/?utm_source=cvw_newsletter&;utm_medi...
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