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How to tell if your tow bar hitch is snatch recovery rated
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Where do I go for someone to look at my tow bar hitch (obviously not the tow bar itself) and tell me if it's strong enough for a snatch strap recovery or just a tow. I want to know just in case as if I ever get bogged and someone offers tow get me out
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Water hose "heads up"
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About a year ago I purchased a new drinking quality water hose from a reputable caravan accessory dealer, I have discovered a green slime in the hose, it appears that even though the hose was white it still didn't prevent alge growing in the hose. Originally it connected from the water supply to the fil...
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Bury loo contents
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Would just like to confirm. Is it legal to bury the loo contents in State Forest. And what about National park? Obviously at least 30 or 40 meters from lakes and water courses such as creeks.
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oldbloke
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Truck Crashes
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I not sure, but there seems to be an increase in truck crashes. Bad one today, with two yr old killed and others critically. Several cars and truck involved in major collision on the Calder Freeway in Melbourne near Diggers Rest (9news.com.au) So sad.
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Caravan fridge/freezers - inverter type
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I have read the occasional post regarding the installation of a domestic 240V fridge/freezer into a caravan but cannot find detailed information. My caravan has a Thetford 184L three way fridge/freezer which works well but, eventually, it will fail and I note a replacement is around $2400! which s...
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Water filtration in caravan
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Regis
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Bandwidth Limit reached on the Grey Nomads Website
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Tried to go to the main page for where all the news articles are and got this notice, so many people are obviously using it in a big way. I suppose they were not expecting that to happen.
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Bicyclecamper
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Hydrogen - a future in Australia or a lot of hot air?
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Hello everyone, I just noted a headline on the usual New Highlights that greet us when we come online. It was on Skynews & was a feature by a Green Auditor, Geologist, expert on Earth Sciences (an Ian Plimer). I note he has some contradictory ideas on Global Warming. The News brief stated that "Eion...
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Trail-a-Mate
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anybody using the lock with their Trail-a-Mate (as a jockey wheel) and find it difficult to screw out the bolt from the JC bracket when removing the JC? The bolt screws in easy enough when attaching the JC but man it is so hard to screw out using a spanner. Crazily if I dont use the locking bolt and just use...
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ConsumerMan
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From 6pm Thursday 25 November, you no longer need a COVID-19 border entry permit to enter Victoria from anywhere in Aust
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I am flying down in 2 weeks. You do not need a permit now to enter Victoria.
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2010 Nova Revivor.
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Can someone please advise me what the switch near the door is for? Do I leave it on or off? Also, is there a battery charger and if so, where is that located? Thank you.
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Monita
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Failure of flexi pipes can cause major water damage
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I saw this article in the news and thought that it would also apply to caravans: Flexi pipes are a cheap plumbing hardware for your home but could cost you thousands https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-02/the-hardware-that-can-cost-you-thousands/100666628
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Buzz Lightbulb
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Advice anyone?
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Geday all , my better half and I are going to become grey nomads next year when we retire. I have my tug ( 06 100 series TD L/C) and Im not selling her. Still looking for the van. To all out there do we really require an off road van if we are going off the beaten track? Maybe a silly question but I have had a few nom...
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Footwell full of water
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After a few 100K on a wet road the footwell of my van is full of water - not from leaks but from spray off the car getting in thru the huge ventilation window at the rear that is for gas ventilation. There's no drain holes to let water out. What is the score if you ford a creek and the water pours in thru the ven...
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Get yourself one of these and be surprised
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More likely dismayed - now that there's been a good term of wet it is a good time to search for unknown and invisible leaks. And to trace known leaks to their obscure and often far away origins. If your van is outside in the weather a moisture meter is an essential accessory. For a miserable $25 you can tes...
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Need for a Quality "Standard" for Caravans
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After receiving countless complaints, and observing a multitude of serious problems with caravans over the past decade or so, and considering all of the practical and constructive suggestions received from 'vanners, it has been proposed that a Quality Standard - or Code of Practi...
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Greens lake
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Hi been here for a while now and first actual post so please be kind . Can handle a bit of a ribing - as to the post my partner and I are looking at overnighting a greens lake near ShepParton on the way to Albury and we are wondering if it is open and anyone is there. Thank you in advance. Les
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Where "is" the Top End?
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The Top End is the area north of of Katherine and WHOLLY within the NT. It is NOT in WA or QLD. Earlier today there has been a post which seems to suggest that northern W A is "the Top End". It is the Kimberley. Some months ago there was a post (to a story on the main page) asking "was it bitumen all the way to the...
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Avan
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I'm looking at buying an Avan the seller says the rubber needs replacing. He has the rubber but hasn't installed it. Is this a big job. I haven't viewed that Avan yet as it is 4hours away
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Sliding door hook repair ideas
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Soo, the hook/eyelet that holds the sliding door to out ensuite open when towing has come adrift. Reason being its screwed into crap Masonite. But the door has a fairly solid frame. The obvious solution is the eyelet needs to be moved to the edge where the frame is and make a shorter hook to suite. SWMB...
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