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The other side of life
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I sit back and read all the great stories of all my fellow travellers and wonder why no one tells the other side, The brake downs in the middle of no where the long wait for parts not to mention the price. The ever increasing price of travel, the unreal price of fuel, the flies the mozzys you never hear about...
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Revisiting XTrails towing caravans
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I posted in a previous thread to say how well our XTrail tows a 14.5ft van (old style). We have had no problem towing the van. I now post as a 'warning' to others to check under their cars. While we have had no trouble towing it seems there has been a problem we didn't detect until this week. We have had...
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hotmail
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Problem still not fixed. I have spent time going through emails in deleted & sent & have managed to retrieve over 50 addresses.
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Hey there! We're new here.
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Greetings to all. Our names are Russ (49) and Julie (42). We currently live Brisbane North after recently selling our home in Noosa hinterland. We have decided that instead me getting a job (Russ can't work right now) buying another house, we will look seriously at the idea of buying a van, bus or motor...
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Diesel heater, anyone used one, or know anything about this model..........PLANAR 4.6KW with diesel tank.
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Hi all, looking for a cheaper diesel heater, and saw this model on ebay. It has 1 outlet and the tank can be positioned as required to fit into under truck. The asking price is $600.00 with free postage. I know there are other models out there, such as Webasto, Erbascher etc etc but they are 1400 - $1800, a b...
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Ancestry.com
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Is any one using this site and is it any good , my self i would want to use the Uk one ,just wanted to know if its as good and easy as thy say it is
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auto electrician
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can anyone give me name, address & phone for an auto electrician in Townsville please?
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TV and antenna advice plse
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Hi Everybody we are new to the foruM and would appreciate and are looking for advice as to best TV and antenna brands. We Have been online and now confused with just what would suit our needs. Look forward you hearing from you. Thankyou phil chez / Newcastle
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Hyundai Terracan
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Has any one got one that is diesel around 2006 we are looking at selling out forester for a bigger tug so we can get a bigger caravan further down the track the forester will not pull much more than we already i have looked at a Terracan, looks ok but have no idea how reliable thy are , i would hate to buy one an...
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Cobb cooker v. Dreampot
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Hi everyone, this is our very first post and we're really excited about using the Grey Nomads forum etc. the amount of info is staggering. Anyhow, the main reason for this post is to get some up to date opinions on whether to buy a Cobb or Dream Pot. Which one is more versatile? After reading up on them the...
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might buy one of these
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I'm home!!
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Its nice to be back home !! thanks to all who wished me well before! now to rest up and try and get this house warmed up a bit !
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Things are getting scary ! and very real.!
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We had it all planned, house goes on the marlet (agent says average 2-3 months to sell, as its winter you know) that takes us to about september, 60 day settlement ...about November, couple of months to find a MH once we have the money, already to leave at the end of Jan. No !!! The house went on the market l...
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UPDATE JUNE 3, 2013
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Ok then I thought I'd just give you a bit of an update this week and a few pics. The week has gone really quickly and looking back on it not much has really been done but then why should I rush these things afterall what is the rush now anyway? I have helped my daughter out a couple of times and done the 'sch...
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Transporting the kayak
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Hi Campers Further to my enquiry (May 1st) about canoes/kayaks - well, DH has bought one. Now, how do we get it on the car roof without doing our backs in? It's a double and we were told around 35kgs (feels more to me) Someone mentioned a lifting rig? Any ideas? It's longer than I thought it would be an...
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Quiet time in C/P, whats your veiw
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Faced a minor problem last night. Quiet time is ten oclock, far enough. It is my opinion though that in all fairness and to be curtious the noise should start to lessen well before 10. The C/P I am in ATM has a number of strata titles. Well the one opersite me cranked up the music about 9 ( about 8 people havin...
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Info on Gil Weir
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Hi All Does anyone know of any good free/ cheap areas around Gil Weir , Miles area for a few days stopover. Cheers
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True Blue or Not?
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I am curious to see how many members are True Blue Born and Bred Australians, or, like myself wafted in from another country but have decided to hit the road and explore this huge fantastic country that we now call home? The reason I ask is that certainly in the UK, the possibility and even thoughts of hi...
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Third party Insurance
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There have been a number of posts on this topic in recent times and following some recent moves in State parliament I believe that we need to consider talking to our local state politicians about the current proposal to reduce benefits to those injured so that premiums can be reduced in NSW and we all kn...
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folding boat trailer
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Hi, new to the forum so apology if this has been covered before. I'm researching folding boat trailers and all claim to be the best! apart from weight advantage is alloy better than steel?, the models without springs, can they take some mild travel on dirt roads or should they only be used on bitum...
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