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Second Time across the nullabor
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Having just crossed the nullabor for my second time some observations I found all camp sites much cleaner than last time (about 2 years ago) so I think there has been a big clean up and perhaps people are becoming more considerate of their actions LPG was very hard to get and when you could was around $1.2...
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PRESSURE COOKERS
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Following on from the Cobb versus the Dreampot thread, I was wondering if many travellers make use of a pressure cooker while on the road. While we don't always take ours, which is a medium sized one, on the occasions that we have, I've found it great for getting either a stew, soup or a piece of corned bee...
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GN Times problem
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I have always saved the PDF file to my desktop but once opened today (ver 47) it will not open in my PDF reader, anybody else having the same problem?
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State of Origin Qld V NSW
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I doubt that Queensland will be happy to surrender after they have " Eight is enough" in the bag again this year. Let's be honest, Do you really think that NSW can over power the Mighty Maroons? Try as they might, or should I say Cry as they will, I can not see the ****ies getting on top of the Can...
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Tips please for our van(design stage)
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We have ordered a Lotus Freelander and will be signing off on design/content next week. Our first van! Does anyone have any tips on things to be included? We are having a small fan installed in bed area and have increased size of windows etc. Anything you wished you had included in your van?
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happy travellers
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Australian Op Shops listed on GPS
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Hi, During our travels we love doing a bit of Op shopping and I was wondering where I could get a list of Oz Op shops downloadable to my Garmin GPS. It would be extremely handy to have especially now that we each have physical disabilities and can't walk all over town like we've done in the past. I would ap...
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Just a bit excited
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Just went in to have a look at the judges choices in the photo competition to see if the one I thought should win ( Stockmen in the dust) and yes it has made it and I intend to vote for this one as it is really awesome. Then I moved on to look at the rest and I am truly amazed the photo that I submitted of Rainbow be...
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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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