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Just joined up.....
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Afternoon all, My wife Sandra our two pooches and myself have just signed up with the forum and it looks like a great set up. We originate from Peak Hill,Central West NSW and we are doing the whole trip aounf Aussie. We have covered Qld and visited some interesting and not so interesting places,seen car...
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Mobility scooter
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Jep... ! thinking about getting one of these mobility scoother vehicles , some days I really need to be able to get about more than I am able to at the moment. Does anyone have any helpfull thoughts about these things in regards to type , size and on road issues. etc. Load it into my car by my...
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Kiwi's on the move again.
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Water pump together with gaskets arrived this morning, and all in place now. So its on the road in the morning bound for Katherine. Was originally heading for Borroloola, but now one more week behind, and we have some church work waiting for us in Katherine. Will have to try my hand at catching a Barr...
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Portable fridge freezer
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I have been doing some research on Portable fridge freezes and have come up with the Evakool Fridgemate 95l ( Danfoss Compressor, 5 yr Warranty,Cheaper than other popular models and Queensland, Australian made or put together ). What do you think of the Fridgemate and what do you have ? As the Brisb...
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Leoch AGM Batterys.
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I wonder If any one on here has had any thing to do with above mentioned battery? I purchased a 115 amp hour battery three months ago, the cost was $285.00, it is going back to Battery World in Newcastle for the second time in the morning, it will not hold a charge and trips the circuit braker out on my charge...
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GREY NOMADS INAUGRAL GREAT AUSTRALIAN BAKE OFF!
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Hi all, after all this talk about dutch ovens and bread makers, an idea popped into my head! I would like to propose a cooking competition/event/get together in July for Grey Nomads somewhere in Qld (to be nominated by popular choice). We could do:- Best Casserole, best camp oven meal, Best meal in a...
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Weather forecasting
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This seems like a good site for weather forecasts and half-hourly (?) updates: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/search/
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Moved onto Yorke Peninsula
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We have moved onto the Yorke Peninsula today and what a reception we have. Has not stopped raining since we got here and they are talking about 80 mm . We are pulled up at a rest area near Pork Arthur (#412) for the rest of the day hoping the weather improves a bit tomorrow but if is does not, so be it. Travel sa...
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Do you carry spares?
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Hi, after reading the Other Side of Life thread, got me thinking... Do any of you carry spare parts for your tug or van? We plan on taking spares of hoses, water and fuel pump, fan belts, spark plugs, etc, just things that Les can replace himself if we are in the middle of nowhere. I know it means more weight...
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kangaroo island in winter is it worth it
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i went into search and noted that the posts are a bit older and i would like to now what you guys have to say about kangaroo island as we are at christies beach SA we are wondering if it is worth the cost for this time of year now being winter to go or not with a 20ft van and a nissan navara
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Links within posts?????
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Just logged in and found there are commercial links embedded within post's, seems key words or phrases trigger them. For instance as I type this post the word start, as in (start a new topic) links to a site advertising a $77 per hr job at home, the word (topic) links to a phone site, as does the word (logge...
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Rego
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Does anyone know where I can get a NSW PINK ticket for rego in Townsville
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Not Quite Grey Nomads but...
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Greeting folks from a rather chilly New Zealand. We have joined your site because although were not quite Grey Nomads, we are soon to embark on a year long, motor home journey right around Australia. We are very keen to secure a good camper as soon as we arrive and although we are looking on many sites are...
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Fuel
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Hi all, We have just travelled from Victoria through SA across the Nullabor to Esperance towing our JB Caravans Scorpion and have been checking Litres/100km travelled. We have been averaging 20 l/100km in the LandCruiser 200 series until we filled up twice on the Nullabor, suddenly we were gettin...
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Jayco recalls
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[url]http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/item...
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change of avatar
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time to replace avatar so gone is the van to be replaced with a picture of port campbell which we loved and yes on the clock face at 9 is our van -- Edited by magraret on Friday 31st of May 2013 07:21:59 AM
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Where are we
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Was sitting here wondering were people are .Are they free camping or in a caravan park ..and what weather is like ......
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Solar setup help
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I am currently setting up my 1998 HiAce. I have 2x 80w solar panels and a 130ampH battery as well as the normal start battery. They are connected via a switch that I turn on when I drive and try to remember to turn off when I stop. To get it started I bought the cheapest regulator not realizing a more expensiv...
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Kingston for a few days
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We saw the clouds and thought it best to go in to a caravan park, so here we are at Kingston SA for the next few days, maybe even for the weekend if the sun comes out... this seems like a real friendly RV town... it has 2 24 hour sites for self contained van/buses and 1 3 to 5 day spot along the coast... also a $30 p...
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new or second hand caravan?
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The latest grey nomad has posed this question Some very long standing friends of ours were faced with this very decision ,and after a time decided to purchase a new one after looking at various caravan dealer's yards they decided on an Avan two berth with shower, toilet kitchen, and all led lighting wi...
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