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Greetings
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I've been following this forum for quite some time now and thought it was about time I became a member, so, greetings fellow Nomads. We're a retired couple, living on the south coast of N.S.W., and we get away as often as we can, frequently camping relatively close to home as there are lots of great campi...
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Broome to Adelaide
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Looking for help....we are travelling from Broome to Adelaide in September and wondered if anyone could recommend good campsites, free or paid! Also anything we should not miss on our travels? Was going to stop at Halls Creek but have been warned off there! Any help would be greatly appreciated. J...
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DHL Delivery Report VIRUS
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Hi Guys, beware of this email going around, titled DHL Delivery Report it may contain a virus, both I & Mrs W both got the same email this morning and mine contained an attachment and Mrs W one did not have the attachament, so lookout for this email and DO NOT OPEN IT, Snoops.com is aware of this email/...
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NISSAN PATROL AUXILIARY BATTERY
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Hello to all lucky enough to own a Nissan Patrol. I have a 2006 ST-L 4.8 Litre Petrol Automatic, and am wanting to fit an auxiliary battery underneath the bonnet, to power things like fridge, phones, CB etc. Has anyone done this modification, and if so, where abouts did you position the battery. OR did y...
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Go Julia
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G'day Well it is on again and personnaly I think Julia Gillard is the right person to lead this country. Rudd is just a show pony. If you had listened to Julia speech re the forced adoption it was very moving, then to go to question time and had to sit down and listen Mr Negativity rant on with no vision for th...
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12volt impact wrench
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This is a handy item for anyone with Artheritstius it will whip your nuts off in a flash,I use it for removing wheel nuts 4wd or van but not for replacing , I use a Warren and Brown Tension wrench to tighten.
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On The Road Entertainment.
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It seems that most GN's are fairly tech savvy so I thought I might share a couple of things. Apologies in advance if you already know this. I find reading a problem with my poor eyesight so have augmented things with audio - thankfully the ears are still working ok. 1) Spoken books https://catalog....
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Multi PM by mistake?
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Have 8 PM's this morning - I suspect firehearts message tome, Dougwe, Biggles, Rowdy etc have been replied to and come to me as well....????? Just incase you guys having the same confusion Perhaps all our names came up when replying to the original pm? Oh darn - nothing incriminating that I could use i...
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Lightning Ridge
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I read on a post here, that someone at a tourist bureau had told the person that the Ridge was rough or something meaning the same phase.I bet who ever said that has never been there. It is one of the most friendly places in oz.Lightning Ridge possesses the ability to transport you. It takes you out of the h...
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New to the forum
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Hello to fellow travellers. Just a short post to introduce ourselves. My husband and I have been campers for some time now, although we are now owners of a van, and we are planning on a short adventure after the Easter rush as we would like to try out free camping in our van. We have read many of your post...
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Ghost town
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Another interesting forgoten place we went and had a look at is called Yerranderie Private Town located about 100k south east of Oberon in NSW.We left the van at c/ park in Oberon and did a day trip out there,If you had a tent or off road camper trailer you could camp out there , or in a couple of places alon...
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Water Tanks
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I have found over the past 12 years and three vans latter, water tanks are best kept full, because completely empty ( DRY ) is hard to achieve ,Make sure your van dosn't have clear plastic piping from the tanks. If it does it needs to be replaced with food grade tubing or algae will grow in the pipes and th...
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Police threat over Wicked Campers
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No wonder some backpackers are ferals in regards to cleaning up after themselves and have disgusting toilet habits. If the following is to be believed, many are dope addicts. Beth. Police threat over Wicked Campers Mar 17, 2013 12:00amCONTROVERSIAL van hire company Wicked Campers could face po...
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registering a coaster bus/qld
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Hi Everyone, Does anyone know how much it costs to register a coaster in queensland. no concessions.? thanks.
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Van keys
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Read on another forum about a couple parking their motorhome near a motorhome dealership, having a look around, they noticed a 4WD pull up near their MH, a bloke got out and walked over to their vehicle put his key in the door lock!!!!! They yelled at him, and he just shrugged and said he was just seeing i...
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Aussie made 5th Wheelers...
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I'm having trouble finding local made 5th wheel brands. Anyone know if Jayco are going to make a range? We'd prefer to avoid imports. Cheers and thanks in a advance
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The Caratank!
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I saw this on the web and thought you might like a look at the new Caratank. Its a cross between an armoured vehicle and a caravan , and goes ANYWHERE! You will never get bogged, and fences , trees and backpackers won,t stop ypu. It does 3 gallons to the mile, so it pays to keep close to a service station. Ava...
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rego
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hi all hope everyone is traveling safe ..... i am interested in modified camper van registration fees ,,, i would like to know the rego and insurence fees for TOYOTA ,MAZDA type busses that have been converted to motor homes , ie their class of rego and rego fees in all states of australia are they a...
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Water/Solar Panels
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Hi to all our fellow nomads. We are four weeks into a planned long term journey on the road of discovery. (At least three years minimum, maybe permanently) We have a Legacy 20'6" new van with two 90 litre tanks which we keep full and also carry a 20litre container of water. My question is, as water i...
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warning warning
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 As of the 26th of March "INHERITANCE" (the name of our new Van Cruiser 20ft caravan) will be officially on the road for our first long road trip around OZ. Fist up a week on Tumut Trout fishing to stock up the pantry then we join our brother inlaw and his wife up north ( seeing they only h...
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