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Stuck in Adelaide wanting to get home to Sunshine Coast Qld.
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Hi Fellow travellers. I am a solo traveller. Left home (Tewantin, Sunshine Coast) in November 2019 and headed to Tasmania for 4 months. Then Covid hit and with initial lockdown and then Victorias second outbreak with shut borders, spent nearly a year in Tassie - loved it. Left Nov 2020 and headed a...
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Annex Matting
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Looking for a good solution for matting. I have had a look at the C Gear mats and was wondering if there is anything else it ther.
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Ger08
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ibis 4 aircon
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Hi im looking at getting a new A/C of the van. The van is a 2009 18 1/2 ft Traveller. The current AC is noisy and not very efficient. I was looking at the Dometic Ibis4 or the Dometic Harrier, favoring the Ibis. Has anyone got advice, good and bad, on these two or other brands. Thanks
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TPMS - temperature setting
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Setting up a new TPMS and it has a setting for temperature. What would be a good temperature to set?
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Ger08
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Recovery ramp for a bogged vehicle - opinions?
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I'm seeking opinions as to the value of plastic 4WD recovery ramps, they look good in theory but I wonder how well (or not) they work in reality in mud and/or sand. Since I bought the caravan and no longer visit serious 4WD locations I sold my winch but I still travel in forests and out the way places so any a...
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Free Camping in Mildura
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Need some advise on any free camping in or around Mildura. Thanks
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Storage with Lithium Batteries
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Hi guys, please can some brain wave out there, tell me if I will have issues with storing my caravan with the solar charging the 2 x Lithium batteries, keeping them at 100%. I am told a number of things, like, : I should disconnect them when in storage for more than a month, another says, leaving them fully...
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Truma Hot Water Problem
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Hi All. Started hot water unit this morning ,after 20 minutes there was a pop and water dumped out of drain pipe. Turned off hose and gas ,unit dumped all water.Turned hose back on and water came out of drain pipe. Cannot find a isolation tap on water inlet to unit.Am in Quilpie at present and no caravan re...
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Suggestions for a short trip?
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Weve just returned to Perth from a month in the Kimberley and have managed to get another five weeks from mid October. So were after some suggestions for destinations etc for a five week trip starting and ending Perth.
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Best of two worlds - boat and van
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https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=boaterhome&docid=608039417877324359&mid...
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Long Weekend
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Removing lock barrel
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Does anyone know the trick for removing a Zadi lock barrel from a metal sleeve? I've already got the special removal tool (red key in the pictures) and this works great to remove the barrel on all my other doors - boot, water filler, toilet access door etc., but I can't seem to get the barrel out of the main...
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R.V.S motorhomes for sale
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Hello nomads. Has anyone bought anything through R.V.S Australia? Their prices seem waaaay below the going price for motorhomes. Wondering if they're legit. Cheers
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DO35 v3 tow hitch
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I am considering fitting a DO35 v3 tow hitch to my caravan for better off road towing and also so I can open the back door on my Pajero! I would appreciate any feedback from anyone who has one fitted and can tell me of its merits or otherwise. Thanks. -- Edited by ZacnEllie3 on Monday 11th of November 2019 09...
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Solar Blanket Recommendation
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Hi Everyone, I am looking at purchasing a Solar Blanket (not panel) and looking for recommendations of make. Not sure what size as yet just looking for recommendations for Make and Quality at this stage. As everyone knows there are the good old cheap ones so thought I would save myself a lot of time by as...
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Is This The Ultimate 'Camper' Trailer?
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The latest GNT Mini Fifteen e-magazine has a report on a new type of an American camper/cabin trailer. For those who do not receive the magazine the details are: Called the camp365 it is described as a 'cabin' rather than a van (rig to Americans) or trailer. More details can be found on their web site ht...
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Challenges on the road.
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Dash cam footage collected over a number of years in Australia (from the OKA) and overseas (from an Iveco motorhome).4 1/2 minutes.Too much time on our hands as we wait for the Brisbane area to unlock. Stay safe.Cheers,Peter
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Modifying a Jayco Conquest rear end
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We have recently been up north in our newly-purchased 9yr old Conquest. The plastic LH tail-light cluster fell off when we were travelling on some roadworks (not particularly rough). I have never been fond of the plastic rear end so I'm thinking it's time for a modification or three. Has anyone had a s...
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How will they find me in an emergency
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Some little time ago In had a medical emergency that occurred in a van parked a little way from me in a camp in SA. The gent came out very concerned and asking for a doctor or medical aid. He thought that his wife was having a heart attack. It was about 2am. There was about 5-6 vans/RV's spread around but be...
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Good website quantifying the characteristics of the different Lithium batteries
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When you have finished with this page go to the bottom and click the > button for more articles. Lithiun will be my next purchase for the van.
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Cheap Generator?
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This just appeared on my computer: Portable inverter generator Osbor Noccam Not sure if it is US dollars or Australian, but $49.99? Marked down from $99.99 - which itself is and unbelievably low cost. Anyone game to order one? Murray PS Edit: Had a more thorough read through the specs - the output volt...
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