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Newbies
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Hi everyone, I would like to introduce ourselves, we have been living full time in our van since Dec last year, we have rented our home out to the kiddies and I am still working as we are saving for the Dream LOL we are both under 50 and my husband is retired, I can still say that after all this time I am loving t...
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Positioning of Rego Labels on Vans
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Our last rego label, which was stuck onto the glass section of the door into the van, had all the colour section disintergrate on us due to the sun (could have been a bad batch maybe!) and before we attach the new label we would be interested where others 'stick' their rego labels.
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New to Grey Nomads. Advise please!!!
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Hello Grey Nomads! I am writing here to ask for some advise. We live in NZ and have 2 grown up kids who live in Perth and Sydney. We plan to retire from work in February 2014 and then come across to Australia to do the Big Lap. We plan to buy a new caravan and tow vehicle in the NSW area, then set off for the Lap. Is...
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friday night
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well my friday night has started whats you usuial fri night stress relief we sit out the back deck and just listen to music and drink a few beams ,( well ok a lot) some nights . we have entertained the kewes and jim and leonie after they gave della that supprise visite but its what we do and some times thro...
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Settled in at Berwick Showgrounds and thanks for the year.
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Arrived at the showgrounds on Friday. Caught up with Kids and grandies today and we will be here for about 9 days before heading to Rye where we set up until about late March when we will be headed for SA for the rest of 2013. If you are in the Melb area at any stage PM us and we try to meet up. We will be headed for...
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Crash heartbreak for caravaners
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-26/crash-heartbreak-for-caravaners/4392094?section=saA
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Free camping normal park qld
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Has anybody camped in their caravan at norval park (not the council paid part) in the last 6 months, rgds gitsho
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Where is Beth ?
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Has any-one heard from Beth ? She's not answering PM's or 'phone calls. Cheers, Sheba.
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Update #7
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Howdy all,Ok here I am at day 49 and it still only feels like yesterday I left for this journey. When I finished rambling on in Update 6 I had taken yeoeleven to Echuca. So to continue on from there, I have been having trouble with the 12V system in the Avan so the next day Tuesday I cleared everything out...
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Hello Again
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Well here she is afer her Mini Makeover, better when the curtains are done Home Sweet Home
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caravan Park thieves
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Had a bad experience at the Big 4 Paradise Tourist Park at Tamworth. While we were asleep someone entered our A Van weekender through the annex and stole my wife's handbag from under the bed on which we were sleeping. Lost large amount of cash and cards etc. Be careful, we were security concious when we w...
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Security when travelling - for money, passports, cards Ect
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Hi everyone
I'm sure this has been asked before so thanks in advance
My parter and I are in the last six month lead up to taking a year of for the big lap and I am systematically going through what we need to do to plan/set us up for the trip
One thing I am a bit worried about is how to store our personal doc...
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Cameron Corner road condition??????
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Just sold my Old '99 Nissan GU 6cyl - and bought new 2012 Patrol Series 8, as I believe they will no longer importing deisel Patrols when new behemoth V8 petrol is launched in January - Nissan assures me that new 4 cyl common rail will out-pull old vehicle. But then the sales people at Nissan haven't been t...
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New site is up
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Hooray! The new site is up, and we hope working properly ... and speedily. We look forward to receiving your feedback, both good and bad. Apart from giving us a bright new look, we wanted the site to be easier to navigate and the information more accessible. We hope the new 'search' function will help u...
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Advice on lifting pop top
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Hi We have a 16ft pop top van with 130 w solar panel on top and its rather hard to lift Does anyone have any suggestions on making it easier to lift Thanks in advance
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Lighter English Style Van
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Who has one,which one and why that one, I'm looking at replacing my expanda and getting a Jurgens Lunagazer so would like any feed back
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Dump Points in Hervey Bay
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Hi all, have just arrived back from a lovely time in Hervey Bay Qld. Camped next to a couple who are travelling around Oz (in a big bus) for the next 12 months (sigh of envy) They were told that in Hervey Bay there was one Caravan Park with a Dump Point, that being the Harbour View (where we were staying). How...
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struggling when in the van to long
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hi every one well i know that this may bring a few coments but here i go after working all my life, after being busy and resting when i need to, as i only need a few days to regroup i find that i am struggleing when in the van for to long my husband is a great man and gives me space but after about 5 weeks it seems tha...
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Automatic oil flush
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-- Edited by brickies on Saturday 24th of November 2012 07:08:25 PM
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Automatic oil flush
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Just had the pan removed and transmission oil flushed on my 2008 diesel auto Prado , Is there a general rule for this can't get an answer on how often this should be done , The Auto transmission workshop that did this for me said you should have your transmission serviced yearly when towing a caravan . th...
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